"I Hope to be a Police Officer Who Can Deliver Trust and Love to People"
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April 05, 2015 |
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Elder Joongik Jeon, age 52, Leader of Patrol in Geumcheon Police Station
In March, 1993, my wife's sister and her husband Elder James Choi gave me Dr. Jaerock Lee's testimonial memoirs Tasting Eternal Life before Death and sermon tapes entitled "The Message of the Cross". Through them I started to have faith. The Word of God was like honeycomb and I became eager to live by the Word. As I tried to abide in the Word one by one, God blessed me with many things such as a chance to join the training program with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, USA and I got the best score on the promotion test to become a sergeant.
In November, 1993, I registered in Manmin Central Church and then I was blessed to be appointed to the Office of Presidential Security. Blessings overflowed in both my family and workplace. Meantime I experienced the love of God. On December 23 of 1998, as a leader of SWAT team, I was called in to take control of Jogyesa (a Buddhist temple) because there was a riot. This incident attracted great attention from media. To oust protestors, we had almost reached the fifth floor using a ladder truck.
Suddenly, a brace beam supporting the ladder broke and the ladder truck overturned. We were falling 15m down to the ground. I was desperately floundering in the air to survive. At the moment, I felt big hands hold up and support my body and also the ground felt soft and comfortable as if it were covered with cotton. Amazingly, I was not hurt at all. Through this, I drew myself closer to God.
Being a policeman is rewarding but never easy. We sometimes meet with very dangerous or difficult incidents. One day, I was on a night duty. A stout man in his mid-thirties was brought to our office. He yelled loudly and chewed the lids of a kettle and a bottle. He made a disturbance saying he had a stomachache. He told us to send him to hospital.
The falling accident during the suppression of the riot in Jogyesa reported by a daily newspaper (December 23 in 1998, Elder Joongik Jeon circled by dotted lines)
He was beyond everyone's control, so I came close to him and made eye contact with him. His eyes were blood shot and filled with fury. In heart I drove away the enemy devil and Satan in the name of Jesus Christ. He was closest to me, but he tried to avoid me and implored, "I can't look at you straight in the eye. Don't come near me." I talked about God whom I had met, hugged him, and prayed for him with tears. Afterwards, though he was put in Yeongdeungpo Prison, he came to have faith. He sent me a letter in tears expressing his thanks for helping him have faith and praying for him.
I carried the handkerchief on which Dr. Lee had prayed by putting it around my neck. I think the power came out from the handkerchief at that time (Acts 19:11-12). Since then I have solved many tricky cases that my co-workers couldn't deal with. I realized that my active acts of goodness can help many souls become renewed and I have tried my best to achieve a more beautiful heart for any circumstance.
No matter how vicious criminals were, I treated them warmly and delivered the love of the Lord. My co-workers felt my sincerity and have helped me a lot. We have achieved great performance results in every aspect and we have a strong sense of unity. In 2014, my team won the first prize in the Performance Evaluation for policemen.
On July 28, 2014, I heard a resonant and loud voice in a dream saying, "My loving son! The Lord will come soon!" Since then I have spread the gospel in season and out of season to satisfy the Lord's thirst and receive back the price of His blood. I am President of Men's Mission 3. All our workers were united in love and we have diligently taken care of our members. In three months, we found and led more than 30 members back who had been absent for a long time.
"Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever" (Daniel 12:3). I want to be the point man leading many people to the right way. I give all thanks and glory to God of love.
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