Fw: 146-My hair's growing again after I began spraying the Muan Sweet Water on my head!

My hair's growing again after I began spraying the Muan Sweet Water on my head!

~ Rev. Doo-Chun Shin (Chinese Great Parish Pastor) Beginning in January 2006, I began losing hair considerably; when I washed my hair, handfuls of hair just fell out. I went to get a haircut one day and the stylist suggested that I wear a partial wig. I tried one on and, satisfied with the way I looked, started wearing a wig from that day onward. The joy, however, did not last long; the maintenance of a wig was not easy. I had to adjust it so often and on windy or rainy days, it was just plain uncomfortable to be wearing a wig. To make matters worse, I lost even more hair after I began wearing the wig. As a reward for the revival of the Chinese Great Parish, I went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in May 2006. Because of the wig, however, I could not go to a swimming pool once and when we went to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, I could not even get a picture taken because I was so afraid that my wig would fly away. At that moment, I felt so pathetic. Many other Manmin members testified to God's healing they had experienced but here I was, a servant of the Lord, concentrating every ounce of my energy to hold on to my wig. It was just embarrassing. I repented thoroughly for not having shown God my faith and began to commit everything to Him. Every night before I went to bed, I washed my hair, combed it, and began spraying the Muan Sweet Water on my head. A month passed without much progress but I wasn't disappointed. "God is strengthening my scalp," I told myself in greater humility and marched onward in faith. In the second month, hair began to grow back! I was so, so happy and the growth of my hair became faster day after day. On September 7, 2007, I took off my wig, testified to Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee that my hair had begun to grow back, and received his prayer by faith. He prayed for me, saying, "Let lots of hair grow on his head and let none fall off." After that, my hair grew back even faster and fell off considerably less. Today, my hair has grown back so much and so well that I no longer worry about losing it. It is extraordinary to hear the testimonies of people who have done the same by faith after hearing my own testimony. 1. September 3, 2007 / 2. October 29, 2007 / 3. January 13, 2007 What is the Muan Sweet Water? After it moved onto an island surrounded by seawater in 1999, Muan Manmin Church began suffering from the lack of a reliable supply of drinking water. The pastor in charge and church members desired in earnest to witness the same works of God who turned the bitter water at Marah into sweet, potable water (Exodus 15), and by faith requested prayer from Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee. In March 2000, God transformed the bitter seawater at Muan into sweet, potable water by the faith of Muan Manmin members and the prayer of Rev. Dr. Lee. Moreover, people who drink the Sweet Water and apply it by faith experience the restoration of health both in spirit and in flesh and receive God's answers and healing.

Manmin News NO.112 February 17, 2008

Fw: 145-[Unceasing Joy in Christ] Boo-Sam Kim & Sang-Mi Lee: "We have been blessed with our first child!"

[Unceasing Joy in Christ] Boo-Sam Kim & Sang-Mi Lee: "We have been blessed with our first child!"

Boo-Sam Kim & Sang-Mi Lee "We had been in torment, without child for 6 years, but we give all thanks and glory to God for blessing us with a child!" The birth of a baby girl born to Deacon Boo-Sam Kim (1-6 Parish), Managing Editor and a 14-year veteran National Assembly Correspondent at Sisa News, and his wife, has been causing sensation. By God's grace, they celebrated the birth of their first child after 6 years of marriage. Manmin News recently interviewed Deacon Kim. Q: Congratulations on becoming a father! How did you meet your wife? A: I met my wife Deaconess Sang-Mi Lee in January 2000. Q: When did you collapse from diaphragmatic hernia? A: At around 7 o'clock in the evening on March 13, 2003, about six months after the wedding, I collapsed from an acute abdominal pain and was carried to a hospital on an ambulance. In the emergency room and in an unbearable pain, I cried out to God, "Please, save me!" for a long time and lost consciousness. Then in a vision I saw my wife, standing in rain with one rubber shoe on and the other on her foot, repeatedly and tearfully calling out my name. I felt so terrible for my wife and, vowing to live, I prayed to God again. After being diagnosed with diaphragmatic hernia and undergoing an operation, and while recuperating in the recovery room, I saw a circular rainbow after rain stopped and the mural in the Main Sanctuary of Manmin Central Church. I was at peace. Q: How did you join Manmin? Have you noticed any differences within you before and after joining the church? A: I met with Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee for the first time in May 2000 for an interview. At the time my family had for generations worshipped idols, so the moment I sat down with the Senior Pastor, I began trembling in tremendous fear and that interview did not go well. Also at the time, I was in love with such worldly things as drinking and smoking. Led by Deacon Moon-Hak Ma shortly afterwards, my wife and I joined Manmin Central Church. I obeyed the Senior Pastor's messages, some of which stressed believers to "Avoid every kind of evil," "Never befriend the world," "Keep the Sabbath holy," and the like. It's been a long while since I quit drinking and smoking altogether, and I am making every effort to obey every bit of God's Word and to enter whole spirit. Q: How did you end up carrying the Senior Pastor's columns on Sisa News? A: The Senior Pastor, who leads all souls around the world to New Jerusalem with messages of life and the power given to him by God Himself, always stresses that he is merely a servant of God, that all power belongs to God, and that God alone is to receive all glory. Moreover, just as we find in the Bible, the Senior Pastor manifests extraordinary miracles and wonders. I was disheartened, however, to see a church, a true servant of the Lord, and the works of God being judged and condemned by some people so I began publishing his columns on Sisa News and emailed it to my closest friends and fellow churchgoers. I first began emailing some 50 people; 3 years later, I send the Senior Pastor's columns via email to more than 1,500 people. Q: What did you and your wife try to have a baby during the first 6 years of marriage? A: I've always loved children and my wife also hoped in earnest to have children. She tried very hard to have a baby. She had all types of dishes that would supposedly help her become pregnant, herbal medicine, and even artificial fertilization while going to a specialized hospital for women for a year. Q: When you bound yourselves to God in prayer for a child, in what way did you and your wife pray to Him? A: When I was stricken with urethral stone, I was not cured completely at the hospital. I repented thoroughly, received the Senior Pastor's prayer by faith, and was healed completely of that. Thinking God to be the only One who could provide for us everything and anything, my wife and I set "the blessing of pregnancy" as a prayer topic of Year 2007, and clung to Him in prayer. On Sunday, January 28, 2008, we received the Senior Pastor's prayer for "the blessing of pregnancy" and afterwards, we prayed from the heart and kept the Lord's Day holy. After that, God sent us a baby! Q: How did you feel when you learned of your wife's pregnancy? A: I'm sure it is the case with every father in the world, but I instantly became speechless and I cannot adequately describe with words to this day the joy and gladness I felt that day. The news of my wife's pregnancy was a tremendous deal for all of us. Q: And even after you heard that the baby could be born with birth defects, you still said, "The child's been given to us by God. We'll go ahead with the labor"? A: At the 12 weeks of the pregnancy, a test was run on zona pellucida to see if the child would be deformed in any way and it was found that the baby's neck measured 2.5 millimeters thick. The doctor told us that if a baby's neck was 2.5 millimeters or thicker, there was a chance that the child could be born with Down syndrome or heart defects. He said that if the results of amnioscopy were normal, that would be good; if not, we would have to try having a baby again. So my wife and I received the Senior Pastor's prayer with peace in our hearts for the child conceived by God's grace. On November 21, 2007, my wife gave birth to a healthy baby girl, weighing 3.5 kilograms (about 7.7 pounds), and 49 centimeters (about 19.2 inches) in height. Q: Do you remember the first time you saw your daughter in the nursery? A: I felt like I was dreaming when I first saw Yoo-Seon. On that day, 18 babies were born but our Yoo-Seon was the prettiest! I was all the more grateful as she joined the Manmin family. I give all thanks and glory to the Lord Jesus Christ and God for blessing our family with a beautiful child! Hallelujah! Reported by Jennifer Im; Photographs by David Kim

Manmin News NO.112 February 17, 2008

Fw: 144-He Who Has Given Me Wings of Sanctification and Helped Me Overcome My Limits

He Who Has Given Me Wings of Sanctification and Helped Me Overcome My Limits

~ Rev. Seok-Kyu Lee (Assistant Principal, Manmin Sunday School) In May 2003, I was in my seventh of ministry. After seeing time and again how books written on heaven and hell made a profound impact on people, I searched far and wide for published materials on these two spiritual realms. After reading a number of books on heaven and hell, I was shocked to find that countless pastors and church workers could end up in hell. I wanted to investigate further so I searched "heaven" and "hell" on the Internet and came across the website for Manmin Central Church. Listening to messages of sanctification Messages of Dr. Jaerock Lee on the church website gave me a thunderous spiritual shock and moved me deeply. I also came to understand many spiritual matters through "The Lectures on Genesis" and learned specifically about different levels of heaven and the horrific nature of hell. The messages planted seeds of true faith and, by enabling me to sanctify my heart, taught me time and again to come forth as the bride fit to greet the Lord on His return. They also helped me become convinced that Manmin was the congregation that would wake up people everywhere with the gospel of sanctification. I also urged my wife to listen to the messages. After listening to them, my wife, who had been praying for me to meet a spiritual mentor, rejoiced at God's answer to her prayer. Throughout the month of December in 2003, I set aside 40 days for extended fasting while continuing to listen to the messages on Genesis, and was deeply touched by them. Witnessing works of God's power Attending "The 12th Two-week Special Revival Meeting with Dr. Jaerock Lee" in May 2004, I was able to see Dr. Lee up close and meet with the Manmin congregation. There were actually two factors that troubled me in my ministry. One, the transformation of the flock was slow in coming and two, as a pastor my ministry was not based on God's power. Jesus preached the gospel while manifesting powerful works so that people could believe in Him but in our time, it is not easy to find that kind of ministry. Having been healed of empyema while I was in middle school, I had faith in the works of healing recorded in the Bible. For that reason, I wanted to lead a ministry based on God's power just like the apostles in "The Book of Acts," but I was too far detached from the reality. Yet, at Manmin Central Church I saw not only the works of God's power but also the light shining from Manmin members. Transformed by the gospel of sanctification, layman brothers and sisters were trained just as well and thoroughly as pastors and ministers. Healing of my daughter's atopic dermatitis by the Senior Pastor's prayer We began attending Friday All-night Services in March 2006 and experienced firsthand God's power as manifested through the Senior Pastor at "The Churchwide Summer Retreat" in August of that year. Our eldest daughter Ji-Young had been suffering from atopic dermatitis for years. When she was 7 years of age, the disease grew progressively worse and at nighttime, Ji-Young would scratch herself until her body bled and oozed in her sleep. During summer months, my wife and I had to bind her wrists so that Ji-Young wouldn't scratch herself. To the end, Ji-Young said she would be healed by faith. Then the disease, about which we all had been praying, went away completely at "The Churchwide Summer Retreat" when the Senior Pastor prayed for the sick from the stage. As I listened to the gospel of sanctification, I tried to share the messages with others even if they belonged to different denominations and tell them of the true faith. Unlike Manmin members who regularly hear the message of the truth and experience the works of God's power and thus come to possess true faith, there are many believers who profess their faith in God but have no experience of His power or presence and do not possess true faith. On top of that, after becoming certain that only the gospel of sanctification could alert the pastors and ministers in the last days, I wanted to share it with them as well. Assistant principal of Sunday School amidst His Guidance Still, God wanted me to serve Manmin. One night, my wife had a dream in which all my family was waiting to meet with the Senior Pastor and he said to us, "No matter how busy I am, I'll pray for you guys." My wife also saw the Senior Pastor in visions in which he told her, "I will help. Come to me." I also had many dialogues of faith in my dreams with the Senior Pastor. Then on February 25, 2007, my family and I officially joined Manmin Central Church and participated in "The Special Seven-week Prayer meeting" begun in March. As I prayed, I realized that working with the Manmin ministry would more quickly accomplish my vision of telling the world of heaven and hell. In fact, Manmin Central Church has been alerting the souls with messages on heaven and hell for the previous 25 years. I desired with be a part of the Senior Pastor's ministry and in the beginning of September 2007, I received his prayer and transferred to the United Holiness Theological Seminary as a senior. Obtaining priceless information and materials from professors and peers, I experienced the gospel of sanctification in greater depth and prepared myself as a vessel. In November, God assigned me to a precious position of Assistant Principal at Manmin Sunday School. I give all thanks and glory to Father God for leading me to Manmin Central Church that strives to lead even that one last soul to New Jerusalem, the best of all heavenly dwelling places, and for making me realize that only sanctification is His pleasing will. Hallelujah!

Manmin News NO.111 January 27, 2008

Fw: 143-Endless expectations and joyful restlessness! Dr. Jaerock Lee's messages were the source of greatest joy!

Endless expectations and joyful restlessness! Dr. Jaerock Lee's messages were the source of greatest joy!

~ Deacon Hang-Yeol Kim (Designer; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) My family immigrated to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on January 4, 2000. Unlike Korea, however, the spiritual environment in our new home city was terrible for my wife, our two sons, and me to live in Christ. I constantly felt empty in the heart and there was nothing with which to fill the void. I listened to the messages of many pastors and served as a praise team leader, a member of the choir, and President of the Men's Mission but as my " inner being" remained unchanged, the emptiness lingered and my spiritual thirst only intensified. So I eagerly wanted to meet with God, a true shepherd. Listening to about 1,000 messages in 9 months In January 2007, I set aside 40 days to devote myself to prayer and remembered Dr. Jaerock Lee out of the blue. Having had prejudice against Manmin Central Church following a distorted and partial report aired by one of Korea's broadcasting companies in 1999, I immediately removed any thoughts related to Manmin. Yet, I kept thinking about Dr. Lee; my consciousness was telling me to stay away but the other side of my mind asked if I should at least check out for myself what was wrong with the ministry. The first messages of Dr. Lee I heard after visiting the Manmin website for the first time was the series " Heaven" and it was a collection of messages I had never heard anywhere before. I could not adequately describe with words the joy and the gratitude I felt at having found the true shepherd at last. The ensuing days were a continuation of endless expectations and joyful restlessness as I listened one by one to Dr. Lee's messages, my source of greatest joy. During the following 9 months, I listened to about 1,000 messages. Joining Manmin over the Internet; Experiencing God's power through handkerchief prayer On Wednesday, August 15, 2007, I joined Manmin Central Church over the Internet and God was extremely delighted with this; the very next day, He showed us a straight rainbow in the sky. Seated in the middle of a vast desert, Las Vegas sees rain only 3-4 times a year. My family, therefore, had never seen a rainbow before and it was very unlikely that we would ever see one in Nevada. My family and I stared at the clear rainbow in the sky in awe and later learned that from time to time God shows a variety of extraordinary rainbows to Manmin members. As I had seen such remarkable rainbows, I could easily acknowledge and understand it. In October 2007, I visited Manmin Central Church along with pastors and ministers from New York Manmin International Church. I had been praying for more than 2 decades for the salvation of my parents and, I asked Rev. Min-Hwan Joo, Pastor at Tongyeong Manmin Church to visit my parents at their home in Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do. After sharing God's Word with them, Rev. Joo prayed for my parents with the handkerchief on which Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee had prayed (Acts 19:11-12). Immediately after receiving the prayer, my father threw away the cane he had used from the aftereffects of an operation and began walking on his own; my parents have been attending Tongyeong Manmin Church from the following Sunday. I am grateful and relieved as my parents are healthy and whole today. After such a powerful experience of the handkerchief prayer, I returned to the States with the handkerchief on which the Senior Pastor had prayed. Driving out demons and reviving the dead through handkerchief prayer Following my return to Las Vegas, my family and I saw an enormous circular rainbow in the sky above our house in the morning of Sunday, November 4. While looking up at the rainbow, I gave thanks to God as I remembered His covenant and blessings. Later in the day, I received a call from Kyung-Ho Min, whom I had known well. He told me his wife Brenda was demon-possessed, was in fear and torment, and asked me to come over and pray for her. When I arrived at their home, Brenda was completely suppressed by demons and avoided eye contact with me. I placed the handkerchief on Brenda and began praying boldly for her. She soon said it was too " hot," drove away my hands, and refused prayer. I kept on praying for her by faith with the handkerchief placed on her, and she collapsed, lost consciousness for a few moments, and came to herself soon afterwards. A little more than a week later, I received another urgent call from Kyung-Ho. Brenda had attempted suicide by overdosing on some medication. Having the firsthand experience of the power of the handkerchief prayer, I prayed earnestly to God, asking Him to manifest the power of the shepherd through the handkerchief once more. When I arrived at the hospital, Brenda was in a critical condition, having lost consciousness and with a tube connected into her mouth. The doctor in charge said her recovery was unlikely but I began praying wholeheartedly for Brenda with the handkerchief of God's power. At that very moment, I saw Brenda's hand move and I left the hospital a little later, fully convinced that Brenda would be okay. A few hours later, I received a phone call and learned that Brenda had come to sense. Prior to receiving the handkerchief prayer, the poison level in her body stood at 470; after the prayer, it dropped to 12. Brenda also gave me a call, tearfully thanking me for praying for her. I was so grateful to learn that the handkerchief of God's power was not merely something I just carry around but the power of the shepherd was truly embedded in it. I gave thanks to God again for keeping me within the realm of the shepherd as one of the Manmin flock. I give all thanks and glory to God! ~ Brenda & Kyung-Ho Min In the evening of November 13, 2007, my wife Brenda and I ended up sleeping in separate rooms after a serious argument. Even by the following morning, however, Brenda wouldn't get up from the bed. I tried shaking her but Brenda had already lost consciousness. I was so shocked and thought I was going to pass out. I brought her to a hospital and called Deacon Hang-Yeol Kim. After the quarreling, Brenda consumed the entire bottle of anodyne to commit suicide. The doctor told me that consuming 40 tablets of anodyne was so fatal that they could literally melt away the liver and, as it was more dangerous than rat poison, Brenda had a very little chance of survival. Upon arriving at the hospital after receiving my phone call, Deacon Kim prayed for Brenda with the handkerchief of God's power, and about 4-5 hours later, my wife became completely normal and whole again. She was discharged from the hospital and went back to work soon afterwards. I thank God for saving my wife. Kyung-Ho Min

Manmin News NO.110 January 20, 2008

Fw: 142-Surprise!

Surprise!

~ Sang-Jong Lee (4 Young Adults' Mission; 6-25 Mission) Sang-Jong Lee (second from left) giving his testimony during his group meeting On Friday, November 23, 2007, I was helping my brother-in-law with his meal service business and drove to one of the high schools in Seoul. The incline of the road on which the driver of the 2.5-ton truck parked the vehicle was so steep that he parked the truck right against the wall on the right side of the road. I got off the truck first to place a wooden prop behind the right front wheel of the truck to prevent the truck from rolling back. But then the truck, even with the wooden prop and placed in park, began to roll back. On top of that, the hand brake was not working; I was trying to stop the truck and to remove the prop from behind the wheel, I told the driver to move the car forward. The driver, however, put the truck in "Reverse" instead of "Drive" to move up the hill, and stepped on the gas with all his strength. The truck reversed in the blink of an eye and I was sandwiched between the 2.5-ton truck and the wall. As I instinctively raised my right arm up, the back of my right hand folded awkwardly and my right pelvis and chest were pressured against with great weight. I thought that my shattered pelvis and right wrist would prevent any further use of them in the future and that all my internal organs had imploded from within. At least at that moment, I couldn't think of anything worse. My body was able to slip out of the gap between the truck and the wall but to this day, I am amazed how my body hadn't been sucked underneath the truck. I calmed myself and received Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer saved on my cell phone. I then called my Parish Pastor and Guidance Pastor and told them I was going to go and receive the Senior Pastor's prayer. A few moments later, an ambulance came and I was carried to Korea Hospital. An X-ray revealed, however, that no joints in my body had been fractured. I couldn't believe what I was hearing so I asked the doctor again and again. The Guidance Pastor arrived at the hospital and I was carried to the church by a private ambulance. I was in excruciating pain but I raised myself up from the wheelchair, went before the Senior Pastor, and received his prayer. At that very moment, I felt warmth in my right hand, was able to move my fingers, and, although I had to drag one of my legs, I could begin taking steps. I attended the Friday All-night Service and worshipped in fullness till 4 o'clock the following morning. I was hospitalized a few days later for a full examination. On November 25, I attended the Sunday Worship Service in a wheelchair with the help of my friends, as I was not able to move about on my own yet. After receiving the Senior Pastor's prayer again following the Evening Service, I could begin walking on my own and could bend my right fingers as freely as before. A CT scan revealed a very minute fracture on the right back of the hand. Other than that, there were no other fractures in any other parts of the body and there was nothing wrong with any of the internal organs. It was a miracle. I was also thankful to hear of the minute fracture because that would affirm the fact that my body, after having endured such trauma, was all right even in the accident. Yet, I was healed even of that minute fracture when I attended the Friday All-night Service on November 30, when there was a monthly divine healing meeting during the second part of the Service. I could now make a fist with my right hand and raise my right foot, which I could lift up only by 4 inches from the ground, freely. I am as healthy and normal as before. I give all thanks and glory to God for healing me so quickly and would also like to convey my sincerest gratitude to the Senior Pastor for his heartfelt prayer.

Manmin News NO.109 January 07, 2008

Fw: 141-Living without my wife and my kid? Sure! Living without drinking? I wouldn't even dream of it.

Living without my wife and my kid? Sure! Living without drinking? I wouldn't even dream of it.

~ Moon-Dae Choi (5-18 Mission; 2-4 Men's Mission) Three decades wasted on drinking... The suffering and prayers in tears of my wife... Feeling queasy after receiving Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer... True happiness lies in life with my family and without alcohol! Born in Youngjoo, Gyeongsangbuk-do, I had to start making money at the age of 17 because of financial difficulties at home. After giving up studies at an early age and faced with a bleak future of having to work at a factory, my only source of comfort was drinking. I began drinking little by little with coworkers on the way home but gradually I became a heavy drinker, gulping down 1-2 bottles of soju (hard liquor in Korea) and then 3-4 bottles a day. I moved to Seoul in 1987 and began working at a dry cleaner. That is when I met my wife Deaconess Jung-soon Lee. The inferiority complex I experienced constantly tormented me and I began abusing my wife. Starting at some point in my life, I would go to bed completely drunk and not remember a thing when I got up the following morning. I would also start screaming uncontrollably and, losing all reason, become violent towards my family. As if I were the one carrying the burdens of all the world, I became overly sensitive and would begin quarreling with anyone who came my way. From time to time, I would hear people insulting me, saying that I was no different from a dog. Day after day I would to quit drinking but after a day or two passed, I could not endure even the thought of not drinking. I had become an alcoholic who could live without his wife and children but could never part from drinking. It was during this horrendous period in our lives when my wife began living a life in Christ at Manmin Central Church in hopes of finding peace. As she had always been good-natured, my wife was always understanding and forgiving but I felt like she was disguising her scorn of me behind her "humility" and I refused to take her desperate pleas to my heart. One day, my son asked me, "Dad, do you like drinking that much?" Can you imagine how much he had been hurt by my drinking and all that came with it? I felt guilty and promised my son that I would never drink again but such empty promises never lasted long. I began attending Manmin at my wife's earnest request but I could not part from smoking and drinking. I was like chaff, only coming to church on Sundays. Then my wife, who had been persevering by her faith, was stricken down with depression; at night, she would get up, have a blank look in her eyes, and begin crying uncontrollably. Having spent much of my adulthood and married life in drinking, I had no idea how the rest of my family had been living and how tormented they had been. I heard later that my wife often washed my feet with wet towels in love and with care after I had passed out from drinking. Why didn't I become aware of this sooner? She probably shed endless tears in prayer for me. In May 2007, I accompanied my wife to receive prayer from Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee. It was not easy to go before him after having attended church for 19 years and been unable to quit drinking, but I went nonetheless. After praying for my wife, the Senior Pastor said to me in the most loving way, "You just need to quit drinking," and prayed to God, asking Him to give me strength to stop drinking. Afterwards, I said, "Amen!" as loudly as I could. When I returned home, I realized something remarkable. The alcohol to which I had long been addicted began to reek of a foul stench and I could not bring myself to even take a sip of it. It was the same with the cigarettes. I felt like vomiting when I even thought about drinking with others or looking at people drinking. Shortly afterwards, I was able to quit drinking and smoking completely and began to enjoy coming to church to worship and pray. My boss at the dry cleaner rejoiced, saying how incredibly I had changed. Everyone else I know is astounded to see this "miracle." My wife has since been healed of depression and my son is also concentrating on his studies with zeal. I give all thanks and glory to God who has restored the joy in my heart and my family after empowering me to quit drinking, and would also like to express my sincerest gratitude to the Senior Pastor for his heartfelt prayer.

Manmin News NO.108 December 16, 2007

Fw: 140-We have been blessed with a child after 10 years of marriage!

We have been blessed with a child after 10 years of marriage!

Born on February 5, 1976 in Bueta in the Kasese region of Uganda, I graduated from Islamic University in Uganda with a degree 'Political Science' and began working in the customs department, with 8 offices under my supervision. My wife Mubambu Alice, who was also from the same town as I, had majored in education in college.
At an early age, my wife and I were baptized at an Anglican church and served in the choir. In the year I turned 21, we were married on July 18, 1997, and have been living in Malaba in the Tororo region in the eastern part of Uganda.
However, even after 2 years of marriage, it didn't look like we were going to have a child. Worried and anxious, our parents recommended to us traditional medicine of Africa but they did no good. Anxiousness and impatience only intensified with the passing of time and after finding out what was wrong with us from a gynecologist, we did everything we were advised but nothing worked. We even tried artificial insemination but even that attempt failed.
When we were unable to have a child after 10 years of marriage, the pressure from our friends and family calling for divorce was overwhelming. In December 2006, my wife and I finally agreed to get a divorce and my wife left for Canada. A little later and by God's grace, however, she came back to Uganda.
Elder Muhindo, who had long been aware of our agony, told us one day, "If you receive prayer from a man of God by faith, mourning will turn into joy." I had received prayer from many pastors since childhood but as I had never experienced anything major, I did not have high expectations.
In February 2007, my wife and I met with Rev. Dr. Myong-Ho Cheong, ministering at Nairobi Manmin Holiness Church in Kenya. Elder Muhindo told Rev. Dr. Cheong that after having been without a child for 10 years, my wife and I had come all the way from Uganda to receive his prayer. Rev. Dr. Cheong told us that my wife would become pregnant if we received prayer by faith and proceeded to pray for us with the handkerchief on which Dr. Jaerock Lee had prayed (Acts 19:11-12). I received the prayer with an emphatic "Amen!" at the end.
On the one hand, I did not think of Rev. Dr. Cheong differently than I had of other pastors. On the other hand, I also had a faint hope, thinking, 'I wonder if the prayer of this man would bring about any changes to my wife, me, and the family we have together.'
Then one day, I received a call from my wife, who said tearfully, "Honey! I am pregnant! I was vomiting so I went to see a doctor and was told that I am pregnant!" Hallelujah!
I could not believe my ears. After managing myself to calm down, I called Elder Muhindo and asked him how it was possible to receive God's answer so soon after receiving prayer just once. Elder Muhindo rejoiced upon hearing our news as if it had happened to a member of his own family.
Manmin Central Church was a congregation that had been built for my wife and me. We had long attended church but as we had not seen any manifestations of signs and wonders, God was at work, showing us such marvelous works of faith. Above all else, the incident has brought into our lives the blessing of faith by which we could believe in God earnestly. We have also come to learn that only the gospel of sanctification could bring to us the love of Christ and that only a small number of pastors and ministers had been personally called upon and anointed by Him.
We have access to the Global Christian Network satellite dish at home so we worship God through Dr. Jaerock Lee's messages of life with our friends, family, and neighbors. I can only confess that all this is the result of God's grace and spiritual blessings presented to us through the messages of life.
Furthermore, when I met with Dr. Jaerock Lee during my visit to Manmin Central Church's 25th anniversary celebration in October 2007, I was filled with the Holy Spirit and overjoyed to meet with each member at Manmin. At last, in November 2007, our lovely child was born in the answer of God.
I give all thanks and glory to God for setting us free from torment and anguish and blessing us with our first child after 10 years of marriage!

October 24, 2007
Baluku Geoffrey
Malaba, Uganda