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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 you do volunteer work in many places, helping the people of Nepal who are in great distress.”<br>

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|title=Help Embracing Wounds from Typhoon |website=WATV News |publisher=  |date=December 24, 2012 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> occurred in Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines, the members helped to support the victims. For example, the church in Cambodia provided nine water pumps after hearing the news of the region where people used muddy water and rainwater for drinking due to the lack of water supply facilities. The donation ceremony was attended by local officials and residents. The Minister of Religion also attended and presented a Certificate of Appreciation to the church.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.watv.org/over/content.asp?articleid=o20121231142|title= 9 Water Pumps Donated to Cambodia Kandal State|website=WATV News |publisher=  |date=December 31, 2012 |year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref><br>In September 2021, the church members in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, planted 500 trees on the ecological park, at the request of the Bayangol District Office. A monument related to the volunteering was erected in the park.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://shindonga.donga.com/3/all/13/3114766/1|title=‘Crisis Into Opportunity,’ Showing the Way of Hope for Global Village |website=Monthly Shindonga |publisher=  |date= January 3, 2022|year= |author= |page= |series= |isbn= |quote= }}</ref> In October, members in Pune, India, donated five kinds of trees to an orphanage and held a painting contest with the theme “My Dream” to encourage the children.