Volunteer Service Review
Love and happiness increase as much as we share. Shall we listen to vivid stories about volunteer services?
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.
Warm Wintering
When I heard that my Zion members would repair the roof and the wall of an old house of an elderly couple, I decided to participate in the demolition work for one day. On the morning of the volunteer, I drove to the house for about an hour, admiring the…
On Nam-yeol from Wonju, Korea
Loving and Learning
‘How can I spend my summer vacation meaningfully?’ Although each of us belonged to a different Zion, we’d been participating in the IWBA education together. In 2017, we all hoped to have a special experience during our summer vacation which came only once a year. Being on the same page,…
Noh Min-a from Anyang, Korea
A Fun Day like a Picnic
We went to a vineyard in Daebudo Island to help a farmer. It takes over an hour to Daebudo Island from Bucheon, so we left early in the morning to give the farmer as much help as possible. Very early in the morning, we were excited as if we were…
Yun Mi-hyang from Bucheon, Korea
The Fruit of Unity
Our Torrance Zion has been doing various kinds of voluntary works, keeping a good relationship with the City Hall of Torrance, since we held the global environmental cleanup movement for the first time in October, 2015. Recently, the City Hall asked us to clean the Charles H. Wilson Park. Wilson…
Kotaro Uechi from Torrance, C.A., US
Having the Same Care for One Another
I’ve never been part of a dance group in my life. When I was asked if I wanted to partake in the dance for the elderly, I took this blessing with great gratitude. I was not good at it but I didn’t want to lose the opportunity of blessing. Brothers…
Byron Reveles from Sunland, CA, U.S.
If We Work with One Mind
In the morning after a heavy snow warning was issued, I received a message that we were going to volunteer to remove the snow. When I got ready and arrived at Zion, it was already crowded with brothers and sisters, holding different kinds of snow removal tools, even from the…
Im Mi-ran from Seoul, Korea
The Church That Is Good at Volunteer Activities
On an autumn day, we had a cleanup at Yeongrang Beach in Sokcho. Our voluntary service was postponed a couple of times because of the typhoon and tidal waves, but that day, the weather was fresh with a cool breeze. It was a perfect day for a voluntary service. In…
Tak Jeong-sun from Sokcho, Korea