Deaconess Yunkyung Yang, age 49, Parish 9, Manmin Central Church

From a very early childhood, I heard strange sounds. It was beyond my control. Twenty years ago, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and began to take medicine for mental health. I attempted to suicide several times due to auditory and visual hallucinations, and narrowly escaped death because my neighbors found me and reported it.

When I ate, my stomach felt nauseous. I managed to eat one meal per day. My heart felt painful and hot as if it was burning. I earnestly wanted to receive salvation, but evil words constantly came out of my mouth and I could not control myself.

In early 2017, Manmin Prayer Center President Boknim Lee urged me to attend the prayer center's healing meeting for seven weeks and my parish members were encouraged to offer up vowed prayer with me. However, I couldn't obey because the enemy devil and Satan stopped me from doing so.

With Manmin Summer Retreat ahead, Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee said that the identity of demons would be revealed and they would depart from those who they possessed. But during the retreat in August, the demons in me led me outside of the retreat venue to stop me from receiving his prayer.

Nevertheless, thanks to Senior Pastor's endless prayer, Mrs. Boknim Lee's prayer, and the prayer of my parish pastor, parish members, and prayer devotees, when Pastor Heejin Lee prayed for me with the handkerchief on which Senior Pastor had prayed (Acts 19:11-12), the demons all left me.

These days, I feel like I was in Heaven when I wake up in the morning. I happily do the house chores and attend every kind of church meetings. I do not even notice the passage of time. I preach the gospel to my neighbors and pray in Daniel Prayer Meeting. While I praise in the prayer meeting, my body moves and I dance like children.

I give thanks to Senior Pastor who prayed with tears for me. I give all thanks and glory to God who has brought me into a happy life that I never ever imagined.