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[The late former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung's] faith in God sprang from a tragedy when his first wife died suddenly leaving him behind with two young sons. His faith was again tested and affirmed when he was kidnapped from a hotel in Tokyo, bound and bundled in a boat to be drowned at sea by the Korean secret servicemen. (Bhojraj Bhatta, The Korea Times)
In that moment of death, he encountered Christ and, miraculously, with the help of the U.S. government, was spared from drowning. With this strong Christian conviction, in a culture where bribery, corruption and power grabs are considered normal, Kim exhibited a different moral standard of humility, forgiveness and reconciliation.
His second marriage to a strong Christian activist only strengthened the faith that had already led him through many troubles.
In retrospect, one can say that President Kim was a successful man who lived his life to the full.
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Lessons from former President’s diary (The Korea Times)
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