
17/06/2025
“After going through a tremendous amount of rejection from my family because I had left the Buddhist faith, I rented a small room in which to live. One day, I locked the door of my room and began to pray. “Jesus,” I said, “I want to meet you and have a consultation about my future.”
“I prayed all day. By nighttime, I was soaked in perspiration, but I still prayed. After midnight, the strength had left my body and I lay down to rest. Suddenly the room became bright. A billow of what I thought was smoke rolled in. I was awestruck. Thinking the house was on fire, I tried to call for help, but no one came. In desperation, I looked around and beside me I saw two feet. I looked up higher and saw a white robe. Then I looked into a face that was like a powerful sun and rays of light shining outward. But I still didn’t know who He was until I saw the crown of thorns on His head. They were piercing His temples and the blood was streaming down His face. I knew then that He was Jesus Christ. His love seemed to pour over me.”
“My gods had been gods of fear and curses. I had always gone into their temples to beg them not to punish me. But Jesus was different. As I felt His love, all fear left me. Glorious joy came from my inner being.
“When I became aware of my surroundings once again, Jesus had gone, but the glory was still in my soul. I forgot about the pain in my heart and lungs and ran to a nearby house where a missionary whom I had met stayed. I knew that Louis Richards, the Assemblies of God missionary, would be able to answer my questions about this experience. When I explained to him that I spoke in a strange language, he opened his Bible to Acts 2 and explained that I had been baptized with the Spirit as the early believers had. We cried and expressed our thankfulness and joy.
Some time later, I realized I was no longer suffering from heart pain or shortness of breath. I went to the hospital, and after an examination and X-rays the doctor told me that my lungs were well. No tuberculosis! Even my heart was a normal size once again.”
David Yonggi Cho’s biography -
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