"My husband, whom I hated, has now become an essential being like air." (This world has changed like heaven to me.) 

Gertrudis' Testimony

Hello, my name is Gertrudis from Tokyo, Japan.

My husband turned 62 years old and retired. He got his severance pay, which is a lot of money because he was a civil servant. But he invested all in his stock and lost everything.

My husband lost all his retirement pay, so what would happen to my family? Every day I had a fight with my husband. I was living such a dark life, but One of the Naju volunteers and his wife came to Japan and taught me and everyone around me the Spiritualities of Naju.

So I was able to come to Naju six years ago. I realized and made up my mind, “I have to love my husband with a sincere heart. I should help him to be awake through the Five Spiritualities. It is my fault. I offer up everything to the Lord with Semchigo as if I was loved by him.” 

Then this world has changed like heaven to me. My husband, whom I hated, has now become an essential being like air. Now he is a very, very good man to me, like Jesus. My heart and mind have changed like that through the Five Spiritualities.

And one of my changes is that I miss Naju Shrine so much! My life is meaningless if I don’t come here for the 1st Saturday prayer meeting. I really yearn for coming to Naju. Only Naju is my everything and Naju is the place where my Lord is present.

When I think how much Mama Julia has offered up her pains in reparation for my sins and even now, she is suffering countless moments for my sins and for all the past that I’ve lied wrong, I have nothing but to think, “How can I take even one more soul to Naju? How can I let Naju known to even one more soul?”

My job is dishwashing. I work for it from 2 p.m. to 3 a.m. the next morning every day. My senior is very strict and has worked in that kitchen for almost 50 years. Whenever I wash each cup and bowl, I pray, "Lord, please soften that person's evil heart and wash clean his wounded heart." Then he became a meek lamb now.

I offer all the praise, glory, gratitude, and adoration to the Lord and Blessed Mother, and I sincerely appreciate Mama Julia who offers up the pains in reparation for our sins. Amen!!!