Faith & Life

Luxury at My Fingertips

This is what happened when I was young. I was about ten years old. There was a cosmetics store in the street where I often go to and from school, and outside the store there was a basket full of…

Kim Do-yeong from Buenos Aires, Argentina

A Boxer Who Left the Ring with Smile

Peter Buckley was an English professional boxer. He had a total of 299 fights for 19 years, 31 wins, 12 draws, and 256 losses. It’s the world’s worst record. Whenever he stepped into the ring, he lost but he didn’t…

Force to Lift up

In order for an airplane, which is made up of heavy metal, to fly in the air, there must be a combination of various kinds of forces such as momentum made by engines and resistance made by the air. Here…

As Magpies Build a Nest

Magpies build a nest when they’re about to lay eggs. They build a nest at the top of a tall tree that can protect their young from natural enemies. They bring branches and weave them together to make a frame,…

Warm Wintering

When I heard that my Zion members would repair the roof and the wall of an old house of an elderly couple, I decided to participate in the demolition work for one day. On the morning of the volunteer, I…

On Nam-yeol from Wonju, South Korea

Elohist

The word “banana” is derived from the Arabic word “banan,” which means “finger.” Since the fruit looks like a finger, it has got the name “banana.” Kiwi fruit, which is mass-produced in New Zealand, has also got its name because…

My Sweet Home

What would it taste like if you describe love with taste? Koreans often liken affectionate glance to honey dripping eyes. And just like honeymoon and sweet home, when comparing love and happiness with taste, it is often expressed in sweetness.…

Loving and Learning

‘How can I spend my summer vacation meaningfully?’ Although each of us belonged to a different Zion, we’d been participating in the IWBA education together. In 2017, we all hoped to have a special experience during our summer vacation which…

Noh Min-a from Anyang, South Korea

A Man Who Took Off His Shoes

“Earth is blue.” This was spoken by Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space on April 12, 1961, looking at Earth out of the atmosphere. Gagarin entered Earth’s orbit on the spacecraft Vostok 1 and flew around Earth for about…

According to the Words That There Is a Time for Everything

I lay in bed, but I couldn’t fall asleep. I just kept repeating, “Father and Mother, thank You,” in my mind. I was surprised to see a text message from the chief hairdresser this morning. “I‘ll be baptized today.” I…

Lee Yeong-ja from Paju, South Korea

A Person Who Wants to Put On a Crown

The crown, which symbolizes dignity and authority, is decorated with gold and jewels throughout the ages and the world. Korea’s National Treasure No. 191, a golden crown in Silla Dynasty, is elaborately decorated with about 375 grams [0.8 lb] of…

When We Look with the Eyes of Love

I ordered a clothes rack to organize my dressing room. The clothes rack arrived a few days later. Although I didn’t have time because of my night work, I put the rack together and started organizing the room. I wanted…

Park Eun-jeong from Chuncheon, South Korea

Change

In cold winter days, when the temperature drops below freezing, a slow-flowing river and a pool on the ground turn to solid ice that anyone can glide over it. On the contrary, when water is heated, it evaporates. Liquid water…

After a Long Wait

My husband and I do a small food business. We usually work from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., but one day we left work around 2 p.m. and came home because I caught a cold and was very sick. While…

Elisangela de Oliveira Silva Assuncao from Feira de Santana, Brazil

Molting

When a child grows up, he changes his clothes into a bigger one. Likewise, an insect turns into a new body, throwing away its old self that no longer fits itself in due time. This is called molting. The process…

Without Oxen, the Manger Is Clean But …

In an agrarian society, the next most important property after land for farmers is oxen. Oxen can do work equivalent to several workers in the field. Raising oxen, however, is not easy. You have to wake up early in the…

Smiley Faces, Happy Home

The human face is capable of creating more than 7,000 expressions. Among those many, the expression that makes you look the youngest and most beautiful and makes you and other people happy is of course a smiley face. When you…

Sparring Partners

There are sports players working in a sweat for their fellow players to win gold medals. They are sparring partners of the players who will compete in the Olympics. The players of individual sports such as judo, taekwondo, and boxing,…

Growing Pains of Faith I Had in the Philippines

This happened a few years ago. At that time, I planned to go on a mission trip overseas, which was one of my New Year’s goals, but to be honest, I didn’t think it was going to happen. I thought…

Kim Hyeon-ju from Seoul, South Korea

Wait

In Korea, there is a flower that is hard to see even once in a lifetime. It is a sweet potato flower. Since it blooms once in a hundred years, it is hard to see even once in a lifetime…