Kyung-sook Jeon | Female, 57 | Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province

In May this year, I was diagnosed with diabetes when my hemoglobin A1c level reached 7. Hemoglobin A1c refers to hemoglobin combined with sugar in red blood cells, and when blood sugar remains high, this level also rises. It is widely used to diagnose diabetes, and the normal range is 4.0?6.0. A level of 6.5 or higher indicates diabetes, but mine had gone up to 7.
Though I felt anxious, I heard the news about the Manmin Summer Retreat. It felt as if God the Father had sent me a special invitation. I prayed and fasted, preparing for the retreat with the earnest desire to meet God there.
On August 4, Day 1 of the retreat, I felt the heavy burdens of my heart being lifted one by one as I listened to the message during the opening service. During the seminar, through Pastor Soojin’s message and the prayer for the sick, I realized how long I had been oppressed by anxiety and harbored disappointment toward people around me. I repented with tears from the depth of my heart.
Then, peace came upon me, and I offered a prayer of thanks. As my heart became peaceful, my view of others changed as well ? thoughts like “I’m struggling because of that person” disappeared. After attending the retreat filled with God’s grace, I went back to the hospital for another test.
The result showed that my hemoglobin A1c, which had been 7 before the retreat, had dropped to 5.9?within the normal range. Hallelujah! It was even lower than the 6.5 I had hoped for. I give all thanks and glory to our good Father God who healed me of diabetes.