Cha Young Kyu
Young Kyu Cha, (1957-2002) was the founder of East Asia Mission. In 1990 he was commissioned as a missionary to China, where he served until his death. His first few years were spent as a professor-missionary in Beijing to the non-Christian academic community. Then, in 1994, he became pastor of a house church and devoted himself to training house church leaders by establishing a seminary on the mainland for that purpose, many graduates of which went on to establish seminaries in other parts of China or pursue advanced training abroad. Founded to help mobilize workers and support from abroad, EAM has a study center in Korea that has become a main source of information for understanding China and missions strategies for Korea. Mr. Cha died in a traffic accident in Beijing on April 13, 2002. Mrs. Cha is devoted to continuing the work of her late husband in China.
Also referred to as "Ahn Dae-Wook" in Korean circles