Spirit Awakening Experince

*This post is a reflection of year 2007, the 27th SAM USA short term mission trip.

Spirit Awakening Experince~!

7 Days that I had over in China competely changed my world perception. Such experience, however, have occurred from the unexpected part. Generally people wouldl normally think that there would be cultural shock over in Communism society on the other side of earth. However, such cultural shock didn't happend. Thesedays in newspapers of media, shows bits of every parts of world, thus creates familiarity with unexperienced. My Church ' Galbory Temple' is indeed far away from these places and not so surprisingly, our team had to take the wisdom from the previews short term mission trip members and fully prepared ( to over come cultural shock in case).

Instead of getting shocked from North Korean's Culture, even more striking experience was realised from spiritually and physically transferred my self through the mission trip. We commonly says that " when you go over to serve the others, finally it's you who gets served from it." I always believed in that words, however it's was a very differnt experience of merely knowing the words and actually doing it. I was overridden by my honest thoughts and feelings.

Physically, this trip was like as army train. Every morning I had to wake up early with strange food, and slept on the hard mattress. At the end of my day, I was exhausted. However, there was god's cherish. When we are in the middle of fasting, we can control our physical desire, thus

more sensitive spirit towards holyness. For the same reason, I was able to serve our sisters and brothers better by controlling personal wants.

Two nights before returning back to America, we stood front at 'Ap-Rok River' and watch North Korea. I could feel how desparate North Koreans were. There was almost no light to flesh and it was very dark and cold. However, middle of darkness I didn't see the peace. Rather it was stuffy and gloomy. I didn't understand how painful it would be for the North Koreans who risks their lives to pass the Ap-Rok river to survive. I suddenly heard a voice from holy spirit to hurry and see North Korean's to save their souls and lives. For thoese who have not yet heard gospel, I felt insummount love and heath felt warmness in my mind.

Participant :*John (Jonathan) Youngs

John was born in California Oakland of America. He grew up in Oakland and graduated in De Anza highschool and Currently running hies own business called "High Performance Heating and Air" company. For the past 13 years, he was continously participate in the Calvary Temple Church community. John has went to SAM USA 27th Short term mission trip which was held on April 26th untill May 6th.