The Milky Way

<p>Insook Won's peaceful childhood years were marred when the Korean War broke out. She began to support her family at the age of fifteen. A high school music teacher gave Won her first voice lessons which led her to the world of singing. Despite the many obstacles she persisted in pursuing her academic goals. <p>Determined to study at a university in the United States she received a scholarship and managed to secure a visa and travel funds. With the assurance she received from a young professor's family she came to Miami Florida to study voice at the University of Miami. </p><p>Upon completing her master's degree she married Duk Joong Won a longtime church friend. She moved to Washington DC where he was working on postgraduate studies. She was selected as a Teacher Corps intern and candidate for her second master's degree in teaching. She served public schools in three counties in the Washington metropolitan area for a decade. </p><p>She and her husband raised two daughters. As her husband was called to do ministry she was by his side ministering serving the needy directing choirs refining her voice as a soloist and deepening her love of God.</p>