Deaconess Sun-Sook Choi

To someone who makes a living by standing before large crowds, her appearance and image are just as important as her ability. Deaconess Sun-Sook Choi (Vice President, 2 Canaan United Mission), an anchorwoman of Manmin Magazine and a service instructor ('We Can' Consulting), was not an exception. Then one day, she saw herself in the mirror and found that the left half of her face had swollen up as if she had suffered a severe burn.
In the morning of Tuesday, February 26, 2008, she had a slight fever of unknown causes around her left ear and neck and suffered the rest of the day from fever. Her skin had swollen red the next day and by the following day, her swollen face had stiffened up and the numbness in her head from fever caused her vision to dim.
"I realized something was wrong and I went to see a dermatologist, who diagnosed me with erysipelas, a type of skin infection stemming from streptococcus. I was told that if it was accompanied by sepsis, a patient could even die in a short amount of time. I cannot tell you how shocked I was."
As the disease had already progressed, the doctor recommended that Deaconess Choi be admitted to the hospital and begin treatments with antibiotics and other drugs, but she relied on her faith. Deaconess Choi believed that any illnesses could be healed by God's power. Even when she had been diagnosed with vocal nodules and her very livelihood as an instructor had been threatened, Deaconess Choi received Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee's prayer and experienced God's healing.
With a heart set on magnifying God by receiving His healing by faith, Deaconess Choi attended the divine healing meeting during the second part of the Friday All-night Service on February 29, and there, with the help of the Holy Spirit, she could discover herself.
"I had been so abundantly blessed. Even as I confessed that all of that came from God, I also thought that part of it had to do with how much I tried. I also thought that I could give all that I have to and for my family, but I realized in times of difficulty that it was not as easy as it appeared."
As she discovered such sides of her, Deaconess Choi became so embarrassed before God that all she could do was to rend her heart in repentance. When Senior Pastor prayed for the sick and called out the name of her disease, Deaconess Choi no longer felt the heat within her body, which began to cool right away. She became certain of her healing.
On Sunday, March 2, her face was still swollen red and it was not easy for her to open her eyes but as she was certain of God's healing, Deaconess Choi was at peace. Following the Sunday Evening Service, Deaconess Choi received Senior Pastor's prayer and the swelling decreased markedly. By the following morning, the swelling disappeared completely and the stiffened skin softened and it cleared up as the outer skin had been peeled off.
When she went to the hospital for another examination on Thursday, March 13, Deaconess Choi could confirm that she had been completely healed of erysipelas. The doctor told her there was no way she could have been healed naturally but God, as promised, "I, the LORD, am your healer" (Exodus 15:26) had done His work.
After removing the dregs of her heart, Deaconess Choi says that she feels as though she had gone through a rigorous regimen of spiritual diet and her heart now feels plentiful and more joyful.