Faith & Life

Happy Bronze Medalist

There is an athlete who suddenly became a star after winning a bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. The athlete is a Chinese swimmer called Fu Yuanhui (20 year-old). She became famous because what she said…

All Joy and Happiness Are in Mother

When my son introduced his future wife to us, my wife and I liked her right away because she told us that she went to church. Since we were Christians, there was nothing more I would want as long as…

Lee Sil-geon from Daegu, South Korea

A True Teacher of the Nation

To establish the foundation of his country, King Sejong in Joseon Dynasty of Korea created Hangul (Korean alphabet) despite his heavy workload. King Sejong was fluent in reading and writing Chinese characters, so he did not need to create Hangeul…

On a Rainy Day

I don’t like rainy days. The gloomy weather makes me feel down, and also makes my clothes and shoes wet. Another reason I don’t like rainy days is that my joint predicts the rain more accurately than the weather center,…

Choi Jae-jeong from Gunpo, South Korea

No Graffiti! Yes Clean and Safe Town! 2

Brothers and sisters in the Sydney Zion are from various cultures and races, but they are one in mind for proclaiming Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother with every small good deed. A good opportunity to shine Their light was given…

Arleen Alzadon Montano from Sydney, Australia

Meal Time Filled With Love

In summer, 2019, we carried out free meal service in Saitama, Japan, as part of the activities of the ASEZ WAO—the Young Adult Worker Volunteer Group We volunteered to help a cafeteria that provided free meals to children who could…

Song Ji-ye from Bucheon, South Korea

Overprotection Makes Children Weak

A young man who had graduated from college visited a psychological counseling center. He was brought by his parents who could no longer stand watching their son sleep during the day and play computer games all night. Their son was…

It Was So Close

Four years ago, the owner of a Chinese restaurant across from our Zion was changed. I wanted to deliver the words of truth to a new neighbor, but since he said he wasn’t interested in religion, I just briefly said…

Oh Dae-yeob from Seoul, South Korea

Create Family Mailbox!

Jeong Yakyong, a scholar of the Realist School of Confucianism in the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, wrote more than a hundred letters to educate his two sons during his exile. Another scholar Yi Hwang too sent numerous letters to his…

Time to Repay God Who Has Waited for Me for a Long Time

In the barren desert where it was difficult even for a clump of grass to grow, manna which God sent to the Israelites was food of miracle. However, as they ate it for every meal for forty years, they began…

Seo Jun-yeong from Seongnam, South Korea

Mom and Light

When I was little, my house was located in a deep mountain valley. My village had only fourteen households, and there was no bus there. I had to walk forty minutes to go to the elementary school, and it took…

Ju Jeom-yeol from Yangsan, South Korea

The Teacher’s Last Gift

In June 2018, people with colorful schoolbags gathered together in one place. There were various school supplies in the school bags. The place where they gathered was a funeral home. It was the day when the coffin of Tammy Waddell,…

Awakened with Mother in Mind

I visited my hometown in ten years to celebrate my grandfather’s 80th birthday. If I were to describe my grandfather I used to know, I would say, “strict and strong.” He was also very diligent, so he alone usually took…

Jomarie M. Supleo from Mandaluyong, Philippines

A Teacher Who Saved His Pupil

Kaden Koebcke, a twelve-year-old boy from Georgia, U.S., was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease when he was two years old. When he was five years old, he received a kidney transplant from his father and had hope that he…

Beautiful Steps to Preaching the Blessed News

We conduct a short-term mission every month to establish 300 gospel cities in Malaysia. To seize the blessed opportunity provided by God, many brothers and sisters volunteered, and our team went to Kluang District where the gospel hadn’t been preached…

Short-term Mission Team to Kluang District, Malaysia

Giving Love on Behalf of Mother

“Mi-suk! Come to eat strawberries.” “Mi-suk! Corns are so delicious. I’ll steam them. Come and eat.” “Mi-suk! I went to the hills and picked some salad plants and spring herbs. They are so delicious. Come to eat.” My oldest sister…

Gwon Mi-suk from Seoul, South Korea

Empathy, the Capacity to Put Oneself in Another’s Position

In Korea, once the phrase, “Are you hurt? It hurts me, too,” was the talk of the town. This heartwarming phrase of a character in a soap opera, who didn’t just understand the pain of the other person but shared…

For the Establishment of Zion in Hiroshima

In summer 2018, western Japan had a series of disasters. There were lots of victims caused by earthquakes, volcano eruptions, scorching heat, and so on. Particularly, Hiroshima suffered a huge damage by the unprecedented heavy rain. Hiroshima is the largest…

The Short-term Mission Team to Hiroshima, Japan

Best Bargaining Card

Rafael Antoni Furcal gained popularity while steadily performing well after winning the National Baseball League Rookie Award in 2000. When his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers expired in 2008, there was a fierce competition among the clubs to recruit…

Why We Need to Read

The brain plays a pivotal role in the body, feeling emotions, thinking reasonably, and giving orders to different parts of the body. Just as exercises strengthen the muscles and make a strong body, the brain can become healthy when it…