Author Archives: June Choi

August 2012

“Praise the Lord for his faithfulness”

Dear Friends,
Hallelujah!!

I hope all is well with you.

RFM is in ministry for the 10th year. We praise the Lord for saving me and brother park long ago to use us in his kingdom work. Touch us with his knowledge of grace to know meaning of the cross and thank him for making us radical followers to carry on his great commission to be a missionary to Jerusalem, Judah, Samaria and to the ends of the earth. I thank God for being Father to the fatherless, husband to the widow and taking them to a victory in all circumstances.

Within 10 years Mrs. Kim, Mun, Kang…….Maria, Sarah, Jessica, Michelle…. about 300 different families been given shelter and feed them, clothed them, healed them and he broke their shackles and freed them in the truth.
I cry overwhelmed with thanksgiving in my heart remembering his Goodness and Mercy over the years

Since the summer of 2002 you came and prayed for me and supported me financially and morally, you believed in our ministry and you were always there for us. Thank God for friends like you. We opened Jonathan Home in Las Vegas in 2011 for the domestic violence and human trafficking victims. And you remember to pray for me and sent contributions to Las Vegas so we could continue ministry there.
I thank you from bottom of my heart for all your prayers and support to bring us this far.

We had many difficult times during last 10 years, without your love and encouragement we couldn’t have made it.
I am expecting with you his good work in the future. I praise the Lord for you.

We assure you RFM will share the good news with the lost and the least and shed his love anywhere now and until the day of Jesus Christ.

James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

P.S. Please keep in mind Rainbow Family Ministry mailing address has been change to:
PO Box 602, Cypress, California 90630

I thank God for moving your hearts to give the hope for the future and kingdom to women and their children in today’s life struggle.

I pray for God’s rich blessings upon you and yours. .

Because He lives,

Liz Lee,
Director of RFM

6 월달 편지 2012

아야 와 아이들 레젯 L.V 월터 호빙 홈 방문

후원자님께
할렐루야!!
평안하신지요? 무지개 가족이 주님의 이름으로 문안 인사를 드립니다.

지난달에 보내주신 가족은 아야 야마나까와 10살된 딸 츄레니티 그리고 5달된 딸 유미 입니다.
아야는 19살에 유학을 와서 공부 하고 있던중 여행사에 취직이되어 라스베가스에서 일본어 투어 가이드로 일을 하였다고 합니다. 그러던 중 관광 버스를 운전하는 아기 아빠를 만나 딸아이를 낳았으나 아기 아빠는 그녀에게 폭력을 가하였고 그녀는 늘 두려움에 떨며 딸아이를 데리고 고전하고 있던중 유미 아빠를 만났으나 역시 같은 문제가 있는 남자이었다고 합니다. 그녀는 어려운 상황에서 건저주시고 요나단 홈으로 보내주신 주님께 감사하며 정신적인 고통으로 부터 조금씩 회복하고 있습니다. 아야 가족이 주님의 품안에서 새로운 삶을 살 수 있도록 기도하여 주세요.

새 가족 30세의 편모 레젯을 소개 합니다.
레젯은 몇년전 3자녀의 아버지가 사망한후 감당하기 어려운 외로움과 상처 때문에 마약에 손을 대게 되었고 그녀의 중독문제는 더욱 심해졌고 가족들에 권고로 저희 선교원과 자매 관계에 있는 월터호빙홈 기독교 재활원에서 9개월 동안의 재활을 끝내고 무지개 가족 선교원에서 아이들을 되돌려 받기 위해 기다리며 직장을 찾고 있습니다. 레젯이그분의 사랑안에서 치유되어 이제는 좋은 엄마로서 그리고건강한 사회의 일원으로서의 삶에 승리 할 수 있도록 함께기도해 주세요.

무지개 가족 선교회와 자매 단체인 월터 호빙홈에서 요난단 홈을 방문하여 주시어 서로의 사역의 비젼을 나누었습니다.
Dr 벤튼내외분에 후원과 사랑에 진심으로 감사를 드립니다.

고린도후서9장 9-10절
“기록된 바 그가 흩어 가난한 자들에게 주었으니 그의 의가 영원토록 있느니라 함과 같으니라 심는 자에게 씨와 먹을 양식을 주시는 이가 너희 심을 것을 주사 풍성하게 하시고 너희 의의 열매를 더하게 하시리니…..”

요난단 홈이 더욱 안전하고 넓은 장소로 이전하여 주님이 오실때 까지 사역할 터전을 마련하였습니다.
라스베가스에 요나단 홈을 구입할 수 있도록 기도와 물질로 후원하여 주신 분들께 감사를 드립니다.

이전 하면서 생각지 못했던 지출로 인하여 선교원 제정이 무척이나 어렵습니다.
언제 보다도 더욱 후원자님의 도움이 절실히 필요합니다.
주님께서 후원자님의 마음을 움직여 주실 것을 믿고 기도드리며… 후원자님이 섬기시는 교회와 가정 그리고 사업과 사역위에 주님의 소망과 크신 축복이 늘 함께 하시기를 축복합니다

사랑의 빚진자

이지혜 Liz Lee /무지개 가족 선교회 대표 드림

Hello my name is Nickole

Hello my name is Nickole, I am a wife and mother and I currently resign at Rainbow Family Ministry. I want to thank you for the opportunity to be able to write my testimony and share with you what the lord is doing in my life.
I was born in North Hollywood but raised in Highland Park and lived in Glendale. My father was from some part in Mexico and my mother was from LA.I have one sister from my parents, When I was around seven years old my parents divorced. I moved in with my father, who remarried, as for my mother I have not spoken or seen her in over thirteen years. That’s when I started looking for love in all the wrong places.
I met my husband Jonathan in high school, we became high school sweet hearts and soon after I graduated and I experienced drugs with him and began an unhealthy life style, consumed with drugs, sex, and partying, stealing and gaining many other addictions. Running the streets became a normal thing for me. Jonathan and I not only were boyfriend and girlfriend but he was my love, my everything and my partner in crime. I started to like the life style the freedom and the authority of no parents.
Jonathan and I grew inseparable and we not only had a love like no other that changed us from when we first met into people we could not even recognize in each other let alone look in the mirror and know who we were any more. Soon, after a couple of years of that life style at age 22 years old I got pregnant. I wore baggy clothes and wanted to hang out in the scene still. Soon after the Dr told me I was in high risk of loosing the baby and In order for her to be ok I had to go in the hospital that night. So I did and they ran test on the baby and me and they filled me with fluid that I was loosing and the Dr said I was able to have a healthy girl if I take care of myself. So I did and thanks to God he put people in my path that lead me to a pregnancy house called Elizabeth House. Four months later I had a beautiful healthy baby girl, named Alyssa Grace Hammond.
I stayed on my best behavior for eight months after the birth of baby Ally, but I moved to Barstow because of my starting to use again living with her father. So I left to live with my sister. My sister would baby sit while I started College to get my teachers associate certificate. I began to use there in Barstow and made my own stomping grounds, soon after my addiction became way stronger then I could handle. I began to leave my daughter with my sister to hangout, smoke dope and be with whom ever
I wanted to surround my self with. I experienced guilt and a part of me wanting to do well. Those two feelings pulled me in different directions. Finally I couldn’t handle it any more and I found Rainbow Ministry. A place where I could take my daughter and it was a Christian program.
I lived with women that had children and the same problem as me. I attended Rainbow Ministry and stayed there for four months. I learned so many things and the lord was truly working on me, I thought I learned it all and could be strong enough but the enemy can work in so many ways against us and drag us down again, and I left the program. I remained strong for six months and got my own apartment and attended college and wanted to continue my teacher’s associate goal. I did everything I said I was going to do and stayed strong while my daughter’s father was doing a year in prison. Jonathan was released May 5, 2008 and I was so happy we wanted him to be near his daughter and me. So Jonathan and I got married, again I had my partner in crime. This time we were married, the drugs consumed our life again. We didn’t steel, we did just did drugs very heavenly and were in great denial about the way we were living. Our fights got worse and our hate grew worse. We were married on top of all the and the pressure of all of that stuff made the days worse and I hated my self even more in every possible way. My world was dark without the lord in my life and I would never want it like that again.
Recently my husband Jonathan violated parole and had to go into Victory Outreach Ministry. God truly answered my prayers. I then realized what I was missing in my life, love, laughter, God. So for the second time I willingly called Liz Lee form Rainbow house Ministry and asked her for help and we prayed on the phone and my heart filled with joy and that there was hope once again for my family and I. Although Living with women and there children was adjustment for me, besides I am willing to do what ever it takes to get the lord back in my life as well as my family’s. And Rainbow Family was the perfect place for me, they have helped me once again to redeem myself and become a child of God. They have helped me to better my self as a women and a mother, also enroll back in college to continue what I started on getting my teachers associate. The greatest part of all I can do it in a God filled environment with women that are shooting for the same goal as me.
The best part is waking up everyday with peace in my heart ,and my beautiful daughter also having staff in the home help me save my marriage and helping me to rebuild my family to have Christian family values. We start off the day with a 9am structured environment focusing on the lord and having to do the curriculum working on some of the issues that have been holding me back in life. At the end of the day we read our bibles and pray with each other and I cannot believe there is so much wisdom in the word of God. I just want to be connected to Rainbow ministry and serve the lord as one of the teachers at the youth center. My goal is to please God and obey his word.
While working on my program I realized I had a breakthrough and from now on I will take responsibility for my actions.

Romans 8:38-39
For I am convicted that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creations, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our lord.

July 2012

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Jonathan Home Dedication Service Joseph’s Graduation Lizette and Children

Dear Friends,
Hallelujah!!

Bright sunshine reminds us summer is on its way. I hope everything is well with you.

Children from Rainbow Family are enjoying their summer vacation running around and playing on the playground.

The 14th of June we had a dedication service for the Jonathan home in Las Vegas. Supporters of the ministry drove in and flew in from California. A couple of churches from Las Vegas joined us, the founders of The Walter Hoving Home and also the Korean Association Executives were there. Over 40 friends and supporters gathered together in new facility that is bright and spacious praising the Lord for his good work. Asking him to pour down his spirit in the city that’s been darkened by the things of world for so long. We were praying in one accord that the Lord would heal the city through the Jonathan Homes vision. I thank everyone that came that day even in the midst of their busy schedules.

Jessica’s son precious little Joseph graduated from Kindergarten. Joseph was born 2006 at rainbow house. Jessica his mom graduated the program successfully and went back home with Joseph. Joseph lost his father through violent crime and they came to live with us last year. Joseph is very bright and happy little man. He loves school and most of the time he gets 100% on his schoolwork and makes Jessica and us very happy and proud. We need your prayer and support so Jessica and Joseph will always renew their joy of salvation daily.

Lizette started working at Knott’s Berry Farm. She goes to work diligently every day with cute costume. She is going to the court July 17th to get her 3 daughters back into her custody. Lizette has been in rehab for almost a year she is determined to live new way of life. Would you pray with me that Lizette would get her children back so she can have a chance to be a mother again.

Thank you so much for your generous contribution to the ministry. Opening up Jonathan Home over a year ago took a big toll on Rainbow Family’s finance. But I praise God for friends like you to allow us to do Lords will and give helping hands and shelter to the domestic violence and human trafficking victim and other struggles in life for mothers and children here in California and Las Vegas. I need your help more than ever before to maintain what the Lord has blessed us with.

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

I want to thank you from bottom of my heart for your prayers and generosity.
I pray for God’s rich blessings upon you and yours.

Because He lives,

Liz Lee, Director of RFM

June 2012

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Aya & Children Lizette L.VWalter Hoving Home

Dear Friends,
Hallelujah!!
How are you?
Greetings from Rainbow Family

I want to introduce new family member 30 year old Aya Yamanaka and 10 year old daughter Trinity and 5 month old Umi. Aya came to the United States when she was 19 to go to school in West Covina, California. She was hired by travel agency working as a Japanese tour Guide in Las Vegas. She fell in love with the tour bus driver they had a daughter together, but he was very abusive to her and little girl. She was in tremendous fear and always in uncertainty. Trinity’s dad is currently in prison. As a single mother she worked very hard to support her and her daughter and she meet Umi’s father at her job. But that relationship was also very abusive. Through Japanese church in Las Vegas she was introduced to Jonathon Home and now she is residing at the home with the children in safe environment. She is praising God and recovering from her trauma she experienced. Would you pray with me that she will know more about Jesus and his healing power.

Single mother Lizette came to us last month. LIzette children’s father past away a few years back. She was going through hardship of loneliness, stress, being under pressure and raising her children by herself. Pressure took her down the road of drug and alcohol addiction. She finished 9 months of drug and alcohol program successfully before entering Rainbow Home in Buena Park. She is waiting for the court to release her children back to her. She is looking for a job and working on her sobriety to be a better mother and productive member of society.
Please pray with me for her victory in the future.

Our sister program Walter Hoving Home in Las Vegas came to visit us. We shared our ministry direction and vision in the future together. We had wonderful time of fellowship.
I thank Dr. Benton and his wife Rev. Elsie for their partnership and love.

Jonathan Home purchased a bigger and safer facility to help Women and children with today’s life struggles in Las Vegas. In the process of purchasing the home we had some difficulties but the Lord sent us wonderful people to take care of things for us so we can dedicate the Jonathan Home to our Lord and Savior.

We need your help more than ever before Rainbow Family <CA and NV> financial needs are greater than ever.
We can’t do this without friends like you.

Corinthians 9:9-10
“He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.

I want to thank you from bottom of my heart for your prayers and generosity.
I pray for God’s rich blessings upon you and yours.

Because He lives,

Liz Lee, Director of RFM