Hannah Im

Hannah Im

Who I Am

I always preface this part with the statement - "it's a long story!" I was born in Korea, then moved to East Africa when I was less than a year old. My parents are missionaries, so I grew up for most of my life in Nairobi, Kenya. I moved to Michigan for College in 1998 and graduated with a BA in World Politics. Along the way, I got connected with this church called HMCC and my life was turned upside down. After graduating, I spent four years as a terribly confused emerging adult, wrestling with how I wanted to live my life. I came to the conclusion that my life is integrally tied to the local church and felt called towards greater involvement in the church. Currently, I'm in grad school at Wheaton College, getting training in the area of counseling. I'm also helping out with the new HMCC of Chicago site. It's been an amazing experience!

Interests

  • anything that has to do with the inner work of transformation. In other words, I get pumped up when I get to participate in someones journey towards wholeness and spiritual formation.
  • If I weren't doing what I'm doing right now, I think I'd have become a journalist of some kind. Preferably the type that gets PTSD from visiting and writing about the rogue nations of the world.

Weird Habits

  • I have to read before I sleep
  • I don't mind wearing mismatched clothing
  • I love to take naps

Goals

  • Participating in the work of healing - whether through healing prayer, counseling, discipleship and small group ministry.
  • More specifically, and obviously because of my own background, I have a heart for missionary families and the particular struggles that they go through while on the field and during transition.

Why I Write

Two things have remained permanent in my life - God's faithfulness and access to pen and paper. Writing is my favorite form of communication. There's something about being able to string together words to express something that is intangible. I also like writing because I have more time to think about what I'm trying to say, so I can actually come up with things that are worth thinking about.

Favorite Reads

My all-time favorite - LOTR trilogy + the appendix. You have to read the appendix to get the whole story. Just a brilliant piece of literature!

Currently I'm reading a book by Anne Lammott called "Bird by Bird" - it's pretty much about instructions on writing and life. I like her sense of humor and capacity to insert moral truths into her vignettes. Very clever!

Favorite Movies

  • I hope I'm not redundant by saying that I love the LOTR trilogy in it's movie form as well. But it's true - it really is an amazing work of art!
  • I also like the James Bond series, this is my dad's fault because he made it a family activity to watch every James Bond movie ever made.
  • Finally, I have to say I love the BBC version of Pride & Prejudice. Anne of Green Gables is a close second.