The good news of the gospel spread through Korea mostly by people themselves. Some people never saw a missionary and would hear only part of the “Jesus doctrine", and had to wait a long time for the rest. A certain woman of We Ju was such a person.
All she heard was this: “There is only one God and we must worship no other. We must put away our sins and try to do good. We must keep one day in seven holy. We must sing Yesu We Patkiu Umnay (Nothing but the Blood of Jesus)".
Her friend thought this was a very good idea so they agreed that no matter what others did they would worship the one true God and no longer pray to spirits and demons. They tried to sing the song but they did not know what it meant. Every seventh day they gave up to worship God as best they knew how. Soon others joined them, but they longed for more light. One such was a prizefighter who wanted to be different. The woman herself kept a wine shop, not knowing it was wrong. Because of this many people came to her door.
At last one day a colporteur came with a pack on his back. The books were New Testaments and Gospels. He spoke to them of the Lord Jesus. The two women and their friends had at last met someone who could tell them more. He told them the whole story of the gospel-how the Lord Jesus had died on Calvary to put away their sins. He also spoke to others who gathered around, and some believed, but he said he was sorry to see believers meeting in a wine shop. The woman was happy to have the colporteur help her pour the wine in the ditch. She had to find another way to make a living but God took care of her and did not let her come to want.
The number of believers increased. As for the prize-fighter, he became a true believer and later a preacher of the gospel.
Come to the Saviour, make no delay
Here in His word He’s shown us the way,
Here in our midst He’s standing today,
Tenderly saying, “Come!”
Joyful, joyful, will the meeting be,
When from sin our hearts are pure and free,
And we shall gather Saviour with Thee,
In our eternal home.
ML-04/16/1978