‘Father’s True Heart’ Exhibition: Difference between revisions

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The works submitted by literary club members and readers include poems, essays, columns, photographs, and memorabilia that contain stories and memories of fathers. The exhibition showcases a variety of memorabilia, ranging from the items imbued with tender memories between fathers and children to the objects used by fathers who experienced significant events in Korean modern history. Depending on the unique features of the exhibition venue, writings by local authors may be added or props may be changed accordingly. The exhibition hall is organized into five themes under the subtitle, “On That Silent Love,” Hall 1. “Father’s Home,” Hall 2. “I’m Okay,” Hall 3. “. . . ,” Hall 4. “That’s What a Father Is,” Hall 5. “I Came to Find the Lost.” To help visitors evoke memories of their own fathers, each sub-theme is created using common phrases frequently spoken by fathers in their everyday life.

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|Visitors can express their true hearts they haven’t conveyed to their fathers by writing letters or postcards. Letters have long writing space for expressing personal feelings, and postcards contain photographs exhibited in the Father Exhibition. The written letters and postcards are delivered through the organizer’s complimentary postal service.

|Measure the psychological distance with your father. (Participants will receive family love-themed emoticons upon participation.)

The education took place at the Church of God in Suyeong, Busan, and the Church of God in Gwanak, Seoul, where the exhibitions were being held. About 2,500 students and parents attended the event in Busan alone. An inspiring lecture introduced the Korean modern and contemporary history and encouraged the youth not to lose their dreams despite any difficulties, leaving a significant impact on them.<ref>[https://www.kyeonggi.com/2225421 Church of God Hosts Youth Character Training to Share Dreams and Hopes], ''Kyeonggi'', January 10, 2020</ref>

The adults also mentioned that it became an opportunity to understand and appreciate their parent generation. Mr. Park Bong-cheol, in his 50s, said, “I’ve realized that the hardships our parents endured were not just for themselves but for the future generations like us. I am grateful for their courage to overcome all difficulties with the determination not to pass on the irrationality, inconvenience, and poverty they experienced to the next generation, and finally to leave a better environment to us. I hope that our society will embrace each other, rather than opposing each other for their own purposes.”<ref>[https://weekly.donga.com/3/all/11/1948461/1 Church of God, A Guide for Upright Personality and Hopeful Dream], ''Weekly DongA'', January 16, 2016</ref><br>

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the Church of God suspended the offline operation of the Mother Exhibition and Father Exhibition in compliance with government guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus. Instead, the church took proactive steps by launching the YouTube channel titled [https://www.youtube.com/c/ChurchofGodEXHIBITION “Exhibition ON”] and sharing exhibition-related videos online. This initiative aimed to ensure that people could still experience and share the emotional impact of the exhibitions, particularly during the isolating times of the pandemic.

Currently, the videos related to the Father Exhibition posted on “Exhibition ON” include a variety of content: exhibition literary artworks, anecdotes about props, introduction to the Father Exhibition, a campaign video cartoon titled “One More Handspan,” and documentaries. The channel’s videos can also be viewed on [https://watvmedia.org/en WATV Media Cast].

The Father Exhibition gained prominence with coverage in over 60 major domestic newspapers, magazines, TV channels, and other media outlets. One broadcasting company aired the interview video about the Church of God and the Father Exhibition for about 50 minutes. The media acclaimed the Father Exhibition hosted by the Church of God, recognizing it not only as a source of consoling for modern people burdened by societal pressures but also as an occasion to affirm family love and foster communication with local communities.<ref name="주간동아">[https://weekly.donga.com/3/all/11/1948497/1 A Step to World’s Happiness for Family, Neighbors, and Whole Mankind], ''Weekly DongA'', January 16, 2020</ref>

Since the resumption of exhibitions in 2022, visits by people from all walks of life, including those from the political, legal, government, economics, cultural, and media circles, are becoming more active. Visitors from diverse age groups, ranging from students to the elderly, praised the exhibition for providing them with opportunities to understand paternal love.<ref name="관악publisher" /> The novelist Kim Jeong-hyeon, who wrote the novel, ''Father'', described the Father Exhibition as “a space where one can read the true heart of fathers, who are always the objects of caution, in their relationships with their wives, children, and society.”<ref name="주간동아" /> Kim Ha-young from Suwon said, “I remembered my father, who always sends letters filled with thoughts of his children even when he’s away from home.”<ref name="월간조선" /><br>

*Enkhchuluun, Director of Administration ay New Ulaanbaatar International Airport, Mongolia: “It felt like meeting my own father. A warm energy seemed to be embracing me”<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/@wmscog_exhibition/videos Father’s True Heart Exhibition_World Mission Society Church of God], ''Exhibition ON, Church of God'', YouTube Channel</ref>