The Church of God Working Young Adult Volunteers were launched to practice the teaching of the Bible, “Be the salt and light of the world,” through worldwide volunteer services, and to spread Mother’s love to many places of the world. On Oct. 15, more than 6,100 working young adults around the world carried out different types of volunteer services such as environmental cleanups, aiding farm work, and helping senior citizens who live alone.
On Sept. 7, 2017, an 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Chiapas in southern Mexico. In worst-hit Oaxaca, 12,000 homes had been damaged and more than 800,000 people became homeless. The people’s anxiety reached a peak as over 1,000 times of intense tremors continued until the morning of Sept. 11. The members from the Church of God in Mexico City and Puebla left to Juchitán in Oaxaca, a 10-hour drive away from Mexico City, carrying 1.5 tons of relief goods like rice, salt, and water.
Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, U.S. The areas around Houston suffered a cataclysmic flood that might happen once in 500 years. The Church of God members in Houston immediately set out recovery work, following God’s words, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” A total of 420 members volunteered for nine days.
ASEZ, the Church of God University Student Volunteers, carries out diverse projects on campus with faith and love, to protect the environment and to make a better world. Filled with knowledge in mind and passion in heart, they had a special vacation in many places of the world, working hard in one mind for a good cause. More than 250 Korean students flew to 33 cities of 23 countries to promote cultural exchange, and performed volunteer services with local students and members on a large scale.
The abnormal climate caused by El Niño brought about the worst flood in twenty years in Peru. The Church of God members in Peru conducted the recovery work.
The university student volunteers from the Church of God started the New Year 2017, taking a meaningful step for the protection of the environment. On January 15, the student volunteers carried out the ASEZ Green Campus cleanups at 80 campuses in 25 countries.
Four months after clearing all the debris and rubble away and laying the groundwork, the new building of Shree Bhawani Lower Secondary School was finally completed, and the opening ceremony was held on November 28, 2016.
The Aurah Supporters of the Church of God, which supported big and small, domestic and international sports games such as the 2002 Busan Asian Games, the 2002 Busan FESPIC Games, and the 2003 Daegu Summer Universiade in all directions, gathered once again in Gijang, Busan, Korea, for the success of the Women’s Baseball World Cup 2016 sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation [WBSC].
Over 200 university students from the Church of God had a special summer vacation, volunteering to participate in the Overseas Culture Experience and building up various experiences.
At around 1 p.m. on March 2, 2016, the completion ceremony for the school buildings built by the Church of God was held at the Shree Primary School.