Deacon Heekahp Lee (The 3rd Canaan Mission)


I was diagnosed with an acquired heart valve disease when I was a tenth grader in 1988. Then, I had surgery to implant two artificial valves. From that time on I had to rely on blood thinners that dissolve blood clots.
My doctor told me that without the thinners blood clots would form and they would block the passage ways for the flow of blood, which meant it could cause me to die. I depended on medications and the hospital for a long time. As the eldest son, I should have been the support for my family, but instead I became a burden and became a source of worry for my parents. I was so sorry and was so pained because of it. But God's grace came upon me. Deaconess Heeryung Lee, my younger sister evangelized me in November, 2011 and I came to attend Manmin Central Church. In the meantime, I experienced an incident that increased my faith.
In March, 2006, I had my wisdom tooth pulled but bleeding did not stop. This was because I had taken the blood thinners for so long. It caused my blood not to form a clot and made my bleeding continuous. I kept swallowing blood for three days. At dawn of the third day, I finally went into unconsciousness. Pastor Jinyoung Jeong (Vice Parish Pastor at that time) rushed to me and prayed for me with the handkerchief on which Dr. Jaerock Lee had prayed (Acts 19:11-12). Right then, the bleeding stopped and the color was returning to my cheek.
It served as an opportunity for me to try hard to live according to the Word of God. I stopped taking the medicine in faith, deciding to rely only on God the Almighty. Since then, I have been leading a healthy life in Dr. Lee's prayer.
In August, 2006, I participated in Manmin Churchwide Summer Retreat held in Muju Resort in Jeonbuk Province. Senior Pastor Dr. Lee prayed for the sick after the seminar. Many members were healed of their diseases and gave glory to God, which gave me faith. Also, I saw swarms of dragonflies and they ate up mosquitoes and moths. It was so cool in the venue even though the heat wave reached a peak nationwide.
One day, a member told me that God would give me better health if I did volunteer work for Him. I had desired to give and do something for the kingdom of God. So, his advice sounded so good.
Afterwards, I started to volunteer in Icheon Local Sanctuary in Gyeonggi Province. I helped district leaders and other leaders. Most people in the Local Sanctuary were the elderly so I had to do many things from running the studio, giving announcements, and serving meals. The number of my duties was increasing as time went by. I felt happier.
It is a great blessing for me to do something for the Lord and become a help to my church members. Hallelujah!