Senior Deaconess Youngjin Lee, age 57, Parish 14, South Korea

Senior Deaconess Youngjin Lee (Left) and Senior Deaconess Youngshim Lee (Right) who came back from near death to fullness of life by Dr. Lee's prayer


I have attended church from my early childhood. After marriage in 1983, I led a Spirit-filled Christian life, so that I worked as a cell leader and the number of my cell members increased from 5 to 30. But I had a problem. It was the conflict I had with my mother-in-law.

In those days, my husband had not received the money he had lent to his brother. He also shook hands in pledge of support for his brother's debt, but his business went wrong. So we were in financial hardship. Right at the moment, my mother-in-law, who had lived in the countryside, said that she would live with her youngest son, who is my husband, for the rest of her life.

I told her that we would have her at home and serve her the following year because of the financial difficulties we were suffering from at the time. But she did not listen and insisted on coming right away. I could not understand her. My brother-in-law took the bequest she had put aside for my husband but she could not do anything. I felt bad and discomforted by her. I fasted and prayed not to do so but I could not throw away this ill feeling. The problem remained unresolved.

In the meantime, I happened to read the testimonial memoirs of Dr. Jaerock Lee, Senior Pastor of Manmin Central Church—Tasting Eternal Life before Death. I also listened to his sermon tapes entitled "The Message of the Cross". The contents gave me assurance that he is the true shepherd that I had been praying for years to meet.

In July 1997, I registered in Manmin Central Church with joy. I realized the love of God and the Lord while listening to the Word of Life. As time passed, I was able to get rid of ill feelings and hatred for my mother-in-law. Two years later she had Alzheimer's disease. She could not go to the restroom for herself so I had to help her with it. I tried to be a good daughter-in-law who followed my duty. From one moment, my mother-in-law began to look lovely and I felt so thankful to serve her.

In 2002, she passed away. My family members-in-law were moved by me saying I was like an angel and expressed their heartfelt thanks to me. After that I became a cell leader and then a district leader. Meanwhile, I experienced an amazingly powerful work.

In 2005, Senior Deaconess Youngshim Lee, my sister, collapsed due to cerebral hemorrhage. She lost consciousness and was near death. It was Friday so my youngest sister, Senior Deaconess Youngkyung Lee, and I had her taken by ambulance to Senior Pastor. We received his prayer. Then, she came round. On Sunday, she received his prayer again and she came to move her hands and legs. She thoroughly repented of her wrongdoings and received his prayer again. Then, she became normal. From that time on she has been very healthy and is working faithfully as a district leader. Hallelujah!

I have served as Vice President of the Women District Leaders' Association since 2008. I thought I was working faithfully and leading a diligent Christian life. In 2011, I realized that my spiritual growth was too slow and came to know the reason. I thought I had tried to live in goodness and others said that I was nice. So I mistakenly thought I was of goodness and made little further effort to circumcise my heart. I started to circumcise my heart diligently in order to achieve the beautiful heart of spirit. I blamed everything on me and tried to love our district members with the Lord's heart.

In March 2014, I finally achieved the heart of spirit in God's grace. Now I think and act in others' position and forgive them and love them. As I have counseled my district members and other district leaders under the Holy Spirit's guidance, many of them received the solution to their problems.

I give all thanks and glory to God who allowed me to meet the true shepherd, understand the Lord's goodness and love, and practice it.