Father has given me overflowing blessing for my steadfast faith
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Manmin News
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September 07, 2005 |
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Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval. (Hebrews 11:1-2)
Layman Missionary Nakhoon Seong (4-15th Parish, Patent Attorney)
While preparing for an examination for officials
After graduating from my university in 1986, I went to a mountain to prepare for a special examination, and there I read the Bible for the first time. On a spring day when azaleas blossomed all over the earth, I read the story of Jacob who took a stone and built up an altar, and my heart was touched. So, I picked up a bundle of azaleas and built them up for an altar. And I prayed imitating Jacob's prayer.
In the late autumn I was reading the last page of the Book of Revelation and firmly determined to find out the evidences of the living God. That year I passed the examination and started my official work with a big dream as a secretariat at the Ministry of Government Administration.
Feeling troubled in my first religious life
I was transferred to the Korean Intellectual Property Office and lived a faithful Christian life there and once was elected as chairman of Office Christian Fellowship. As time had passed, competition became severer among us because of problems in the promotion to higher positions, and the study abroad that was sponsored by the government. Some of them tried to comfort themselves with drinking and some others were advanced by human relationships. I could not follow that way as a Christian. I only prayed to God. However, I failed in being promoted for three years and that repeated failure brought pains and frustrations on my heart.
Attending the Friday All-night Service
One day in 1998, I first attended the Friday All-night service of Manmin Joong-ang Church. Up until that time I had heard many messages and read many Christian books, but nothing had such a clear message of God as that of Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee.
On the 3rd of July, 1998, I registered at Manmin Joong-ang Church and came to experience abundant evidences of the living God that I had searched for at a dormitory on a mountain more than 10 years earlier. In my twenties, I dreamed that I would receive a Ph. D. in patents at the University of Tokyo, and become the best professional of patent fields in Korea. After registering at Manmin Joong-ang Church, I was successful in everything and finally flew to Japan for study abroad.
While studying in Japan, I eagerly wanted to preach the holiness gospel there as a layman missionary. A few months later an incident related to MBC happened to my church and my church suffered financial difficulties. I decided to become a financial missionary for my church and was commissioned as a missionary to Japan on September 19, 1999.
Trying to support my church financially
On July 21, 2000, I established a Nano semiconductor company in Korea to accomplish my dream. I recruited powerful doctorates who were from KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), the University of Tokyo, and the University of Marx Crank. But, some of them mistook me for an improper person because of the incident of MBC. Finally, I gave up that company, and when I retired, I received 150,000,000 Won (USD $ 150,000). I offered that money to God wishing that it would be helpful to the finances of my church.
The following year I was able to enter the doctoral degree program that I had been dreaming about at the University of Tokyo. Now, in a short period of time the way would be opening before me to become the best professional patent attorney who would be eligible for various influential titles in the field of patents, and without big competition.
However, the desire of my heart was steadfast since I had determined to financially support my church, and it enabled me to cast away every longing for secular success. Until I finished my study, I concentrated on inventing something new, a "chesk", that is, the combination of a chair and desk.
Through trials of blessing
Two years later I finished my study and returned to Korea, and I met with trials for blessing. The company I had founded about 2 years before asked me to refund the 150,000,000 Won (USD $ 150,000), and I signed on the document that said that I would have to repay 10 million Won every month. After 18 months, my financial situation met with limitations and I resigned from my job.
While I suffered that financial difficulty, my senior pastor supported me and I was able to continue to invent a "chesk." But it was not easy because I had no experience in it. In the end, all the capital was gone and I had to suffer severer trials. I wished to overcome all those trials with perseverance and faith like fathers of faith, even if I chanced losing everything. I wanted to become a precious vessel that possessed the faith of gold.
From the September of 2003, I worked for the Jungmin Law Offices as a patent attorney. There I found the sinful mind and fleshly thoughts within me. I was continually refined for the faith in which I would not follow my way but God's way, the love and goodness in which I would understand the party and the unchanging gratefulness.
Overflowing blessing
On the New Year's Day Service of 2005, I strongly felt I would receive the blessing of God. In the April of 2005, I received Rev. Dr. Lee's prayer for my new International Patents Technology Transfer Project. He prayed that my tithes would begin with 10 million Won (USD $ 10,000) and reach more than 100 million Won (USD $ 100,000) and that I would be able to give many brothers and sisters good chances for employment.
I tried my best not to follow my own thought but to commit everything into the hands of God the Father. I considered my clients' businesses as my own and served them with all my sincerity. My income of the first month was 20 million Won (USD $ 20,000) and it was a sign of big blessing.
All glory to God!
The sales went up and the income increased greatly. In the May and June, it continued to grow up. I became confident of it and made publicity leaflets. During the next month, July, I netted a profit of 70 million Won (USD $ 70,000).
When my sales went up to 200 million Won (USD $ 200,000), I formed a separate organization specializing in transferring good patent technology to India, China and USA. I named that organization "Hawk Team" and conducted a thank-you service hoping God would let it prosper.
I believe all trials were God's disciplines for me to demolish every kind of thoughts and to commit everything into His hands. I give all thanks and glory to God the Father who has led me to overflowing blessing through trials. And I give thanks to Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee who has raised me with love and trust and let my soul get along well.
With members of "Hawk Team"
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