▣ 1962- With the church becoming organized,
social relief work began with the women's mission group taking
the lead in visiting prisons and orphanages as well as raising
funds for aid.
▣ 1982- Founded a church and a help center
at Holt Welfare Center, then founded "a wheelchair house" and
financially supported the construction of a multi-purpose gym
for the handicapped.
▣ 1982-Dec. Founded a "Share and Share Alike
Headquarters" to collect donated goods which are distributed
to about 1,500 centers as well as donating and supporting various
welfare facilities.
▣ 1984-Sending rice and financial aid to various
organizations helping refugees of natural or man-made disasters-both
nationally and internationally.
▣ 1984-Began the "Support for Those
with Heart Disease" and have helped fund heart surgeries for
about 2,700 children who did not have the financial capability
to pay for their surgeries.
▣ 1987-Dec. With the establishment of "Mission
Group for the Handicapped" in December, "Lessons of Love" were
offered to the handicapped to help them cope and enhance their
potential to be functional in society.
▣ 1988- Began the "Blood Donation Drive"
to help the blood banks better help those who need blood transfusions
for various surgeries.
▣ 1988-July 준공된 '엘림복지타운'에는 무의탁 노인들과 질환자를
위 한 경로원과 요양원, 청소년직업전문학교, 어린이선교원 등이 있다.
▣ 1990-Financially supported various aid programs
through the "Paper Recycling Drive."
▣ 1991-Sep. Under the leadership of World
Vision Korea, the loose change collection drive was begun by
providing a "Bread of Love" coin bank. The drive was taken over
by YFGC in 1992 and the money collected has been going to various
relief organizations.
▣ 1992-May Begun in May, the used clothes
collection drive became the "Shared Love" movement in 1996.
The collected clothes are sent to various organizations and
churches- both national and international.
▣ 1993-Oct. Committee for assistance to pioneer
churches in sparsely populated areas of the countryside was
established. Monthly financial aid is sent to pastors of these
churches. All in all, 700 churches have been financially supported
until they became independently supported. Currently 250 churches
are still being supported.
▣ 1995-Mar. In March an "Aid for Those in
North Korea" drive was begun with financial assistance as well
as manufactured goods and medicine.
▣ 1997-Dec. With the "IMF Crisis" gripping
the nation, various frugality drives were begun such as the
"Saturday Flea Market," the "Share and Exchange Market," the
"Gold Collection Drive" and others all under the motto, "Let's
Save Our Economy."
▣ 1999-Feb. A non-government organization,
the "Good People," was established in order to help those suffering
in North Korea from both natural and man-made disasters, as
well as offer help to various people in need throughout the
world.
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