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Hi~! I'm "Hee-Hyun Kim" sister of "B group". First of all, I would like to tell you how I believe Jesus Christ and meet navigator fellowship and thank salvation. I was in the middle of 5. I have 2 older sisters and 2 younger brothers. But the sisters didn't play with me because of my young age and the brothers also didn't play with me because I'm woman. So I played by myself. At that time, I was very bored, so I followed one of the sisters who lived next door and I went to church. I went there because there were many good persons who praised God with me and played with me, even though becoming some special day, I received gifts from there. I was awarded for perfect attendance in the end of year as well. I was a leader of preaching gospel, but I'd never try to preach the gospel. When I entered a University, I taught children in the kindergarten class and in the elementary school class as well. Nevertheless I felt difficult to talk about God, who I still didn't know well and even not experience of Him. And I felt fear whenever I thought that "What I will eat and do after graduation". But there was no one who tell me, "You should live like this...". Immediately when I suffered from some difficulties or my grades had dropped, I blamed God, "Why I have these difficulties even I believe you, and are you alive?" At that time, right before the teacher certification examination, I met navigator sister. Actually I met her in the main library toilet. The sister continually told me about God and many blessings after growing her faith. And after that day, we met dramatically a lot. One day, I met her by chance in the middle of Noryangjin street. She treated pizza and cola in Pizza Hut! One day we also met accidentally in the break time of my 4 hours class in Noryangjin Institute. Actually it was impossible to meet somebody in this huge class even break time with several hundreds people. Whenever we met together, she used to shout like this, "Wow! God is alive! god answered my prayer!" and she was delighted. She tried to let me hear Matthew 6:33. Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. She told me through this Word, "I should seek his kingdom and his righteousness". But I thought below the surface, 'Our country is here, but what kinds of country should I seek?' 'I already grown up.' I couldn't understand. But the sister fulfilled my blank stomach, so I decided to come with the Bible study before the test. First time, I thought, 'I come there just one time, and I'll go back to my home town in Gwangju after the test.' However there was powerful praise and happiness during first meeting, and it gave me, who had cold-heart, power and vitality. And thought the Bible study, God let me realize Jesus Christ's love. How painful he got the suffering on the cross. I'd realized for the first time. So I thought. 'I would come here next time.' ISAIAH 53:4~6 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. I'd realized why Jesus Christ took up the main, because of my sin, and why his hands and foots pierced...because of my sin. He was whipped and fell down again and again, but he didn't give me up. So he died after pouring his water and blood. When I thought his love, even I didn't know over 20 years, it broke my heart. I felt a lump in my throat and I couldn't say anything. In the past, I was about to cook meat after removing it from freezer. Meat was so big and frozen hard. Hurrying to cook it, I hit my finger with a knife. Being shocked, I put a knife away and saw my finger. After a moment, blood poured out from it. It tingled and didn't stop bleeding. It managed to stop, but I felt painful all the morning. I felt much more ache because it was so cold on that particular day. After a day, the wound opened up and exposed its bare flesh. Feeling painful, tears were falling. The wound was only at the end of my finger, but I was suffering in pain. So everytime I remembered that moment, I felt ache from head to foot. But Jesus stilly died for our sins without even saying "I felt painful". He chose the harsh Cross for us. He was whipped until he was out of shape. And his flesh was torn to each pieces and shed much blood. He wore the crown of thorns, sharp and strong and spilt blood in his head. A large snail, not a small needle pierced through his hands and feet. He was crucified and bleeding. Nobody knew and understand his sacrifice, but he stilly took the Cross. Thinking of his love, the tears started from my eyes. I was thankful for his love. Even though I didn't realized his love, he only thought of me and loved me to die. he came to this world only for selfish sinners. He saved me, an inexcusable sinner who cannot be saved. Thank you, God. Second, walking with the Lord - praying answer Another blessing I got from learing Christ in this fellowship is that I got so many praying answers. I want to share one of them. I once taught one middle school student. The student started private lesson when he was 3rd year 2nd semester in middle school. Before long we finished one chapter and I gave him some homework. I told him to check what he knows or not. I thought I have to solve the problems in advance by myself because I had little knowledge about that. However I forgot the problems and appeared that fact in my mind. I solved a few problems on the way to that student's house. James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. I insisted that promise many times and prayed when I was worried. I even thought to delay that private lesson but when I do that I also get the money later. I didn't want that. At that time, the student said that "there are many difficult things" Suddenly I thought that this is the last day. However, amazing thing happened to me!! The student only checked what I knew surely. And even through solving the problem, I could understand more and more. The student seemed to thought like this. " She is different from me. She knows what I do not know. " And the student learned the English well so I could teach for four years until the test of University Entrance. 3. a few years a go, I stayed in America for a bout a year for my husband's work. In this period, God taught me a lot of his grace and lesson. I lived in Ann Arbor of Michigan, a little beautiful city for 14 months. There was the University of Michigan. So many students from Korea to various countries came here and studied hard. Some studied desperately and went back to their home. Others quitted their job and invested their saved money to language study abroad. Still others came there for MBA. And the others came to enjoy life abroad with money their rich parents gave. But I spent my time on helping people know God. So it was a precious time for me. Many brothers and sisters of Navigators in Korea prayed for me. And Mr. and Mrs. Lee made an intranational call to me and filled my needs. With their serving, my husband and I could adjust to a new life in America. I also could spread the gospel to many students in the University of Michigan and God sent me many people who wanted to know God. We invited them to my home and studied "John". When it was a Thanksgiving day, I prepared some dishes including a Galbi, beef-rib stew, invited them and had a happy fellowship, Especially, I preached the gospel to an international student called Nohra. When she started to a fellowship individually, she brought another, her friend called Catherine. Catherine received Jesus in her mind and started to learn Bible. Besides Brian, Ryang, and Ding came to learn God. Even though Catherine was busy with study for master degree, she led her junior, Katie to Lord through growing her faith with words. I was happy when I met people who wanted to know God and help them in the spiritual way during this time. I think other international students wouldn't know this. (3John 1:4) I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. I thought this period was just like a model of short life. I went to USA suddenly and all of a sudden I packed for moving. I hurriedly had sold a car made in Japan, an ACE bed, a luxurious sofa, nice lantern and so on and returned to Korea. Like this, life is the same; when God calls us, we go to the heaven, our real home, leaving all we use on the earth. In the short life in USA, I was happiest when I preached gospel and helped people grow up in faith. I was happy also when I was used in this work although I am small and weak. Like this, on the earth, before I go to the heaven, I am happy when I walk with God who loves me and preach gospel and help people grow up in faith. 4. This year, there was an accident that our car hit someone on Sunday. When I got left sign and curved in left side, one girl suddenly rushed into my car. She was hit and fell down over the road. I stepped on the break, but I couldn't avoid her. In a moment, my mind went blank because I thought she died. However, after a while, she got up and people around us helped her stand up. I was surprised and I didn't know what to do. People said me to take her to the hospital first. I started to go to the hospital with her, but she told me to let her off on the bus stop. She said she was going to take a TOEIC test. She wanted to go even if it was late. I said "What are you talking about? life and health are more important than a test. You should go to see a doctor." However, she rather asked me to let her go. She said she would go to the hospital after the test. I finally let her off and prayed that there would no problems. I thanked that it was not that serious accident, but I felt sorry about that people who go to extreme. I also thought about Jesus who came to earth in order to save them. People are busy just doing what they want to do and have to do than pursuing eternal life and salvation. They don't know their souls and lives are destroyed. They don't know eternal destruction is before them. I thought I also lived like them. God came to me and saved me. He made me grow up and I came to know God's heart now. And I thank God that he let me lead lost souls to God. God is looking after workers who lead souls to the way of life. "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." (Matthew 9:36~38) I ask you to pray for me that I can thank God for his cross love and I can reward him, train myself and grow so that I can bear many fruits on campus. My testimony finished.