Fw: 80-6I can now hear with my right ear, which had troubled me because of sudden deafness, and with my left ear for the first time in 50 years!

I can now hear with my right ear, which had troubled me because of sudden deafness, and with my left ear for the first time in 50 years!

Deaconess Ok-sun Lee (65; Masan Manmin Church) The year I turned 15, I was grave ill and after I recovered from the illness, I realized I could no longer hear with my left ear. My family was in a difficult financial shape at the time so I could not even dream of a medical treatment. I went for medical checkup 10 or so years later at which point I was told that treatment was impossible. For the next 50 years, I was forced to rely only on my right ear but then, beginning a few months ago, I could not hear with the right ear, either. On the evening of November 28, 2005, I heard a variety of sounds and noises with my left ear at once. After some time, however, except for very loud noises I was no longer able to hear with my right ear. I was diagnosed with "sudden deafness" whose symptoms include severe deafness and tinnitus and the doctor told me that an operation might be necessary in time. However, as I had been healed of rheumatoid arthritis, thyroiditis, gastraneuria, and migraine at Masan Manmin Church 12 years earlier and as I had always seen countless instances of healing in the name of Jesus Christ, I was at peace. Looking back at how I had not been protected by God, I rent my heart in repentance as God reminded me of the times I hadn't served my ill husband from the heart and I hadn't been at peace with my cell members. The next day, I attended the "Tuesday District Prayer Meeting" and received prayer from Parish Pastor Jung-sook Kim with the handkerchief (Acts 19:11-12) on which Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee had prayed. The following day, November 30, 2005, as I went inside the sanctuary at Masan Manmin Church and looked for a seat for the Wednesday Evening Service, I began to hear loud noises all of a sudden. I could hear the conversations of fellow members. I could listen to the message clearly, praise along, and chat with others on the way home in the church van with no difficulty whatsoever. When I went to the hospital on December 30, 2005, to give glory to God with accurate medical data, I learned something even more remarkable. Not only was now I able to hear with my right ear, I could also hear with my left ear for the first time in 50 years! Hallelujah! Before receiving healing: oRight ear: hearing level of 90dB oLeft ear: completely deaf After receiving healing: oRight ear: improves to almost normal level oLeft ear: hearing level of 90dB

Manmin News NO.76 June 19, 2006

Fw: 80-5I have been healed of cystoma ovarii for which I needed to undergo an operation.

I have been healed of cystoma ovarii for which I needed to undergo an operation.

Deaconess Mi-sook Choi (44, Masan Manmin Holiness Church) Back in late March, the lower-left part of my stomach began hurting and I could no longer stand a pain that felt like my stomach being gouged out by a knife. A few days later, my stomach felt like it was going to explode so I went to a local hospital for medical checkup. "There is a large tumor in your ovary and unless you undergo an operation immediately, it is very dangerous." The diagnosis completely caught me off guard. Upon hearing that I had "cystoma ovarii," I could not stand up straight. Anxiety only increased with the passing of time but as I had seen countless instances of healing manifested through Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, I suddenly thought to myself, 'If God places His hand on it, this is nothing." On Sunday, April 16, 2006, I told the details to Rev. Sang-tae Kim, Pastor at Masan Manmin Church, and he prayed for me with the handkerchief on which Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee had prayed (Acts 19:11-12). In that instant, all the pain went away and I attended "The 28-day Special Prayer Meeting" at the Main Sanctuary in Seoul, desperately looking for things I had done wrong against God. There were so many things of which I needed to repent but I rent my heart in repentance for the discord I was having with my mother-in-law. During the Friday All-night Worship Service, I received Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer on the screen, and when I went to bed early Saturday morning, I had a dream in which a great deal of blood was discharged through the vulva. While I was praying at "The 28-day Special All-night Prayer Meeting" on April 23, I received the Holy Spirit's baptism by fire and my body felt like a ball of fire. In excitement, I placed my hand on my lower stomach and realized that I could not feel the tumor that had been there. On April 25, I went to the hospital for another examination and my doctor was apparently very puzzled at what he was seeing and told me, "I cannot see the tumor. It is a normal ovary." When I testified to him that I had been healed after receiving Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer by faith, he rejoiced with me. "Congratulations!" he said. "I am a Christian, too. When God does His work, everything is possible!" Hallelujah!

Manmin News NO.75 June 4, 2006

Fw: 80-4I have been healed of amenorrhea caused by hormonal disorder.

I have been healed of amenorrhea caused by hormonal disorder.

Sun-mi Min (23, New Cheongju Manmin Church) I am twenty-three years of age and single, and since puberty I have had a problem about which I could not confide in others. After graduating from the middle school in 2000, I began suffering from irregularities in periods and the severe and nonstop discharge of blood through the vulva for six years. The doctor diagnosed me with "anovulatory bleeding caused from hormonal disorder," and I always felt dizzy and was out of breath even after making small movements. Upon looking my pale face, people constantly said to me, "What is wrong with you?" and when the discharge of blood was severe, I often had to receive blood transfusion and this was not an easy thing for a student. Then my period stopped in November 2005, and my heart could not feel any heavier. Can you imagine how frightened I must have been to know that period stopped in my early twenties? As I had been leading my life in Christ at New Cheongju Manmin Church and witnessed countless instances of healing manifested by Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, I thought it was the time to show God my faith in Him. With tears, I repented of my past, of how I had enjoyed such worldly things as television and comic books more than God's Word, and of how I had not lived by the Word. I was working at a beauty salon at the time, often standing on my feet for 12 hours a day. Nevertheless, I strove to worship God in spirit and in truth and began calling out to God in prayer at "The Daniel Night Prayer Meeting." Then in February 2006, I received the Senior Pastor's prayer with an offering I had prepared for the crusade in the DR Congo. "May her hormones be controlled and may her internal organs be strengthened!" A few days later, my doctor recommended that I take medication but the moment I vowed to myself, 'The Senior Pastor prayed for me and I would like to vouch for his prayer,' I was very much at peace. That very evening, my period resumed. My body also became whole and I soon began having periods regularly every month. Hallelujah!

Manmin News NO.75 June 4, 2006

Fw: 80-3I have been set free from the affliction of evil spirits and symptoms of depression.

I have been set free from the affliction of evil spirits and symptoms of depression.

Young-ae Lee (33, Milyang Manmin Church) Eight years ago, I left Harbin, China, for Korea, my motherland, and began living a difficult life working at men's shirt factories and restaurants. My body grew steadily weaker and starting about 3 years ago, I unconsciously began seeing evil spirits and the symptoms of depression were detected. I stayed awake many a night because of evil spirits I had seen even in my dreams. Beginning a few months ago, I always felt like I was being chased and my obsessive behavior wrenched my organs, making me feel like I would die soon. I was eventually hospitalized for a year and discharged in November 2005. As I was recuperating, Deacon Suh-hang Um from Milyang Manmin Church visited me and shared with me the love of God who is able to resolve any problems of life and diseases His words were like a ray of light to someone who had been in utter darkness. A few days later, I followed Deacon Um and attended the worship service of Milyang Manmin Church, and with the aid of Milyang Manmin members, I began to grow faith. Peace settled in my heart as I attended "The Daniel Night Prayer Meeting" and I continued to nurture my faith by reading a number of the Senior Pastor's published materials and listening to a variety of sermon tapes. As I listened to the tapes of "The Series on Hell," I turned away from the desire to commit suicide and learned that I was afflicted by evil spirits because of the influence from my idol-worshipping. I attended the monthly handkerchief meetings (Acts 19:11-12) at Milyang Manmin Church, received the grace of repentance, rent my heart in repentance, and saw that my depression symptoms were disappearing. I soon came to believe that I would be healed at once if I received the Senior Pastor's prayer. I began preparing myself with fasting and offerings, and prior to the Friday All-night Worship Service on April 14, 2006, I went before the Senior Pastor and received his prayer. Afterwards, I have been set free from the affliction of evil spirits and while the depression symptoms have disappeared. I have since returned to work and am healthier than ever. Hallelujah!

Manmin News NO.75 June 4, 2006

Fw: 80-2I've Been Healed of the Life-threatening Anorexia!

I've Been Healed of the Life-threatening Anorexia!

In-joo Choi (10th Grade, Eastern Kwangju Manmin Church) Anorexia, one of the most common eating disorders today, is a disease in which a person refuses to consume food to a level that is considered clinically dangerous. The patient is diagnosed with anorexia when he or she has lost 20% or more of his or her weight without any organic reasons. Anorexia is often accompanied by a reckless effort to lose weight, amenorrhea, impotence, physical distortion, and a fear of obesity. It is common among women in their puberty and years immediately following the puberty. The degree of introversion, anxiety, and dependence in anorexia patients, who often also suffer from obsessive behavior, is higher than that of normal people. Reckless dieting During the third year of middle school, all the students had their pictures taken for the class yearbook. Because I was a little overweight, my face looked plump and not pretty at all. At the time, I was 158 centimeters (about 5 feet and 2 inches) tall, weighed 58 kilograms (about 128 pounds), and my friends often called me "Chubby." I wanted to show off a slender body to my friends and immediately went on a diet. I only had two spoons of rice, about 600 grams (about 1.3 pounds) of a variety of fruit, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes for each meal, and filled my hunger with water. I stayed away from beef and snacks and overcame all kinds of temptations by thinking only of a slender and slim body I would soon have. I satisfied myself only with the smelling of delicious food. About three months later, people began telling me I looked great and asked me how I had lost all that weight. As my weight decreased from 58 kilograms to 47 (103 pounds), to 43 (94 pounds), and then to 40 kilograms (88 pounds), I thought I should put an end to the dieting. As I had refused to eat with friends, I became alone at school. I also began spending more and more time, eating alone in my room at home. At the threshold of death from anorexia Although I wanted to stop dieting as I began feeling lonely and an overwhelming sense of emptiness, it was difficult to actually stop. As everything I thought about was losing weight, I didn't even like to hear my family and friends telling me, "Perhaps you should stop." With the passing of time, the thought of eating anything became even more distant and I began losing my appetite all the more rapidly. I also became cranky from the lack of sleep. In December 2005, my weight was at 34 kilograms (75 pounds) and my body grew weaker and weaker. My reflection in the mirror was nothing but skin and bones and I had to wear layers of clothing to hide my body. I began to avoid coming in contact with others and coming out of my room altogether. At some point, going to school alone began to feel excruciatingly strenuous. I did not allow anyone in my room. When my mother tried to undress me to see how I was, I would scream at her and become jittery. As my body lost weight so rapidly, I began feeling chills everyday and I had to carry around a small container of hot water to keep myself warm. I would collapse to my feet in the morning when I tried to get out of bed, when I tried to climb onto the bed at night, or when I tried to get on a bus. I was seized with fear, 'I could die like this, and I could only go to hell if I died right now,' and spent much time crying by myself. All symptoms pointed towards anorexia that had resulted from my reckless effort of becoming thin. Encouraged by the love of brothers and sisters in Christ I was attending Eastern Kwangju Manmin Church at the time and Pastor Yeon-ok Jung, and other Eastern Kwangju Manmin Church members decided to set a week apart for vowed worship service and set three days apart for fasting to pray for me. I soon began to notice differences. Whenever my mother asked me to go with her and receive prayer from Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, I used to become angry with her, saying "I'm no patient!" but now, I wanted to receive his prayer. I also began repenting of not having been obedient to my parents, having gotten angry and hot-tempered with my friends and others, and having focused only on the outward appearance without circumcising my heart. My mother told me later that she had also repented of having disobeyed God's Word during this time, including not having always rejoiced, not having given thanks in everything, not having harbored her children in love, and not having been faithful. Before the Friday All-night Service on January 13, 2006, I went before the Senior Pastor with an offering to receive his prayer. As he saw me so thin and so wan, he said, "What kept you this long until you came to see me?" As he placed his hand on my head and began praying for me, I could feel the indescribable love he had for souls. Next day, I did not eat. My mother was so worried that she said, "Okay, you and I have to talk," and asked me to show her my body. The whole time I was on a diet, I had not allowed her to see my body and she had grown so anxious. Right at that moment, I could see how helpless my mother was. As I began telling her every piece and bit of my torment I had endured, we sobbed uncontrollably together. After receiving Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer I can still remember my mother's reaction upon seeing my body that had grown so thin. When I told her that I could feel the chills going out of my body and that my body began to heat up and sweat while I was receiving the Senior Pastor's prayer, she rejoiced and told me that I was already healed. I began eating rice gruel. I had no strength to eat a spoonful of the rice gruel by myself at first, so I ate little bits often. Yet, I still had difficulty in digesting. After receiving the Senior Pastor's prayer the second time on January 20, I could get on the church van by myself without any difficulty. When I returned home, I began to eat more food and I could also digest food better. When the Senior Pastor prayed for me the third time on January 27, he said, "May she digest well, become healthy, and become even healthier than before!" I felt peace in my heart. On the way back to Kwangju after the Friday All-night Prayer Service, we stopped at a service area on the highway and I wanted to have some soup they had there. As I put the soup in my mouth, I told myself, "It's a miracle! It's a miracle!" I could taste the food for the first time in nearly six months. I have become whole as my body and heart are so pretty! Even though eating is a natural part of man's everyday life, I could not familiarize myself with that notion for a while. Today, however, every bodily function in me has been made normal. I now weigh 48 kilograms (about 106 pounds) and look really pretty. I am more thankful, however, because my heart has also turned beautiful through this experience. During the time I was suffering from anorexia, I was overly sensitive and quick to become angry. As I am so gentle and meek nowadays, people jokingly say that I could possibly not be the same person I had been. My friends and I are close once again. All my teachers are proud to have me in their classes and I am studying diligently. I give all thanks and glory to God and Our Lord and I would also like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee for his prayer.

Manmin News NO.74 May 28, 2006

Fw: 80-Escaping the Swamp of Depression, Now Living a Heavenly Life!

Escaping the Swamp of Depression, Now Living a Heavenly Life!

Deaconess Jong-sun Jeon (52, Changwon Manmin Church) Falling into the swamp of depression resulting from debt and family discord I had been living a very comfortable life after marrying my husband, who at the time was a member of the senior staff at a large company. When my sister-in-law's business failed in 1994, my husband, who had been legally bound himself to pay for her debts, had to sell our house to pay off the debt. When he was fired from his job on top of all this, the foundation of our family life was shaken. I strove to earn money by selling a variety of things but I was completely helpless against the ballooning debt and living expenses. From overworking, I was diagnosed with degenerative arthritis and forced to live with a body that did not function properly. Our family was utterly destroyed by these events. I began spending much time in tears as the relationships with my husband and parents-in-law only grew worse. Beginning in 1998, I suffered from severe insomnia, dizziness, neurosis, convulsion, and deteriorating eyesight. At times, my whole body would become paralyzed and I would collapse without warning. After medical checkup, I was diagnosed with depression, a grave threat to the modern society. I tried using all kinds of known methods in vain and even thought of committing suicide but because of the children, I could not. Rending my heart in repentance of the days I had spent in grumbling and complaining Then one day in April 2004, my sister, Rev. Myong-sook Jeon, Senior Pastor of Changwon Manmin Church, gave me a call. "Jong-sun! Now is the time for you to believe in God and receive healing by the name of Jesus! Start coming to church!" At the time when I was poor in spirit, my sister's urging sounded like a loud alarm and thinking that this could very well be my last resort, I agreed to go to church. Upon stepping into the sanctuary, I could feel heaven in my heart. Heartfelt prayers as well as mental and physical support from my sister and fellow Changwon Manmin Church members more than sufficed to soften my hardened heart. Then I became ashamed of my life which I had lived only for myself. I was also grateful to find myself slowly transforming into a good person as I listened to the life-filled messages of Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee. My heart in the past had been hardened from the difficult life I was living, as I kept placing all the blame on my husband, sister-in-law, and parents-in-law, and never stopped my grumbling and complaining. Yet, I began to see how evil and selfish I had been when measured against God's Word and I also felt sincerity and true love and received encouragement through the Senior Pastor. Then one day while I was praying, I began rending my heart in repentance as I remembered the times when I refused to hear and accept the gospel, placed all the blame on my husband and his family, did not serve others from the heart, became angry and hot-tempered, complained, and grumbled in times of difficulty. Becoming a new and brighter person after receiving "Prayer for the Sick" on the screen Through such undeniable experiences of God's grace, I felt so peaceful as if I had placed all the heavy burdens of life before Christ. My heart rejoiced as I listened to the messages of life that were sweeter than the drippings of the honeycomb, and as I praised and prayed. Joy overflowed in my heart by the love of my brothers and sisters in Christ. This is when I became certain that I could be healed of my depression by prayer. I made every effort to worship God in spirit and in truth, received the Senior Pastor's "Prayer for the Sick" by faith, and clung to God in prayer. Then the symptoms of my depression ? including insomnia, dizziness, neurosis, convulsion, and general paralysis ? all of which had tormented me for more than 10 years, disappeared as I came to develop a bright and positive attitude. Hallelujah! My blessings did not end here. When the Senior Pastor prayed for me in the name of Jesus Christ, my eyesight was restored so that I no longer needed my glasses. I have also been healed of the degenerative arthritis, become whole, and am now faithfully serving the church. Furthermore, as I served my customers and clients with honesty, sincerity, and service in the clothing retail industry with which I was involved, God has blessed me so that my sales record would be 3, 4 times higher than other branches. I give all thanks and glory to my Father God and Lord Jesus, and I would also like to express my deepest appreciation to Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee for his heartfelt prayer.

Manmin News NO.74 May 28, 2006

Fw: 79-I Have Been Healed of the Excruciating Pain in My Abdomen after Receiving "Prayer for the Sick" on GCN!

I Have Been Healed of the Excruciating Pain in My Abdomen after Receiving "Prayer for the Sick" on GCN!

Young-goo Choi (68, Chungjoo Manmin Church) I think my son Deacon Ki-hyuk Choi and his wife are truly faithful children to me and my wife. I know that their preaching about salvation, eternal life, and heaven to my wife and me is not an expression of their true love for us. After reading Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's testimonial memoir Tasting Eternal Life before Death my son had left behind on one of his visits to see us, I was sincerely touched by it and began attending church on July 24, 2005. Afterwards, I installed the GCN programming receiver at home and have been watching Manmin TV, and I am so thankful to have experienced the power of God manifested in the name of Jesus Christ. Around 2:30 in the morning on January 22, 2006, my body felt like it was being twisted against my will and the right side of my urinary bladder felt like it was being pierced by something very sharp. Unable to control my body, I tried tossing about in the bed but the pain remained. I tried going to the bathroom and kept tossing about, but all I could do was to sweat from head to toe and moan in excruciating pain. Around 3:25 in the morning ? about an hour after the pain in my abdomen began ? I told myself I should receive the Senior Pastor's prayer. I turned on the TV to find the rebroadcast of "Manmin Magazine," a program that gathers news around the church, features a testimony of a Manmin member, and is shown during every Friday All-night Service. In the rebroadcast, the Senior Pastor began delivering his message at 4 a.m. As the pain in my stomach grew even worse, however, I was unable to watch the GCN programming. A little more time passed and when the Senior Pastor began praying for the sick after the message, I placed my hand on my stomach. After that I fell asleep. I got up around 6 that morning and realized that the excruciating pain had disappeared completely and I was at peace. The GCN programming my son and his wife installed for my wife and me had saved my life! What is GCN? GCN (The Global Christian Network) is a multi-language and multinational broadcasting system aimed at spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ all over the world through producing and transmitting a variety of high-quality programming including messages, God's power, testimonies, and praise. GCN, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, can be viewed around the clock in the metropolitan New York area and parts of New Jersey on Channels 17 and 27, low power television stations in the region. GCN can also be viewed on the La Familia Cosmovision of the U.S., a cable network with a viewership of over 55 million people in 300 towns and cities in 38 states. In Korea, GCN programming can be viewed around the clock via the NSS-6 satellite that serves the Far East with the installation of a transmitter (For questions concerning installation, please contact Manmin TV Broadcasting Team at +82 2 824 7107, 818 7369).

Manmin News NO.74 May 28, 2006

Fw: 78-My Secret to Escaping a Swamp of Debt and Living a Blessed Life

My Secret to Escaping a Swamp of Debt and Living a Blessed Life

Deacon Jung-kyu Kang (Branch Manager, Urim Insurance Company Digital, Inc.; United Mission Leader, Light and Salt Mission) Tormented by the grim realities of life from credit card debts I began working at a large Korean restaurant in Seoul in 1993. With a small salary and a debt – which I had received when I moved to Seoul – to pay back, I began using credit cards. Around 1999, I began the preparation to start up a business with an associate of mine and with the intemperate use of the credit cards, and I soon realized that I was no longer able to pay back the mounting debt with the kind of salary I was receiving at the time. I made over 10 credit cards so that I might pay back all the debt by switching from card to card, but the only thing left in the end was a ballooning debt. For the interest alone, I had to pay around $1,3000 every month, and the interest over a 3-year period alone was more than $38,000; in sum, I had run up over $100,000 in credit card debt. Gaining spiritual faith with the healing of my nephew Hospitalized for leukemia After receiving God's healing While I was gasping for breath from the swamp of debt in March 2000, my nephew Sae-jin (at the time 7 years old) – the son of my younger sister living in Changwon, Kyungnam Province – was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia. My sister tried to save money by eating less to help pay for the hospital visits, and she herself soon began suffering malnutrition and deteriorating eyesight. Yet, as I was unable to help her financially, I could not feel sorrier or more helpless. In May 2001 was "The 9th Two-week Special Revival Meeting with Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee." I told my sister, "Sook, Sae-jin can live if you guys come to my church. There are all kinds of things happening there, like the blind opening their eyes and the mute beginning to speak. Let's at least go and see." After having been preached the gospel in such a convincing manner, my sister attended the Revival Meeting with Sae-jin and on the first day, when Sae-jin received prayer from Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, he was healed of leukemia. All my sister's family members have come to believe in God through this incident and their lives are filled with bliss to this day. I have also come to gain spiritual faith and was comforted in the heart, but the torment from my financial trouble still remained. Repenting of my disobedience as marked by my poor credit After years of nonpayment of the debts, I was finally listed on the bad credit "blacklist" in 2003. The difficulties soon followed as no banks were to do business with me and I was harassed and threatened by bondholders. My wife and I left our two daughters with her parents and began working together. Whenever I saw my wife in anguish and was reminded of how our girls were forced apart from the embrace of their parents for over a year, my heart was rent again and again. This is when I repented thoroughly of not having obeyed the Senior Pastor's messages on how I was to always live by God's Word and not having remembered his warnings against the evil practices of intemperate credit card use. I did my best not to show my difficulties to others and as I rejoiced in the Lord and diligently carried out my God-given duties, I only prayed for everything to be resolved according to His ways. Vowing to pay back Our Lord's grace while receiving relief At the request of my Restaurant Mission Parish Pastor Rev. Sang-joon Park, who was well aware of my situation, I began receiving monetary relief from the church in July 2003. I felt embarrassed and I also deeply felt the love of Our Lord and my shepherd. A year later, my financial troubles had not ended but I stopped receiving the relief by faith so that people who were in greater need could receive it. I began praying fervently so that I could receive financial blessings with which I hoped I could help the church and the Senior Pastor, give relief to those in need, and pay back Our Lord's grace. In March 2005, at the proposal of Deacon Eui-won Kim, I began working as an insurance planner as a side job. Two months later, at the fifth anniversary of Sae-jin's healing, all of my family went to greet the Senior Pastor for a brief meeting, during which I vowed to devote myself to the insurance industry, which would allow me to faithfully keep the Lord's Day holy and carry out my God-given duty as a mission leader of the Restaurant Mission. Marching forward by faith on the path of righteousness June 1, 2005, was my first day at Urim Insurance Company Digital, Inc., a company that handles insurance products by Shinhan Life. As I had no previous experience in the insurance industry or in insurance planning, there were many difficulties at first. However, as I kept in my mind the words of the Senior Pastor, "Do not rely on people. Believe only in God as you walk on the path of righteousness. Do not become greedy and be patient with your work," I did not look for shortcuts to great sales performance but only strove to walk and remain on the path of righteousness. Elder Kyu-dong Lee, representative director at Urim Insurance Company, also assisted me in many ways. In 2006, I was elected United Mission Leader at the Light and Salt Mission (Manmin Joong-ang Church's interdenominational mission that serves Christians who work on Sundays) and began faithfully carrying out my God-given duty. As I have long desired to give relief to the needy and provide financial support for mission, I relied on God's Word, "Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness" (Psalm 37:3), began each day with the Senior Pastor's "Prayer at the Beginning of a Day" recorded on a cassette tape, and worked diligently to close each of the contracts. Then God began working in His wondrous ways. There were clients who insisted on signing insurance contracts with me even though their husbands or wives were insurance planners. After briefing the potential clients, some of them would say that they felt they could trust my company's products and even took me around the whole building and all the departments of their companies, referring even more clients to me. Magnifying God with an unbelievable sales record I prepared offerings every Sunday morning and received the Senior Pastor's prayer by faith. Whenever I briefed the clients, I had with me the handkerchief on which the Senior Pastor had prayed (Acts 19:11-12) and God never failed to do His share of the work. When I showed my faith to God in an earnest desire to give a tithe of about $1,050 (KRW 1,000,000) each month, I could accomplish that goal after receiving the Senior Pastor's prayer by January 2006, and two weeks later, I was giving God a tithe of about $2,1000 (KRW 2,000,000) a month. As of April 2006, in 10 months since I began working as an insurance planner, I am now giving God a tithe of over $2,800 (KRW 2,700,000) every month. In March, my sales performance came in first place among 3~4,000 Shinhan Life insurance planners throughout Korea, and in terms of a single product sales, I could magnify God with an unbelievable record. In recognition of my work, I was promoted to the position of Branch Manager of Urim Insurance Company Digital, Inc., on April 1, 2006. As all of my debts have also been resolved with the assistance of one of my acquaintances, I have been working diligently with a lighter heart and living a joyous life in Christ. I give all thanks and glory to God and I express my deepest gratitude to Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee for his heartfelt prayer.

Manmin News NO.73 April 16, 2006

Fw: 77-I Have Been Healed of the Excruciating Rheumatoid Arthritis!

I Have Been Healed of the Excruciating Rheumatoid Arthritis!

In-soon Kim (Chinese 1 Parish) Moving to Korea and suffering from rheumatoid arthritis Born and raised in China, I had worked at a restaurant for much of my life. When someone told me that I could make a lot of money in Korea, I came here in December 2000. I began working at a restaurant in Seoul but soon afterwards, joints in my hands, feet, and shoulders started to twinge and go numb at times. Then in March 2001, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. The doctor told me complete healing was impossible and recommended that I stop working. I could not stop working, however, as I had to earn money to pay back my debts and pay for my daughter's tuition; I went back to the restaurant and resumed working under the constant, excruciating pain. I carried around an amulet for healing, took all kinds of medication known to be effective in curing arthritis, and even had cat meat. None of these efforts were fruitful. Hearing the Gospel and led to Manmin Joong-ang Church The arthritis grew worse and worse. The agonizing pain made me feel as though each bone and joint in my body would fall off. Then starting about a year ago, I was forced to stay in bed. Early March 2006, at the advice that my tendons would contract and bones would stiffen up if I stayed in bed all the time, I was walking around the less crowded parts of my neighborhood. On that March day, I was preached the gospel by one Manmin Joong-ang Church member. "God can heal any kind of diseases." I was hesitant to believe what I was hearing at first, but because I could not ignore it I gave her my telephone number. A few days later, District Leader, Chinese Parish, Deaconess Jung-ok Kim visited me at home. "I'd been suffering from breast cancer myself but have been healed after receiving Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer." I was moved by the fact that District Leader Kim came from the same town in China as I did and I was touched by how she was treating me like a member of her family. Awestruck by the constant attention and love she showed me, I attended the Wednesday Evening Service on March 22, 2005. Meeting the Living God after reading Rev. Dr. Lee's books Upon returning home after the Service, I began reading Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's testimonial memoir, Tasting Eternal Life Before Death. A story about how God met with the Senior Pastor and healed all of his diseases at once, and how he became God's servant of power was an inspiration itself. After staying up until 3 o'clock in the morning to finish reading Tasting Eternal Life Before Death, I read The Message of the Cross at one sitting the next day, during which I could not contain the teeming tears continuously coming down my cheeks. I could only be touched by the love of Our Lord who has delivered us from hell and placed us on the path to salvation. Furthermore, the love of the district leader and other parish members, who often brought food and tended me, was more than enough to move my heart. Regretful of the time I had lived without knowing God, I began crying uncontrollably. Becoming whole again after receiving the shepherd's prayer by faith! Prior to the Friday All-night Service on Friday, March 24, 2006, I went before the Senior Pastor with the help of my parish members and received his prayer. "Rheumatoid arthritis all over her body, go away! ¡¦ I pray all this in the name of Jesus Christ." Then a miracle took place. My legs, which had felt like heavy stones before I received prayer, became strengthened and I could begin walking on my own! Hallelujah! The next day, I received prayer from Grand Parish Pastor Rev. Do-chun Shin of the Chinese Parish with the handkerchief on which the Senior Pastor had prayed (Acts 19:11-12), my arms and hands became strengthened and I could place my hands on the floor. As the long-lasting pain went away, I could sleep comfortably for the first time in a very while. During the "Healing Festival" time in the second part of the Friday All-night Service held March 31 – April 1, 2006, I went up to the lower stage in the Main Sanctuary to give glory to God with my healing. The fact that I could walk up the stairs without any difficulty was a miracle in itself. That night, I became convinced of the healing through a dream God showed me. In that dream, there was a doctor who healed all over my body by correcting the crooked joints and bones and straightening out the contracted tendons, and the doctor was none other than the Senior Pastor. Tears spring up from my eyes whenever I think of how I have come to meet the Living God and learn about heaven and hell for I know I would have otherwise died a cripple and ended up in hell. I am so happy I want to shout from the top of my lungs to let the whole world know how happy I am to have met God. "Everyone, Our Father God is alive!" I give all thanks and glory to God and I would also like to express my deepest appreciation to Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee for his heartfelt prayer.

Manmin News NO.73 April 16, 2006

Fw: 76-Loving and looking after the neglected is my joy and happiness!

Loving and looking after the neglected is my joy and happiness!

Senior Deaconess Hyun-joo Oh (Chairman, Funeral Service Committee, President, Volunteers for the "Hearing-impaired First" Committee) After meeting God through the healings of my father-in-law and oldest son by the prayer of Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee, I have been so grateful for His grace and diligently begun serving God and the church by doing the things I can from cleaning the restrooms to helping with the preparation for food at weddings and funerals. Growing up as the youngest of nine children, I didn't know how to pickle vegetables into Kimchi and was not very good at preparing other dishes. Yet, as I always prayed in helping with preparing food, people began commending me very often, "This tastes great!" There was once a string of funeral taking place for the span of 15 days, and I felt quite exhausted. However, when I saw those family members receiving grace, attending church, and growing into church workers, it all felt worthwhile. The following is a story from the time when the Volunteers for the "Hearing-impaired First" Committee was founded in 2001. After learning that there were many married couples who had not had weddings because of financial difficulties, I began praying for a joint wedding. Soon afterwards, with profound interest and love from Manmin members and monetary support from "Relieving the Needy" campaign, we could have a very elegant and joyous wedding ceremony. I also strove to become their friends by learning the sign language. Today, the joy from seeing them standing on the firm foundation of faith on their own cannot be exchanged or replaced with anything else in the world. I give all thanks and glory to the Father God who has taught me true happiness through service!

Manmin News NO.72 April 2, 2006

Fw: 75-I'm free from the 30 years of alcoholism!

I'm free from the 30 years of alcoholism!

Keum-soo Choi (55, Southern Ulsan Manmin Church) Since getting married in 1974, I have led a difficult life marked by constant bickering with my husband and financial troubles at home. During that time, I became an alcoholic, drinking three bottles of hard liquor 'soju' almost daily. I was merely continuing my life from one day to the next, without any hope or desire. I could not feel too sorry whenever my husband asked me, "How could you be like that? Do you really like to drink that much?" It would be more accurate to say that I could not live without drinking than I actually enjoyed drinking. In the autumn of 2004, my husband Oh-jung Moon began attending Southern Ulsan Manmin Church. I followed my husband to the church every now and then but because I was drenched in alcohol on most Sundays, I never actually attended Sunday Worship Services. Then on January 25, 2006, my husband came home from church with a book which Rev. Chang-hoon Han (Pastor, Southern Ulsan Manmin Church) had lent him. It was none other than Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's Tasting Eternal Life Before Death, which is giving teeming grace to people all over the world. Out of curiosity I began reading through page after page and ended up meeting the living God. "Wow¡¦the Senior Pastor met God the Healer who cured him at once after roaming about the threshold of death for 7 years. God is alive!" I cried throughout the book. Astonishingly, I realized that I wasn't even thinking of drinking even a little after finishing the book. My head felt clearer and my body lighter once I stopped drinking. Nowadays, instead of alcohol, I am drenched in Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's messages that are sweeter than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb! Hallelujah!

Manmin News NO.72 April 2, 2006