Volunteer Service Review
Love and happiness increase as much as we share. Shall we listen to vivid stories about volunteer services?
The Virtuous Cycle of Love
The brothers and sisters gathered in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, for a street cleanup. Although it was a rainy season, it was sunny that day as if even the sky was cheering for us. Thanks to the weather, the brothers and sisters in blue t-shirts and yellow vests looked…
Jeong Min-ji from Busan, Korea
Even Small Defects
During harvest season every year, our Zion members give a helping hand to short-handed farmers. This time, we visited an orchard in Eoreumgol Valley, Miryang, Korea, in order to help with sorting apples. Eoreumgol Valley located on halfway up the Cheonhwangsan Mountain mysteriously forms ice between mid June and August…
Lee Yeong-jin from Busan, Korea
Like My Family’s Business
The rainy season was particularly long two years ago. After the rainy season was over, I thought the flood victims would ease themselves by looking at the clear sky above, but they didn’t seem to at all. In the cities near Suncheon, Korea, where I live, the embankment of the…
Gu Yeon-hui from Suncheon, Korea
Volunteer Service! Military Members Too Join It
In the Cheolwon Zion which is near the base I’m stationed at, there are many military brothers who keep the Sabbath day with permission from their bases. I can’t be happier and more thankful to meet Zion family members I haven’t seen for a week, keep worship services together, and…
Ye Ji-hun from Incheon, Republic of Korea
Secret to Harvesting Good Fruit
I once watched the news that farmers were facing a serious labor shortage due to COVID-19. Since there are many farming areas in Sangju, the labor shortage is inescapable here, too. Hearing that an elderly couple, who had been growing grapes nearby, too lacked in labor were in desperate need…
Jin Sun-gyeong from Sangju, Korea
Valuable Work
In April, 2020, I participated in the “Cheer Up Campaign” held by ASEZ, the Church of God University Student Volunteer Group, hoping to ride out COVID-19. The Cheer Up Campaign is an activity to deliver encouragement letters and gifts to those who are exhausted physically and mentally in the wake…
Kim Tae-ho from Gwangyang, Korea
Removing the Waste Vinyl
Many farms were severely damaged by heavy rains in summer 2020. Members in Gwangju planned to help farmers in hardship. We were in a hurry, hearing that the Hwangryonggang River was flooded and all the agricultural lands and greenhouses nearby were submerged in water. Upon arriving at the site, we…
Lee Sun-ju from Gwangju, Korea
It’s Better When We Do It Together
The National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico [IPN] is one of the top universities in Mexico, having campuses in several locations. Among those campuses, the members of the Mexico City Church volunteered to post anti-drug posters and paint bulletin boards in Zacatenco campus. It was part of “Reduce Crime Together” campaign…
The Mexico City Church in Mexico
Speaking Each Word With Love
I was eagerly looking forward to doing volunteer services with senior students of ASEZ, the World Mission Society Church of God University Student Volunteer Group, before entering university; I had only come across their activities through videos and news articles before. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I could not…
Cheon Sae-eum from Donghae, Korea
Supporting the Heroes of This Age
“Heroes are born in turbulent times.” It is said that one who will save the world appears in times of confusion and difficulty. Admiral Yi Sun-shin in Joseon Dynasty of Korea defeated the enemy in the midst of an urgent crisis; and independence activists gave their lives to reclaim the…
Kim Min-gyu from Cape Town, Rep. of South Africa
The Last Opportunity
Gurye, located between Mount Jirisan and the Seomjingang River, is famous for persimmons. However, an embankment along the Seomjingang River collapsed due to torrential rain, and the persimmon farms were severely affected. Restoration efforts had to be made quickly to save the persimmon trees and harvest the remaining persimmons, but…
Kim Shin-hyeong from Gwangju, Korea
How to Double Happiness
After entering college, I participated for the first time in a street cleanup held by the club. I picked up garbage, and by the time I got to a smoking area, I was surprised to find hundreds of cigarette butts on the ground. At first, I picked up each cigarette…
Jeon Beom-jun from Jeonju, Korea
Monitoring Safety
I joined a volunteer service club to complete a course in community service. I had much experience in doing volunteer services, but it wasn’t diverse. Then, a volunteer group called Safety Monitor caught my eyes. Safety Monitor helped the safety of residents by monitoring big and small safety risk factors…
Yun Gwan-jong from Gongju, Korea
Love that Gives Strength
Last summer, an unprecedented rain spell caused severe flood damages. I volunteered for the flood recovery efforts with the Church of God Young Adult Worker Volunteer Group [ASEZ WAO]. As we arrived at the village, the residents were already cleaning the dust with sweat. Greenhouses were all ruined, and it…
Mun Su-jeong from Gwangju, Korea
Work Together with Love
A lot of changes were made in my daily life due to COVID-19. Semester opening date was delayed and I had to begin the first day of the semester on-line. While I was practicing social distancing and following government guidelines, I really wanted to be of help to the medical…
Song Yeon-ju from Yangsan, Korea
Habit of Speaking Beautiful Language
I heard the news that the students of ASEZ, the World Mission Society Church of God University Student Volunteer Group, would carry out the “No More Verbal Abuse” campaign. I never expected that such a topic would be used for a campaign; because it was common sense that we should…
Son Chae-eun from Daegu, Korea
With the Spirit of Ownership
“Things have changed, but I’m fine because Father and Mother are always with me!” This is what I repeatedly say to myself these days to let go of negative emotions that pop up in my mind, spending much more time alone due to COVID-19. My faith in God transformed my…
Sidney Rogers from Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.
Though Invisible
On the day of the cleanup, the sky was covered with clouds, contrary to the weather forecast that it would rain. I was worried that the cleanup might be interrupted by rain, but the clouds shaded off the burning sunlight and made a cool, pleasant weather. We did our cleanup…
Im Mi-ran from Incheon, Korea
We Give Happiness
During the school holidays in 2019, our church student group members, along with our teacher who was in charge, planned to perform a volunteer service and visited a senior citizen center with a hope to create good memories and spend our vacation meaningfully. The person at the center heard our…
Park Chae-wun from Incheon, Korea
On Earth Day
On April 22, 2018, since it was Earth Day, the ASEZ Church of God University Student Volunteer Group carried out a street cleanup in our efforts for a cleaner community. Early in the morning, about eighty volunteers gathered at Suitland Parkway. Included in the volunteers were not only ASEZ members…
Florencia Riquelme from Washington D.C., U.S.