praying for healing

last tuesday our church sent volunteers to serve food at a soup kitchen in harlem. we also prepared christmas gifts & led a brief worship. i gave a sermon on the parable of the sower. after the sermon i invited people to come forward to receive prayer. i prayed for a man named larry, who stood at the very front. after i finished praying, he took off his dark sunglasses to show me that he was missing his right eye. all that was left was a skin-covered scab. after he showed me his eye, he said "pray for me! pray for me!". so i prayed for God's healing upon his eye. then i asked people to come forward to receive prayer specifically for physical healing. a few more people came forward. & some who were already standing, raised their hands to receive prayer specifically for physical healing. as our church members were praying with them individually, i had the opportunity to pray for one more person. carol asked me to pray for her diabetes which was causing her pain in her legs and feet.

i am not a charismatic & i don't have the gift of healing. & i normally don't ask people to come forward to receive prayer for physical healing. but i learned something last tuesday. i learned that people are desperate & they need prayer. & for many people (whether rich or poor), a physical sickness is their number one prayer concern.

www.dyingchicken.com

www.dyingchicken.com

it's peter chung's very own blog, describing his mission work in yucatan, mexico.
we're so proud to have peter representing pilgrim church.

hawaii

we returned safely from hawaii. we got to spend time on the ywam (youth with a mission) base in kona. we were blessed to see three "daves" at ywam. rev david & ellen ross were there to lead the korean dts. pastor dave gibbons was there for one week as a guest speaker. & pastor david sung & his family were there attending the crossroads dts. after kona, we spent a few days on the island of kauai.

need thought-provoking questions

by the end of next week i need to record 3 radio programs for kcbn.us. my vision for these programs was to create sermons in response to questions from the general public. but i don't have the questions yet. please send questions my way. please...

the city

my mother-in-law & sister-in-law flew in on monday. after picking them up from the airport, we spent the day in the city. walked the brooklyn bridge, kimbop-picnic-lunch in brooklyn heights, hung around central park, cafe break off madison ave, dinner at hopkee. hopkee is still as awesome as i remembered. the snails, pan-fried flounder, the crab, & the salted pork was amazing.

it's a girl

suhee got her 20-week ultrasound yesterday, & we found out that we're having a girl. i feel good in that i feel like my life & my family will be complete w/a daughter. but i'm fearful because i know that raising a girl will require me to be a lot more gentle & considerate & understanding. ultimately i believe that this is God's plan for us, & that He knows best.

i also thought that having one boy & one girl would lessen the sibling rivalry, in that they can be supporters of each other rather than rivals.

i also thought that guys w/o sisters tend to be a bit awkward w/women. (no offense to my friends w/o sisters). so having a sister will make gideon a better man.

i also thought that 1 boy & 1 girl = good balance/feng shui.

peter chung

peter chung is one of our hard core members at pilgrim church. a few months ago he got laid off from his job w/ibm. he considered that a blessing, as it freed him up to do what he really wanted to do. so now he will be doing about one year of mission work in yucatan, mexico. i actually went on two mission trips w/peter to yucatan, & he thrived in that environment. he will be assisting the ministry of pastor steve won (full-time missionary), and serving the jovenes (young adults) from several churches that we have worked with. peter bought a $500 volvo, which he will drive to yucatan. one man, on a mission, w/his dog, in a $500 volvo. i am so proud of peter, and a little envious of his ability to just pick up & go.