Stories from the Persecuted:  Lee* had spent many long years in a North Korean labor camp because he had been discovered listening to a Christian merchant sharing the gospel message. As a wealthy man with a high-ranked position, Lee knew the Christian faith was strictly forbidden. But he did not deny his secret attempts to learn more about it. He served out his sentence in prison; forced to work day and night with very little food. He still had nightmares about his time at the labor camp, which he described as “a living hell.” Although Lee was fortunate to come out alive, he had nowhere to go. For the first time in his life he was penniless and starving. So he risked his life to cross the river into China, seeking freedom and food. Along the way, Lee met a Christian who learned that Lee was experiencing acute pain. He was burdened to pray for Lee, and later learned that he was suffering from a long-term kidney stone that needed immediate treatment." When Lee went to the doctor, the diagnosis was even worse than expected. In fact, an even larger kidney stone was discovered deep within his kidneys, requiring two separate operations." Lee and his Christian friend decided to pray. After they finished praying at 3 a.m., Lee explained that he had felt something hard inside his kidney softening, turning into something like flour as it flowed downwards." The next day, Lee went back to the doctors. “The doctors could not hide their astonishment,” he said. “Their diagnosis revealed that the first large kidney stone had been ground into fine powder and settled at the bottom, just as I had described his experience during prayer.” After experiencing God’s miraculous healing, Lee now hopes to return to his hometown in North Korea and share with his family that God indeed exists and has miraculously healed him." *Not real name to protect identity |
