After completing a 4-night, 5-day business trip to Shanghai, I returned to the dawn prayer meeting. Seeing the deaconesses who always sit at the front of the pulpit praying and the brothers who come without fail every day gave me strength, and I prayed together with them. I earnestly prayed that more brothers and sisters would join us, and that the vision of ‘100 Coaches’ participating in dawn prayer would be realized. Though still small compared to our total congregation, I hoped more would come to pray for Korea, the Korean church, and each household.

Recently, I heard my younger sibling was leaving their company soon. I wondered if they were planning to start a new business or prepare for a job change. After returning from my trip, while handling package pickups, I called to ask the details. His voice carried worry as he explained he’d only be working until just before Lunar New Year and that a successor had already been brought in. He hadn’t secured a new job yet and was just starting to look. Hearing he’d started part-time work at a company run by an acquaintance also sounded a bit unsettling. Suddenly, the thought struck me that my brother might be facing a crisis. It reminded me of that bewildering and frightening time I went through myself after leaving a startup several years ago.

But I believe this crisis could become a channel of hope for my brother to return to God. I prayed that he would come back to God, and that his family would be established more firmly as a household of complete faith. I also pleaded that my brother would be baptized, and that his wife and two sons would follow Jesus, the Truth. Since this is beyond human strength and only the Holy Spirit can accomplish it, my family and I resolved to pray wholeheartedly for this. I hope this crisis becomes a ‘dangerous opportunity’—not just for a new job, but for a shift in family values and the salvation of the entire household.

To this end, our family has begun dedicated prayer and resolved to arm ourselves with the Word to win the spiritual battle. Like a military operation to rescue a captured family, we will not shy away from spiritual combat, approaching it with the determination to save ‘Private Ryan’. So today, too, I pray for my brother and his family in the early morning prayer, and I start the day energetically by writing on my blog.