Fw: 113-God has met with me through my older son's reactive attachment disorder.

God has met with me through my older son's reactive attachment disorder.

~ Deacon Joon-sung Kim (South Ulsan Manmin Church; Chief, Department Pediatrics at Ulsan University Hospital) My older son's reactive attachment disorder In February 2003, I had my own medical practice in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province. My son Woo-jin, who had spoken so well before, stopped talking all of a sudden. I thought it was very odd and when I took him to the hospital to be evaluated, my family learned that Woo-jin was suffering from a type of autism called "reactive attachment disorder" (a mental disorder of infancy or early childhood, characterized by notably unusual and developmentally inappropriate social relatedness, usually associated with grossly pathological care). As a pediatrician, I was well aware of the condition and was devastated. I felt like the joyous family which I had pursued to build was falling apart and I was ready to do anything if it would lead Woo-jin to a complete recovery. Accepting the Lord Early in March 2003, while praying earnestly for our son, my wife remembered God's power manifested through Dr. Jaerock Lee at Manmin Joong-ang Church in Seoul she had attended in 1998. She looked for a Manmin branch church and joined Gwangju Manmin Church and, willing to try anything on which I could lay my hands, I began my Christian life with my wife. However, my wife had a duty at another church she had been attending so we attended only the Sunday Evening Services at Gwangju Manmin. Its pastor Hyung-ryul Park and members at Gwangju Manmin planted faith in our heart with stories of the works of God's healing through Dr. Jaerock Lee. Woo-jin's condition improved as our faith grew At the end of the month, my family made a trip to Manmin Joong-ang Church in Seoul to attend a special monthly prayer meeting for the sick and after hearing God's Word, my wife and I came to realize that the sickness of a child is mostly the result of the wrongdoings of his parents. We looked for Rev. Hyuk-hee Cho (1st Grand Parish Pastor) and received prayer from him with the handkerchief on which Dr. Jaerock Lee had prayed (Acts 19:11-12). Now, would you believe if I tell you that Woo-jin began to speak the very next day? A week later, my wife and I received prayer from Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee and when we received prayer from him again in May, Woo-jin, who had never danced before, received an award for "Excellent Dancing" at the Sunday School. We were certain his condition was improving. My wife and I nurtured our faith and received abundant grace from the Senior Pastor's sermon message series on cassette tapes, in books, and on the Internet, including "The Message of the Cross" and "The Lectures on Genesis." Overflowing blessings in spirit and in flesh In June 2004, the Senior Pastor visited Gwangju Manmin Church for "The United Holiness Church of Korea General Assembly & One-Day Revival Meeting." I received prayer from him because I wanted to work at Asan Medical Center in Seoul at which there was an excellent clinical process system but there was no opening at the time. Then in July, my family received an inexplicable grace of repentance. When a broadcasting company in Korea produced and aired a biased report on Manmin Joong-ang Church back in 1999, I had doubted the church for a while but I was now able to repent of that. Miraculous things came to pass afterwards. When I came home after attending "The Group Leaders' Seminar" which the Senior Pastor had conducted at the end of August, I had had a message from Asan Medical Center, asking if I could start working at its research center at the beginning of 2005. We also received the blessing of pregnancy with our second child for whom we had been for so long. Furthermore, after completing my research at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, I received the Senior Pastor's prayer to be appointed as professor at a medical school and God answered right away. In March 2006, I was appointed as Clinical Assistant Professor at Ulsan Medical School. Receiving prayer from the Senior Pastor from time to time, Woo-jin is now a bright second grader, as healthy as ever. Hallelujah! Seeking to become a physician testifying to God's power ~ WCDN members registering testimonies of healing at "The New York Crusade 2006" I attended "The World Christian Doctors Network (WCDN) Conference" – an annual event that affirms the works of God's power with medicine – in Cebu, the Philippines, in June 2006. While preparing for materials to be presented at the Conference, I again became certain of the infallibility of the works of God's power manifested through Dr. Jaerock Lee and I was filled with joy and pride as I saw the heart of hundreds of physicians in attendance touched at the witnessing of the works of healing as manifested through the Senior Pastor. My faith was taken up to the next level after attending "The New York Crusade 2006 with Dr. Jaerock Lee" and witnessing firsthand the works of God's power unfolding my very own eyes. Then in September 2006, God promoted me as Assistant Professor at Ulsan University Medical School and in March 2007, He promoted me again to Chief of Pediatrics Department at Ulsan University Hospital. I give all thanks and glory to God and would also like to express my sincere gratitude to the Senior Pastor for his prayer.

Manmin News NO.94 April 30, 2007

Fw: 112-Atopic dermatitis has disappeared!

Atopic dermatitis has disappeared!

~ Eun-hye Kim (Sunday School; 5th Grade) Last December, atopic dermatitis developed from head to toe. It was especially severe around the neck and the legs; even when I moved my neck and legs, a part of the skin surface would scratch itself against another and start bleeding. The wounded skin became hardened and thickened. I was unable to turn my neck and had to be helped when walking. My mother and I spent many nights awake. She was unable to sleep because she had to prevent me from scratching myself and was in anguish to see me suffer. At times, it became so unbearable that I told her, "Mom! I want to go to heaven where I won't feel the itchiness!" Then I repented of having been angry in the Sanctuary and how I had chatted with my friends during worship services. After preparing for an offering with the allowances I had saved, I received Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer on January 7, 2007 and miraculously the stiffness in my neck and legs subsided and the work of healing began to take place. During the Sunday School Special Performance on January 20, oozing was felt all over my face but I thought to myself, 'I'm going to give glory to God and receive His healing!' and gave my everything in praising. The very next day, the oozing stopped and new flesh began to form. I received the Senior Pastor's prayer again on February 11. My mother told me later that she had fasted for 3 days and repented of the disappointment she felt when I first fell ill. After all these events, my condition began to improve rapidly and by March 4, all traces of atopic dermatitis had disappeared. Hallelujah!

Manmin News NO.94 April 30, 2007

Fw: 111-The Know-how of Blessings

The Know-how of Blessings

~ Deaconess Sun-sook Choe (Courteous Service Instructor at We Can! Consulting Service Research Institute, Inc.) After first taking bold steps in 1996 as a courteous service instructor educating etiquette to employees at many different and sometimes large firms, I had been undergoing difficult times that stemmed from my superior's jealousy as well as my own guilty conscience. I was constantly snubbed in front of my coworkers when I presented my proposals to my superiors, who would often tell me, "Do it again." Compared to other instructors with their master's and doctorate degrees, my credentials looked embarrassingly dismal and I kept losing the will to work. I was to lead and instruct large crowds of people with confidence but, like a robot, I was absorbed only in presenting the prepared materials. In desperate search of true happiness My life was miserable and I was in constant and desperate search of "true happiness." For three months I sought out a congregation that could transform me by the Word but I could not find such a church or meet with God. Then in June 1998, I was introduced by one of my friends at work to the messages of Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee and the works of God's power taking place at Manmin Joong-ang Church. The moment I entered the Main Sanctuary, the burning sensation from the cross hanging above the altar captured me and my heart began to tremble. When I sat down, tears that began streaming down my cheeks lasted through my first service at Manmin. I was engulfed in indescribable warmth and felt as though I was in the arms of the Lord who was telling me, "I have been waiting for you." 'This is the place!' I told myself. I was certain God had led me to this church. Understanding "Message of the Cross," experiencing the work of God's power Faith was not a vague or abstract concept. The Senior Pastor's series "The Message of the Cross" became a turning point in my life. When I heard him explain answers to "Why is Jesus Our only Savior?" and "Why did He wear the crown of thorns?" I could only nod in agreement. At "The Two-week special Revival Meeting with Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee" the following May, I saw Deacon Yoon-sup Kim, who had been tormented by first-degree disability, throwing away his crutches and beginning to walk after receiving the Senior Pastor's prayer. This and the spectacles of so many others testifying to their own healing was a spiritual shock to me. Miracles of Biblical proportions were taking place right before my eyes! I soon became even more grateful as I saw Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee not merely preaching God's Word but living by it. Taking after him, I strove to live by the truth and a life filled with bliss began to unfold. "The instructor really looks happy." As I began to believe that God was actively involved with every affair of my life, my attitude towards work and other people changed. When preparing for lectures, I began to think of and putting greater emphasis on how to bring out happiness to others instead of simply struggling to offer them a means to success. As I sought wisdom from God in prayer, He would remind me of appropriate anecdotes or verses from the Bible. As if God were preventing the audience from seeing my weaknesses and shortcomings, my lectures soon became popular and critically acclaimed. I began to hear comments like, "The instructor indeed looks sincere" or "She really looks happy!" frequently. Some people said they would like to follow Jesus Christ the way I did. Others even shed tears, with their hearts evidently touched, during my lectures. As the contents of my lectures were closely related to His Word in the Bible and as I lectured with a heart to pursue goodness in all things and kept molding my heart to love and serve others, God poured love upon me. In gratitude of God's grace, I have been serving as emcee of a variety of Global Christian Network (GCN) programs and "Manmin Magazine" and as mission leader for the last two years. I couldn't be happier as my spirit prospers As I remained faithful with an unchanging heart and prayed my way out of problems during "The Daniel Prayer Meeting" every evening, God did His part in leading me to receive blessings through the Senior Pastor's prayer. Once I was troubled in the heart because I had not a single lecture scheduled for the following month. I received the Senior Pastor's prayer and the very next day, I was booked to lecture every day for the same following month. At another time, I was offered more than $15,000 to lecture. As I did my best in preparing and presenting my lectures and was deemed "passionate and thus trustworthy," different firms have called on me to lecture their employees multiple times. Until 3, 4 years ago, I could only give God tithes of about $200 a month but He has multiplied it by more than fourfold. Yet, financial blessings are only a small portion of all the grace God has given me. The reason why I can confess with confidence, "I am happy!" is not because of financial blessings but because of the peace and the hope I have in heaven for which I will not exchange with anything in this world. I hope to bring the true happiness of life to many people. I give all thanks and glory to God who is alive and always at work in my life.

Manmin News NO.93 April 15, 2007

Fw: 110-I've been healed of ovarian cancer that had spread throughout the peritoneum.

I've been healed of ovarian cancer that had spread throughout the peritoneum.

~ Sonoko Kumagai (Ida Manmin Church, Japan) One day in July 2005, a pair of pants that had fit me pretty well in the past felt unusually tight. I realized my stomach had swollen and looked like I was ready to give birth. I was in pain from head to toe and was unable to eat. After losing 6 kilograms (more than 13 pounds) in a week, I went to see a doctor on August 5 and was stunned when I heard the diagnosis. "It's ovarian cancer. The cancer is over 5,000; it's really high." Repenting of the past I took a leave of absence from work and underwent an operation. Cancer had spread throughout the peritoneum that it was not removable and the doctor said his only recommendation was chemotherapy. Without too much to gain, I left the hospital in a few days. While I was staying at home, I began reading the Bible from Genesis and examining myself to see why I became subject to such trials and what sins I had still remaining in me. Although I'd been a Christian since childhood, God reminded me of how I had lived a self-centered life and how I'd been unable to be at peace with my husband as I had to juggle among working, raising children, and doing house chores. When I repented of each sin, God filled me with love and peace. Receiving prayer from Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee I had been familiar with Ida Manmin Church and its Pastor Rev. Seung-gil Ryu. I had also been given Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's testimonial memoir and received God's grace through his crusades, upon hearing about my cancer, Rev. Ryu advised me to receive prayer from Rev. Dr. Lee. So I decided to visit Manmin Joong-ang Church in Korea in October 2005 and ask Rev. Dr. Lee for his prayer. My family, who had no faith, was concerned. Yet, I had the faith by which I believed I could be healed and after preparing an offering and with prayer the way General Naaman had done, I boarded the plane for Korea. Dramatic drop in the cancer level When I arrived at the Church for the Friday All-night Service on October 7, 2005, the sights of the massive sanctuary and the Spirit-filled faces of brothers and sisters made me feel like I was in heaven. When I met with Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee for his prayer alongside the rest of the group from Japan, I received teeming grace from his gentleness and humble heart. "¡¦scorch the ovarian cancer from its root. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ" The moment Rev. Dr. Lee prayed for me, I felt my stomach beginning to heat up and became certain that I had just received God's healing. I felt better day after day and the rest of my visit to Korea was very enjoyable. When I returned to Japan, I went to the hospital for another exam and the cancer that had been over 5,000 had incredibly dropped below 100. After experiencing God's grace firsthand, I joined and started attending Ida Manmin Church. One day, I felt my body heat up twice and I could feel in my heart that Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee was praying for me at those moments. "Everything's normal now." As I was faithful to my God-given duties at the church and marched onward in Christ, my heart was always at peace and overflowing with joy. My condition also improved; about six months later, I regained all the weight I had lost. I strove to recompense for God's grace as I served in the choir and in serving meals on Sundays. When I went back to the hospital for a regular physical on March 2, 2006, I learned that everything was "normal." Hallelujah! On top of this, God has blessed the faith of my 15-year-old daughter and her grandfather to grow while I serve Him today as assistant mission leader of the 1 Women's Mission. Whenever I hear the Senior Pastor's message of life, in gratitude I begin shedding tears. I am going to do everything I can to spread the news of the Living God and the works of His power. I give thank and glory to God who has healed me and I also thank Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, Rev. Seung-gil Ryu, and fellow brothers and sisters in Christ at Ida Manmin. Exams 1. Before receiving prayer: CA 125 cancer: 5420 (8/12/05) 2. After receiving prayer: CA 8.9cancer (normal range) (3/2/06)

Manmin News NO.93 April 15, 2007

Fw: 109-My mother has been set free from evil spirits by GCN.

My mother has been set free from evil spirits by GCN.

~ Junior Deaconess Jin-kyung Jung (Eastern Gwangju Manmin Church) I give thanks to Father God for leading my mother Ahn-soon Im, who had been tormented by evil spirits for more than two decades, to be set free and causing her to live a truly happy life through GCN (The Global Christian Network; satellite Christian television programming on air around-the-clock). My mother, in her 50s and living on her own, had in the past offered Buddhist services and performed exorcism for the benefit of her children but such activities had only served as a gateway for evil spirits. In the middle of a night, she would hear a voice calling out her name. In fear, my mother would cover herself with blankets and the evil spirits would torment her by trampling on her and piercing her eyes and mouth. While praying for my afflicted mother, I asked my Pastor Rev. Yeon-ok Jung at Eastern Gwangju Manmin Church for a visit and I helped my mother become familiar with the gospel by installing the GCN satellite receiver at her home. Miracles came to pass the very first day. While listening to messages of Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, my mother rent her heart in repentance. On top of that, for the first time in more than 20 years my mother could sleep comfortably as the evil spirits that had tormented her were nowhere to be found or heard. Today, my mother gets up early in the morning to pray, is partaking in the ongoing "Seven-week Special Prayer Meeting," and is keeping the Lord's Day holy. Moreover, she is nurturing her faith by regularly tuning into GCN. I give all thanks and glory to God who has been at work through GCN.

Manmin News NO.93 April 15, 2007

Fw: 108-I've been set free from the agony of pneumothorax!

I've been set free from the agony of pneumothorax!

~ Deacon Ki-young Jang (Daejeon Manmin Church) Healthy Deacon Jang climbing a mountain On December 31, 2006, I felt my heart beginning to tighten up and this was followed by a severe pain in my left chest. About a week later on January 8, 2007, I underwent a radiological examination and was diagnosed with pneumothorax (Accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity, causing pleural space to be filled with air, lungs to become contracted, and difficulty in breathing). I chose not to rely on medicine but sought to be healed by God's power. I repented of all the things that had been improper in His sight and prior to the Friday All-night Service on January 12, I received prayer from Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee. Soon after receiving his prayer, I realized the coughing had stopped and the chest pain also disappeared. I became certain of my healing and a second radiological exam on February 3 revealed that I had been completely healed. Hallelujah! I couldn't be happier as I am now able to exercise and play sports freely and be more faithful in doing Our Lord's work. Radiology exam results 1.Before receiving prayer: left lung contracted (1/8/07) 2.After receiving prayer: made whole (2/3/07)

Manmin News NO.92 April 2, 2007

Fw: 107-My family's become one by the love of Our Lord!

My family's become one by the love of Our Lord!

"Yield now and be at peace with [God]; Thereby good will come to you" (Job 22:21). ~ Deaconess Eunkyung Kim (New Gwangju Manmin Church) Continuous discord at home from differences in personality My marriage began in 1988 in a rented single room but I began dreaming of a simple life as a wife: waiting for my husband to come home at the end of the day, preparing dinners, and little things like that. My husband, however, was introvert and brusque. I, on the one hand, had to hear from him what I wanted to hear. My husband, on the other hand, was unskilled at expressing himself. Both of us, naturally, often found ourselves arguing and as the number of quarrels began to mount, a rift was beginning to form between my husband and me. We had a son and a daughter but I preferred going out with my friends and drowning my grief in drink to taking care of them. Drinking glacial acetic acid in a fit of anger; becoming a wreck One day in February 2003, I was drunk, as I always was, and had a big argument with my husband when he came home from work. Evidently mad, he slammed the door behind him as he went out into the hallway of the apartment building and I drank glacial acetic acid in the kitchen in a fit of anger. Within seconds, I became parched with thirst and tried to quench it with the tap water in vain. My stomach was upset and, as I began to realize what had just happened, I was overcome with devastating anguish. "I feel like I'm going to die! So-mang! Someone, help me!" "Mommy!" When my husband heard our daughter's shriek, he came back inside and took me to a hospital right away. I kept throwing up blood on the way to the hospital and received emergency treatment there. I was moved to an intensive care unit but as the toxin in the glacial acetic acid had already damaged the esophagus and infiltrated the stomach, I was left to be fed and medicated through a tube. My condition improved about a month later. The tube was eventually removed and I could now eat just about any types of food except for extremely spicy or salty dishes. A few days before I was discharged from the hospital, I was so excited to leave there and was in the mood for some salted fish. A little later, my stomach became upset and I threw up blood again. My stomach, which had not been completely healed, was not yet ready for that kind of food. I received intravenous injections for the following few days without any food; only after 6 days could I begin to eat watery rice porridge. 'I think I'll be happy too once I start going to church.' During this time I began thinking about church. There was a man who was recovering in the same room with me at the hospital and I frequently caught him reading the Bible whenever he could and church members would come and visit him to pray for him and praise God with him. Such images were engraved in my heart. "Excuse me, sir. Do you go to church? I'd like to start going to church once I get out of here, too." I was discharged from the hospital in March 2003 and the church to which I went – the same church that man was attending – was New Gwangju Manmin Church. Messages of Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee I heard via satellite were very easy and thorough. As I began attending Sunday services and other services and prayer meetings, I began to understand the wrongs I had done. 'I made life difficult for my husband and my children. It was all my fault!' Through the messages of life, I slowly transformed into a wife who never forgot to smile and unconditionally obeyed her husband's opinions, and into a mother with whom her children could openly talk about anything. The ambience at home, which had been dark, began to brighten up as well. Healed by God's power One Sunday, I asked my husband to drive me to church because I didn't want the church van to come all the way up to where we lived. Thankfully, he ended up staying and attending the service with me that day. For I had been sharing the news of Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee and God's power, nothing much was new or surprising to my husband and he readily joined the church. Furthermore, my damaged esophagus was healed by Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer for the sick, the Muan Sweet Water that had turned into sweet, potable water from salty and bitter seawater, and the prayer with the handkerchief of God's power by my Senior Pastor at New Gwangju Manmin. At first, my stomach could only handle watery rice porridge. After a while I began craving spicy and crunch dishes and when I tried some, I realized I could digest even such dishes well. A test at the hospital revealed that the esophagus and the stomach had been made whole again. Hallelujah! Relatives evangelized; Teeming blessings at my husband's business After he met with the living God through my experiences, my husband quit drinking and smoking and has since become a cornerstone-like worker for the church. Through my husband who's undergone his own transformation, his employees at Urim E&C (a firefighting equipment enterprise), my mother-in-law who had long worshiped idols, my brothers-in-law, and my own siblings have come to live their lives in Christ as well. One of the employees to whom my husband had preached the gospel was to work on Sundays and asked my husband what he was to do. My husband did not help him keep the Lord's Day holy and instead had him work. However, the duration of a construction project was delayed, affecting the construction of the company's next project. His firm was not able to begin working on it from the agreed date and ended up incurring a penalty of tens of thousands of dollars. From this my husband did not fail to learn his lesson; he made sure that all his employees kept the Lord's Day holy. Also, after hearing that giving tithes is an integral aspect of Christian life and that God blesses all those who sow by faith, my husband giving tithes of the firm's income. Then he was able to strike a deal he had not expected. Isn't God's love so wondrous yet so delicate? My family has become one by the love of Our Lord! I give all thanks and glory to God my Father for blessing us in such a marvelous way and I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee for his heartfelt prayer in love for us.

Manmin News NO.92 April 2, 2007

Fw: 106-The God of goodness rescued me from sepsis!

The God of goodness rescued me from sepsis!

~ Deacon Sung-tae Oh (2-1 Men's Mission) On December 18, 2006, a company placed a rush order to do an interior work of a room that was to be used by its employees as a kitchen and a cafeteria. The work had to be finished within 3 days so I had to work from 8 o'clock in the morning to midnight. After all the work was complete, the space between two of my toes where I'd been suffering from athlete's foot began to itch. I started scratching the part but then the parts between all the left toes began to peel off and crack. Something like that had happened before so I didn't think too much of it. Then the whole foot began to swell up and on December 28, an excruciating pain developed throughout my left leg. My foot had swollen so much that the anklebone couldn't be found. Like the mercurial column on a thermometer, my leg began to turn red from the foot up. The top of my left foot turned into a giant bruise and the tremendous pain that was felt whether I was sitting down or standing up made it all the more difficult for me to do either. I received Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer on December 29. As he prayed for me earnestly, the Senior Pastor reminded me that keeping the Lord's Day holy and giving God the whole tithes were the integral aspect for a believer. On Sunday, December 31, I received the Senior Pastor's prayer again. After receiving his prayer, the swelling that had been climbing up the leg through the veins stopped. As the swelling subsided, the skin that had turned red began to turn lighter while the outer skin began to peel off. When I received Rev. Dr. Lee's prayer the third time, I could begin walking about as all the pain in the left leg disappeared and the complexion on my leg became normal again. Hallelujah! I found out afterwards that a hand-borne infection had crept into the site of the athlete's foot and after another round of infections, the germs infiltrated the veins. If left unhealed, the bacteria would have crept into major organs and caused sepsis, "a severe illness caused by overwhelming infection of the bloodstream by toxin-producing bacteria." In the worst case, I could have died. I give thanks to the God of goodness who has rescued me from the threat of sepsis!

Manmin News NO.91 March 19, 2007

Fw: 105-A Pianist Who, While Suffering from Congenital Cataract, Plays the Instrument with Her Heart

A Pianist Who, While Suffering from Congenital Cataract, Plays the Instrument with Her Heart

~ Sister So-young Lee (2 College Mission; Sophomore, The Korean National Arts School, majoring in Vocal Music) "I've begun to see!" Remarkable musical skills in given to someone with horrendous eyesight Born with congenital cataract, I've undergone four major operations to this day. Still, because the objects appeared only as blurs, the government decreed that I had the third-degree eyesight disability in 2001. Three years later, I ended up completely losing the sight in my right eye. The only friend I've had has been the piano, which I'd begun playing at the age of three. No one's taught me how to play it but I could play from memory any song or piece of music I had heard just once. To me, all the sounds in the world, everything from the sound of a hammer from a construction site to the sound of the wind, became notes to me. Overcoming adversity; accepted to a music school I applied to a music college at the end of 2001 but on the grounds that I was disabled, I was rejected. Overwhelmed by a sense of failure and feeling like I'd been robbed even of the last ray of hope, I was quick to get angry and ran away from home for extended periods of time. Then in 2003, my mother's business, which she'd been running since my father passed away when I was in second grade, went bankrupt. As making ends meet became increasingly difficult, my mother took me and my mentally handicapped sister to a corner of a park and hesitated for a while. Then she opened a bottle of rat poison and said to us, "Let's all just die." "Mom! Can we try to live the best we can? We don't want to die!" The three of us sobbed as we hugged each other. From that day on, I vowed to look at the world from a positive perspective and began studying desperately. In 2005, I was accepted to the conduction technique at the Korean National Arts School but because I wanted to major in vocal music, I transferred to the Voice Performance Department. Music became my whole life while I could begin to do with the piano things normal people could not even think of doing, such as playing it with my back against the keyboard or with hands stretched over my shoulders. Led to Manmin through Manmin News After finding a copy of Manmin News on the subway one day, my family and I joined the church in July 2005. My spiritual thirst was quenched by life-filled messages of Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee and my life turned upside down. As I began to feel the delicate love of my Heavenly Father, everything in the world looked beautiful. I'd always thought, 'Why was I born like this and why must I suffer this way?' My heart soon changed, however. 'I'm so thankful that He's given me the things that I am good at!' Abundant blessings in a life of thanksgiving As I rid my heart of resenting, complaining, grumbling, and temper and began to fill it with joy, thanksgiving, happiness, and hope, God began to bless me in flesh and in spirit. During the second part of an Friday All-night Service in March 2006, I gave glory to God through a special performance with a song I'd composed and in January 2007, I posed a challenge to people all over the world as my praise performance was broadcast on the Global Christian Network. The news about me began to spread television stations, magazines, and other media outlets. I appeared on Korea's four largest television networks (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS), cable channels, and on radio stations. I was interviewed by popular magazines and daily newspapers and my autobiography is scheduled to be published soon. I'm even more delighted because, with Rev. Dr. Lee's prayer, my deteriorating eyesight's begun to improve and the level of the intraocular pressure, which had always been high and caused me to fall or a tremendous amount of pain, has begun to drop as well. My left eyesight is also improving gradually; I can now tell apart expressions on people's faces and different objects. The purpose of my life is to tenderly and humbly magnifying the Lord and presenting hope and joy to those who find themselves amidst despair. It is my desire to praise the Lord with all my heart with the talent He's given me. Hallelujah!

Manmin News NO.91 March 19, 2007

Fw: 104-After escaping from a swamp of death, I am now the president of a very successful business

After escaping from a swamp of death, I am now the president of a very successful business

"But He knows the way I take; [When] He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold" (Job 23:10). ~ Deacon Kyung-tae Noh (2-1 Men's Mission; President, Seoul Central Insurance, Inc.) The life of Deacon Kyung-tae Noh, President of Seoul Central Insurance, Inc., in his early 40s, is an epic story filled with testimonies and grace as he has overcome the hardships and adversity of life. Trusting only in myself, my strength I joined Manmin Joong-ang Church in 1992 as my wife Deaconess Mi-sun Jang preached the gospel to me. My faith grew as I heard the messages of authority by Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee and witnessed countless signs and wonders manifested at Manmin. I was also given a number of God-given duties, including working for the ministry of the Men's Mission and as a district leader. I was also in the business of selling computers at the Yongsan Electronics Market (Editor's Note: the most prominent of its kind in Seoul, Korea) at the time and was solidifying my position. As my business became an "associate partner" of such large computer manufacturers as Samsung, Hyundai, and Hyosung, I had slowly begun to trust only in myself, only in my strength. Bankruptcy and going broke In 1997, all of Korea's was engulfed in the major financial crisis that swept through Asia but I continued to receive God's overflowing blessings and my business actually prospered. That was a time when venture business was "the big thing" and many offered to help me with expanding my business. I thought it was God guiding me through and by getting loans, I recklessly invested over a US$ 1 million in a chain of PC rooms (Editor's Note: a place where people use the Internet and computers by paying hourly fees) and an Internet broadcasting company. I also thought that if my company were listed on KOSDAQ (Editor's Note: one of South Korea's stock markets; similar to NASDAQ of the US in that it primarily trades stocks of medium- and small-size venture and technology-related firms), I could make a bigger profit. To attract stockholders, I'd created a company that was worth more than $US 2 million. Yet, only expenses mounted while the turnover remained low. By December 2000, after failing to pay $700,000, I became bankrupt. I had to keep hiding from creditors. My house had already been auctioned off, and calls from creditors kept coming in. With a little daughter and a wife in her last month of pregnancy with our second child, I went from rooms in the basement to rooftops. There were times when I didn't have a dollar or two to buy my daughter snacks and when our second child was born in January 2001, we didn't even have money for milk. Repenting from the depths of my heart As President of Manmin's Computer Mission, I had donated a web server for the church's Internet broadcast. When the church underwent a colossal difficulty in 1999 from a distorted report by one of Korea's broadcasting companies, I went wherever my feet brought me to make the truth be known. That's when I began to receive God's blessings – purely by His grace alone – by which I could look back and examine myself. I remembered how I'd been disobedient to the messages of the Senior Pastor, who urged to stay away from insisting on one's will, the boastful pride of life, greed for money, and excessive use of credit cards. I also remembered how I had made my wife's life difficult with all the bickering I initiated, how I had desired to be served by others as one of the head workers, and how I had been arrogant and anything but reconcilable. "God!" I implored. "Please forgive me and all my wrongdoings. I'd really been foolish." After renting my heart in repentance, my heart was joyful even when I was doing seemingly insignificant things like cleaning sewers and septic tanks. My heart danced in gladness as I gave God whole tithes and spent the rest of my incomes to buy milk for the baby and food for the rest of my family. New work place and path to blessing After receiving the Senior Pastor's prayer, I came to possess the kind of faith by which I believed that I could start anything anew. The first job I undertook was a real estate agent and as I sowed before the Senior Pastor and received his prayer before starting this job, my sales record steadily improved and I could begin to pay off my debts little by little. As my business settled down, I began seeking another job in hopes of becoming greater assistance to the Senior Pastor's ministry. A friend of mine told me about a branch office of Shinhan Life Insurance, Inc. that was up for sale and I got a good deal in the purchase. I took over the office and on July 1, 2005, I founded "Seoul Central Insurance, Inc." As I had the experiencing of failing when I'd trusted my strength and abilities, I only desired to succeed by faith and magnifying God became my priority. With a few of my employees who were also Manmin members, we prepared an offering and went before Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee to receive his prayer and to seek God's will. "Always walk on the path of righteousness," he said. "Do not be greedy and expand your business only as much as you have been given." He also prayed for "the unity of all workers so that this company could become the best." We, of course, made every effort to live by God's Word and the Senior Pastor's prayer. Always seeking goodness and looking after the church At first, there were many managerial mishaps on my part and administrative mistakes and malicious intent of some of my employees who did not believe in God and left my company after purposely inflicting huge losses. Yet, I never even thought about bringing them to court but placed all the blame on myself. Immediately after starting the business, my income was not steady. Still, as I looked after the church and made every effort to contribute to mission work and relief for those in need, Father God sent along necessary workers to the company and at times blessed for deals to go through even when I had not expected. As sales began to rise markedly, the monthly sales, which had only been about US$6,000 a month when I took over in July 2005, rose to $20,000, $30,000, $50,000, and higher. At the end of 2006, I remembered God's Word, "Never forget the grace you have once received." I went through my office to find the account number of a person who had written off parts of my debt and wired the remaining $6,000 to his account. After receiving the money, he called and said, "Five years have passed and I've already written this off. I guess Santa Claus even came to me this year!" I was, more than anything, embarrassed to hear something like that. Exploding sales After this, I was continuously blessed as the monthly sales rose to $98,000 in January of this year. Today, I work with approximately 60 people and have even opened branch offices in Daejeon and Gwangju. I had had no prior knowledge or experience in the insurance industry. Yet, as I committed everything to God without mixing fleshly thoughts and experienced His overflowing blessings, I realized more thoroughly that the true owner of my business is God and that I'm merely a manager of that business. I give all thanks and glory to God who has tried me and blessed me to come forth as gold. I also want to express my deepest gratitude to Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee for his prayer of love and leading me to the path of life! ~ With Seoul Central Insurance employees

Manmin News NO.90 March 4, 2007

Fw: 103-A Story of Faith: Eun Hyuk of Korea's Top Boy Band 'Super Junior'

A Story of Faith: Eun Hyuk of Korea's Top Boy Band 'Super Junior'

~ Hyuk Jae Lee (2 College Mission; "Eun Hyuk" is Hyuk Jae's stage name) Super Junior is a top boy band in Korea whose popularity extends to China, Japan, Thailand, the Southeast Asia, and beyond. Of the 13-member Super Junior, the recipient of "The 2006 SBS Popular Music Mutizen Song Award," "The Most Popular Mobile Song Award" at the Seoul Music Awards, numerous "Best New Artist" awards, and Gold Disc Awards, there is a young man who shines like a beautiful jewel in his love for God. The interview team met with "Eun Hyuk," whose birth name is Hyuk Jae Lee. Nurturing his dream to be a singer since his grade school days, Eun Hyuk auditioned for and was signed by SM Entertainment (one of Korea's major music producers and management companies) during his middle school years and debuted as a member of Super Junior in November 2005. It may appear as though Eun Hyuk achieved stardom overnight but, reminiscing the road he's traveled thus far, everything still feels like a dream for him. "My training before the debut was actually a lot longer than that of other singers," says Eun Hyuk. "I trained for about 6 years and many others who had trained with me ended up debuting before I did. At times I was jealous of them. Friends at school would sometimes ask, 'So when's your big debut?' Some would even make a cruel joke. 'Are you sure you're still with the management company? You sure you haven't gotten fired?' It was difficult. But I thought it was all part of the process. Because I thought it was something I had to go through anyway, I never gave up, not even for a moment." Now that he's realized his dream, Eun Hyuk confesses that his faith had been an undeniable support that pulled him through staying up many a night for practice and psychological burdens he endured since the debut. Beginning his life in Christ in childhood with his parents, Eun Hyuk joined Manmin Joong-ang Church in May 1999 and has been nurturing his faith. While watching many people being healed by the prayer of Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, who was conducting "The Two-week Special Revival Meeting," Eun Hyuk says that even though he was very little at the time, his heart was deeply touched by the work of the Living God. Attending worship services afterwards, Eun Hyuk vowed to live by God's Word and has not forgotten to pray every day. Eun Hyuk is extremely busy today, with continuous appearances on television and hosting the radio program "Kiss the Radio" on KBS 2FM. Still, because he is a member of a group it is not always easy to make time for his personal use. Yet, Eun Hyuk confesses that whenever he attends worship services at Manmin and meets with Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee even briefly, he feels refreshed and reinvigorated. "I'm so grateful for my family and relatives who support me with prayer. I am also grateful for the Senior Pastor who always gives me kind words of advice. I still feel I have long ways to go with singing and dancing but I am going to do my best to give great glory to God." During "The 2006 Evangelization Campaign," Eun Hyuk has brought back many souls to the arms of our Lord and strives to emanate the scent of Christ and give glory to God whenever and wherever. Though he may be performing on stages of this world, Eun Hyuk's desire and passion for the heavenly city of New Jerusalem is as fervent as those of any others. ~ Filed by Yeoh-ran Choe (egghead50@nate.com)

Manmin News NO.90 March 4, 2007

Fw: 102-I can now see very well without my reading glasses!

I can now see very well without my reading glasses!

~ Soo-gil Park (15, Ulsan Manmin Church) Back in August 2006, I was making ends meet by doing manual labor. One day, at the urging of my younger brother, I attended the Friday All-night Service at Ulsan Manmin Church, joined the church, and began living a renewed and joyous life. Peace had settled in my heart and I had finally found the energy of life as I received abundant grace from the messages of Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee and tried to live by God's Word. After work, though I was exhausted from work, I attended a variety of worship services and never ceased praying. Soon afterwards, God blessed me to work at a place where I didn't have to go in on Sundays and He even increased my salary, too. Furthermore, God restored my poor eyesight. On one Sunday in December 2006, I closed my eyes for prayer before the beginning of the Sunday Evening Service. Then I saw in a vision in which Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee was standing beside me and tenderly looking at me. I opened my eyes right then and said to myself, "Oh my! The Senior Pastor's here!" Then I lifted my pen to scribble something down on the paper and realized right away that I could see the letters very clearly. Hallelujah! Life has become a whole lot more convenient and joyous now that I can see fine prints and read books without my reading glasses.

Manmin News NO.90 March 4, 2007

Fw: 101-I want to be a messenger of love delivering books of God's Word to all corners of the globe.

I want to be a messenger of love delivering books of God's Word to all corners of the globe.

Senior Deaconess Boklye Kim (Mary's Mission; Manager, Book Ministry) Meeting with God while suffering from complications of an operation After undergoing an operation to remove cancerous cells in my neck in 1974 and from excessive drug treatment afterward, I had been suffering from complications of heart disease, gastroenteric trouble, migraine, ringing in my ears, and enteritis. Then my neighbor Senior Deaconess Jungnim Lee preached the gospel to me in December 1986. "You know my brother-in-law, right? He'd been sick for a long time but now, God's healed him and he's now a pastor. Why don't you come with me to my church?" Since Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee had been my neighbor, I'd often heard about him. I was curious to see how he had been and excited to meet with him. With Senior Deaconess Lee, I went to Manmin Prayer Center. At the time, Mrs. Boknim Lee was leading a meeting and at that very moment, I felt a scent of mint surrounding my body, which began to feel lighter. 'This is odd. The migraine's gone! My stomach feels good, too!' After experiencing God's wondrous power, I joined Manmin Joong-ang Church on March 1, 1987. Devoting myself to book ministry in hopes of recompensing His grace There was a Saemaul Library office, affiliated with Saemaul Headquarters, in the building in which I was working at the time. I would often go to the office and assist with the shelving and updating the inventory. "Would it be okay for me to donate some books from my church?" It was a rather difficult process to bring in religious publications but the manager gladly approved. In 1990, Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's testimonial memoir Tasting Eternal Life Before Death became available at the Saemaul Library. From that point on, I donated dozens and hundreds of church books to Saemaul Central Library, military bases, and prisons, often calling those places myself to make arrangements. As I donated these books out of my salary, there were times of financial difficulty. The joy and bliss stemming from the depths of my heart, however, could not be exchanged with anything else. Book Ministry in Mary's Mission With members of Book Ministry In 1995, I was so thankful at the launching of the Book Ministry in Mary's Mission (a mission for single women over the age of 31) with 20 fellow members. I was very delighted to know that we could distribute more books to anyone and any organization that requested them. Mary's Mission Guidance Pastor Gwi-ok Lee also promoted and supported the Book Ministry and the membership increased little by little. At 70 members today, each of us prays to God to watch over the books during the shipment so that they will not be destroyed or lost, and earnestly hope for each of the readers to meet with God and arrive at salvation. Distributing Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's books With a steadfast heart, we have been continuously distributing books to the Saemaul Library, military bases, hospitals, the National Assembly, prisons, and police headquarters. As Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's books have been translated into and published in many different languages, we have been playing a role in shipping books overseas as well. Last year, we sent 5,000 copies of Rev. Dr. Lee's books to Africa, 1,000 copies to India, and we are also preparing to ship several thousand copies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well. During the last 12 years as President of the Book Ministry, I have been and am grateful today for the help and the support of Senior Deaconesses Eun-hee Nah, Soon-joo Ryu, Jung-mi Jang, Hye-ok Hwang and Deaconesses Soon-lye Kim, Chul-soon Park, Hyun-sook Suh, and Jung-hwan Lee. They are all the more precious to me because the Ministry is funded by the voluntary fees from each member. I have only done what I was supposed to do but God's abundant blessings have rewarded me with "The 1996 Plaque of Recognition" and a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Blessings in spirit and flesh One time, the Senior Pastor told us that there is a steady demand from pastors and ministers all over the world for The Message of the Cross, Heaven I and II, Hell, The Measure of Faith, and others. When the Book Ministry decided once again to unite our hearts, the Senior Pastor prayed for us and told us that our heavenly rewards were great. Just as he had said, today, the souls of the members of the Book Ministry are prospering and receiving the blessings of recognition and love at their workplaces. I cannot contain my excitement and glee in knowing that one of the books I help distribute and ship breathes in an eternal life to all those who are spiritually dying. I can also say with full confidence that book ministry is not a difficult task; the most important aspect is the heart with which you want to partake in it. Remember that helping the church and its ministry starts with the littlest of tasks. Why don't you join us, too?

Manmin News NO.89 February 12, 2007

Fw: 100-Only a scratch after being run over by a 45-person coach?!

Only a scratch after being run over by a 45-person coach?!

Brother Hun-baek Choi (President, 4 Youth Mission) While I was walking along and gazing around on the morning of Sunday, January 14, 2007, a 45-person bus approached me. The moment I became aware of the sudden danger, I realized that my left leg was already being sucked under one of the bus' tires. As the 12-ton bus was crushing me, I felt as though the left side of my body below the pelvis was being obliterated to pieces. As the driver of the bus was making a right turn, he was unable to see me standing beside the bus. Receiving prayer after the accident I was afraid and confused from the shock of the accident but as I had heard countless testimonies of people who had received God's healing through the prayer of Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, I wanted to receive his prayer. While I was being carried to him on a stretcher with an excruciating amount of pain, I realized I could not be placed under God's protections because of the deeds of the flesh I had committed (Galatians 5:19). I could immediately sense the Senior Pastor's compassion towards me as he earnestly prayed for me. I repented of not having been obedient to God's Word. Then a breeze of cold air swept through my left leg and the pain disappeared. I could also see with my own eyes how one of the bones that had protruded through the skin on my knee had been placed back to its normal position. It was the most wondrous and amazing thing for me to personally experience God's healing through just one prayer. I had X-rays taken and they only revealed a minor scratch with no damage to the bones whatsoever. Hallelujah! The doctor who took my X-rays and heard about the accident wouldn't believe my words; my torn pants and the tire treads on them were the only evidence of the horrific accident. 1. Tire tracks 2. Torn pants

Manmin News NO.89 February 12, 2007

Fw: 99-We've escaped from the torment of sterility and gave birth to our first child in 6 years in marriage!

We've escaped from the torment of sterility and gave birth to our first child in 6 years in marriage!

~ Deacon Min Sung (Sub-district Leader, 12-2 Parish; 1-3 Men's Mission) "You two are both normal. In your case, it would actually be pointless to even try artificial insemination or test tubes." Torment of sterility and miscarriage When we were without a child during the first three years of marriage, my wife and I went to the hospital for examinations but were told that nothing was wrong with us. At first, both of us thought, 'We're still young. It'll happen to us soon.' As time passed with no apparent solutions, however, we became worried sick. Then one day in 1999, Deaconess Junghyun Moon, who had been leading her life in Christ together with us at Manmin and suffering from the same problem as my wife, received prayer from Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee and received the blessing of pregnancy. As my wife and I rejoiced with Deaconess Moon's family, we renewed our faith, prepared ourselves in prayer and fasting, and received the Senior Pastor's prayer. Soon afterwards, my wife became pregnant with our first child. Yet, the joy only lasted for six weeks as the child was miscarried. 'Why did this happen? Why did this happen to us?' My wife and I, and our parents grieved. The Senior Pastor was also heartbroken for us and asked whether or not we had kept the Lord's Day holy and given God our whole tithes. Upon hearing that, I immediately looked back at my life. Repenting of lukewarm faith Born to my father Elder Bhum-mo Sung and my mother Senior Deaconess Soon Lee, I had been a Christian from the time I was in my mother's womb. I'd always confessed my faith in God but never experienced Him and been leading a tepid life in Christ. I had also vowed to God that once my wife became pregnant with our first child, I would give him all of a month's income but because I was worried about operating and personnel expenses, I was unable to keep my promise with Him. I had also quit smoking but after my wife received the blessing of pregnancy, I found myself smoking with my friends. "Father God! This is all my fault! You are indeed alive and at work but I had distanced myself from You!" I thoroughly repented of my faith, by which I had believed the messages of Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee on God and salvation and countless signs and wonders taking place at Manmin only as knowledge. Receiving prayer and another blessing of pregnancy in 6 years Afterwards, the direction of my life switched 180 degrees. I began praying to God and trusting in Him more earnestly, wholly keeping the Lord's Day holy, and giving Him whole tithes. Then one day in 2000, I saw the Senior Pastor in a dream in which he touched me from my head to toe and prayed for blessing. "Father God," the Senior Pastor said in a dream. "A year has passed. Blessed them now with a baby." I told my wife about the dream I had had and she also became convinced that she would soon become pregnant. About a month later, we went to the hospital and we found out the good news for which we had long been waiting. "Congratulations! You're pregnant!" I'm not sure how many people could relate to the kind of joy and excitement I felt at that moment; I felt like I was flying through the clouds! As my wife and I had already gone through a miscarriage, we never stopped praying to God to watch over the baby. We also made every effort to be faithful in our God-give duties. In September 2001, my wife gave birth to a healthy boy. Hallelujah! As I look upon my seven-year-old son Jin giving glory to God with dancing and praising he's learned at Manmin Kindergarten, I cannot help myself giving thanks and glory to God for pouring upon our family a true joy. Joy at home and teeming blessing at work God's blessings for our family did not end with Jin; He has made it possible for all of my family members to be His faithful workers in their respective capacities. My older sister Sook Sung is a missionary in the Philippines and my younger sister Deaconess Hyun Sung is a sub-district leader in the Women's Mission, while my youngest brother-in-law Deacon Song-yeol Ryu, after marrying my sister Deaconess Hee Sung and joining Manmin Joong-ang Church, is a faithful worker at Manmin TV. I'm serving as Sub-district Leader in my parish while my wife is currently an officer in the Cell Leader Association, a member of the Pearl Chorus, and a member of the Shalom Choir. Moreover, at my business at which I have been partnering with my father, we have been receiving financial blessings in abundance. My life is an epic story. Today, my earnest desire is for all my family, with whom I have been serving Father God in this world, to enter the most beautiful of all heavenly dwelling places, New Jerusalem. I give all thanks and glory to Father God for His true blessing and would also like to express my deepest gratitude to Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee for his prayer.

Manmin News NO.88 January 22, 2007