Fragrance of Zion
Inspiring stories of the members who changed by faith after hearing the words of the truth
Mother Answers Even the Smallest Prayers
One day, about five months after I had my first child, I lied down to get some sleep. Then suddenly a thought came into my mind and kept me from falling asleep. ‘What happens when I die?’ I had no…
Kim Gyeong-suk from Osan, South Korea
An Amazing Plan for Salvation of Each Soul
Among many things happening in life, some are just simple incidents, whereas some are life-changing experiences. I can say meeting my wife was a once-in-a-life-time event, because I received Elohim through her. She’s from Colombia, a country in South America.…
Joshua Michael Dimm from Edmonton, Canada
After Realizing Heavenly Father and Mother
I was born in Denmark, and when I was twelve years old, my mom and I moved to Malmö, Sweden. As I grew up, I became selfish, and I couldn’t see any meaning in life. I moved back to Denmark…
Simon Peter Lindmer from Gothenburg, Sweden
The Most Valuable Work
‘Is Jesus really God? Does God even exist?' Growing up in a Christian family, I attended a church during my school years, but as I went to high school and learned biology and evolution, I started to doubt God’s existence.…
Natnael Assefaw Seltene from Denver, CO, U.S.
Mother’s Prayer That Leads Me to Life
On the earth, God creates life. Human mothers carry their children before they are finally given life. In that time, the children can hear and know their mothers’ voices even before they are born, though they have never met them.…
Lachae Garrine Berrien from New Windsor, NY, U.S.
According to the Will of God
I never thought about having any other religion, under the influence of my grandmother who was a firm believer in Catholicism. When my sister and brother-in-law who were attending the Church of God told me about the truth, I was…
Selenne Christine Sanchez from Los Angeles, U.S.
A Blessed Mission, the Duty of Giving Love
A pastor couple of a small church used to live next door when I was young. As my mother was a close friend of them, I naturally started to attend their church because I had been a Christian since my…
Yeong-ye Cha from Gimhae, South Korea
The Most Valuable Work, the Most Special Blessing
Just like most other Korean dads, my life was also a series of days to go to work, seeing the stars early in the morning, and come back home, seeing the stars again late at night. Back then, I didn’t…
Choi Su-hyeon from Austin Town, India
Tears of a Prodigal Child
Before I entered high school, I was led to the Church of God by my cousin, and I started attending the Church. My parents opposed my going there, but I liked Zion so much because there was a beautiful unity…
Hui-jeong Im from Namyangju, South Korea
Something That You Know When You Do It
My parents died when I was young and I had to earn a living. So, my life was literally like a war and the world was like a battle field. In order not to get left behind in the cold-hearted…
Ahn Byeong-chan from Seoul, South Korea
Hoping to Be the Protagonist of the New Book of Acts
‘O God, I will do anything if I can go to heaven, so please give me confidence in salvation.’ This is what I always made sure to say whenever I prayed, because I wasn’t confident in my salvation though I…
Song Hye-ju from Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Parents’ Love that Rejoices Over a Child Who Returned
For parents, the ones who are beautiful and lovely like flowers must be their children. Anything in this world cannot be compared with the devotional love of parents; they can even give up their lives for their children, the source…
John Pariyar from Kathmandu, Nepal
The Greatest Decision
One day in August, 2012, my friend told me an astonishing secret of the Bible, beginning from the words in the Book of Genesis. I was overwhelmed while hearing the words but I couldn’t just simply be happy because I…
Charles Tespoer from Iloilo, Philippines
With Love in Every Word
You have to walk a long way to reach the summit. Although it’s hard to walk up the steep path, if you keep on walking, you can feel the joy of standing on the top of the mountain. My journey…
Gwon So-young from Suwon, South Korea
The Opportunity to Restore Love
“Is God coming down?” When I was a child, I mumbled to myself, looking at the sunlight emerge from the gray clouds and shine straight down on the ground. Though nobody taught me, I was convinced that God exists for…
Shin Se-hee from Seoul, South Korea
Song of Life Flowing to the World, Taking the Radio Frequency
At 10 p.m. on Sunday is when people leave behind a joyous holiday and prepare for the next day. At this peaceful and starry night, the red light of On Air is on at the studio’s screen, and the radio…
New Song Radio Broadcasting Team from New York, U.S.
Mother’s Love, the Turning Point of My Life
I was born in an unreligious family in Finland. While swinging on our yard in my childhood, I used to think there would be a time for me to die. I couldn’t bear the thought at all and was hard…
Petra iida Emilia Ruokojärvi from Helsinki, Finland
Until One Soul Is Led
Before I met the truth, I tried many times to have faith in God but it didn’t come to me. I thought, ‘Having a religious belief doesn’t seem my thing. Would I meet God after death?’ Frustration came along with…
Maria Cleofe Cuchillo Gutierrez from Lima, Peru
Coming Close to God
When I was in my first year of middle school, I learned the Bible deeply at Zion. Actually, I started to go to church with my family when I was a child, but that was my first time to study…
Lee Pyung-hwa from Seoul, South Korea
To the New World of the Gospel
“Do you want to hear some words of wisdom?” My friends asked me as we walked back from school on the last day of our junior year in high school. Seeing their eagerness, I wanted to hear them. One who…
Nathalia Salvatierra-Abuid from Morgantown, WV, U.S.