"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."
(Matthew 5:16)

Deaconess Heeryoung Lee (5-21st Parish, 1-1 Women's Mission)



My soul was hungry and my body was sick

In 2001, I traveled to Tokyo to help my husband with his business, and went to a church in the Shinokubo area where some Koreans attended. At the church, I saw the ministering pastor dedicating all his life to its members and them loving and serving each other, and through them I experienced the warm love I had not yet tasted.
I was so happy in my church life, and although it took 40 minutes for me to go there from my home by train, I visited my church three or four times a day when I felt tired. I never felt uncomfortable at it but was joyful just at going to my church.
A year later I came back to Korea and visited the church I had attended before I went to Japan. It was not easy for me to readjust to that church and the grace did not come on me from above. I felt more exhausted day by day. Meanwhile, I tried a few businesses, but failed in all of them and suffered some losses. I felt sorry for my family. I could not sleep properly and was overstressed. Finally, due to the aftereffects of a weak heart condition, my left hand became paralyzed. I suffered from mental depression and a feminine bleeding disorder.

Guided at Manmin Joong-ang Church

I searched for many churches where I could solve my problems, but my confusion was not quenched. In the May of 2005, a good-and-healthy-looking gentleman and a woman stopped at my shop, and I asked him, "Are you a pastor?" said he, "I am Pastor Yunsun Ko serving Manmin Joong-ang Church."
They dropped in my store on the way to visit a parish member of theirs. I served them a cup of cold beverage and talked with them for a moment. While talking I felt easy in my heart. That pastor told me he wanted to pray for me with a handkerchief the Senior Pastor of his church had laid his hands on. I accepted it because I had been fatigued in heart and body, and when he prayed for me, I shed tears. He explained to me about Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee and his church Manmin Joong-ang Church.
Later I went to a local sanctuary in Icheon that they told me about, and when I first watched Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's bright face on a satellite TV there, my heart began to throb. My Christian life became exciting again. I began to pray and cry. When I heard of Rev. Dr. Lee and God's powerful works performed through him in the name of Jesus Christ, I felt every kind of tiredness and loneliness going away.

Healed of paralysis on the left hand, blood discharge, and mental depression

On June 9, I registered at Manmin Joong-ang Church and while listening to the messages during the Friday All-night service, the Sunday Morning, and the Afternoon service, I felt his messages were sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb (Psalm 19:10). I read his testimonial memoirs "Tasting Eternal Life before Death" and heard the audio tapes of his sermon "The Message of the Cross" "Spirit Soul and Body" and "The Measure of Faith." It was very powerful and touching to me.
I repeatedly studied the sermon scripts of the past Sunday morning service, and read one chapter of the Bible and memorized one verse from it every day. In addition, I attended Daniel prayer meeting every night.
It was not long before I visited Rev. Dr. Lee so that I would be healed of the paralysis of my left hand, blood discharge, and mental depression. I prepared an offering and wrote my prayer points down on the offering envelope. When I went out of my home, God gave me the assurance of my healing. Rev. Dr. Lee laid his hand on me and prayed for me, "Let her be healed of the left hand, bleeding, and mental depression!" At that moment I became certain that I would be healed and my heart became filled with joy. All the symptoms were gone! Hallelujah!

Preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to my kinsmen

Thus, my life became renewed through the word of God and miraculous healing and I was strongly urged to testify to the living God I had met. I began to pray for it, and I first evangelized my younger sister Mrs. Heeja Lee and then preached the gospel to my husband. I said to him, "The church I am attending is as good and full of love and powerful messages as that church we used to attend in Japan. Additionally, many powerful works have happened there."
One day my husband sprained his ankle, and was going to go to the hospital. That day our parish pastor Rev. Yunsun Ko visited him and prayed for him with the handkerchief Rev. Dr. Lee had prayed on. On the spot he was healed and soon registered at Manmin Joong-ang Church because he himself experienced the power of God.
In addition, I prayed for my husband's family and gave them Rev. Dr. Lee's testimonial book "Tasting Eternal Life before Death" and his serial sermon audio tapes "The Message of the Cross." My father-in-law did not seem to receive it well, but left it behind. A few months later something surprising happened to him.
He read that book and rejoiced, saying, "This person is very wise concerning the Bible! Where is this person?" At last he and his wife registered at Manmin church on July 24th.

Evangelizing 12 people and receiving overflowing blessings

I began to pray for my neighbors living in the same apartment and distributed Manmin Joong-ang News to them wishing for them to meet the living God. God gave me a burning passion for them and led me to those who were to be evangelized.
At a bus stop I met a woman who had suffered from asthma and many other diseases for more than 10 years. I went with her to my church's Friday all-night service. She received Rev. Dr. Lee's prayer from the podium at the service and was healed of asthma and back pains.
Afterwards I invited my neighbors to my house and served them cake and some children's clothes. I was able to introduce to them the living God I had met. As a result, I was able to evangelize 12 people that year.
My wife and I had not given God the whole tithes until then. We learned about the tithe and gave God all the whole tithe. On April 27, 2005, we gave a special offering for the floral decoration on the altar for the anniversary of our joining Icheon local sanctuary. After that my total income from my vending machines installed locally soon doubled.
My husband was in a kitchen articles business and orders began to flood in. He received Rev. Dr. Lee's prayer on July 1, and then succeeded in inventing a newly develop utensil and won the patent for it. Hallelujah! I give all thanks and glory to God the Father and give thanks to Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee who has prayed with all his sincerity so as not to lose a single of soul.