~ Deaconess Kiyoko Tsuzuku (President, Women's Mission, Tokyo Tabata Manmin Church)

Amidst a desperate life in Christ

Born in the city of Ida in Nagano Pref, I was baptized at an early age but I had lukewarm faith and I went to church sporadically.
After marrying my husband, our daughter Naoko began attending church during her grade school years after she had been preached the gospel by one of her friends and when she invited me to one of the Bible Study sessions, I also began attending church.
However, I could not obtain clear answers from the Bible Study pastor whether or not all I needed was to be baptized in order to go to heaven or about Jesus, the Millennium, and how to receive the Holy Spirit. After moving from Ida to Tokyo in 1999, I desired with all my heart to meet a pastor who loved God and correctly taught Scripture the way the apostle Paul had done.

Led to Tokyo Tabata Manmin Church

Then in March 2003, an old friend introduced me to Rev. Isao Kato, Senior Pastor at Beppu Manmin Church. Rev. Isao Kato told me about how his life turned upside down and how he is now leading a life filled with bliss after meeting with Dr. Jaerock Lee, Senior Pastor at Manmin Joong-ang Church in Seoul, Korea, and shared with me the news of Rev. Dr. Lee's messages of life and manifestations of God's power. At his urging, I visited Tokyo Tabata Manmin Church.
I soon became convinced that I was finally at the church I had long sought.

Experiencing true bliss through Dr. Jaerock Lee's messages

About three weeks after I began attending Tokyo Tabata Manmin Church, Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee visited me in my dream one night. After that, joy overflowed in my life as all I wanted to do was smile. Even when trials of faith came my way, I could overcome them as I remained filled with the Holy Spirit.
I lived about an hour away from the church at the time but, after finally discovering a church that so clearly and thoroughly explained all the questions I had had about the Bible, I had no reason to hesitate attending not only the worship services on Sundays but also the Friday All-night Service, the Wednesday Evening Service, and the Daniel Prayer Meeting.
Layman Missionary Jang-suk Ahn and his wife Eun-soo Ha helped me with great diligence and devotion nurture my faith by teaching me Dr. Jaerock Lee's message series including "The Message of the Cross," "The Beatitudes," "The Nine Fruit of the Holy Spirit," "The Ten Plagues," "The Ten Commandments," "Spiritual Love as Defined in 1 Corinthians 13," "Five Levels of Faith," and "The World of Evil Spirits."
I cannot adequately describe with words how joyful and thankful I was when I heard the messages on "The Ten Plagues" and finally realized why I had faced in my life all sorts of difficulties big and small, and how I was to plan the rest of my life.
I also felt like I could soar into the heavens as I participated in simultaneous broadcasts of worship services signaled from Korea and received thorough explanations on "Lectures on Genesis" and "Lectures on Leviticus," both books about which I had always been very curious.

Experiencing God's power with handkerchief prayer and Muan Sweet Water

~ With Sunday School students

Furthermore, news of the lengthening of shorter legs or the healings of such incurable diseases as cancer, against which the most modern and advanced medicine is utterly powerless, by Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer only served to plant greater seeds of faith in my heart.
Then one day, I slipped down there was tremendous pain in my ankle. When Rev. Kyungtae Jung, Pastor at Tokyo Tabata Manmin prayed for me with the handkerchief on which Dr. Jaerock Lee had prayed (Acts 19:11-12), the pain went away immediately and my ankle returned to its normal state. Hallelujah!
When shingles developed in my right eye, on one side of my nose and mouth, and inside my ears in May 2006, the only way I could deal with the pain was by biting on my teeth. Then one night, unable to withstand the pain, I applied a piece of cotton swab drenched in the Muan Sweet Water (Exodus 15:25) inside my ears and I was marvelously healed within two days. I had heard that someone who was suffering from shingles received medical treatment but his face had only ended up turning numb. I, on the other hand, had been completely cleaned without any scars remaining.

Desiring to see the gospel of sanctification spread all across Japan

With the message of life on my side, I am making every effort today to keep discovering myself and wholly accomplish the kind of heart with which Father God is pleased. The Lord has met with me after I came out of a long and dark tunnel, has given me joy and peace, and has covered me in His light. I desire to see countless brothers and sisters in Christ, as well as countless pastors and ministers, all over Japan to hear and be transformed by the precious gospel of sanctification.
I give all thanks and glory to God and I would also like to convey the sincerest gratitude to Dr. Jaerock Lee for always leading my life with his messages of life.