Taeyong

More than 30 years ago. At that time, I was a college student in Korea who just met Jesus as the savior of life through a staff of CCC and was just getting to know God. One day, my senior at college invited a foreigner to say that he was a missionary he had met while on a short-term mission in Japan. At that time, Korea was not as rich as it is now. Me and my senoir belonged to a community composed of 6~7 seven people living together in two rooms for some discipleships. This missionary must have been uncomfortable, but he stayed with us without showing any signs of uncomfortable. Back then, bed was not common in Korea, so we had to sleep on the floor of the room. He probably had a pretty uncomfortable back. His name was Jerry. The only name of Jerry I knew was the main character of the famous animation, 'Tom and Jerry'. The small mouse and this tall, skinny foreigner have the same name, which didn't match well to me. But in terms of being cute and funny, they match each other. At that time, I was not familiar with English, so I couldn't have a deep conversation with him. We just communicated with a few simple words, facial expressions, and gestures. Nevertheless, we were quite close and we had a deep intimacy and built a deep bond. I really liked this new foreign brother. We didn't get to spend a lot of time together, and he went back to Japan. Thirty years have passed. One day, my big brother informed me that he had received a letter from abroad at my hometown. It was Jerry, a very familiar and long-awaited name. Since then, we have been seeing each every week through video calls. I have been getting to know him more than before, and over the course of 30 years, he has become more mature. He told me that he had started writing a book, but I couldn't believe that he who was a chef and missionary is writing a book. But then the book came out. This book is full of unbelievable things. At first, I wondered if this was true because I hadn't experienced anything like that. But as I kept reading it, I realized anew that God can work this way and that Jerry has lived this kind of life. I haven't finished reading this book yet, but in a few words, I would like to summarize as 'God's unusual guidance and Jerry's obedience'. Not everyone of us may be able to meet God like Jerry, but we all may be able to give our own obedience to him who speaks in a way that suits each of us. I hope that God will be honored through this book and that many will receive spiritual benefits