~ Sang-mi Yoon (3 Young Adults' Mission)

About three years ago, blisters began forming on my right hand and it began to itch. When the weather was dry, it was worse. Then last year, the itchiness worsened and when I scratched my right hand, it sometimes turned bloody.
In July, I was unable to fall asleep as I stayed up late into the morning and scratching my hand until it turned bloody. The wounded area became really sore at times and, after staring into the blank in an excruciating pain for a while, I'd go back to bed at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning. As this repeated, the wound became more severe, the abscess formed, and the blisters popped, my fingers began to swell up and the pain was so severe that I felt as though they were being severed.
I prepared for "The 2006 Churchwide Summer Retreat" that began on August 7 with an earnest heart and, vowing to be healed there, I fasted for three days prior to the Retreat. During the Retreat, I served as an usher and I was so grateful to know that I could do something for God and vowed once again to receive God's healing by pleasing Him.
On the second day of the Retreat were Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee's lecture sessions. I did not want to miss one word from it and sought to find solutions to my problems. God then reminded me of the times I had grumbled against everything and everyone, fixed my eyes on the world instead on Him, and stopped praying, and I repented of them desperately. When the Senior Pastor prayed for the sick afterwards, I received his prayer while holding my right hand with my left and at that very moment, my hand stopped itching and feeling sore, and I could tell the pain had gone away. It was as if I'd never been sick to begin with!
On the third day of the Retreat was a prayer meeting led by Mrs. Boknim Lee, President of Manmin Prayer Center, during which I prayed fervently for repentance while keeping in mind the Senior Pastor's message I had heard the day before. The fire of the Holy Spirit descended on me and when I rent my heart in repentance, my heart felt so light and leapt in joy.
Upon returning home after the Retreat, I discovered that the wounded area had taken a noticeably favorable turn. For one, as I stopped scratching, the swelling subsided and the abscess disappeared. The wound healed rapidly and as the scabs formed and fell off day after day, my hand soon became well and whole again. Hallelujah!
After "The 2006 Churchwide Summer Retreat" at which I experienced the living God, I am looking forward to receiving even more blessings and grace at this year's Summer Retreat!