Testimonies
My Miracle Experience At the beginning of the year, I felt a recurring soreness in my throat whenever I swallowed food. As I frequently experienced ulcers in my mouth, I brushed it aside as a normal open sore. By the middle of the year, the soreness was more consistent and I thought I better make an appointment to see my doctor to check if there was anything amiss. On 11th September, the oral specialist examined my throat and tongue area, and without any hesitation he recommended an urgent tongue biopsy. The following Monday, 15th September, I checked-in at the Oral and Maxillofacial unit in The Avenue Hospital. The biopsy was performed and the results confirmed that it was malignant. As there was also the risk the cancer had spread to my throat, neck or chest, additional scans and tests were required. Moreover, in order to minimize the chance of the cancer spreading, a 2nd operation was required to remove more tissue around the affected area on my tongue. This 2nd operation was performed on 24th September. Praise God, all subsequent tests and scans have since showed the cancer indeed had not spread and both procedures were a resounding success with no further trace of the cancer. I was healed!
Praise the Lord, I am healed!
I thank Pastor Kelvin and the congregation of Life Solution Christian Church that prayed for me. As everyone lay hand on me and prayed and I could sense that the Lord was indeed awesome. I felt the intensity, serenity and sheer stillness that were within me when the moment of truth became obvious. The truth is - our God is supreme and He is in full control under all circumstances. The prayer was powerful and I felt the wonderful grace and mercy that God has freely flows into my well being. The word: “Be still and know that I am God” came into my mind. I was filled with joy and gratefulness and thank God that the healing process had begun when Life Solution Christian Church interceded and put my supplication before God. I thank my God for his faithfulness, love, grace and mercy upon me. My God is not only my Provider but also my Healer.
I thank you Lord for your love for me. Amen.
Here I come, Melbourne! The 9th of July was the start of a new way of life for me in a foreign country, Melbourne, Australia. Being physically removed and placed in unfamiliar surroundings can be torturing to one's emotions. It was literally naivety, curiosity, excitement and fear blended in together. But it serves me afresh. Of course during the initial stage, excitement overshadows most feelings but I was more than glad to run in the opposite direction when it came to overseas education.
Subsequently, the feeling of touching down on foreign land is extremely exciting. And till then, the excitement still transcends the fear as well as the sorrow that harbored deep within. The surroundings offer fresh insights and constant exchange of stories.
Well, coming overseas to study is not without its joys. I get to experience a different culture - you learn tons about how different people lives compared to my own local homeland, Malaysia. I will get to live through the four seasons, I get to bask in the joy of beautiful beaches and I get to feel what weight gain is all about (NOT a joy but oh well...) and many more… But I do miss home... ALOT.
The Beginning of SuJeong’s New Life
About a month before Christmas last year, my dad passed away. I rushed back to KOREA two days later. I went to the hospital and I could see only his photo and cried desperately. I couldn't believe he left me. I thought it was not real. I sat on the floor and stared at his photo and cried again. Few hours later, a pastor from my brother’s church came to see us in order to administer grace to my family. All of us in my family were against God very much due to my mom’s emotional and mental instability. On the top of that, we were influenced by our dad to hate Christians. However my brother who was a Christian, did what my dad hated most. He worshipped God and sang songs in front of my dad’s photo. I was very angry at that moment because he was the reason my dad sacrificed his life to support him and he knew how much my dad hated God.
I put my fingers against my ears not to hear their worship and I stayed in the middle of the room. I was furious but I was talking to my dad, though he already passed away. “Daddy, I am sorry about my brother’s behaviour. How dare he could do it to you! I am terribly sorry, daddy”. I kept crying. My brother said that when he visited daddy at the hospital, his pastor came to share the gospel with daddy and he heard daddy said “amen”. But my sister rebutted, saying that my dad was just obliging.” My brother denied what my
sister said and told her that he looked very peaceful when the pastor came in to see daddy. At funeral, I saw my lifeless dad in the room and I asked him, “Don't go, Don't leave me alone.” I couldn't say Good-Bye to him. My mom also cried and said to him “I am sure that you will live in heaven ……”. My elder sister scolded her and told her to stop saying it because my sister was sick of my mom’s beliefs”. But, my dad does look peaceful. From that time, I kept asking my daddy; “tell me daddy, did you really say ‘Amen’ and were you really at peace? Did you see something else? Tell me!”.
I came back to Australia 2 weeks after and I started to wonder if there is really God”. On the way back home from my work at night, I looked up to the sky and talked to my daddy; “Daddy, let me know the truth”. I repeated this question to him. One day, I dreamt of him. He looked very handsome than ever and talked to me. “What else can I do for you so you can live without me?”. I couldn't believe it. The dream was so clear. The next day, I had the opportunity to go to church to celebrate my roommate’s birthday. She wanted me to come to church as her birthday wish. I asked my dad by looking up the sky again; “Daddy I am going to church this Sunday, I really want to know the truth about Jesus, God. I want to know why mommy is so crazy for Jesus despite our anger and hatred towards her and her beliefs. I really want to know the truth. Let something happen to in church so I can believe in the presence of God. Show me, daddy”. Another day, another dream, I had an inner voice told me that Jesus is alive.
Strangely, I started to go to church for prayer meeting on Wed, for youth group on Friday but I could not go on Sunday due to my work. But whenever I get into the church, I cried a lot and told God- “I want my daddy back. Why did you take my daddy from me? I can’t live without him. I still need him and I didn't have a chance to see him.” The amazing thing begin to take place. Ever since my daddy passed away, I started to go to church and my life begin to change and became different. I had peace in me which I never had before and my friends told me that my face was different from the past. I looked brighter and peaceful. I felt my life was like a blossom flower and I want to have this life everyday. Thus, I told my boss that I would not be able to work on Sunday because I had to go to church. When I did that, I found divine rest and peace living in me.
One day, God reminded me how much I persecuted my mom whenever she tried to talk to me about Jesus. I stoped her by screaming and expressed my fury at God. Now here I am, totally surrendered to God and so I apologised to my mom what I have done to her. God is real.