Pastor Dongheon Kim (Chuncheon Manmin Church)

In December of 2010, an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (hoof-and-mouth, HMD) that had started in the vicinity of Andong City, Gyeongbuk Province passed through Gyeong-gi Province and arrived in the Chuncheon City, Gangwon Province. There was an outbreak of the disease in the area of Gajung-Ri 1, Nam-Myeon, Chuncheon City, and a couple of members of my church were running cattle ranches in the area adjacent to that area.
Deacon Heekyoon Yoo (45) is raising 12 head of Korean beef cattle at 146 Gajung-Ri, Nam-Myeon, Chuncheon City and Brother Kyeongsuk Seo (67), has 70 head of dairy cattle in the Namsan-Myeon. Brother Seo hurriedly put Muan sweet water into the water that was being provided to the cattle and broadcast Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer for the sick recorded in the telephonic ARS (Automated Response System) for the cattle.
On December 25, I met Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee and told him the current situation of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the Chuncheon City. He prayed for the believers to be protected from the outbreak in the name of Jesus Christ. How happy and impressed I was to watch TV news report that the disease had gone around the areas my church members ranched!
In the spreading of the foot-and-mouth disease, all the cattle within the 500-meter boundary of the outbreak of the disease were culled and buried. I am so thankful that God protected my church members and grateful for the prayer of Dr. Jaerock Lee. Hallelujah!

Foot-and-mouth disease, FMD, also known as hoof-and-mouth, HMD, is a highly contagious and sometimes fatal viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic animals such as cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats and pigs, as well as antelope, bison and other wild bovids, and deer.