Ansan, a city in South Korea,
is known for its industrial strength and cultural diversity.
It has a significant population of foreign residents.
In this city, foreigners can face challenges
such as job discrimination.
Single mothers are especially vulnerable.
To respond to these needs,
the Northern Asia-Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
built a center called Hope 365
to minister to the needs directly in their community.
Among these issues,
in the area where the center is currently located,
there are 3,371 single-parent families.
In response,
the Hope 365 Center immediately opened a facility for single mothers
to meet local needs
and provide support not only for accommodation and food
but also for medical care and daily life.
Furthermore,
we also help them to be able to stably support themselves
when they reenter society later.
Last year, Hope 365 introduced two new shelters
for single parents in need of assistance at no charge.
There are two facilities within the center.
One is House of Happiness,
which has three single mothers with kids,
and there's House of Hope,
which has four mothers with kids
and one pregnant mother waiting for the baby.
This facility is the first of its kind in Ansan,
a result of a partnership between city organizations
and the Northern Asia-Pacific Division.
It transforms Ansan into a place of support and development
for single mothers and their children,
showcasing the impact of church involvement and humanitarian aid
in creating a brighter future.
I've come to view it as a family-friendly space.
I felt isolated,
but now, that feeling is gone.
Receiving encouragement from them,
feeling supported in assisting each other,
and the reassurance that I am not alone
are what I truly value about what this center has offered me.
Hope 365 has accomplished much good in the lives of many families,
but the center faces challenges in running the facility.
The challenges that we face in the center [are] financial.
We are serving eight families within the center.
We need to provide them, on a daily basis, three meals
and free accommodation,
diapers and powdered milk,
and any other supplies that you need [on] a daily basis.
We want to have more families to be helped and served.
With your support of the 13th Sabbath Offering,
Hope 365 will be able to add more rooms to accommodate more single mothers.
As a church, we can assist them
by providing our utmost support to ensure a secure future for them.
Please pray for us and our center
that we can reach more people and those mothers who are in need.
Thank you for your generous support through the 13th Sabbath Offering
that makes a difference in so many lives.