Volunteer Service Review
Love and happiness increase as much as we share. Shall we listen to vivid stories about volunteer services?
Bushland Care
“Your two hours equal our six months.” This was what a council member said, when he explained that our volunteer work in two hours would’ve taken them six months to complete. While we were working wholeheartedly with bright smiles and…
Maxine Hannah from Sydney, Australia
The Importance of the First Comment
When I see malicious comments on the Internet news and criticism people make without any reason, I frown and feel offended even when I am not involved. That is why I tend not to read comments though I read articles.…
Go Na-yeong from Busan, Korea
To Become a Good Tree
I participated in a tree planting event held in Loganville, Georgia. The tree planting campaign is one of the major campaigns of the World Mission Society Church of God Young Adult Worker Volunteer Group [ASEZ WAO] and it aims to…
Jonathan Hall from Atlanta, GA, U.S.
Mother’s Street Filled with Happiness and Inspiration
Port Elizabeth in southern South Africa is known as a resort with its mild climate and beautiful beaches. The Church of God members planned an environmental cleanup to create a Mother’s Street that would shine as a true tourist attraction…
The Port Elizabeth Church in South Africa
Joy of Working Together
During the student camp, a cleanup was scheduled at a welfare facility for the disabled. I have seen and read volunteer services only through the church’s monthly magazines or videos. When I heard we were actually going to do it,…
Jeon Ye-rim from Hongseong, Korea
On a Rainy Day
One day, we decided to hold a cleanup around the campus with brothers and sisters who attend the same college. We were a little worried because of the bad weather, but we decided to do the cleanup as we’d planned.…
Lee Seo-yeong from Incheon, South Korea
The Street
During commuting times, we can easily see the streets messy with all kinds of garbage. I want to go to work with a refreshing mind and return home in a good mood. However, when I see cigarette butts and garbage…
Lee Gahng-hui from Incheon, 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
Not Becoming Weary and Not Giving Up
The Cape Town Cycle Tour is a large-scale international cycle race; more than 35,000 cyclists from all around the world participate in the race and more than 2,500 volunteers manage race operations. On March 11, 2018, more than 70 members…
The Cape Town Church in South Africa
Getting Rid of Thorns from My Heart
There was a cleanup at the Seneca Creek State Park in Maryland. The park manager asked us to get rid of weeds and invasive plants. It was easy to pull the weeds that had dried up during the winter. When…
The Baltimore Church in MD, U.S.
The Reason Why One Person’s Concern and Love Is Important
Due to the low birth rate and aging population, the number of blood donors is decreasing, whereas the number of patients who need blood transfusions is increasing. Hoping to help those in urgent need of blood, I decided to participate…
Kim Seon-suk from Chungju, South Korea
What We Can Do
‘What can we do there since we don’t even speak their language?’ This is what we thought while flying to Colombia, which is located on the opposite side of the earth from Korea, during the summer of 2019. Although we…
Kim Myeong-eun from Namyangju, South Korea
Reason for Doing Volunteer Services
I participated in a street cleanup organized by my campus club with my friend who enjoys volunteer opportunities. We got to clean at a food alley located at the back gate of our university. As the alley was lined with…
Kim So-jeong from Bucheon, South Korea
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…
Jeong Min-ji from Busan, South 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…
Lee Yeong-jin from Busan, South 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…
Gu Yeon-hui from Suncheon, South 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…
Ye Ji-hun from Incheon, South 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…
Jin Sun-gyeong from Sangju, South 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…
Kim Tae-ho from Gwangyang, South Korea