A Downpour Ended Drought in Our Chives Farm
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July 08, 2012 |
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Deacon Wonkyu Song (3-26 Parish, Korea)
I run a 2.5-acre-farm in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province named 'Rainbow-Rising Farm' that was credited as an eco-farm by the government. A lot of farms were suffering from severe drought nationwide in recent few months in the first half of 2012. My farm was no exception.
I spent time paying attention to weather forecasts with hope for rain. But there was no news that it would rain. I was worried that the chives crop would fail.
When it comes to agricultural products, the product quality and the shipping time play critical roles in the market. If things went the way they did at that time, the edges of my chives would become yellow, namely, the products quality would drop. It would cause great financial loss in amounts up to approximately 15,000 dollars.
Additionally, the chives in my farm are sold to National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, iCoop, Spring Rapids, and Green Village, and Korea Organic Farming Association since my products are raised in an eco-environment. Therefore, I always have to keep as many chives available as I could sell for at least a month to offer them to the organizations properly, but at that time I had only the amount of chives that I could sell for a week.
If I didn't provide buyers with my crops at the right time, I would lose their confidence. I would also feel sorry for those who wanted eco-friendly chives, so I was desperate. However, I decided to rely on God who controls weather since I had seen amazingly powerful works manifested through Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer.
On Friday, June 8, 2012 I got the opportunity to receive Dr. Lee's prayer in the church. I wrote my prayer title saying, "God! Pour down rain upon my farm so that chives will grow well" and I received his prayer with faith.
After I returned home from Friday All-night Service of Manmin Central Church, the next day, on June 9, a truly amazing work happened to my farm. I saw the traces of the heavy showers around my farm that was enough to end troubles caused by the severe drought.
I said to my father, "Dad, it looks like it really rained. When did it rain?" He said, "It rained heavily between 4 and 5 P.M. yesterday. I think it was the greatest downpour this year."
Although people suffer from constant drought nationwide, it rained heavily on and around my farm. I was thankful to God. I give thanks to Dr. Jaerock Lee who prayed for me so that I could experience the work of God transcending space and time. I give all thanks and glory to the living God the Trinity.
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