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“Children and Students in Manmin Central Church Grow Well!” 4 Testimony No. 196 August 15, 2010 Manmin N ews My father died when I was 8 few months, and then lived in put the Word of God in action. years old, and my mother died a fishing village for 2 years. And I attended daily divine “I Drop the Anchor when I was at 12. I had three Through such a life, I could healing meeting held in younger siblings, so I had to get recover good health. In 1970, I Manmin Prayer Center, and Manmin N ews of Hope and Sail a job shortly after graduating came back to Seoul and began sincerely repented that I had from the elementary school. I working at a famous shoes’ not believed in God but lived began to work at a bookstore shop ‘Eiffel.’ I earned much a gay and fast life. My heart toward the Kingdom my relative was running. I money and led a gay life in was filled with thanksgiving No. 196 August 15, 2010 did various chores including sex and drinking. Thus, I lost a and joy. On June 14, I went cleaning the bookstore by proper timing for marriage and to the hospital for regular of Heaven in My daytime, and studied hard by cut off all communications with evaluation, and the result was nighttime. Because I studied my family because I felt shy amazing. The doctor said there with zeal, I could enter a that I was leading a fast life. was no proof of liver cancer “Children and Students in Late Days” college easily. Finally, I lost my health, so recurrence, the function of After enrolling the college, I quit my job. I entered into a liver was normal, and I was Brother Kwanduk Yoon (age:73, 13th Parish) I went to the military service. small business and managed to the same as a normal person I wanted to study after make a living. I spent my 40 in everyday life and work. Manmin Central Church Grow Well!” completing the military service, years that way, and now I am He added I would completely but I had to give up studying in 70s. On April 20, 2009, I recover soon only if I maintain at the college and instead earn went to the hospital for medical the condition. money because I had no tuition checkup because of high blood I said, “I’ve got a new life Children’s Summer Bible School and Students’ Summer Retreat fee. I was employed at a shoes’ pressure and diabetes. But I was now,” holding the doctor’s shop that dealt with a famous diagnosed with liver cancer. I diagnostic document, and that Were Filled with the Spirit brand “Esquire” in Seoul and was greatly shocked and tried my heart was filled with dreamed of the bright future, to forget it by drinking a lot. I thanksgiving and joy. After even though I had to give up received medical treatments at coming out of the hospital I studying. It happened when I the hospital and was examined stood at a corner of the hospital was 24 years old. Five years again. There was no hope for park and welled up many tears. later, I was found stricken with recovery. I lifted up my hands toward the acute lung tuberculosis and On May 9, 2009, I met with heaven and called, “God! Oh, received medical treatments Deaconess Soonduk Park and God!” My heart became filled at the Seoul Central Area City was guided to Manmin Central with the hope for Heaven and Hospital for one and half a Church by her. Listening to the love for the Lord. years. the messages preached by In the twilight years of my After discharging from the Dr. Jaerock Lee, I realized life, I came to become a child hospital, I was so skinny and the answer to fundamental of God! I have also recovered exhausted in mind and body. questions in life. True peace the communications with my I had to restore my health came upon my mind. Deaconess younger brother who had been prior to making a living. I Park gave me various audio severed for a long time, and searched for a good Buddhist tapes including The Message of reconciled to him in love. ‘God! temple and stayed there for a the Cross, and I did my best to I really thank You.’ In June of 2010, I heard about the news of 2010 “I Was So Happy at the Summer Retreat of Manmin Central Church. I had much 2010 Students’ Summer interest in the Students’ Praise Contest that would be held at the summer retreat. I looked Retreat along with forward to seeing Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee, attending the Korean Friends” worship services of Manmin The 2010 Children’s Summer Bible School and Students’ Summer Retreat took place at Manmin Central Church and Chungjuho Resort respectively, and many students and children Central Church, and having Sarah Johnson (West Virginia of USA) determined to play the role of the salt and light in the world through various programs including life-filled messages, prayer meetings, praise contest, and camp fire. fellowship with Korean friends and participating in the Praise with many friends who were at message on the third day were Children’s Sunday School Manmin Central Church, July Next, the 2010 Students’ by the worldly things, what to won the first prize. After the Contest at the summer retreat. I Students’ Sunday School. The so touching that I cried out with and Students’ Sunday School 25 to 28 under the auspices of Summer Retreat took place at the put into their hearts and how to praise contest, Pastor Andrew led also wanted to improve my faith. friends were kind and helped me tears and repented of my sins in prepared Summer Bible School Children’s Sunday School. Chungjuho Resort, Chungbuk control their curiosity on the other the camp fire and the students I determined to participate in the practice the song many times the first row. and Summer Retreat respectively, On the first day, Senior Pastor Province from July 26 to 29, sex. displayed their faith and love for praise contest along with my even though we couldn’t make On the second day I fully and relived their parents of the Dr. Jaerock Lee delivered the under the title “Spirit” based on 1 On the third day Pastor Timothy God offering fervent praises to younger sister Stephanie. She communications with each other. participated in the athletic and I practiced the song “Our When I received Dr. Jaerock meeting and very thankfully I burdens on education. message titled with “God Listens John 1:5. On the first night Pastor Kim, Principal of Students’ God. God” and prayed. Lee’s prayer for participation was chosen as the female MVP. The teachers of Children’s to My Prayer” and urged children Heesun Lee delivered the message Sunday School, delivered the Deaconess Eunja Lee who has On July 19, I arrived in the in the praise contest, I was so In that afternoon and evening many friends and finally she did we give thanks to him and many Sunday School, whose principal to “pray to God with faith, titled with “A Man of Spirit” and message titled with “By the two children attended the 2010 land of Korea along with my touched and welled up tears. I and my sister Stephanie a good job at the contest. Many friends. is Pastor Sungsik Chang and love and hope for Heaven as testified to the spiritual realm she Power of the Holy Spirit” and Children’s Summer Bible School mother Soojin Johnson and On July 26, the 4-day practiced our song a lot until teams took part in the praise I was greatly challenged at Students’ Sunday School, whose His children in order to receive saw with her spiritual eyes, and planted passion, vision, dream, and said, “I’ve volunteered at this my elder and younger sisters Students’ Summer Retreat was late. My sister Stephanie played contest and we were awarded this 2010 Students’ Summer principal is Pastor Timothy Kim answers.” emphasized about the blessings and zeal into their hearts. Shortly 2001 Children’s Summer Bible after the 14-hour flight. I was kicked off. Pastor Heesun Lee’s the guitar and I sang the song. the ‘Favorite Prize’ among many Retreat. I am very thankful for had prepared for the Summer On the last and fourth day, a spiritual person receives from after the education, Five-minute School as an assistant teacher. I’ve so glad to attend the worship message on the first day, Pastor Stephanie didn’t seem to play rivals. We thought it was made my spiritual growth through the Bible School and Summer Retreat the 3rd Manmin Children’s God. Speech Contest with Dr. Jaerock been able to be comforted to see services of Manmin Central Soojin Lee’s on the second the guitar well at first, but possible by the prayer of Senior holiness gospel and I am so glad with fasting and prayer because Performing Arts Festival was On the second day athletic Lee’s books took place and our children be well-armed with Church and to have fellowship day, and Pastor Timothy Kim’s improved her skill by the help of Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee. Now to have many friends in faith. the future of those children, the held, and many teams showed meeting was held and all students dozens of students spoke about the Word of God and them grow church and the nation depend on various performances including competed with one another in their impressions about the book well in spirit.” their education.
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