Revisiting the sermons of the late Seo Se-won while he was alive

A sermon video of Seo Se-won, who died today in Cambodia, is being re-examined.

A video released on YouTube in December of last year showed Seo Se-won preaching in front of church members at Munsan Yeonggwang Church, located in Udong, Cambodia's former capital. In the video, Seo Se-won continues speaking so loudly that it is hard to guess what is wrong with her health.

During his sermon, he said, "Don't be swayed by the stories of the world. I've been divorced for over 10 years, and yet (people) still talk about it. Don't worry. The world's things are like, Send rice to this church, Send bread to this church here in Cambodia." “Give me tuition. They don’t do anything and they call Senior Pastor Seo Se-won crazy,” he said, waving his hands.

The missionary who uploaded the video said, “We hold an all-night service every Friday. “Rather than talking behind my back, please give me words of encouragement,” he wrote.

Seo Se-won suffered cardiac arrest while receiving an IV at Mirae Polyclinic around 11:30 a.m. on the 20th.

Afterwards, first aid was attempted with medical staff from the nearby Sunrise Japan Hospital, but it was reported that he was declared dead by local medical staff at 3 PM (Korean time).

The Korean Embassy in Cambodia is investigating the circumstances surrounding Seo's death.

Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr