Heo Bong-suk | CMM Member, Resident of New Jersey
Greetings. My name is Heo Bong-suk, and I attend Calvary Church in New Jersey. Although I feel unworthy to write a testimony, I’d like to share a few words out of gratitude to our God.
I visited Korea last October and had my first health checkup in 61 years. I had been putting it off because I’d been in good health and hadn’t had any problems, but my husband insisted on making an appointment, so I went along with his wishes, had just a basic checkup, and then left for a trip to Japan.
However, I received a call from the hospital saying that my liver enzyme levels were too high and that I needed to come back. But I wasn’t worried, because I wasn’t experiencing any symptoms at all.
After returning from my trip to Japan, I went back to the hospital for a CT scan, and they contacted me to say I needed to return in two days. The CT scan showed that my liver was normal, but there was a large tumor in my uterus, so I went back to the hospital. The doctor said that since this was my first health checkup and there was no prior medical record, I needed to have surgery right away.
Even though I had a large lump, I had no symptoms at all and was living a normal life. I have lived by God’s grace up to this point, but when I thought about how I might never have discovered such a serious illness without God’s intervention, I offered a prayer of thanksgiving to God alone in my hospital room.
I thought it would be a simple surgery, but after the procedure—which lasted nearly four and a half hours—I was in so much pain that it was only then that I began to deeply reflect on the suffering the Lord endured when He was crucified.
And through the words of Isaiah 53:6, I had a time of repentance in which I recognized my sinful nature. Through illness and pain, I thought of the Lord and came to realize that I have nothing to boast about—not even my health. Our God has done everything, and I give thanks for all things.
Source: Christian Journal (https://www.kcjlogos.org)