Healed from a knee fracture in six days
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March 08, 2026 |
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Kyungsoo Kim | Male, 65, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul
On Wednesday, October 8 last year, during the Chuseok holiday, I went hiking with my family for the first time in a while. About fifteen minutes after we began the hike, my left ankle caught on a sharply protruding rock, and I fell. I tried to get back up and continue climbing, but the intense, stabbing pain in my knee made it impossible to take even a single step, so I had no choice but to come back down the mountain. The descent was far more painful than the climb. Supporting myself with both hands on the ground, I barely managed to make my way down the mountain on one leg and finally got into a taxi.
The moment I touched my knee in the taxi, I could clearly feel that a bone had been broken. Although I arrived in front of my house, I was unable to take even one step, so I went straight to a nearby private clinic. There, I was immediately told to go to the emergency room of a large hospital. After an MRI scan in the emergency room, the doctor said, “Your kneecap is fractured. Unlike other bones, the kneecap is separated into upper and lower parts, so surgery is absolutely necessary.”
And, the doctor recommended that even with surgery, I would need to use crutches and undergo rehabilitation therapy and suggested scheduling the operation for Friday, October 10. However, if I were hospitalized and had the surgery, I would not be able to attend the church’s 43rd Anniversary Service on October 12. Desiring to be healed by faith, I chose not to be hospitalized and returned home. Thereafter, at every Daniel prayer meeting, I deeply repented in prayer for the times I had failed to pursue peace at work and at home, and I received pastor Soojin Lee’s prayer for the sick each day.
On October 12, the day of the church anniversary service, my knee pain was so severe that I struggled each time I put my foot down. I arrived early at the anniversary celebration with a wheelchair prepared. As pastor Soojin Lee was entering the celebration hall, she saw me and greeted me with a nod. At that very moment, an indescribable peace filled my heart.
After the first service ended, faith was given to me, so I removed the splint and tried sitting without it. To my amazement, there was no discomfort in my leg at all. Then, during the second part of the service?the celebration?I felt prompted to remove the compression bandage as well, so I took it off and tried walking. Astonishingly, at that very moment, my leg didn’t hurt.
After all the celebration had ended, as pastor Soojin Lee was heading back, my daughter said to her, “Please pray for my father.” She immediately came over, laid her hand on my knee, and prayed for me. Right after that, I could feel the pain in my knee completely disappear. Next morning, something amazing happened. As usual, I was able to transfer between the bus and subway and go to work normally.
On October 14, six days after the fracture, I visited the hospital and took an X-ray. The doctor said, “The bone has almost completely healed. You just need to take good care of it now.” The kneecap, which is more difficult to treat than other bones, had joined together in just a few days. Hallelujah! I give all thanks and glory to God who healed me.
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Manmin News 
