My Family is Happy in Faith, Hope, and Love
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September 30, 2012 |
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Senior Deaconess Yunghee Choi (5th Parish, 2-5 Women's Mission)
I was born as the seventh child out of my parents' three sons and five daughters in Jeonnam Province. I was born into a Confucian family, but I have attended church since early childhood thanks to my eldest sister. I enjoyed attending church.
I was healed of angina through Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer
In early 1983, I'd just graduated from high school. At that time, my church had a revival meeting. The speaker was Pastor Jaerock Lee who came all the way from Seoul. It was a year after Manmin Central Church had been opened. In his revival meetings held in Muan-gun and Shinan-gun, I witnessed truly amazing works: various diseases were healed, and people who had been carried on the backs due to disabilities became able to walk home by themselves.
I was moved by the fact that God is alive and blesses us with healing works and answers. I also experienced the Holy Spirit and received the gift of tongue. Afterwards, I led a diligent Christian life but I still felt spiritual thirst since I couldn't be provided with the word of life. Eventually, I decided to move to Seoul.
In early 1984, I registered in Manmin Central Church that I had been longing for. I started an exciting Christian life. Then, I was blessed to experience God's work again. One day, I visited my parents' place on Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day). All of a sudden, I felt piercing pain on my left chest. The pain was getting severe. Later, I couldn't move my body. The medical test result said that I had angina.
I believed, without doubt, that God would cure me when I received Pastor Jaerock Lee's prayer. I received his prayer for the sick with all my heart during every service. In the end, I was entirely healed without knowing when it happened.
After marriage, I did my best in everything with love and sincerity
On December, 23 in 1989, I got married with Yungkyu Jang, who is now an elder, and formed a faithful family. I performed my duty as the first daughter-in-law for his family members including his three brothers and a sister. I fulfilled my God-given duty diligently. I didn't neglect my family-in-law's business, either.
When my father-in-law's birthday was on Sunday, I went to his house located in Hongseong, Chungnam Province the day before his birthday and prepared special cuisine for him. I set the table for him in early morning, cleaned everything, and I went back to Seoul to attend Sunday Worship Services. I did my best to serve my family on holidays, during the kimchi-making season, and in family gatherings. I served my sister-in-law even helping with her postnatal care. Then, they recognized me and helped me lead a proper Christian life, too.
I didn't find it hard to do such things. I just wanted to work faithfully in all God's household. I could do so with joy and happiness because it was something I could do as long as I tried with my heart. In the meantime, God gave me lovely presents, my son named Dael Jang (aged 21) and daughter named Daseul Jang (aged 19).
But we were faced with an unexpected problem when my daughter turned seven months old. I was trimming her nails. At the moment, I found out that her left thumb was bent and it hadn't straightened. I offered up a 21-day-vowed prayer to God. I repented that I had loved my children more than Him and I hadn't worshipped in spirit and truth and disregarded my church duty in an excuse for caring for them. After my tearful repentance, her finger was miraculously straightened.
It brought about an upgrade in my Christian life. After this, I performed my duties as Shalom Choir's member, a Group Leader, and Pearl Chorus' member all the more diligently.
God blessed my family to be a family that abounds with love
 Brother Dael Jang was giving special praise during the worship service.
In early 2009, my family had precious time to grow spiritually. We repented that we didn't love and serve one another. My husband repented first with tears before my children. He asked them to forgive him if he had hurt their feelings and said sorry to them for forcing them to do this and that. I repented next, and my children did so, too. We made up our minds to enter New Jerusalem, the most beautiful place in Heaven, all together.
My husband showed a good example first by serving us. He began acting like our children's friend. Currently, he works faithfully as a Group Leader of Men's Mission and a member of Financial Committee. He also has delivered Manmin News after every Friday All-night Service to show a special deed to God since four years ago.
My son is studying a vocal music in college. After entering it, he often gave a one-day fasting and a three-day fasting to become sanctified. God filled his heart with the Lord's love and guided him. Now, he was blessed to become a member of Harmony Chorus in Performing Arts Committee and received scholarship at school. He is now in the army and belongs to a military band. He tries to be an exemplary soldier and become changed quickly. He wants to be a praise singer who is joy of the shepherd.
 Sister Daseul Jang received Gold Prize in the 19th Manmin Students' Praise Contest.
Also, I haven't told my daughter to do or not to do something. She just grew up well without experiencing problems of puberty. Now she is the 12th graders' Mission Leader, a member of Nazareth Choir, and Sweet Rain Chorus' leader. She hopes that she will praise the Lord with a big and clean vessel. Thankfully, she gave glory to God by receiving Gold Prize in the 19th Manmin Students' Praise Contest during Manmin Students' Summer Retreat held in July, 2012. She wants to become a praise singer who moves people's hearts.
Happiness overflows in my family because we are united as one looking only at one place, the city of New Jerusalem. I give all thanks and glory to God who has let us form a beautiful family of faith.
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