New Acts

Love Is Patience

I’ve been preaching to my family and friends for years, but they didn’t respond. As I had no fruit for a long time, though being a young adult like the dew of the dawn as prophesied in the Bible, I…

Noh Min-ah from Anyang, Korea

Talents Borne from Work Mission

It had not been long before I started a new job at a big company after I transferred to New Windsor. I became excited at the thought of starting a new career and being able to move up in a…

Duane Edward from New Windsor, NY, U.S.

With My Youth and Passion

The Philippines is a country consisting of about 7,000 islands. The major islands are Luzon in the northernmost part, Visayas in the middle, and Mindanao in the southernmost part. Last summer, I went on a short-term mission to Roxas City…

Kang Tae-wu from Incheon, Korea

A Way to Convey Love

When I was about to go on a short-term mission trip to Mumbai in India, I was half excited and half worried because I felt pressure to learn Hindi. Wondering if I really had to learn Hindi, I asked some…

Choi Hui-won from Namyangju, Korea

God’s Gift to My Dull Heart

Recently, I didn’t have as much time as before to preach the gospel because of many other things. I knew that serving Zion and doing everything else in God would bring us blessings, but I was eager to bear fruit…

Kim Yun-ah from Seongnam, Korea

I Have Engraved You on the Palms of My Hands

I’d like to share a story about a sister who shed many tears during worship on the Sabbath day. One day while preaching God's word with a sister, I met a Vietnamese who was not fluent in Japanese. Since she…

Matsuno Reiko from Osaka, Japan

Faith Blooming after a Long Wait

One fine day in May, we set up a booth on the street and delivered the news articles about the Church of God, which were featured in newspapers and magazines. Many passersby showed interest in it, and one of them…

Kim Mi-ja from Seoul, Korea

Labor Pain Continues Even Today

One day while preaching overseas, I met a young man at a shopping mall and asked him if he had ever heard about God the Mother. He said it was his first time to hear about God the Mother and…

Park Ji-hye from Seongnam, Korea

One Act of Filial Piety

I grew up in a rich family thanks to my father who was a well-known tax accountant. Many people envied me for my capable father, but as for me, my father was the most difficult and hardest person to be…

Lee Hye-gyeong from Seoul, Korea

My Privilege

My husband and I run a small restaurant in Yongin. At first, I was just an assistant for my husband who is a chef, but as time went by, I became more than an assistant. Working in the restaurant from…

Ju Yeong-mi from Yongin, Korea

Purpose of Preaching

After receiving a position for the gospel in Zion, I wanted to show a good example to the members by bearing good fruits. My hope to bear fruit got stronger after I received the blessing of meeting Heavenly Mother as…

Ann Marie Moralda from Cebu, Philippines

Fruits around Me

I was moved when I heard that the number of Zions around the world was increasing day after day as the gospel was spreading rapidly. The stories of the Zion members, who held a Bible seminar for colleagues at work…

Kim In-ju from Sacheon, Korea

A Heavenly Family Member Whom We Never Gave Up Looking for

Many souls were led to Zion through the preaching festival in Brazil. Among them, I would like to share the stories of some brothers and sisters found in the 2nd São Paulo Church. A few days after the preaching festival…

Lee Kang-mi from São Paulo, Brazil

Like the Flower of Dracaena

It was when I went to my friend’s house back in my elementary school days. I was admiring a large variety of well-maintained flowering plants, and my friend pointed to a tall tree and said proudly, “Do you see this…

Shin Gyeong-suk from Guayaquil, Ecuador

Mother Is My Salvation

There is a sister whom I led to Zion. She was my age and very interested in the Bible. Once she started studying the Bible, it usually took a couple of hours. She also installed a Bible app on her…

Kim Hyeon-dong from Uijeongbu, Korea

With a Sense of Ownership

“The one with a sense of responsibility is the owner, and the one without it is a guest.” In the semester opening worship service, the words of Ahn Chang-ho, a Korean independence activist, echoed in my mind. If I take…

Kim Min-tae from Seoul, Korea

The One Who Saves a Soul Saves the World

I met a Mongolian woman named Bolormaa, who came to Korea with her husband and was focusing on parenting as she had a year-old son. She looked very glad to meet us because she was going through a hard time…

Heo So-hyeong from Seoul, Korea

First Fruit

‘I just need to keep my faith only!’ My long-lasting belief was broken during the last autumn feasts, which were more meaningful than ever before, because it was the Father’s 100th birth anniversary year. As I was celebrating the feasts,…

Sohn Jeong-in from Seosan, Korea

Go and Make Disciples

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with…

Jo In-woong from Seoul, Korea

Holding My Grandmother’s Hand Tightly

My grandmother is 92 years old. Since I entered elementary school, my grandmother raised me and my younger brother. When I was young and immature, it seemed to me that my grandmother only cared about my brother. So I often…

Lee Joo-mi from Seosan, Korea