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COJ KOrea ETC Mind of Christ “He Will Bring Great Things” -Hwan Yong Yoon, COJ Korea This year is almost gone. Indeed time goes so fast. I feel like this is as fast as a running river. COJ-Korea has not made much progress this year even though we tried very hard. I feel sorry for that. I remember the word God gave me in Jeremiah 45:5, “But you, are you seeking great things for yourself ? Do not seek them; for behold, I am going to bring disaster on all flesh, declares the Lord,” Succeeding in the World When you see a newspaper or meet people, they all say that we should do great things to succeed in this world. Not only non-believers but also believers are seeking great things to succeed in this world. We all say that we should do great things, but for whom? Is this for our Lord? Or is this for myself ? When I try to do something for the children, I wonder why I do this. Do I do this for children or do I do this for my ego? The word, “for myself ” bothers me so much. Finally I decided that I will only follow our Lord Jesus Christ as I do everything for the children of Korea. I will not be in front of Him but only behind Him when I do God’s work. I reminded myself the word our Lord said to us in Matthew 25: “For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you Me gave drink; I was stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.” What Jesus Did for us Indeed we are trying to do as Jesus did for us. Many people looks great in the flesh, but their spirit may be very much naked and hungry. In the coming year, I will try to find many Children of Jesus who are isolated and need my help physically and spiritually. I am not going to do all these work for myself, but I am going to follow Him quietly and serve Him working for children in Korea. When I work with my heart for Him, then He will bring great things for COJ-Korea. Amen, Hwan-yong Yoon, COJ-Korea In April 2015, 10 COJ Korea members visited the Sharing Garden orphanage and home for those suffering from Down Syndrome to share the love of God. Dawning the love that comes from God’s own heart, they shared and experienced the unconditional love with all the members of this orphanage hoping that they too would come to know the love from their heavenly Father who loves them so much. 30 HHK World Mission Center