Fragrance of Zion
Inspiring stories of the members who changed by faith after hearing the words of the truth
God’s Will in Entrusting Me with the Gospel Mission
“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” Jn 8:32 God granted the truth of the new covenant in order to give true freedom to us, who sinned in heaven and came to this earth.…
Im Hye-min from Hwaseong, Korea
Book of Acts of the Female Pastoral Staff
I am a pastoral staff wife. Before coming here, I carried out the gospel ministry in El Salvador. I’d like to share what happened while I was visiting a doctor’s office in El Salvador. When I finished talking with the…
Seo Ha-neul from Puebla, Mexico
Treasure Hunt Continues Every Day
People live for what they believe is valuable. The most valuable thing in my life was money. Probably because I grew up in a poor family, I believed that having economic strength was the most important thing in life. When…
Hazel Marie Victoriano Bonitillo from Iloilo, Philippines
With Uncontrollable Happiness
The ultimate purpose of life is to meet God and return to the kingdom of heaven by receiving salvation through Him. To put it another way, our lives can be referred to as the process of preparing for the eternal…
Raju Purty from Kolkata, WB, India
My First Love Until the End
Since I was born a second child, I never imagined that I would have to take on the role of the firstborn child. However, when I was fifteen years old, my older sister, who was a lot older than I…
Yun Hyeon-suk from Incheon, Korea
Change
I’ve been attending the Church of God ever since I was in my mother’s womb. This means that I’ve been a member of the Church of God since birth. It was when I was in middle school that I started…
Jang Ye-jin from Ansan, Korea
A New Dream Found in My Country
When I was about to enter middle school, my family’s circumstances got bad suddenly, and I had to leave my family and live with my aunt in America; I had to emigrate out of the blue, leaving my loving family.…
Lee Min-gyu from Seongnam, Korea
Because I Love Them
From morning, the rain sounds so nice. It brings back my old memories of the time I met the members from the Church of God for the first time long ago. As far as I can remember, I’d never had…
Yang Seong-rim from Gimhae, Korea
Where I Need to Return
I was always sick while raising my three children, probably because I became exhausted physically and mentally. Many nights, I couldn’t sleep. I went to see a doctor and was diagnosed with the initial stage of depression. I tried many…
Oita Ai from Togyo, Japan
So That It May Go Well With You in the End
On February 17, 2016, my son graduated from elementary school. My husband who worked two hours away from home even took a leave take time off work to participate in his graduation ceremony with me. At the graduation ceremony, the…
Lee Sun-deok from Gumi, South Korea
The Greatest Joy
Long hair that comes down below the shoulders, beard, a denim jacket, sunglasses, and cowboy boots! This was me before receiving the truth. I let my hair and beard grow because I was shooting a film at that time. As…
M. Dorjdagva from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Blessing Granted Through Love
My family is pretty close and open to each other. My parents are always like friends to me, and we are always bright and active when we are together. My friends who have older brothers say that they often argue…
Kim Hye-ji from Anyang, South Korea
All Joy and Happiness Are in Mother
When my son introduced his future wife to us, my wife and I liked her right away because she told us that she went to church. Since we were Christians, there was nothing more I would want as long as…
Lee Sil-geon from Daegu, South Korea
Time to Repay God Who Has Waited for Me for a Long Time
In the barren desert where it was difficult even for a clump of grass to grow, manna which God sent to the Israelites was food of miracle. However, as they ate it for every meal for forty years, they began…
Seo Jun-yeong from Seongnam, South Korea
Awakened with Mother in Mind
I visited my hometown in ten years to celebrate my grandfather’s 80th birthday. If I were to describe my grandfather I used to know, I would say, “strict and strong.” He was also very diligent, so he alone usually took…
Jomarie M. Supleo from Mandaluyong, Philippines
As a Seed Hidden in the Frozen Land Springs Up out of the Ground
I moved to the city of Siheung to live together with my younger son. It wasn’t easy to leave a place where I’d lived for over sixty years, but I was happy to move there because my oldest son and…
Shin Dong-rye from Siheung, South Korea
God’s Blessing for My Whole Family
In the summer of 2017, my happy dream finally came true; I had been dreaming that my whole family would sing in one voice and share hope for heaven in God. When I was attending a Sabbath morning service together…
Seok Min-seo from Seoul, South Korea
Accompanied by Angels
When I was going to India, a small problem occurred in the process of issuing a visa at the airport in Nepal. The money I had was only Indian rupees, but they said it was impossible to pay unless I…
Kim Ji-young from Busan, South Korea
Realizing God’s Love
It was around the time when my sister attended a Protestant church. One day, she returned home with bruises all over her body. Shocked, I asked her what happened. She explained that she got the bruises from a religious ritual…
Kang Yeon-suk from Incheon, South Korea
From Persecution to Blessing
The brothers and sisters participated in the preaching festival with one accord even in the scorching heat and the glowing sun that could peel their skin off. Their fragrance of Zion spread all over North India. I want to share…
The Church of God in Shillong, India