Seoul

On December 27, Golden Year 3 (2006), Seoul initiates provided vegetarian meals and gifts for about 1,000 homeless people in downtown Seoul.

From midnight, about 15 initiates started to prepare an enormous amount of food with a lot of love. They then went to Youngdeungpo Station before daybreak to provide a warm vegetarian breakfast and gifts for 650 homeless. We expected to serve 450 at this station, but all the food was gone because everyone ate more than expected, and more and more people continued to come. The Salvation Army assisted us by providing a large vehicle customized for serving food. There was another large bus for the homeless to get in and eat.

Because all of the food was gone, initiates rushed to make more, and amazingly by noon, they were able to visit a center for the homeless operated by the Salvation Army, to provide a wonderful vegetarian lunch and gifts for 350 people. The gifts included warm underwear for winter, gloves, hats, vegetarian can foods, an Alternative Living flyer and a flyer about Master Ching Hai.

In winter, these less fortunate souls not only lack the warmth of a home and food, but also are in need of a lot of love. Master’s precious love was indeed the best gift of all for them.

In order to help the needy in our local community, some brothers and sisters from Seoul Center prepared many large red Santa bags and put them in front of the meditation hall for about a month so that fellow practitioners could contribute with their love some items they wanted to share with the less fortunate. Meanwhile, they worked together with the village office to find people in real desperate situations.

Saturday, January 13, Golden Year 4 (2007), some initiates visited 19 houses and gave each household two bags of rice, one box of canned soy-meat and a Santa’s gift bag, which also contained Alternative Living flyers and sample booklets.

Most recipients were very old people living alone, disabled or in a difficult situation. They appreciated Master’s love so much. Some said they never received such wonderful gifts before.

Gwangju

Sharing love and conversation with the elderly at House of Suduk

As the weather was getting colder and winter approached, initiates put their hearts together to make 540 kg of delicious vegetarian kimchi. And from December 17 to 20, they delivered it with fruit, etc. to needy people at nine different places, including houses for the mentally challenged, disabled people, veterans from the war and elderly with dementia, etc.

Every place we visited, we handed out our Association’s information, Alternative Living flyers and sample booklets. The social welfare officer that accompanied us helped a lot in introducing us.

We thank God for Her blessing that our every step brought smiles to faces of others. How beautiful it was!

	On the container, it says: “Vegetarianism is Beautiful” “Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association, Gwangju Center”
Making kimchi

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