It is a relatively new group that supports foreigners in acclimating with Korea, finding jobs, helping with resumes, etc.
But the underlying basis of this group is much more dark and gruesome, I really would like to warn you all before you get too involved.
‘We Together Foreigners Support Center’ is secretly run by a cult church called the Good News Mission Church (they also run an organization called International Youth Fellowship). If you ask any of the employees working at ‘We Together,’ they may deny it and say they are a separate entity. Then ask them personally what church they go to. You’ll see that they all attend the same church and have been for a very long time.
The reason for the warning is because of the church itself–which is undergoing police investigation for a murder of a teen girl confined in the church. Even before this, the church has been notorious in South Korea for its emotional and physical abuse, use of threats, screaming, military-style living, etc.
You’ll enjoy the resources they provide for you in the beginning, but slowly they will lure you into being a volunteer yourself for their events in lieu of volunteer hours, then introduce you to other organizations they have created, and in the end, make you a member of the church.
This summer, the church and IYF will host a World Camp in Busan, and will probably be asking for volunteers. But please remember: this is run by a huge Christian cult with many names and lots of records of abuse (Gracias Choir, Christian Leaders Fellowship, etc). The church has been recently covered by SBS, MBC, YTN, JTBC, and more for the murder case and further cases of tyrannical abuse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydeA6U40Y9U&ab_channel=SBS%EB%89%B4%EC%8A%A4 There are also multiple posts about them online, such as cult subreddits
Hell, even the translator there at We Together was in prison in the U.S. for torturing a young boy. I know this because I personally have been in the church for a very long time. There is a very dark world behind the beautiful marketing in the front. If you really need the resources they provide, get them — but please do not go any further.
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