Even if a knife were held to my neck,

I would still go to the Blessed Mother of Naju!

(As I changed, my husband changed 180 degrees as well!)

Praise be to Jesus, praise be to the Blessed Mother!💖💖💖

I have been attending here since the Blessed Mother was staying at Soogang Apartment, but back then, I attended without knowing anything. I used to attend just to enjoy myself, but I only thought about how my suffering would be relieved and attended.

And since I was busy, I did not go for a while, but one day, a very sincere believer came to me with that picture of the Blessed Mother and said, 'The Blessed Mother sheds tears of blood like this in Naju.' Guess did I respond. I confidently said from my own mouth, “How could that be possible? It is a lie.”

Then, more time has passed. One day, she came to me with the picture again, saying it was the 10th anniversary of the Blessed Mother shedding Tears of Blood, and she suggested going. At that moment, my eyes opened wide. And my husband, who was beside me, said, 'Then "Go there and come back." 

The day was October 19, 1996. Whenever I think of that day, tears come to my eyes, so I find it hard to talk about. When I arrived in Naju and entered the chapel, I placed one foot inside like this. But then, from the alter of the Blessed Mother, a voice thundered, 'Do not speak rashly with your burst mouth.'"

The first thing that came to mind was the words I spoke, calling the Tears of Blood of the Blessed Mother of Naju a lie! That's the first thing that came to mind, and then when I met people because of Legion Maria, I talked about other people's stories to them. All of that came to my mind. 

So my life just went by like activity photos in mind. At that time, I said, ‘Jesus, I was wrong. From now on, I will not say anything and just keep my mouth shut.' There was no sinner like me in the world. The fact that the Blessed Mother is crying and Julia is suffering is definitely because of me. It is because of me that Julia Kim is suffering and the Blessed Mother is crying.

From then on, I could not speak. How could I say anything when He knows my every move? So, I cried all night, and went to Naju Catholic church to attend Mass. Because there were many foreigners, they asked Koreans to stand at the back.

Wherever I go, I'm never at the back because I want to hear even one more word. So I moved forward. But I do not know how I managed to attend Mass because I was crying so much."

But when Julia Kim received the Eucharist, it turned into flesh and blood. Seeing that sight, I absolutely could not consume the Eucharist.

That day, a sinner like myself could not possibly consume the Eucharist. So, I could not receive the Eucharist.

Then we went to the gym, and it was pouring rain like crazy. But the people coming in were not getting wet. So, I thought, 'Oh, that is strange. Why is that?' When I went outside to check, it was not raining.

Later, Julia Kim came out and said that the stream of Mercy had poured down earlier. Then in the morning, I went home. I got off the bus and took a taxi, and I heard, 'Why did I call you? I did not call you for no reason' The Lord said, "You must tell everyone." This was an incredible grace.

My church had 8,000 lay people, and I wondered, 'Why did He call such a sinner like me?' It meant ‘you should not just stay still.’ So, from then on, I have been giving messages to everyone I meet. The first person I gave a message to was a taxi driver. I told him, “These amazing things are happening in Naju in our country. You should go there.” And he just accepted it.

From then on, I had been visiting every house. I carried a picture of the Blessed Mother and visit each household, and back then, people accepted it well. So, all the parishioners of my district came here at least once. But I felt a strong determination to save not only our family but also even my in-law’s relatives.

It is called the 'Mary’s Ark of Salvation’. So, I noticed that it was connected to Noah's Ark. If everyone had boarded Noah's Ark, they could have all been saved. And if we board Mary’s Ark of Salvation, following what the Blessed Mother’s requests, we will be saved. Also, I realized that it was directly connected to Sodom and Gomorrah. To me, just as God favored Abraham and saved Lot, I thought, 'If I work hard, I can save not only my family but also my in-law’s relatives.

From then on, every time I visited Naju, I would drink Miraculous Water of Naju all night. I would drink the water and go to the bathroom all night long. I wondered why this was happening, but at some point, the Blessed Mother healed my chronic gastritis.

I used to undergo an endoscopy once every year without fail. But, oh? I began to feel any pain, and I stopped going to the hospital. From then until now, I have not felt any stomach pain. She completely healed me with Miraculous Water.

And before that, when I was young, whenever I came here and back home, I would tell my husband everything without leaving out a single word. When I came here and went back, it was like a retreat with my husband all day long. And how well my husband accepted it… Because I completely changed, my husband completely changed 180 degrees as well.

My husband accepted the Blessed Mother of Naju so well that he even played tapes in the car every day. When Julia Kim came to Seogang University and spoke at altar, my husband said that the light shone directly towards him. Also, my husband has visited Naju several times. During the time of meeting with Julia Kim, she touched my husband's chest like this. My husband had a round lump the size of a hazelnut on his chest, and he always complained that it hurt there.

He thought, ‘I should go to the hospital,’ but he did not go. But since then, the lump disappeared and he has not complained of chest pain from then until now.

He said he could not forget about that. So, as I received grace and changed, the other person changed like that too.

But one day, there was a declaration announcement and somebody said we do not have to come every first Saturday anymore. But the Blessed Mother at the altar gestured and cried, saying, “Child, that’s wrong. That’s wrong.”

But it seemed people did not see that at all. So, at that time, I made a promise to the Blessed Mother. “Blessed Mother, please do not be too sad. I promise to come every first Saturday without fail to comfort you. Please allow me to come.' That is all I offered at that time and left.

From October 19, 1996, until now, I have never missed a first Saturday. Without the grace of the Blessed Mother, could I have come? 

I don’t think I can come. And my husband is absolutely not opposed. He happily encourages me to go. Even now, my husband is so, so happy.

Now, over 80 years old, he says he's the happiest. He said it's because of me that he came to know Catholicism. He was someone who wanted to become a pastor, but he converted to Catholic and married me because I was Catholic.

But even now, everyone in my in-law's family is Protestant. One day, my mother-in-law called me and said, 'Since you have become part of our family, you should convert to Protestantism now.' I replied, 'I would rather get divorced than change my faith.' Then, myr husband converted to Catholicism.

And my husband only drinks water from Naju. He absolutely refuses to drink any other water. He says that despite being in his mid-80s, he is still healthy, and works because he received health from the Blessed Mother of Naju.

My husband drinks 36 liters of this water every month. He consumes 18 liters at his shop and 18 liters at home. But if I bring an extra 18 liters, our daughter also takes it. In our family, when it comes to Naju water, we all want to take it for ourselves.

When I brought my grandson, he was in the fourth grade, and his younger sibling was 5 years old. The younger one was sitting there, but when Julia Kim came out to the center, she quickly ran out. So Julia Kim touched him like this. And when I went back after I did something, my fourth-grader grandson had put his head like this. He could not move his head at all. I asked, 'What is wrong?' He said, “Grandma, I cannot move my head."

I was so shocked. It was a big deal. I brought my grandson along, but what to do if something went wrong? But you know, my 5-year-old granddaughter touched Julia sister's hand, right? She touched his head like this, saying, “Brother! What's wrong?” Then, he suddenly lifted his head. Oh my, I cannot even describe how surprised I was at that moment.

Also, last year, I brought my God-daughter to the anniversary of the shedding Tears of Blood. She had a surgery for uterine cancer, but she became too thin. She said she did not sweat at all in her body. However, after she came here and left, she sweated. So, she said to her husband, “Honey, honey, I think I am going to be alive. I am sweating.”

Not only that, but when the statue of the Blessed Mother was in the Soogang apartment, Lucia’s husband suffered from lung disease, and their two daughters also suffered from lung disease. At that time, many people suffered from lung disease. She said I told her, "Lucia, if you go to Naju, your husband will get better..." So, she came here once, and he was completely healed. And when she touched the statue of the Blessed Mother, she felt that the Blessed Mother was completely alive. So, she attends here continuously.

And as I continued going to Naju, people went to the priest and made him know about me. Then the priest asked, "How does that person live her life?" They replied, "She lives diligently, practices her faith earnestly, and also she prays Naju prayer at home and so on." Upon hearing this, the priest said, "Leave her alone then."

Another priest came, and one day when I went to the church, someone said, "I heard that you should stop going to Naju." "Stop going to Naju? With whose permission am not going to? Even if I had a knife at my throat, I will still go to Naju! I have something to talk to not only the priest but also the bishop if called upon. Do not you dare say such things!" And you know what she said? She said to remove the Blessed Mother of Naju from my heart.

I asked her to tell me how to remove Her from my heart. I said "Don't ever tell me not to go to Naju never ever. Don't say such things. Even if I have a knife at my head, I would still go, so don't say such things.” But now, the one who wrongly spoke ill of the Blessed Mother of Naju, is ill.

If we speak about the Blessed Mother of Naju lightly, it will really cause big trouble. It will cause big trouble. I know that because I experienced that. Truly, the Blessed Mother of Naju is absolute, so even if all sorts of people say all sorts of things, I won't be swayed even if I have a knife at my neck.

Up to now, the reason I have been able to come is thanks to the prayers of Julia Kim and the grace of the Blessed Mother. So, when I go to Mass, I always carry the book, ‘Signs for 20 Years of the Blessed Mother of Naju’ in my bag.

It's because if a priest says something, I'll just show him that book only. My husband says, "Our children are all doing well, and the fact that we're living healthy lives is clearly thanks to the grace of the Blessed Mother of Naju."

So, I'm just so, so grateful. There is nothing but gratitude. I'm so, so happy and thankful. I love Julia. I offer up all this glory to the Lord and the Blessed Mother. Amen. Thank you.