"Thank You, Lord for Leading Me to Become a True Pastor"
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February 07, 2016 |
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Pastor Dahee Lee, age 29, Gumi Manmin Church, South Korea
▲ Pastor Dahee Lee (left, bottom); her father Elder Seokcheol Lee, Vice President of Men's Mission and Financial Director of Students' Sunday School; her mother Senior Deaconess Jaenam Jeon, Manager of Women's Mission and President of Senior Deaconesses' Association; and her sister Deaconess Jihee Lee, Small Group Leader and a worker for GCN
Both of my parents were school teachers. After having their first child, they wanted to have another one. They tried in many ways, but nothing was of any use.
My mother attended a revival meeting held in Masan Manmin Church. She was given faith that she would receive the answer from God only if she could touch the clothing of the speaker Dr. Jaerock Lee. She did it with faith and as she believed, she came to conceive me.
In December 1997, we moved to Gumi and began attending Gumi Manmin Church. When I was in the twelfth grade, I suffered from severe atopic dermatitis, but I was healed of it through Dr. Lee's prayer and Muan Sweet Water.
However, as my puberty period began, I often dozed in worship services and Daniel Prayer Meeting. I was frequently scolded by mother. At some point I felt that God was too strict and asked me to do something too difficult. I had no assurance of salvation. After taking the College Scholastic Ability Test, I had many worries about my future. I had no plan and everything seemed so unstable. Above all, without the assurance of salvation I felt depressed. I expected that I might be able to meet my God if I entered a theological seminary. So I offered up three-day-fasting prayer to God and decided to go to Alliance Holiness Theological Seminary in His answer.
In 2007, after I entered the seminary, I offered up three-day-fasting prayer seven times and cut myself off from the worldly things. I learned the Word of God in a systemic way and realized the goodness and love of Father God through the instructors. Meantime I came to feel that God is my good Father. While listening in class, I was sometimes so moved that I shed tears and went to the restroom to cry. And I also received the grand prize once and the golden prize twice in the Alliance Holiness Theological Seminary Preaching Competition.
In December 2012, I realized that I was short of many things as a pastor and I was not qualified as a pastor. I repented with fasting and offered up three-day-fasting prayer to become a true pastor. I focused on arming myself with the Word of God.
In September 2014, a pastor told me that Daejeon Manmin Church was a source of joy to Senior Pastor by going to the final of Bible Verse Quiz Contest. I had also prepared for the contest every year as Pastor Jesu Choi of Gumi Manmin Church advised me to do so. But I had never entered the finals. So I made going to the final my goal. I was also assured that I could achieve the heart of spirit while preparing for it because I could fill up my shortcomings such as the lack of determination and concentration, impatience, and deficiency in faithfulness.
As a result, in September 2015 I entered the final round of Bible Quiz Contest. God guided me so that I could fill up my shortcomings, sanctify the heart, and fulfill my duty well. In this grace of God, I was blessed to accomplish the heart of spirit in December 2015.
I am an assistant pastor of Gumi Manmin Church. I am serving Young Adults' Mission and Students' Sunday School as a guidance pastor. Moreover, all my family members became church workers and have led happy Christian lives with hope for New Jerusalem. I give all thanks and glory to God who is guiding me to the most valuable way and the way of a true pastor.
With the leaders of Young Adults' Mission and Students' Sunday School
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