Cheon Il Guk Missionaries: COVID-19, more like CIGYM-20(20)!

Hello! It has been a while!

It’s almost been two months since returning early from our mission countries due to the widespread impact of the corona virus. As soon as we returned, we regrouped and split in to four different committees: online witnessing, witnessing system, young adult CIG training, and working with the current CIGs in training. We’re making the most of this situation and continuing our mission, even while in quarantine.

The online witnessing team has been focusing on creating online events for our mission countries. We are all under quarantine, but through the power of technology, we are still connected. Through the use of Zoom, they have created international events for the mission countries in South America and Europe, respectively.

The witnessing system committee has been working hard to put together an education track for guests to know where they are at and to help guide them to the next step. With each person in the committee having their own different backgrounds/experiences of witnessing, they are compiling a bunch of information

from different countries’ systems like Dominican Republic, Peru, Albania, Ukraine, Romania, to inherit good points from each of the countries and put in in the system. They have also been conducting interviews with many members both old and new to learn about the key points needed in this track.

As we’re concluding this year of CIG missionary, the future of CIGYM is getting brighter and hopeful as we are welcoming over twenty new missionaries! They are all currently in training and the CIG training committee has been working to raise them up and prepare them for this upcoming year. Throughout the day, they provide guidance to the trainees and work closely with the staff to guide them.

Lastly, the young adult CIG program has been developing thanks to the YA CIG Missionary Education Program committee. Similar to the witnessing system, they are creating an internal education track for future young adults (both CIG graduates and college students alike) who commit to being CIG missionaries. Their focus is on preparing these future young adults to really be ready to go to their overseas country understanding the importance of their mission. This program is for people who hold an interest in witnessing overseas, even when they don’t have any prior experience. The program is being developed to help guide these future members and prepare them.

Amidst all this fear and uncertainty, we are striving every day to continue being this light of hope!