Father Simon Lee: With love from Korea to Mongolia The pioneering South Korean Salesian missionary priest is a man of many talents Darkhan is 229 kilometers north of Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. (Photo supplied) Father Simon Lee is a man of many skills — farmer, cook, educator, publisher, translator, friend and motivator to street children and youth, and so on. The 65-year-old Salesian missionary priest from South Korea has been serving in Mongolia since 2001. As an enthusiastic farmer, he cultivates vegetables and fruits with students and fellow confreres on the farm at the Salesian community in Darkhan, 229 kilometers north of capital Ulaanbaatar. Subscribe to your daily free newsletter from UCA News