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Mokyang Church donates 5 million won to UNICEF Korea for Venezuelan earthquake relief

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • UNICEF Korea received 5 million won in emergency relief funds for children affected by the earthquake in Venezuela from Mokyang Church.
  • The donation aims to protect the lives of children suffering from the disaster, embodying solidarity and sharing beyond religion and borders.
  • The funds will be used for UNICEF's emergency relief efforts, providing safe water, nutrition, essential health services, and child protection to Venezuelan children.

Mokyang Church has donated 5 million won to UNICEF Korea to aid children and families affected by a devastating earthquake in Venezuela. The church's Senior Pastor Kim Sung-soo expressed a desire to share love and hope with the children who lost their homes and hope due to the sudden disaster. He anticipates this donation will inspire a wave of sharing and hope throughout society, extending beyond the Korean church community.

Cho Jae-sung, head of corporate sponsorship at UNICEF Korea, stated that Mokyang Church's generosity offers significant support to Venezuelan children enduring the most challenging times. He conveyed deep gratitude to Pastor Kim and all church members for their heartfelt contribution to saving children's lives.

We wanted to convey love and hope to the Venezuelan children who have lost their homes and hope due to the sudden earthquake. We hope this donation leads to sharing and a warm wave of hope throughout all communities in our society, beyond Korean churches.

โ€” Kim Sung-sooSenior Pastor of Mokyang Church, expressing the church's motivation for the donation.

The donated funds will fully support UNICEF's emergency relief operations. These efforts focus on providing safe drinking water, nutrition, essential health and medical services, and child protection for children in crisis following the earthquake. UNICEF Korea had previously provided 1 billion won in emergency aid immediately after the earthquake and is currently running an emergency relief campaign through platforms like Naver Happybean and Kakao Gachigachi, as well as its own website, to assist more children.

Mokyang Church's sharing has been a great strength to Venezuelan children going through the most difficult times due to the disaster. We are deeply grateful to Pastor Kim Sung-soo and all the members of Mokyang Church for coming together to save children's lives.

โ€” Cho Jae-sungHead of Corporate Sponsorship at UNICEF Korea, thanking the church for their contribution.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.