It's Thursday morning. I finished speaking at a revival in Kwangju Moonlight Church last night, and I'm currently writing a letter to you as I pray and mediate on God's Word in a guest room. The revival at Kwangju Moonlight Church was a powerful revival filled with God's grace. The church has grown exponentially compare to when I spoke for them 10 years ago. This church has accomplished their 12200 vision. It was a vision of having 10,000 members, 2,000 lay ministers and 200 commissioned missionaries. After accomplishing their vision of 12,200, they are now progressing after new vision of 24400. They are continuing to advance with new vision of having 20,000 members, 4,000 lay ministers and 400 commissioned missionaries.

Kwangju Moonlight Church has established the Dream School, Christian Elementary School. It's only been 2 years since its establishment. I was touched by young students who had pure faith and beautiful character in this growing school, which is only 2 years old. Kwangju Moonlight Church has purchased 120 acres (approximately 5.2 million square feet) land and is also establishing Middle and High School to cultivate leading global leaders for the future. I also visited Moonlight Vision Center in Hampyeong to meet and pray together with the senior pastor of Moonlight Church, YuSoo Kim. I was reassured once again through this church how precious it is to accomplish a vision that pleases God. As I spoke at revival in Kwangju Moonlight Church, I became a dreamer again. I am now able to dream more clearly for New Life Vision Church.

Yesterday, I visited Honam Theological Seminary. The reason I visited Honam Theological Seminary was because of 22 American missionaries who were buried there. Through President JongSoon Cha, I was able to hear the martyrdom of the missionaries who were buried at Yanglim Garden within Honam Theological Seminary. It was truly a deeply moving time for me. These were the missionaries who loved us more than our own nation, and they were taken by God in Honam through endemic diseases, overworking and unexpected accidents. They loved our nation, so they came all the way to Chosun to preach the Gospel of Jesus and by the call of God they layed down their lives in Korea. Missionary Eugene Bell's first wife, Mrs. Lottie Witherspoon Bell, passed away in loneliness on April 12, 1901 in front of her two young children while her husband was gone on a missionary trip to Jeonju area. Last time I came to Korea, I was deeply affected from visiting the burial site of foreign missionaries in Yanghawjin, Seoul, but this time, I was greatly moved from looking through the burial site of the missionaries buried in Yanglim Garden.

While I was at Yanglim Garden, I was introduced to two different trees. One of them was holly. A distinct characteristic of this tree is that it spouts prickly thorns in its first year but the thorns disappear and the tree becomes very smooth in the second year. President Cha, who introduced me to this tree, shared with me a lesson that a person can be like this tree: when young, he can pierce and scar others like a thorn, but when he is matured he becomes gentle and smooth. The other tree that I was introduced was a tree that was planted by an American missionary. It was a huge tree; however, only its trunk was left behind. Because of its enormous size, it was destroyed by a lightening. Through this tree, President Cha shared another lesson on how we can be hit by a lightening if we keep elevating ourselves. As I looked at the two trees, I reflected on how I should be smoother and more humble. 

I'm currently in Korea but I'm praying for you and New Life Vision Church everyday as I think of you. I am a great debtor to you and to your love for me. I heard that an intercessory prayer team is fasting and taking turn by the hour to pray for me as I preach here. It is a fruit of your intercessory prayer that I am able to deliver graceful messages. I also heard that the steering committee's elders are sacrificing a lot for the building purchase. Please continue to intercede for the elders as well. While I'm in Korea, I heard few sad news of those who were taken by God. I hope that God's comfort will be upon the families of the deceased. Autumn has ripened here in Korea. Th weather is quite chilly. Please continue to intercede for continual messages that I'm delivering in Korea. I miss you and bless you.