Published on Feb 13, 2014
New Zealand
The Star
May 02, 2013
Sharing the love with community cleanup
By DAN HUTCHINSON
MORE than 50 people took to the streets of Dunedin on Sunday, using tidiness to help lift commun¬ity spirits.
World Mission Society Church of God pastor James Kim said the clean¬up by church members and other volunteers was designed to show they cared.
Litter dropped in streets and fallen leaves could accumulate in stormwater drains, causing block-ages and flooding of streets and properties when it rained, he said.
Filth around bars and clubs was an ongoing problem in the city centre, causing many people to be depressed and unhappy, Mr Kim said.
The group was supported by the Dunedin City Council and cleaned up the Octagon, George St and part of the University precinct.
He said the church observed ''The Passover of the New Coven¬ant'' in April, which was about cleaning and purifying the soul.
''We also want to clean our community of all the rubbish which causes so much unhappi¬ness.''
He said the church had also been doing blood donation drives and sharing ''love and compassion'' with neighbours, friends and families''.
Mr Kim said the group would be doing more clean¬ups in the city.
Happy to help . . . Members of the World Mission Society Church of God (from left) Norma Falaniko, Mervyn George and Songyi Han clean up the streets of Dunedin on Sunday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
The Star
May 02, 2013
Sharing the love with community cleanup
By DAN HUTCHINSON
MORE than 50 people took to the streets of Dunedin on Sunday, using tidiness to help lift commun¬ity spirits.
World Mission Society Church of God pastor James Kim said the clean¬up by church members and other volunteers was designed to show they cared.
Litter dropped in streets and fallen leaves could accumulate in stormwater drains, causing block-ages and flooding of streets and properties when it rained, he said.
Filth around bars and clubs was an ongoing problem in the city centre, causing many people to be depressed and unhappy, Mr Kim said.
The group was supported by the Dunedin City Council and cleaned up the Octagon, George St and part of the University precinct.
He said the church observed ''The Passover of the New Coven¬ant'' in April, which was about cleaning and purifying the soul.
''We also want to clean our community of all the rubbish which causes so much unhappi¬ness.''
He said the church had also been doing blood donation drives and sharing ''love and compassion'' with neighbours, friends and families''.
Mr Kim said the group would be doing more clean¬ups in the city.
Happy to help . . . Members of the World Mission Society Church of God (from left) Norma Falaniko, Mervyn George and Songyi Han clean up the streets of Dunedin on Sunday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
To do hard for another people, it is impossble to do something to do hard without sacrifice.
ReplyDeleteIt is saying great deal that their good works acomplish in whole world through WMSCOG branch churches, not even New Zealand.
ReplyDeleteWorld Mission Society Church of God think the world.
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