(Above is So Yung & Ki Sung with us.)
Today was a day that we will never forget.
Sunhan Church is a gift from God.
When we arrived there we were immediately handed bags of gifts, cards, and personal notes. Hugs were constant and we hadn't even begun the morning services. Pastor Sheen came over to me and asked me to sing a song for the service. I told him that I had not practiced, but he insisted with his winning smile, so I agreed. Ki Sung, his son, is so talented. He printed me off some words of a song that I knew, "He Knows My Name," and the services began. He introduced us again and other visitors, and then the young praise team led the worship. Hun Chin wept as he led the singing and spoke and prayed for us. So Yung sang a beautiful solo that had some English words in it. It was so moving. Then they asked me to come up.
The only words I could muster before I began was, "Se Rang He Yo" (I love you). I then told them, with tears in my eyes, "I think this is what heaven will be like."
It is so obvious to all of us that even though we may look different and we speak a different language, God is inside alive in each one of us. He is alive just as Jesus is alive.
I made it through the song with losing it completely, and the two pastors, Brothers Tommy and Sheen, started the sermon. Pastor Wonsub Sheen is such a gifted translator. His passion flows in his voice and it all comes from his heart. You can feel the love he has for Jesus in every word. You can see the love he has for his beautiful family and his church. He told us that the Lord called him to preach AFTER his son was born with autism. Sheen had a great business and was very successful, but God had other plans. God used the trials of having a son born with this disability to draw him closer Himself. They were broken but God healed them and are using this dear family to teach and preach and love Koreans in Daejeon.
After the service we were fed again (Kimchi is always on the menu), but they also had checked, and salad, and soup, and fruits. We sat around and talked and shared our life stories.
After lunch I walked back into the sanctuary and started singing with the praise team. We sang several other songs together, and then Pastor Sheen asked me to sing "Friends" by Michael W. Smith. He went to print off the score and words and we were all singing it together. The words brought more tears.
We hugged. We took pictures. We hugged again. So many people wanted us to stay.
We have invited everyone one of them to visit us in Collierville. God only knows if or when our paths will cross again. But I told all of them as we were ready to leave that if we don't come back to Korea and if they don't ever come to America, we will see them in heaven- and that is for ETERNITY. We have so much celebration left to do, but we will be with Jesus, laying crowns at His feet and singing our thanks to Him that saved our souls.
They had the pastor's wife, Yung Me, and Mr. Kim take us to the train station. I don't know what we would have done without them there. It was very confusing and mostly in Korean. They waited with us and bought us ice cream (they are so great), and then helped us load our HEAVY suitcases on the train. They waved goodbye and we were off.
The train was so comfortable. The countryside was beautiful, but our friends were behind us.
We have made it to Seoul. We ate Whoppers at Burger King in the train station and then grabbed taxis to make it here at the Missions housing.
We have a fun day planned tomorrow. We are going to the DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) to look into and pray for North Korea. We are going to do some shopping. Maybe we can find something cheap. Overall, most things are the same prices as in America.
We are going to see the largest church in South Korea (earlier post- Yoida), and then we will come back here to get ready for a victory dinner tomorrow evening. We will listen and tell all our stories. The highlight for us is Pastor Sheen and Young Me will come and sit with us. Pastor Bae will not be there since he is going on a mission trip to South Africa.
I am sure it will be another happy/sad evening, but I wish you ALL could share the joy and love we are feeling here. This is CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP and we have been so blessed to serve Him that created the universe.
Thank you for your prayers.
Love,
Wink and Jean Ann
Tommy and Rose
Jerry and Betty
Sunhan Church is a gift from God.
When we arrived there we were immediately handed bags of gifts, cards, and personal notes. Hugs were constant and we hadn't even begun the morning services. Pastor Sheen came over to me and asked me to sing a song for the service. I told him that I had not practiced, but he insisted with his winning smile, so I agreed. Ki Sung, his son, is so talented. He printed me off some words of a song that I knew, "He Knows My Name," and the services began. He introduced us again and other visitors, and then the young praise team led the worship. Hun Chin wept as he led the singing and spoke and prayed for us. So Yung sang a beautiful solo that had some English words in it. It was so moving. Then they asked me to come up.
The only words I could muster before I began was, "Se Rang He Yo" (I love you). I then told them, with tears in my eyes, "I think this is what heaven will be like."
It is so obvious to all of us that even though we may look different and we speak a different language, God is inside alive in each one of us. He is alive just as Jesus is alive.
I made it through the song with losing it completely, and the two pastors, Brothers Tommy and Sheen, started the sermon. Pastor Wonsub Sheen is such a gifted translator. His passion flows in his voice and it all comes from his heart. You can feel the love he has for Jesus in every word. You can see the love he has for his beautiful family and his church. He told us that the Lord called him to preach AFTER his son was born with autism. Sheen had a great business and was very successful, but God had other plans. God used the trials of having a son born with this disability to draw him closer Himself. They were broken but God healed them and are using this dear family to teach and preach and love Koreans in Daejeon.
After the service we were fed again (Kimchi is always on the menu), but they also had checked, and salad, and soup, and fruits. We sat around and talked and shared our life stories.
After lunch I walked back into the sanctuary and started singing with the praise team. We sang several other songs together, and then Pastor Sheen asked me to sing "Friends" by Michael W. Smith. He went to print off the score and words and we were all singing it together. The words brought more tears.
We hugged. We took pictures. We hugged again. So many people wanted us to stay.
We have invited everyone one of them to visit us in Collierville. God only knows if or when our paths will cross again. But I told all of them as we were ready to leave that if we don't come back to Korea and if they don't ever come to America, we will see them in heaven- and that is for ETERNITY. We have so much celebration left to do, but we will be with Jesus, laying crowns at His feet and singing our thanks to Him that saved our souls.
They had the pastor's wife, Yung Me, and Mr. Kim take us to the train station. I don't know what we would have done without them there. It was very confusing and mostly in Korean. They waited with us and bought us ice cream (they are so great), and then helped us load our HEAVY suitcases on the train. They waved goodbye and we were off.
The train was so comfortable. The countryside was beautiful, but our friends were behind us.
We have made it to Seoul. We ate Whoppers at Burger King in the train station and then grabbed taxis to make it here at the Missions housing.
We have a fun day planned tomorrow. We are going to the DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) to look into and pray for North Korea. We are going to do some shopping. Maybe we can find something cheap. Overall, most things are the same prices as in America.
We are going to see the largest church in South Korea (earlier post- Yoida), and then we will come back here to get ready for a victory dinner tomorrow evening. We will listen and tell all our stories. The highlight for us is Pastor Sheen and Young Me will come and sit with us. Pastor Bae will not be there since he is going on a mission trip to South Africa.
I am sure it will be another happy/sad evening, but I wish you ALL could share the joy and love we are feeling here. This is CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP and we have been so blessed to serve Him that created the universe.
Thank you for your prayers.
Love,
Wink and Jean Ann
Tommy and Rose
Jerry and Betty
1 comment:
Hi, Wink and everybody!
It's Debbie again. how was the Thanksgiving day in Korea? I hope it was good.
I am very happy that you spent nice time in Daejeon as well.
Our church was busy to prepare for Thanksgiving day. We had our sunday morning service with so many things. Worship, praise with our team and choir, and a drama. The drama's story was about being a good christian. Our church members play rolls.(Winner plays a roll which is a King) It should be instructive but it was so funny because of so many mistakes. :)
I could see some people whom we evengelized, and a girl even came to Friday serive.lol
We are missing all of you so much. We have learned so many things since you visied us.
As you know, pastor Bea is going to South Africa today, so please pray for him.
I heard you are leaving on Tue. Is that right? I will miss all of you. Take care and see you soon!~
I won't forget to keep praying for all of you.
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