Sharing Love With Neighbors, Looking Forward to Chuseok

A Korean saying, “Not more or not less, but just like Chuseok,” does not relate well to us in the present time anymore. Due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, it became difficult to meet even family members, and the worsening economic situation has calmed the social atmosphere. On top of that, many disaster victims had not been relieved from the hardships caused by the rain and typhoons that hit Korea during the summer.

Hoping that no neighbor would be left out to spend the national holiday in loneliness, especially during somewhat cold autumn of the year, the Church of God set out to share love with their neighbors, looking forward to Chuseok. On September 23, the Church of God began to donate grocery sets to cities, boroughs, township councils, welfare offices, and community service centers. The grocery sets were delivered to disaster victims and socially vulnerable groups, including the elderly living alone, single-parent families, and child/adolescent-headed families.

Officials from local governments expressed gratitude, saying, “There are many people who fail to receive welfare services, but the Church of God has given a warm, helping hand to them every year, which was a great help to them.” Welfare officials in the city of Ulsan, which greatly suffered from typhoons, felt sorry that less people were giving a helping hand during difficult times, and they asked for constant care and support.