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The Church of God understands that the family is the basic unit of society and that happiness must be at the center of it. Reflecting on [[God the Mother]]‘s words, “Make heaven at home with good deeds and good words,” the Church of God in Asia holds events for families to spread happiness and build harmony among them.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watvmedia.org/ko/media/sharing-love-at-the-nursing-home-in-kuala-lumpur|title= Malaysia Nursing Home Visit|website=MEDIA CAST |publisher= |date=November 25, 2016 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://english.watv.org/news/content.asp?idx=53383&page=1&searchString=philippines&back=all|title= The Mandaluyong Church in the Philippines Holds a Consolatory Party for Families|website=English WATV |publisher= |date=May 12, 2019 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20121230748|title= A Warm End of the Year with Neighbors|website=WATV News |publisher= |date=December 30, 2012 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20121227506|title= People Sharing Family Affection|website=WATV News |publisher= |date=December 27, 2012 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20121224878|title= With a Heart Serving the Parents|website=WATV News |publisher= |date=December 24, 2012 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> As India is a patriarchal society, married male members take the lead in building a harmonious family by preparing meals and managing major responsibilities for the home.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://shindonga.donga.com/3/all/13/1752139/1 |title= 55th Anniversary of World Mission Society Church of God, Opening the Era of 3 Million Saints|website=Monthly Shindonga |publisher= |date=June 7, 2019 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><br>The members directly experience the love of God the Mother by participating in church initiatives such as the [[Church of God Overseas Visiting Group|Overseas Visiting Group]] program and international conferences hosted by the [[Church of God Headquarters|Head Office]]. Upon their return, members put God’s words into practice by sharing Mother’s love in church, their homes, schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.incheonilbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=712056|title= Church of God '67th Overseas Visiting Group' Visit Korea|website=Incheon Ilbo |publisher= |date= June 17, 2016|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> A member in Nepal said that he would share the blessings he received from God with everyone, saying, “It was only thanks to the love of [[God the Father]] and God the Mother that even the villagers in the Himalayas could receive the truth.”<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/global-leadership-conference-for-the-women-pastoral-staff/|title= Global Leadership Conference for the Women Pastoral Staff|website=WATV.org |publisher= |date=April 27, 2019 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><br> | The Church of God understands that the family is the basic unit of society and that happiness must be at the center of it. Reflecting on [[God the Mother]]‘s words, “Make heaven at home with good deeds and good words,” the Church of God in Asia holds events for families to spread happiness and build harmony among them.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watvmedia.org/ko/media/sharing-love-at-the-nursing-home-in-kuala-lumpur|title= Malaysia Nursing Home Visit|website=MEDIA CAST |publisher= |date=November 25, 2016 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://english.watv.org/news/content.asp?idx=53383&page=1&searchString=philippines&back=all|title= The Mandaluyong Church in the Philippines Holds a Consolatory Party for Families|website=English WATV |publisher= |date=May 12, 2019 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20121230748|title= A Warm End of the Year with Neighbors|website=WATV News |publisher= |date=December 30, 2012 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20121227506|title= People Sharing Family Affection|website=WATV News |publisher= |date=December 27, 2012 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20121224878|title= With a Heart Serving the Parents|website=WATV News |publisher= |date=December 24, 2012 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> As India is a patriarchal society, married male members take the lead in building a harmonious family by preparing meals and managing major responsibilities for the home.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://shindonga.donga.com/3/all/13/1752139/1 |title= 55th Anniversary of World Mission Society Church of God, Opening the Era of 3 Million Saints|website=Monthly Shindonga |publisher= |date=June 7, 2019 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><br>The members directly experience the love of God the Mother by participating in church initiatives such as the [[Church of God Overseas Visiting Group|Overseas Visiting Group]] program and international conferences hosted by the [[Church of God Headquarters|Head Office]]. Upon their return, members put God’s words into practice by sharing Mother’s love in church, their homes, schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.incheonilbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=712056|title= Church of God '67th Overseas Visiting Group' Visit Korea|website=Incheon Ilbo |publisher= |date= June 17, 2016|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> A member in Nepal said that he would share the blessings he received from God with everyone, saying, “It was only thanks to the love of [[God the Father]] and God the Mother that even the villagers in the Himalayas could receive the truth.”<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watv.org/global-leadership-conference-for-the-women-pastoral-staff/|title= Global Leadership Conference for the Women Pastoral Staff|website=WATV.org |publisher= |date=April 27, 2019 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><br> | ||
=== | ===Community Service=== | ||
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With a heart full of love, they enjoy extending a helping hand to their neighbors in need. In 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal which took 8,900 lives and affected 5.4 million people. As the Nepali government went into a panic, about 15,000 local members carried out recovery and relief efforts and delivered goods that were worth 100 million KRW [approx. 79,000 USD].<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://shindonga.donga.com/3/all/13/1752128/1|title= General Pastor Joo-Cheol Kim of the World Mission Society Church of God|website=Monthly Shindonga |publisher= |date= June 7, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> They provided food to remote villages in the Himalayas 14 times by helicopter and rebuilt two schools damaged by the earthquake through the “Mother’s School” project to bring hope to them.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20160302867|title=Completion Ceremony of Nepal Shree Primary School Building |website= |publisher=WATV News |date=March 2, 2016 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://asez.org/mothers-school-2/|title= Completion Ceremony for Shree Bhawani Primary School Building in Nepal|website= ASEZ.org|publisher= |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watvmedia.org/ko/media/mothers-school-in-nepal-2015|title= Mother's School in Nepal|website=MEDIA CAST |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watvmedia.org/en/media/mothers-school-2-completion-nepal|title= Mother’s School 2 Completion – Nepal|website=MEDIA CAST |publisher= |date=May 31, 2019 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> Hisila Yami, former Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, requested for the Church of God to continue volunteer services in Nepal. She said, “I’m very grateful to the Church of God. I heard that | With a heart full of love, they enjoy extending a helping hand to their neighbors in need. In 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal which took 8,900 lives and affected 5.4 million people. As the Nepali government went into a panic, about 15,000 local members carried out recovery and relief efforts and delivered goods that were worth 100 million KRW [approx. 79,000 USD].<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://shindonga.donga.com/3/all/13/1752128/1|title= General Pastor Joo-Cheol Kim of the World Mission Society Church of God|website=Monthly Shindonga |publisher= |date= June 7, 2019|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> They provided food to remote villages in the Himalayas 14 times by helicopter and rebuilt two schools damaged by the earthquake through the “Mother’s School” project to bring hope to them.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20160302867|title=Completion Ceremony of Nepal Shree Primary School Building |website= |publisher=WATV News |date=March 2, 2016 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://asez.org/mothers-school-2/|title= Completion Ceremony for Shree Bhawani Primary School Building in Nepal|website= ASEZ.org|publisher= |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watvmedia.org/ko/media/mothers-school-in-nepal-2015|title= Mother's School in Nepal|website=MEDIA CAST |publisher= |date= |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://watvmedia.org/en/media/mothers-school-2-completion-nepal|title= Mother’s School 2 Completion – Nepal|website=MEDIA CAST |publisher= |date=May 31, 2019 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> Hisila Yami, former Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, requested for the Church of God to continue volunteer services in Nepal. She said, “I’m very grateful to the Church of God. I heard that you do volunteer work in many places, helping the people of Nepal who are in great distress.”<br> | ||
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Even when severe natural disasters such as floods<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.incheonilbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=657458 |title= 'Mother's Heart' World Mission Society Church of God|website=Incheon Ilbo |publisher= |date= September 21, 2015|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref>, tsunamis, and typhoons<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20180830624|title= Japan Association Helps Typhoon Prapiroon Victims|website=WATV News |publisher= |date=August 30, 2018 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20121224483 | Even when severe natural disasters such as floods<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.incheonilbo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=657458 |title= 'Mother's Heart' World Mission Society Church of God|website=Incheon Ilbo |publisher= |date= September 21, 2015|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref>, tsunamis, and typhoons<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20180830624|title= Japan Association Helps Typhoon Prapiroon Victims|website=WATV News |publisher= |date=August 30, 2018 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20121224483 | ||