Fw: 60-I was deeply touched by the sermons of Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee

I was deeply touched by the sermons of Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee

Deacon Tae-Jin Kim (Program Development / Hyundai Information Technology Inc.) I'm Deacon Tae-Jin Kim, and go to a church in Su-Won area. I'm currently engaged in developing programs at Hyundai Information Technology Inc. in Chung-Ju, Chung-Buk. I am also serving in Business Bible Belt, a ministry organization for office workers. One day, I visited a blog site of Deacon Sung-Young Wee who is serving Manmin Joong-ang Church while I was searching for secrets of the spiritual world in somewhat deeper degree. In his site, I came to know Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, the Senior Pastor of Manmin Joong-ang Church. His sermons such as "The Measure of Faith," "Spirit, Soul & Body," "Heaven," "Hell," "The Flow of the Spirit," "The Flow of World Situations," and "The Lectures on Genesis" have such a great level of depth that I couldn't but marvel at them. When I was a college student, I used to receive spiritual training for 3~4 year in my home town. During those years I listened to the sermons of a pastor who ministered the church I went to, and experienced the fullness of the word and the Holy Spirit. Due to the training I could kept a form of godliness and zeal in me, but I had to suffer from sin that I couldn't cast off. However I came to say in the voice of confession, "Ah, Even though I say I believe in God, I still commit sin that is lawlessness, and I don't cast off the acts of the sinful nature so that the wall of sin between God and me is getting thicker and higher." I realized that the word of life Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee delivers is the word that directly comes from God. I was contrite and made the word the bread of my life. Finally from July, I could cast off the unbreakable-looking sins one by one, and whenever I found even a trivial sin in me, I repented. I came to long for sanctification more and more. And then because of Deacon Wee's help, I could listen to his sermon tapes made available from the services such as Friday All Night Service, Sunday Morning Service, and Sunday Afternoon Service while driving. It brought me more delight to listen to the tapes than to read them on the Internet. One night, I received so much grace while listening to his sermon which was the 21st session of "The Message of the Cross." In the message, I learned that 'a year old lamb' refers to Jesus. I also learned that 'Do not eat the meat raw or cooked in water, but roast it over the fire' means to eat the word of Jesus in the fullness of the Holy Spirit. As Rev. Dr. Jaerock explained its spiritual meaning I could feel great sensation and the Holy Spirit's anointing when the words 'abba, abba, aba' started to come out of my mouth. I could not control the strong impression from my heart so I came out of my dormitory and hung around speaking in a tongue. I received a tongue 4 years ago, but it was extinct because I didn't pray after. But I received it again in July when I listened to the gospel of holiness and started to repent. Now in order to make all the words that God explained to Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee bread, I purchased his previous sermon tapes. I'm serving my church as a Sunday school teacher, and currently engaged in Youth Bible Study, a choir, and a chorus. At home I try to serve my wife with all my heart though I'm not good at it yet. I'd like to give my sincere thanks to our Father God for guiding me to know Manmin Joong-ang Church, and God's precious servant with the power of God, Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee.

Manmin News NO.0 October 08, 2005

Fw: 59-My daughter was healed of severe atopic dermatitis

My daughter was healed of severe atopic dermatitis

Deacon Hyungsun Kim (4-14th Parish, Tiamoh Beauty Shop) "Huh? What's this?" On the 13th of July, I found a blister on the my daughter, Yeji's legs and took her to the hospital for check-up. The doctor told me that she was infected with virus and severer than expected. He opened a medical book and showed me a picture of a little girl. Her whole body was covered with scabs except for two eyes. The doctor said that my daughter would suffer from the same symptoms that that girl in the picture had and there would be no medical treatment. He gave me a prescription so that her disease would not develop further, but he added that if she scratched her body, that prescription would be useless. That night she scratched her itching body and that blister turned and looked like a burned spot. She could not stand her itching, and my wife and I spent all that night on hindering Yeji from scratching her body. We eventually had to tie her arms with a cord. Seeing my daughter tied up like that caused me great pains and I wished that I were in her shoes and suffering on her behalf. At that time I was struck by an idea that a child's disease comes from his parents' faults. My wife and I began to repent of our sins. She repented that she had not loved God from her heart and not been active in following the shepherd of life, while I repented that I had not understood my wife and not been at peace with her. On the 15th of July, we took our daughter to Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee for her to receive his prayer. He said in prayer, "Let all itching symptoms disappear, and be glorified through this family!" With the passing of time, her face became bright and she stopped scratching. But the summer heat caused liquid to ooze from her blisters and scabs to fall off from the sores because of the continual liquids. As a result, she became so swollen that I could hardly dare to look at the swelling. Many people around us advised us to send her to the hospital and some others told us of folk remedies, but we never relied on worldly methods but committed everything to the almighty God. God was pleased with us because we had no mind to compromise with the world, and healed our daughter in a short time through Rev. Dr. Lee's prayer. On the 22nd of July, my daughter received his prayer once again. He asked God to drive away all the itchy symptoms from her and heal her as soon as possible. It was not long after he prayed that oozing liquid stopped and scabs were formed and then new skin were formed on the infected areas. On the 4th of August, we found that all the scabs were gone and she was completely healed 3 weeks after her diseases developed.

Manmin News NO.0 September 07, 2005

Fw: 58-A Letter from Overseas Missionaries - Extraordinary miracles are also happening in the Philippines!

A Letter from Overseas Missionaries - Extraordinary miracles are also happening in the Philippines!

My Dear Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, All of the brothers and sisters of Cavite Manmin Church and I are so happy. For a few months, 60 to 70 newcomers have registered at my church every month and there were no seats and no space for them because our church was fully crowded. That's why we cut down a big mango tree and built a new sanctuary that is 27 meters long and 17 meters wide. The handkerchief you prayed on is so powerful. Three weeks ago a 30-year-old man, Alex Reyers, was seized with demons. He often muttered and staggered on the street. His wife and family asked me to pray for him with the power handkerchief. I came to him and prayed for him with the handkerchief on his head. Five minutes later he became quiet and seemed to be in pain. When I put the handkerchief on his chest and prayed again, he seemed to try to vomit something, but it was in vain. A few moments later the demons left him, and he recovered and thanked me. After that 8 people including his wife registered at Cavite Manmin Church. Illuminatha Rala, a 48-year-old woman, had five sons but three of them had been in prison for years for robbery and drug addition. So, she came to me and asked me to pray for them to be set free. When she registered at my church, I prayed for them, and very surprisingly two of the three sons who had been imprisoned were set free. Also, through the handkerchief prayer her daughter-in-law was healed of 4-year bleeding. A month ago Melah, a 60-year-old woman, was brought in a wheelchair from Emus, which is a place one and half hours from here. I prayed for her with the handkerchief and that next Sunday she came here without her wheelchair. Now she is fine and walks very well. A young adult named Romeo, who was also from Emus, asked me to pray for his employment exam for Makatti Medical Center. It is the biggest and most famous center in the Philippines. He passed that exam and began to work there from the last week. Now, 25 or 30 people from Emus attend the service regularly every Sunday, so we will found a church for them there. We all give thanks to you for your steadfast love and prayer. And we are also thankful to all who have supported us with prayers, love and offerings. From Missionary Sharon Cho

Manmin News NO.0 September 07, 2005

Fw: 57-Father has given me overflowing blessing for my steadfast faith

Father has given me overflowing blessing for my steadfast faith

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval. (Hebrews 11:1-2) Layman Missionary Nakhoon Seong (4-15th Parish, Patent Attorney) While preparing for an examination for officials After graduating from my university in 1986, I went to a mountain to prepare for a special examination, and there I read the Bible for the first time. On a spring day when azaleas blossomed all over the earth, I read the story of Jacob who took a stone and built up an altar, and my heart was touched. So, I picked up a bundle of azaleas and built them up for an altar. And I prayed imitating Jacob's prayer. In the late autumn I was reading the last page of the Book of Revelation and firmly determined to find out the evidences of the living God. That year I passed the examination and started my official work with a big dream as a secretariat at the Ministry of Government Administration. Feeling troubled in my first religious life I was transferred to the Korean Intellectual Property Office and lived a faithful Christian life there and once was elected as chairman of Office Christian Fellowship. As time had passed, competition became severer among us because of problems in the promotion to higher positions, and the study abroad that was sponsored by the government. Some of them tried to comfort themselves with drinking and some others were advanced by human relationships. I could not follow that way as a Christian. I only prayed to God. However, I failed in being promoted for three years and that repeated failure brought pains and frustrations on my heart. Attending the Friday All-night Service One day in 1998, I first attended the Friday All-night service of Manmin Joong-ang Church. Up until that time I had heard many messages and read many Christian books, but nothing had such a clear message of God as that of Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee. On the 3rd of July, 1998, I registered at Manmin Joong-ang Church and came to experience abundant evidences of the living God that I had searched for at a dormitory on a mountain more than 10 years earlier. In my twenties, I dreamed that I would receive a Ph. D. in patents at the University of Tokyo, and become the best professional of patent fields in Korea. After registering at Manmin Joong-ang Church, I was successful in everything and finally flew to Japan for study abroad. While studying in Japan, I eagerly wanted to preach the holiness gospel there as a layman missionary. A few months later an incident related to MBC happened to my church and my church suffered financial difficulties. I decided to become a financial missionary for my church and was commissioned as a missionary to Japan on September 19, 1999. Trying to support my church financially On July 21, 2000, I established a Nano semiconductor company in Korea to accomplish my dream. I recruited powerful doctorates who were from KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), the University of Tokyo, and the University of Marx Crank. But, some of them mistook me for an improper person because of the incident of MBC. Finally, I gave up that company, and when I retired, I received 150,000,000 Won (USD $ 150,000). I offered that money to God wishing that it would be helpful to the finances of my church. The following year I was able to enter the doctoral degree program that I had been dreaming about at the University of Tokyo. Now, in a short period of time the way would be opening before me to become the best professional patent attorney who would be eligible for various influential titles in the field of patents, and without big competition. However, the desire of my heart was steadfast since I had determined to financially support my church, and it enabled me to cast away every longing for secular success. Until I finished my study, I concentrated on inventing something new, a "chesk", that is, the combination of a chair and desk. Through trials of blessing Two years later I finished my study and returned to Korea, and I met with trials for blessing. The company I had founded about 2 years before asked me to refund the 150,000,000 Won (USD $ 150,000), and I signed on the document that said that I would have to repay 10 million Won every month. After 18 months, my financial situation met with limitations and I resigned from my job. While I suffered that financial difficulty, my senior pastor supported me and I was able to continue to invent a "chesk." But it was not easy because I had no experience in it. In the end, all the capital was gone and I had to suffer severer trials. I wished to overcome all those trials with perseverance and faith like fathers of faith, even if I chanced losing everything. I wanted to become a precious vessel that possessed the faith of gold. From the September of 2003, I worked for the Jungmin Law Offices as a patent attorney. There I found the sinful mind and fleshly thoughts within me. I was continually refined for the faith in which I would not follow my way but God's way, the love and goodness in which I would understand the party and the unchanging gratefulness. Overflowing blessing On the New Year's Day Service of 2005, I strongly felt I would receive the blessing of God. In the April of 2005, I received Rev. Dr. Lee's prayer for my new International Patents Technology Transfer Project. He prayed that my tithes would begin with 10 million Won (USD $ 10,000) and reach more than 100 million Won (USD $ 100,000) and that I would be able to give many brothers and sisters good chances for employment. I tried my best not to follow my own thought but to commit everything into the hands of God the Father. I considered my clients' businesses as my own and served them with all my sincerity. My income of the first month was 20 million Won (USD $ 20,000) and it was a sign of big blessing. All glory to God! The sales went up and the income increased greatly. In the May and June, it continued to grow up. I became confident of it and made publicity leaflets. During the next month, July, I netted a profit of 70 million Won (USD $ 70,000). When my sales went up to 200 million Won (USD $ 200,000), I formed a separate organization specializing in transferring good patent technology to India, China and USA. I named that organization "Hawk Team" and conducted a thank-you service hoping God would let it prosper. I believe all trials were God's disciplines for me to demolish every kind of thoughts and to commit everything into His hands. I give all thanks and glory to God the Father who has led me to overflowing blessing through trials. And I give thanks to Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee who has raised me with love and trust and let my soul get along well. With members of "Hawk Team"

Manmin News NO.0 September 07, 2005

Fw: 56-I studied for the glory of God, and I received a scholarship.

I studied for the glory of God, and I received a scholarship.

Sis Mikyoung Han (3rd College Mission, Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communications of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies) I have prayed to God how I would be able to glorify God with my study and wanted to be used for His kingdom. In 2004 I traveled to Australia and studied there for a year. When I saw many college students studying hard day and night for their future, I was challenged and determined to study harder to be used as a tool of God. When I applied for next subjects after I came back to Korea, I chose only courses that seemed to be difficult to study but helpful to my future. It seemed difficult for me to gain a good grade point. Just before I started the first semester of 2005, I received the news of the recurrence of my mother's disease and I had to take care of my home. I had two different part-time jobs, so I did not have enough time to study. But I was thankful and considered it as a good chance for my blessing. My younger sister Nakyoung Han is a freshman of Dept. Hotel Cooking of the Jangan College. When she entered there, I said to her, "This semester let's please our senior pastor and our mother, so that we can help our home financial situation. Let's get good grade points and scholarships to the glory of God." I was faithful to my God-given duties with wisdom and did my best to study at my school. In remembrance of Rev. Dr. Lee's sermon "Secrets to Successful Study" I prayed and studied. I have been neither absent from nor late for my class. I always sat on a seat in the frontal line at each class and actively and faithfully joined each class. At my part-time jobs, I tried to evangelize students and plant the word of God into them. God was pleased with my deeds and my sister's faith, and He gave us blessing. I received the best point of A+ in all the 9 subjects and won the first place in my department, my sister also got an A+ in 8 subjects out of 9 and received a scholarship that way we were able to receive all-expenses-paid scholarships in the next semester. Now how grateful I am to receive such wonderful blessings in my youth through the love of God, the grace of the Lord and the teaching of the shepherd! I will receive the wisdom from above and study harder so that I show an exemplary Christian life to the world.

Manmin News NO.0 September 06, 2005

Fw: 55-My son was dying due to an electronic fan, but was saved!

My son was dying due to an electronic fan, but was saved!

Deaconess Yangsook Seo (7-29th, 1-3rd Women's Mission) I dreamed a spiritual dream on the 29th of July, and in that dream Rev. Dr. Lee dropped in at my house. My daughter and I were so happy and drew near to him, while my son did not approach him but sat behind him. Rev. Dr. Lee looked at my son for a while and said in an urgent voice. "You must be careful of your body. Take care of your body. Be careful of your body!" I was surprised and woke up, and because that dream so strange I hurried to my son's room. I found that the fan had been blowing on him far too long and too strongly. The timer of the fan was broken. We found my son to be tightly curled up and his blanket had fallen from the bed to the floor. I shook him but he was unconscious and would not come out of it and his body was frozen. Even in that situation, I was certain that nothing was wrong with him because Rev. Dr. Lee let me know it in my dream. I put the handkerchief on which Rev. Dr. Lee had prayed on my son and prayed with the assurance and confidence. It was not long before his consciousness and temperature were recovered. (Acts 19:11-12)

Manmin News NO.0 September 06, 2005

Fw: 54-I was no better than a beast due to alcoholism, but God met me!

I was no better than a beast due to alcoholism, but God met me!

Myoungkeun Shin (5-19th, 3-2nd Men's Mission) My father died when I was a child, and I was seized by a thought that I would have to make as much money as I could and in the early 1979 I flew to Saudi Arabia as a welder. Returning from Saudi Arabia I was so faithful in my work that I won the award from the Minister of Commerce, Employment & Trade, and enough pay that was some comfort to me while working in a foreign country. One day I had my spine severely damaged and had to return to Korea in September that same year. When I came back, I was greatly shocked to find all the money I had deposited from Saudi Arabia spent. My elder sister ran a money-lending business and lost not only all the money I had deposited but also everything from my brothers and other family members. Finally, she committed suicide. I was greatly shocked and made speechless. Because of my herniated spinal condition, I could not work. I drank in tears every day. "I could I have earned all that money and it is no more? Now what shall I do?" To make matter worse, in 1998, I had a traffic accident and was diagnosed with the third degree (moderately severe) disability. From that time on, I became more pessimistic day by day and at last I became an alcoholic. Every time I drank, I broke things in the house and even struck my wife. Trying to kill myself Whenever I drank, I behaved in a very disorderly manner in my village and teased many people. They accused me and I was taken away by the police. When taken by the police, I had beaten a policeman and made a mess of things. So, many times I tried to kill myself to put that wretched and tough life to an end, but in vain. I had to live such a meaningless life. One day in June I was on a chair changing a light bulb and suddenly slipped and fell down to the ground. I had three ribs ruptured. I was in the hospital for a closer examination, but there I discovered the light. In the March of 2005, I was on the way to my home to Kwangju in Kyongkido. That day I was drunk as usual and got on a city bus. The driver kindly spoke to me, "Have you been drinking?" And he said to me, "Could you visit Manmin Joong-ang Church in Kuro-dong?" Before then I hurled curse words at those who tried to evangelize me, but that day unexpectedly I answered, "Yes. Fine, I will come." It was a strange thing to me. That bus driver was Deacon Taesang Cho. Following the light and being guided to Manmin Joong-ang Church On April 17th, I remembered that promise and to keep the promise, I picked up a syringe and left the hospital. When I arrived at that church, I felt familiar and comfortable with it. Through the Message of the Cross preached every Sunday morning by Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, I became certain of the existence of heaven and hell and of God's love for all men. I realized that my past life was meaningless. When Rev. Dr. Lee said, "When we have realized we are late, if we start, we can make up time by moving faster," I thought he was speaking to me. After that afternoon service, when I met my parish pastor Rev. Hakyoung Lim, he asked me, "Have you ever seen circular rainbows? Look up at the sky." It was my first time that I have ever seen such a wonderful circular rainbow. It was so beautiful! A few members of my parish including sub-district leader Deacon Kyoungnam Park advised me to visit Rev. Dr. Lee and receive his prayer. They explained to me that anybody could be healed of any kind of disease if he would just receive his prayer with faith. After receiving Rev. Dr. Lee's prayer I didn't completely believe what they said, but followed them anyway. At the parking lot of the church many people stood waiting for their turn to shake hands with him. It was touching to me that they gave their testimonies of healing and blessing to him with such smiles. At last it was my turn. He asked me if I had a problem and what it was. Then he prayed for me with his hand on my body. He said in prayer, "Father, heal him of alcoholism and pain in the ribs in the name of Jesus Christ." My body shrunk back during his prayer, yet I was greatly moved by his earnest prayer. How thankful it was that he prayed for me who had done so many evil things and was so valueless! I could not sleep that night because of the love of God, the Lord, Senior Pastor and many brothers and sisters. I became determined to attend the church faithfully. After that something very surprising happened to me. Until that time I had drunk 5 or 6 bottles of liquor a day, but I no longer had a desire to drink. Rather, I felt disgusted just at the smell of liquor and vomited. My wife was surprised and asked me why I did not drink anymore. I completely abstained from a 20-year addiction to drinking through the prayer of Rev. Dr. Lee. Healed of alcohol addiction and my family was filled with smiles After I was healed of alcohol addiction and began to live a Christian life, my parish members let me know of the detailed things of spirit and planted faith into my heart. And listening to Rev. Dr. Lee's messages, I apologized to my wife for my past sins and began to help her with running a restaurant - marketing, getting cooking ingredients, and delivering food. I changed into a gentle husband and evangelized my wife. I told her to work for 6 days and rest and go to church on the Day of the Lord. My wife was curious about the church where I was attending and changed. So, she followed me and eventually registered at Manmin Joong-ang Church on July12th. Now I work at a construction site because I have recovered good health, and I gave my monthly salary 1,800,000 Won ($1,757 USD) to her for the first time in 20 years. She was so touched that she bought me a car with the money she had deposited for a long time in savings, so that I could drive to my church every week. I am the happiest when I attend the church with my wife and hear the words of life. I give all thanks and glory to God the Father who changed a wretched family into a happy one and give real thanks to Rev. Dr. Lee who prayed for us with all his sincerity and fed us with the food of life.

Manmin News NO.0 September 06, 2005