Author: Jong Ho Lee

By Jongho Lee — Every Thursday evening, about 20 people gather for a devotional – not in a traditional church, but in Minecraft. This is how Florian Homberger, 43, is a Reformed pastor in Müllheim, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau, evangelizes. Surrounded by blocks, virtual buildings and digital landscapes, Florian interacts with other players all around the world – and he introduces them to Jesus. At his online “church service,” about half of the participants had no previous connection to the church. “The traditional church is unfamiliar territory for many people,” Florian Homberger says. “But Minecraft is their living…

By Jong Ho Lee – In 1970, Joseph Kong walked through the jungle day and night for three days after communist forces took control of Kratie Province in Cambodia. “During that time, I was so afraid of dying. I felt death,” Joseph said. “That night I cried out to God. I promised, ‘If You save me, I will worship and serve God.’” At the time, Cambodia was in the middle of a civil war, and many people lost their lives under the Khmer Rouge regime. Joseph grew up in a Catholic family and attended church, but as he grew older,…

By Jong Ho Lee – Stanley Praimnath was on the 81st floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center, right where United Airline Flight 175 hit on Sept. 11, 2001. Most people from the impact zone died. Stanley survived. “Every piece of furniture was mangled,” Praimnath says. “The only desk that stood firm was the desk I was hiding under, and my Bible was on top of that desk.” Osama bin Laden’s terror strikes against the Twin Towers and the Pentagon unleashed a wave of terror attacks we are still experiencing today. Success breeds imitation. It’s a good…