The Sound of Gospel Victory Resounds through Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea, a country that has more than 600 islands, over 800 local languages, unfamiliar animals, primitive jungles, unique culture, and biodiversity, is my home country.

Ever since I received the truth while living in Australia, what I wanted to do most was to spread the blessing of salvation to my family who loved God so much back in my home country. I excitedly flew to Papua New Guinea and preached the truth, but the result was disappointing. As their pride in their faith in Christianity was great, their fixed ideas were impediments to knowing the truth. I had no choice but to come back to Sydney, retaining my sadness.

As time went by, the light of hope was seen little by little in Papua New Guinea where it was only dark spiritually; my younger brother and his wife turned their hearts to become Elohim’s children when they came to Sydney. They went back to Papua New Guinea and kept their faith, reading the Truth Books and hearing the fragrances of Zion despite many difficulties and hardships. Their patient endurance let my hope and courage for the gospel work in Papua New Guinea spring up.

‘Some day, all Papua New Guineans will understand the truth!’

As the gospel spread in other island countries around Australia such as Samoa and Tonga, and the mission to preach to seven billion people was announced, my gospel dream for Papua New Guinea was engraved more clearly.

While I visited my home country several times and preached the gospel to fulfill my dream, a short-term mission team was formed for Papua New Guinea. I was very thankful for Zion members who were getting ready for the short-term mission with passion. The mission team members were faced with big and small difficulties before leaving for Papua New Guinea, but everybody was fervent for the gospel without wavering.

Finally, we flew for one hour and ten minutes from Sydney to Brisbane, and another three hours and thirty minutes from Brisbane to Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. As soon as we arrived there, we headed to Bomana Police Barracks, fifteen minutes away from the airport by car, where I grew up and my father was working as a police officer, to preach to my friends and neighbors. My younger brother joined us for the short-term preaching despite his busy schedule.

Preaching began in earnest the next day. Hearing that a short-term mission team had come, many people came to see us, because my cousin Bernadette and my friend Jean, who were moved by the word when I came to Papua New Guinea and preached to them once before, had diligently preached the truth to people around them. Surprised by the sure word of God, they asked us to preach the truth to their families, too, so we could not leave the police barracks. Then I remembered the last time when I had to go back to Sydney, leaving Bernadette and Jean, whose faith was still young, in Papua New Guinea. Holding in my concerns for them, I said to them with tears, “Please wait just a little until I come back.” The time came and we reaped the sheaves of joy together.

The short-term mission team members must have been tired due to their tight schedule, but they preached with all their strength. My younger brother, who had been waiting for a long time for Zion to be established, stored up heavenly rewards joyfully, interpreting what the mission team said. My heart was filled with indescribable joy.

In a matter of days, fifteen souls were reborn in God Elohim. On the Sabbath day, we kept the first worship, overflowing with grace, at a hotel conference room. On Tuesday, which was a day before the short-term mission team’s departure, the new brothers and sisters served us with traditional food to thank us for teaching them the truth and participated in the Third-day worship which was kept at my father’s house that evening.

Brother Moses took off his cross necklace as soon as he understood God’s word not to worship idols, and Brother Immanuel truly repented of having walked a wrong path for a long time after distinguishing the truth from falsehood through the Bible, and led his family to the true God. The new brothers and sisters were not shaken by false churches’ hindrance but boldly opened the Bible and showed them the truth. How relieved I was! I happily got on the plane for Sydney, imagining the gospel path these brothers and sisters would walk in God.

If I’m asked when the happiest moment of my life was, I wouldn’t even need to think twice but say that it was the moment I met Heavenly Mother in person; nothing else would be happier than that moment on this earth. However, while seeking for our lost brothers and sisters and feeding the word to them with all my heart in Papua New Guinea, I could feel the same happiness I had when I was with Mother in Korea. Then I realized that brotherly love too is a gift of happiness Mother has given us.

I give thanks to God Elohim for granting me the blessings that can’t be bought with money. A better result might have been made if God had chosen someone else, but He chose me, who’s lacking in many ways, and entrusted me with the mission, so that I would learn and realize many things and become a greater gospel worker. I learned the importance of unity from the short-term mission team members, and the value of preaching from my younger brother and his wife, and from Sister Bernadette and Sister Jean.

I will engrave my mission and blessings from God on my heart, and will diligently preach the truth in my given circumstance so that this realization and emotion will not be erased. I will continually pray and help the gospel work in Papua New Guinea until all the people there hear the truth. Papua New Guineans really love God and the word of the Bible. No matter how busy they are, they stop what they’re doing and listen when someone preaches the word of the Bible to them. I can’t wait until I can go back and preach the word to them.

I believe that this short-term mission was a flare of the gospel work which will be done greatly in Papua New Guinea. My heart flutters whenever I imagine even a little what kind of work God will perform there, just like the day I left for the first short-term mission. All heavenly family members! Aren’t you also curious about Papua New Guinea’s tomorrow?