On Apr 30, 2017, the World Mission Society Church of God Singapore (SGWMSCOG) held its 790th Worldwide Blood Drive to Give Life through the Love of the Passover at the Health Science Authority (HSA) located at Outram Park.
This blood drive is an international effort of all the Church of God worldwide. The Bible testifies that Jesus Christ shed His blood on the cross to establish the New Covenant Passover, granting sinners eternal life. Through the annual blood drive, the church members want to follow Christ’s example in saving lives by giving blood to those in need.
Currently, only 1.87% of Singapore’s population donate blood, and each unit of blood donated has only a short shelf-life of six weeks. The SGWMSCOG recognises the lack of blood supply in Singapore and hopes to ease the situation.
In cooperation with the Singapore Red Cross Society, the event was made successful by the sponsorship of Shangri-La Hotel, Sheng Siong Supermarket, Kraft Heinz, Dunkin’ Donuts, Owl Coffee, Frangipani Homes, 8Tarts n Pastries, Baker’s Heart and T&J.
“By giving blood, donors aren’t only saving the lives of the patients who receive their blood, they’re also helping to keep families together while inspiring other donors to step forward to give blood,” said Robert Teo, Head of the Blood Donor Recruitment Programme, Singapore Red Cross.
“We are grateful for World Mission Society’s strong support of the National Blood Programme. The volunteers have built a life-saving legacy that their church and community can be proud of. A big “Thank You” to them for their amazing efforts!”
In preparation for the blood drive, church members reached out to their neighbours, friends and families to attend this meaningful event.
Families participated in this worldwide blood drive event
After a welcome address and a video screening about the Church of God receiving the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the members and guests were treated with a skit prepared by the university students. The purpose of the skit was to educate the audience on the importance of blood donation in a light-hearted and comedic manner.
University members prepared a skit for the blood drive
Neo Wen Lin, one of the cast members, 20, commented “This is a very meaningful event to share love through blood donation. Through the skit, we want to encourage people to donate blood and also to share the reason why the World Mission Society Church of God holds these blood drive events. It is because Jesus Christ has set us an example of sharing love and giving us spiritual life through His blood.”
To introduce the invited donors about the church, a mini-exhibition was also set up. It showcased the church’s history, its beliefs and some basic Bible truths.
Mini-exhibition introducing the basic truths to the participants
Faith Lim, participant, 27, commented “I feel very happy and excited donating blood for the first time. Just like the Bible teaches us that we can receive spiritual life through Jesus’ blood, we want to take this opportunity to donate our blood to save lives too.”
Sandra Tan, participant, 18, shared “Last year, I was sad that I could not donate. Thanks to Father and Mother, everything went well this year and I was able to donate. My iron count was also higher than usual, so I was pleasantly surprised. I am very thankful to Father and Mother for giving us this opportunity to save lives.”
Following the Teachings of Mother “It is more blessed to give than to receive, as God always gives love” the members of the SGWMSCOG also aims to share love, life and hope by giving blood to individuals in need.
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When can we have the next blood drive activity? 😍
What a meaningful event that WMSCOG has held!!! They are setting a good example for society👍🏻
Your smiles looks so happy. I think you did this event with all your heart!
The members of the World Mission Society, Church of God are really following the teachings of Christ. Through this blood drive, they are saving so many lives all over the world!
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awesomeeeee!! wish i could be there too! great job, Church of God!
Donating blood is such a valuable activity that saves many lives. I’m happy to hear this news and also happy to see donor’s happy smiles!
It is the result that brothers and sisters of our church always have been effort to follow the mother’s example. Heavenly mother is really great and trully God. She is source of love.
It is more blessed to give than to receive. it is true!! All the members of WMSCOG feel this fact from the bottom of hearts.
I heard that with 1 pack of blood donated by 1 person could save 3 people. How meaningful it is! Moreover, lots of sponsors supported the event for the good will. Thanks to them, the event became more lively and cheerful. Personally, the image of the sponsors is really nice now. When I see them some other days, I will use their product and service more. Thank you for their warm heart as well as the organising staff and all the participants. Thank you Church of God World Mission Society. God bless you.
I’m so happy to participated this meaningful event. At least we can do a small part to help our community, possible saving someone lives.
Kudos #WMSCOG 😄
It’s amazing to see people come together to work for a good cause. The world mission society church of God really does a great job. Nice!
So beautiful and wonderful event! Next time I will surely donate my blood to save more lives in Singapore ! 💪🏼 😄
With love, smiles and joy, World Mission Society Church of God Singapore makes the whole blood drive so exciting and fun. Can’t wait for the next one.
P.S: The food is amazing too!
What a wonderful event! A big thank you to all the participants and to those it made it possible! 👏
So heartening to see all the joyful faces; I can practically feel the youthful energy by just looking at the photos!!
If youths are the future of a nation, I think the Church of God members have set Singapore up for an optimistic future.
It’s so beautiful activity for saving people through blood drive by WMSCOG,
Wow! Great to see the members of Church of God practicing the love of God through the blood drive.
This is such a meaningful event that the members of the Church of God. It’s so moved to see them following the teachings of God and sharing love to the world. God bless you so much!
Seeing all our brothers and sisters donating blood delivering God’s love reminds me of the advertisement from the Singapore Red Cross. Only 1.8% of singaporeans actually donate blood. That is a very little amount of people. Glad that all of us from the Church of God can participate in this meaningful event and hope that more people can come together in future to donate blood so that more lives can be saved.
Through the Blood Drive Event, World Mission Society Church Of God never failed to encourage people to donate blood as well as spreading Good news in the Bible! I hope more people will be able to take part in donating blood!
Wow! This event was really awesome👍!
See the faces of the donors, there is no fear or anxiety. Surely giving love is more blessed than receiving!
Life comes from love and sacrifice. Thanks be to God Elohim teach us to give love like they did for us!
Donating blood not only saves lives, it makes you feel better! I was actually feeling lethargic for a long time but after donating my blood, I felt energetic! I’m so thankful that I can donate my blood almost every year (missed once due to dengue fever). I really hope that through the blood drives organized by WMSCOG, more people in Singapore can step forward to save lives together! 🙂
Wow! This is such a meaningful event!
Many people are scared of needles and don’t have the courage to donate alone.
However i can see that through this Blood Donation Drive it reduced their fear and motivated more people to donate together!
Great job World Mission Society Church of God! 😍