WMS COG, Ahnsahnghong]-Great Blessings for Our Small Efforts

Great Blessings for Our Small Efforts

DATE 2009-09-07
NATION Peru

‘Let’s find our lost brothers and sisters in Arequipa and please our Heavenly Mother!’With this resolution, we planned a five-day short-term mission trip. Some of us didn’t have a lot of experience in preaching, but our hearts were burning with fervor. We decided to find our heavenly family by all means in order to shorten Mother’s suffering, and left for Arequipa, the second largest city in Peru, on Sunday afternoon, February 15, 2009.Arequipa is some distance away from Lima?it takes 16 hours by car from Lima to Arequipa. Unfortunately, our car even broke down on the road, so we arrived at our destination at 2 p.m. on Monday. The first thing we did when we arrived was to gather in the Arequipa Zion and earnestly pray to Father and Mother for allowing us to bear good fruit. We went straight to preach the gospel with the members of the Arequipa Zion. Surprisingly, less than an hour after we started to preach, a new life was born and eleven souls came into Mother’s arms on that day. We gave thanks to Father and Mother. As the rainy season started in Arequipa from the next day, there was a lot of rain and a big drop in temperature. Since we were accustomed to the desert climate with little rain, it was hard for us to adapt to the cold weather. Moreover, we didn’t have suitable clothing. However, we couldn’t step back because of rain or cold. Rather, we gathered our energy to preach the gospel, feeling Father and Mother’s sacrifice and giving thanks to Them for allowing us to follow Their way.When a member opened the Bible and preached the Word in the rainy park, another member next to her covered the Bible with her hands so that it wouldn’t get wet. The person, who at first showed no interest in the Word, began to listen to the gospel attentively. After she was told about the truth of Heavenly Mother, she opened her mind and received the truth in Zion. The truth about Heavenly Mother was surely the master key of the gospel; the people, who were very proud of being Catholic and stubborn, were very surprised when they heard about God the Mother and came to Zion to listen to the Word. We were greatly moved. Our enthusiasm did not cool down because of the joy of bearing fruit, even though we were freezing because of the weather. Unfortunately, Sister Julia, who was older than others, came down with a cold. However, she didn’t give up preaching, so the members had to urge her to rest. Yet, the next day, the sister earnestly asked the overseer to allow her to preach, watching the members going out to proclaim the glory of Heavenly Mother. “I’ll be careful not to affect my health, so please let me go preach.”Sister Julia returned with a young adult just 20 minutes after she went out. She was a beautiful soul who wanted to listen to the truth about Heavenly Mother.
of course, some people stubbornly refused to listen to the Word with excuses like they were busy; some denied the truth of the Bible, ridiculed us and spoke ill of us even though they claimed to believe in God. However, because we firmly believed the victory of God Elohim, we pushed on preaching the gospel, and as a result God led 49 souls to Zion. They all received the truth with conviction and were reborn as the children of heaven. What we did was just open our mouths and told the Word. It was God who moved their minds and performed everything. We felt the power of God who is always with His weak children, and we testified about Heavenly Father and Mother boldly anytime, anywhere. While we spent time together with the members of the Arequipa Zion, the words of the Bible seemed to come alive, “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!” The members understood one another’s difficulties and were considerate of each other. If someone was worried because he didn’t bear fruit, everybody prayed for him and encouraged him; it was something that was beyond words.During the mission trip, I realized even one ten-thousandth of the great sacrifice of God Elohim. I want to be a stronger worker of the gospel, so that I can deliver the light of life to all people throughout the world. I hope we will soon return to our home in heaven where our Father dwells, with Heavenly Mother. Heavenly Father and Mother, You poured abundant blessings upon Your children, though we only made a small effort for the gospel! All glory and thanks and praise be to You forever!