Elder Candidate Kyosung Jin (12-1st Parish, 3-2nd Men's Mission)
Elder Jusup Jin and his wife (in the center), firstborn Elder Candidate Kyosung Jin (in the center of the row behind), second son Deacon Kyochun Jin and third son Kyochul Jin (left in the row behind), fourth son Kyojun Jin (second on the right of the front row) and all other family members gathered in joy and happiness
My family really overflows with joy. The main reason for that is because all of the 19 members including my parents, my three brothers and their families attend the same church.
In 1998, I was first guided to Manmin Central Church by Pastor Myoungsool Kim (ministering to Muan Manmin Church). Until then I had been thirsty for the Word of life, and when I heard many people from the whole country were attending the Friday All-night Service of the church, I harbored a desire to go there. When I attended the church's Friday All-night Service with my wife and my 3-year-old son, it was an unforgettable moment.
The service started at 11:00 PM and closed at 4:00 next morning, but we were so filled with joy that we couldn't know how fast the service progressed. I went to office after two hours' sleeping, but I didn't feel tired at all. I had not been able to quit smoking and drinking for long even if I attended another church. But after I attended that Friday All-night Service, I quitted smoking and drinking completely and tried my best to live by the Word of God.
I have three brothers. In 1994, we, all four brothers, lived in the same house with our parents, and we were attending different churches. My wife and I prayed all the members might attend the same church and tried our best to show the examples of becoming a grain of wheat that after falling into the earth and dying, bears much fruit.
After all, in 1997, they all joined Manmin Central Church. My third brother Kyochul Jin first registered at the church, and then my second brother Kyochun Jin, and lastly my last brother Kyojun Jin did.
My wife Senior Deaconess Myungsoon Ryu used to feel very burdensome of my mother before. But when she heard of Ruth who served her mother-in-law with all her heart, my wife repented from the heart and came to serve her mother-in-law with a sincere heart. As a result, my mother also joined in Manmin Central Church. And by the guidance of my mother, my father Elder Jusup Jin also joined on December 31, 2001.
Now my parents and his four sons and all their families are attending the same church and serving the church as faithful workers. How thankful this is! I am serving as a sub-district leader and a member of Peniel Chorus.
My wife had a weak body since her birth and had a few problems in her kidneys, heart and stomach. And she was suffering from depression, so she even tried to commit suicide. But since she began attending Manmin Church, all her diseases were healed and was appointed as Vice President of Women's Cell Leaders' United Missions.
The same siblings of one mother have many things in common. They depend on each other, have many things in common, and build up affection. But if they get married and constitute their own family, their brotherhood loosens because they begin to put their children, their home and their own lives ahead of their brothers. Sometimes they find themselves in disagreement with other brothers or have ill feelings against them in the midst of seeking their own benefits. But we can make a happy family with faith and love in the Lord.
While we four brothers were living together, various things happened. But we always made our efforts to be at peace with others, and to seek the other's benefits despite our own loss, just the way the Word of God and the teachings of Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee tell us. Whenever various problems took place, we put them into the formula of God's Word and tried to think of them in goodness.
Quarreling, disagreement in opinions, stubbornness, and self-seeking departed from us. We came to consider others' opinions in their shoes, serve and help others, and to sacrifice ourselves for others unsparingly.
Two years ago, my third brother's wife Deaconess Sung-ra Tak was diagnosed with breast cancer. All the members of our families fasted and offered God our vowed prayers. God answered the prayers of our love and faith. When she received the prayer form Senior Pastor, she was completely healed. Through this experience, we all came to become more united and have one heart in faith.
We did not stop testifying to our experiences of God's grace and power at each Korean festival and all family events. When we gathered at a house to celebrate those festivals and events, we shared happy talks with one another, and prepared for tasty foods with joy, and then spent a day or two days with joy.
Since we are serving the same church and the same shepherd in faith and filled with God's love, we are envious of nothing in the world. We want to save not only our family and relatives but also many more souls to please God.
 "I Was Healed of the 5-cm Breast Abscess!"
Deaconess Sung-ra Tak (30th Parish, 2-2nd Women's Mission)
I had led a believing life from my birth, and after meeting my husband Deacon Kyochul Jin, I registered at Manmin Central Church on March 21, 1997. I was so touched at the pure messages of Dr. Jaerock Lee and attended the worship services. I was assigned to the duty of a cell leader and later a sub-district leader. But the faith grew slowly.
In the early May of 2008, I felt pain on the right breast and something hardened in it. Pain worsened and appeared black and blue. The right shoulder ached and I became deafened on the right ear. On May 17, I went to the hospital for the evaluation. The doctor said the result would be presented two weeks later. But a week later the doctor called me and told me to come to the hospital hurriedly. On May 25, I went to Senior Pastor and received his prayer, and next day I went to the hospital again. The doctor said to me, "The result is showing it is breast cancer 100%. Please hurry to a big hospital for closer evaluation." That day I went to the bigger hospital and received ultrasonography and biopsy, and waited for the result.
All of the 19 family members including parents-in-law and my husband and his brothers' family attended Daniel Prayer Meeting and offered God vowed prayer for me during that week. I also attended divine healing meeting held by Manmin Prayer Center, and repented of my sins including my ill-feelings against my husband's family listening to the messages attentively. On May 30, Dr. Jaerock Lee conducted a special divine healing meeting during Friday All-night Service, and I received his prayer. I felt something cool on my whole body, and became assured of healing.
Later I got the result of ultrasonography and biopsy. It showed I was not diagnosed with breast cancer but with only breast abscess. One week later, even that breast abscess completely disappeared. Through this, my husband and his brothers strengthened their brotherhood, and we all became more united and came to serve God faithfully.
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Brother Sukgu Seo
Deacon Seokwon Chang (2-4th Men's Mission, 12-2nd Parish)
Deaconess Eunmi Kim (1st Mary's Mission, 7th Parish)
Brother Moonhak Nah (Chinese Parish)