Testimony Collection 1917–2017 100 Years–A Heritage of Spirituality and Grace
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TESTIMONY COLLECTION 1917–2017 100 YEARS–A HERITAGE OF SPIRITUALITY AND GRACE IN COMMEMORATION OF CENTENNIAL OF THE TRUE JESUS CHURCH AND JUBILEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY TESTIMONY COLLECTION 1917–2017 100 YEARS–A HERITAGE OF SPIRITUALITY AND GRACE I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. (1 Corinthians 3:6) 50 CONTENTS Awakened by Tribulations 54 Why I came to the True Jesus Church 65 Leaving Falsehood and Believing in the Truth—When a Little Lama Met Jesus ESTABLISHMENT 69 OF THE CHURCH God’s Way is the Best Way 1 6 73 The True Jesus Church Grace upon Grace in Manapakkam Village 77 8 Seeking the Spirit, Finding the Truth God’s Special Blessings 80 10 Seeking for the Ark that Saves A Path to the Truth Filled with God’s Grace and Love 83 The Miraculous Guidance of God 16 The Stormy Years of Believing 86 in the Truth How I Received the Holy Spirit 88 Preaching the Truth from Japan THE FIVE to South Korea BASIC DOCTRINES 93 2 The Establishment of the Early 26 Churches in South Korea Walk in the Truth and Be Saved 97 28 A Path Full of Grace The Precious Blood of the Lord Washed Away My Sins 104 Our Testimonies of Believing 30 in the Truth The Miraculous Vision 114 32 My Journey of Believing in the Truth The Church as Described in the Bible 117 35 My Journey to the Truth The Journey of Believing in the Truth— How Marvelous and Beautiful 123 Searching for God 43 The Long Journey 126 of Believing in the Truth Experiences at Work TESTIMONY | Content 128 180 The Path of the Lord Drips The Omniscient True God with Abundance 182 132 The Amazing Grace of God A Rough Path of Conversion 187 Surely Goodness and Mercy Shall Follow Me DREAMS & VISIONS All the Days of My Life 136 191 3 An Amazing Dream By the Grace and Mercy of the Lord— My Daughter, En-min 139 In the Sweet By and By 199 It Is Good to Be Afflicted 142 Peace in the Lord 203 He Holds My Hand 144 Lessons Taught by My Mum 207 Rest in Our Heavenly Home 148 A Vision of the White Sword 210 In His Hands 150 God Loves His Most Foolish Sheep 214 Sunshine after the Rain: 154 God’s Amazing Love The Vision that Strengthened My Faith 156 An Experience during Intercession SPIRITUAL BATTLE 158 Vision of Heaven and Hell 5 220 during Prayer Knowing Jesus Has Been the Greatest Blessing in My Life 227 EXPERIENCES IN TIMES Winning Spiritual Battles OF ILLNESS 4 231 166 Overcoming the Evil One’s My Opportunity to Know the Lord Attacks Through Loving Intercession 168 Experiences in My Sickness 235 Departing from Falsehood 172 and Believing in the Truth Grace in the Midst of the Tohoku Earthquake 238 The Lord Released Me 175 from Demonic Possession He Preserved My Life COMING TO BELIEVE PEACE & GRACE IN JESUS 6 7 298 242 God Blessed Us Miraculously God Touched Me with Children 301 246 God’s Great Love My Christian Journey 302 250 My Child Brought Back to Life Seek and You Shall Find 304 255 The Path to the Truth I Was Lost But Now Am Found 306 257 For with You Is the Fountain of Life; All Things Are Possible with God In Your Light We See Light 260 308 God’s Love Called and Saved The Voice of Experience in Faith— Our Family Words to Students Studying Abroad 263 310 God Healed My 10-year A Man’s Steps Are of the Lord Peeling Hand and Feet (Proverbs 20:24) 265 313 My Journey of Believing in the Lord God Is Our Refuge 267 316 A Ticket to Heaven My Whole Family Believes 274 in the Lord Everything Starts with Hearing 318 the Name of the True Church The Lord Was with Us All the Way 276 320 The Lord Found Me Seeing the Grace of the Lord 278 in the Storms of Life Unconditional Love 324 284 Seeing God’s Grace in Daily Life The Lord Finds His Lost Sheep 327 289 Wading Through the River of Grace The Lord Jesus Chose Me 294 I Surrendered to the Truth TESTIMONY | Content ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHURCH 006 THE TRUE JESUS CHURCH IN MANAPAKKAM VILLAGE The True Jesus Church in Manapakkam Village Chengalpet, India INDIA MISSION COMMITTEE (IMC) The late Dn. M.G. Samuel of Ambatur church, who has happened that Dn. John Chin was visiting India at the been called by the Lord, was a convert from Hinduism. time. Together with Dn. M.G. Samuel, they visited Bro. He was baptized into Christ and became a member Selvaraj and his uncle’s family in Udayambakkam and of the True Jesus Church (TJC) in 1969. He was born baptized them. After that, a place of worship was es- in Udayambakkam Village, a place near Chengal- tablished in 1972 and a bimonthly fellowship session pet. After baptism, he was determined to preach the was held. Bro. Selvaraj’s family members were filled truth to his fellow villagers. During that time, all his with the Holy Spirit, and the villagers were surprised relatives were idol-worshipers. He prayed about this at this. At one time, many demon-possessed and matter and started to preach the gospel to his broth- sick people came to seek Jesus Christ for help. Sub- ers and uncle’s family. Since then, he would return to sequently, some of them were healed and attended his hometown whenever time permits to preach the church services. The name of our Lord Jesus Christ gospel and conduct family prayer sessions. was glorified in that village. One day, one of his brothers, Selvaraj, came to There was a priest of a Hindu temple by the name Ambattur and attended the church service. During Govindan. He was a lunatic and often ran off from his the prayer session, he received and was filled with the house. As such, people had to bind him with ropes Holy Spirit. He also experienced miracles from God to bring him back. They brought him to the sorcer- and therefore requested to be baptized immediately. ers and magicians to heal his mental illness but their On the very same day he was baptized, he returned efforts were all futile. Finally, they brought him to to his hometown and explained these miraculous our prayer house to pray. Being filled with the Holy experiences to the villagers. Upon hearing that, his Spirit, Bro. Selvaraj invited Govindan to stay in the family members were eager to receive baptism. It so prayer house and to pray for a week; and prayed for TESTIMONY | Establishment Of The Church 100 years–A Heritage of Spirituality and Grace him during this time. God’s glory was manifested church leaders with the Dorcas Fellowship funds. We on him; he was healed from this mental illness and hope that the church will continue to grow and glorify requested to be baptized. Subsequently, he and his the name of our Lord. family were baptized by the Ambattur church minis- ters. Subsequently, believers were added to the prayer house daily and many workers were sent there for pastoral and evangelical work. Workers of the Inter- national Assembly (IA) including the late Eld. John Yang, Dn. John Chin, Pr. Simon Chin and Pr. Thomas Kam would assist in the divine works in Chengalpet whenever they visit India. Later on, Ambattur church established a committee to find a permanent place of worship in Chengalpet. The church building fund was raised through this committee. Subsequently, a suitable place was iden- tified at Manapakkam Village and the church building construction began immediately after. In 1985, the church was completed and dedicated to God. 007 Many activities were held in the church with many more divine works waiting to be completed. Upon the recommendation of Ambattur church, Bro. Sel- varaj was hired by the IA as a full-time worker. By the grace of God, the church continued to grow and its membership number has reached 115. Local church activities, series of seminars and train- ings conducted by the IMC and IA cultivated and trained many church leaders. With the retirement of Bro. Selvaraj, Bro. Christudoss was ordained as Dn. Timothy. While Bro. Daniel and Bro. Enoch were attending theological training, Bro. Joseph, who had been through three years of theological training conducted by the IA Training Department was later ordained as Pr. Philip. Furthermore, Bro. Daniel and Bro. Enoch are full-time preachers now. A 54 by 18 feet church building has been constructed to conduct religious education classes and training of I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. (1 Corinthians 3:6) 008 GOD’S SPECIAL BLESSINGS God’s Special Blessings Manila Church, Philippines Deaconess Anna Angela F. Gacumo In the name of the Lord Jesus, I testify. Our first interaction with the TJC could not happen at a more appropriate time. The missionary from the TJC Thank God for leading us to the True Jesus Church shared the Sabbath day teaching with us as well as (TJC). Our first interaction with the TJC started in Oc- other important biblical doctrines. Moreover, he also tober 1990 when my husband, Bro. Fausto Gacumo, told us that TJC was the only church that preached coincidentally met a missionary from the church at the complete biblical truth. My husband, children the airport. In retrospect, it was truly God’s special and I decided to receive baptism without hesitation, arrangement, as He led us to His gospel of salvation together with other truth-seekers from the Glorious here in Manila.