Rev. Micah Paik was born in South Korea. In his teens, he studied in Great Britain. He came to the United States to earn a masters degree in Divinity. After receiving the degree, he went on to earn another masters degree in Missiology. After finishing coursework, he fell into serious mental challenges. He was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, but showed symptoms of many other mental challenges. He struggled with the challenges for about 7 years, taking as many as 13 pills a day for the symptoms. But he was healed by the power of Jesus Christ in November, 2007. He was ordained as a minister in 2010, and has been leading different ministries ever since.