New Windsor, NEW YORK — On January 26, 2025, ASEZ STAR hosted a teacher appreciation event to commemorate the UN International Day of Education. The event, held at the Church of God in New Windsor, NY, emphasized the importance of strong student-teacher relationships and honored local educators for their dedication. It included a presentation on ASEZ STAR’s ongoing campaigns and initiatives, along with a Bible seminar titled “The True Teacher.” Local educators, parents, and government officials came together to celebrate the community’s dedication to education. Assembly member Chris Eachus presented ASEZ STAR with a Certificate of Merit, recognizing their leadership and impact on the community. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry for the world that my generation left behind for you. I really am. We should have done much better for you and with you. And then I want to say thank you for taking this step to do this because it does need doing,” Eachus said, addressing the students directly. He continued by speaking to the parents and teachers, saying, “You must be so proud of every one of these students here. Young men and women doing this on their own, volunteering… it’s great. It’s wonderful.” Ethan Calle, a volunteer with ASEZ STAR, explained the event’s inspiration and its connection to the UN’s International Day of Education. “The UN has stated that education is the way to fulfill all of the Sustainable Development Goals, and that it’s through good educators that we can have good student-teacher relationships. We’re very blessed to have such amazing teachers in this area. Because of that, ASEZ STAR wants to honor them through this event,” he said. Raul Rodriguez, Assistant Principal at Cornwall Central High School, was invited by ASEZ STAR volunteers from his school. He was moved by the group’s numerous activities, stating, “I wish that all of our students were like them. Sadly, I think we have become apathetic as a community, as a society, and so just being a part of something greater than us is fantastic!”

Before the morning mist could rise, over 250 Church of God members were lined up and ready to serve. Gathering in Entradero Park in Torrance, California, the volunteers came from all over Southern California, even as far as Las Vegas, to fulfill the mission as the “light of the world.” They set a singular focus on Entradero Park’s basin-like terrain, which poses unique environmental risks, and requires immediate attention. The park’s dry vegetation presented a fire hazard, and the accumulation of trash had the potential to pollute water systems. The polluted waters would further pose harm to the environment by ultimately reaching the ocean. After learning of the need from the City of Torrance, volunteers stepped in enthusiastically to help their neighbors. Volunteers from Torrance, Cerritos, Sunland, Lancaster, Orange County, Temecula, and Las Vegas united for this effort. Volunteers were organized into three groups to clear weeds, gather litter, and remove debris. Smaller teams also collected trash, following city staff guidance. Four medical team members from the church were on-site to ensure everyone’s safety. Though they came from various places, the collective effort of each role made the work swift, productive and full of joy. The event also marked a contribution to the City of Torrance during the 60th anniversary celebration of the Church of God. In a Certificate of Appreciation offered to the church, Torrance Mayor George Chen congratulated the members on the meaningful commemoration, expressing that the Church’s “generous contribution and commitment has made a significant impact on our community.” Congressman Ted Lieu of California’s 36th district also sent a Certificate of Congressional Recognition, commending the volunteers for their work to beautify and preserve the city. Torrance Councilmember Asam Sheikh praised the volunteers stating, “You are the true heroes of the community. You don’t have to go to Hollywood to find the stars, they’re here.” Sheikh expressed interest in entrusting the volunteers with future projects, as more help is needed in other parks in the area. 00:04 Arrival and Preparation 00:32 Getting to Work 00:57 Torrance City Councilmember Statement 01:15 ASEZ WAO Volunteer Testimonial 01:40 Torrance Parks Division Manager Statement 02:14 Wrapping Up 02:39 We Love You!

ለሁለተኛ ጊዜ በሥጋ የሚመጣውን አምላክ የሰው ልጅ እንዲያውቅ የሚያደርገው ማስረጃ ምንድን ነው? ክርስቶስ ለሁለተኛ ጊዜ የመጣበት ምክንያት ሞትን ለማጥፋት ማለትም የሰው ልጆችን የዘላለም ሕይወት ለመስጠት እና ወደ መንግሥተ ሰማያት ለመውሰድ እንደሆነ መጽሐፍ ቅዱስና ነቢያት ይመሰክራሉ። በሰማይ ሞት የሚገባውን ኃጢአት የሰራውን የሰው ልጅ የዘላለም ሕይወት ማግኘት የሚችልበት ከሁለት ሺህ ዓመታት በፊት እንደነበረው በፋሲካ የኢየሱስን ሥጋና ደም በመብላትና በመጠጣት ብቻ ነው። ክርስቶስ አህንሳንግሆንግ ሞትን ለዘላለም የሚያጠፋውን የአዲስ ኪዳን ፋሲካ እውነት አስተምሮናል ሞትን ለዘላለም የሚውጥ ድግስ ሊያዘጋጅየሚችለው እግዚአብሔር ብቻ እንደሆነ በትንቢተ ኢሳይያስ እንደተናገረው፣ የእግዚአብሔር ቤተ ክርስቲያን አባላት ክርስቶስ አህንሳንግሆንግ እግዚአብሔር እንደሆነ አምነውፋሲካን ያከብራሉ ምክንያቱም በፋሲካ ሞትን ያጠፋው እርሱ ነው። ሥጋዬን የሚበላ፣ ደሜንም የሚጠጣ የዘላለም ሕይወት አለው፤ እኔም በመጨረሻው ቀን አስነሣዋለሁ፤ ዮሐንስ 6፥54 የሰራዊት ጌታ እግዚአብሔር በዚህ ተራራ ላይ፣ ለሕዝብ ሁሉ ታላቅ የምግብ ግብዣ፣ የበሰለ የወይን ጠጅ ድግስ፣ . . . ሞትንም ለዘላለም ይውጣል። . . . በዚያን ቀን እንዲህ ይባላል፤ “እነሆ፤ አምላካችን ይህ ነው፤ በእርሱ ታመንን፤ እርሱም አዳነን፤ . . .” ኢሳይያስ 25፥6-9

እግዚአብሔር ሕጎችን፣ ደንቦችንና ድንጋጌዎችን ያቋቋመበት ምክንያት የኤደን ገነት ህግ፣ የብሉይ ኪዳን ህግና በኢየሱስ የተቋቋመው አዲሱ ኪዳን ህግ ወደፊት ለሰው ልጆች አስደናቂ ክብር እና ደስታን ለመስጠት በኤሎሂም አምላክ የተቋቋሙ ናቸው። ዛሬ፣ እግዚአብሔር ነቢዩ ዳንኤልን ጨምሮ በብዙ ነቢያት አማካኝነት ከእግዚአብሔር ትእዛዛትና ህግጋቶች መራቅ እንደ ሕገ ወጥነት፣ ክፋትና ዓመፅ ይቆጠራል። የእግዚአብሔር ቤተክርስቲያን እንደ ሰንበትና ፋሲካ ያሉትን አዲስ ኪዳን ህግ ለምን ትጠብቃለች? የእግዚአብሔር ቤተክርስቲያን አባላት የእግዚአብሔርን ትምህርት እንኳ ችላ እንዳይሉ ነገር ግን በመጽሐፍ ቅዱስ መሠረት እንዲሠሩ ያዘዛቸውን የክርስቶስን አህንሳንግሆንግና የእግዚአብሔር እናት ትምህርቶችን በልባቸው ይቀርጻሉ። ኢየሱስ አዲሱን ኪዳን ሕግ ካቋቋመ፣ አልፎ ተርፎም እነርሱን በመጠበቅ ረገድ አርዓያ የተወ በመሆኑ ሰንበትንና ፋሲካን ጨምሮ ሰባቱን በዓላት በሦስት ጊዜያት ያከብራሉ። በልዑል ላይ የዐመፅ ቃል ይናገራል፤ . . . ለበዓላት የተመደበውን ጊዜና ሕግን ለመለወጥ ይሞክራል፤ . . . “ ‘ነገር ግን የፍርድ ዙፋን ይዘረጋል፤ ሥልጣኑም ይወሰድበታል፤ ፈጽሞ ለዘላለም ይደመሰሳል። ከዚያም ከሰማይ በታች ያሉ መንግሥታት ልዕልና፣ ሥልጣንና ታላቅነት ለልዑሉ ሕዝብ፣ ለቅዱሳን ይሰጣል። መንግሥቱ የዘላለም መንግሥት ይሆናል፤ . . .’ ” ዳንኤል 7፥25-27 በሕጌ ውስጥ ያለውን ብዙውን ነገር ጻፍሁላቸው፤ እነርሱ ግን እንደ እንግዳ ነገር ቈጠሩት። ሆሴዕ 8፥12

On Thursday, February 6, 2025, ASEZ STAR, a volunteer group composed of middle and high school students from the World Mission Society Church of God, hosted a powerful and inspiring School Violence Prevention Forum in Orange County. The event brought together more than 50 students from Riverside, Temecula, Orange County, Cerritos, Torrance, and Oceanside, alongside dozens of supporting members and over 30 guests who came to support the cause. The forum focused on raising awareness of the various forms of school violence, with an emphasis on bullying, a pervasive issue that many students have personally encountered. Through engaging discussions, expert insights, and heartfelt performances, the event aimed to equip attendees with the knowledge and motivation to foster safer and more inclusive school environments. One of the highlights of the evening was a moving student choir performance, which underscored the importance of unity and support among peers. The audience was further encouraged by the powerful words of guest speakers, including Shalini Quattlebaum, a pageant winner dedicated to youth advocacy, and Veronica Alvarez, a counselor at Savanna High School in Anaheim. Alvarez emphasized the critical role students can play in standing up for their peers and actively supporting those who are targeted. Notably, the Savanna High School girls basketball team attended the event, demonstrating their commitment to promoting kindness and respect both on and off the court. Adding to the significance of the evening, former WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) player Leaonna Odom, who played for the New York Liberty, shared her insights on leadership, resilience, and the importance of fostering a culture of support within schools. The event also saw the participation of teachers and coaches from the local community, reinforcing the collective responsibility of educators and mentors to prevent school violence. Attendees left the forum empowered with actionable steps to create safer educational spaces inspired by the collaboration between students, educators, and community leaders. ASEZ STAR continues to lead the charge in promoting positive change, reminding students that their voices and actions matter in the fight against school violence. Through initiatives such as this forum, they demonstrate that change begins with awareness, advocacy, and the courage to stand up for others. 0:24 – Welcome and Introduction 0:46 - Guest Speakers 1:09 – ASEZ STAR Choir Performance 1:33 – Closing Remarks

የጥንቷ ቤተክርስቲያን መነቃቃትን የመራው የትኛው በዓል ደስታንና ተስፋን ይሰጣል? የትንሳኤ ቀን የክርስቶስን ታላቅ ሀይል ከሙታን በመነሳቱ የሞትን ሃይል በመስበር አሳይቷል እናም ለጥንቷ ቤተክርስቲያን መነቃቃት መሰረት ሆነ።ከፍተኛ ጭቆናና ስደት ቢያጋጥመንም እምነታችንን እንድንጠብቅ የሚያስችለን የደስታና የተስፋ በዓል ነው። የእግዚአብሔር ቤተክርስቲያን አባላት እንደ መጀመሪያዋ ቤተክርስቲያን አባላት በተመሳሳይ ተስፋ የትንሳኤ ቀንን ያከብራሉ በትንሳኤ ቀን፣ በክርስቶስ የሞቱት ውብ ትንሳኤ እንደሚያገኙና በህይወት ያሉትም በብርሃን እንደሚለወጡ እግዚአብሔር አስደሳች ተስፋን ይሰጣል። ይህ በክርስቶስ አህንሳህንግሆንግና በእግዚአብሔር እናት ትምህርቶች መሰረት የሚጠበቀው የአዲሱ ኪዳን የትንሳኤ ቀን ነው። ክርስቶስ ከሙታን እንደ ተነሣ የሚሰበክ ከሆነ፣ ከእናንተ አንዳንዶቹ እንዴት የሙታን ትንሣኤ የለም ይላሉ? የሙታን ትንሣኤ ከሌለማ ክርስቶስም አልተነሣም ማለት ነዋ! ክርስቶስም ካልተነሣ ስብከታችን ዋጋ ቢስ ነው፤ እምነታችሁም ከንቱ ነው። 1 ቆሮንቶስ 15፥12-14

የበኩራት ስጦታ ቀን የተመሰረተው የኢየሱስ ክርስቶስን ትንሳኤ ለመግለጥ ነው። ወደ ቀይ ባህር የገቡት እስራኤላውያን ኢየሱስ ወደ መቃብሩ መግባቱን ያመለክታሉ፣ እና እስራኤላውያን ከቀይ ባህር ማለፍ የኢየሱስ ትንሣኤ ትንቢት ነው። እግዚአብሔር ይህን ሥራ እንዳንረሳ በብሉይ ኪዳን የበኵራትን ቀን አቆመ። ልክ እንደ መጀመሪያዋ ቤተክርስቲያን፣ የትንሳኤ ቀን፣ የተስፋ በዓል፣ በእግዚአብሔር ቤተክርስቲያን አባላት ልብ ውስጥ ተቀርጿል በብሉይ ኪዳን ፋሲካ እና የቂጣ በዓልን ተከትሎ በመጀመሪያው እሑድ የበኵራት ቀን እንደሚከበር ሁሉ፣ ላንቀላፉት በኩራት የሆነው የኢየሱስ ትንሣኤም በእሁድ ቀን ተከስቷል። በውጤቱም፣ የጥንቷ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ቅዱሳን ቢሞቱም፣ እንደገና እንደሚኖሩ እምነት ያዙ፣ እና ሁልጊዜም የድነትን ዜና በመስበክ፣ ከእግዚአብሔር ጎን ቆመው ደስታን አግኝተዋል። ነገር ግን ክርስቶስ ላንቀላፉት ሁሉ በኵራት ሆኖ በርግጥ ከሙታን ተነሥቷል። 1 ቆሮንቶስ 15፥20 በዚያን ጊዜ የቤተ መቅደስ መጋረጃ ከላይ እስከ ታች ለሁለት ተቀደደ፤ ምድር ተናወጠች፤ ዐለቶችም ተሰነጣጠቁ፤ መቃብሮች ተከፈቱ፤ አንቀላፍተው የነበሩትም ብዙዎች ቅዱሳን ተነሡ፤ ከመቃብርም በመውጣት ከኢየሱስ ትንሣኤ በኋላ ወደ ቅድስት ከተማ ገብተው ለብዙዎች ታዩ። ማቴዎስ 27፥51-53

New Windsor, NEW YORK — On January 26, 2025, ASEZ STAR hosted a teacher appreciation event to commemorate the UN International Day of Education. The event, held at the Church of God in New Windsor, NY, emphasized the importance of strong student-teacher relationships and honored local educators for their dedication. It included a presentation on ASEZ STAR’s ongoing campaigns and initiatives, along with a Bible seminar titled “The True Teacher.” Local educators, parents, and government officials came together to celebrate the community’s dedication to education. Assembly member Chris Eachus presented ASEZ STAR with a Certificate of Merit, recognizing their leadership and impact on the community. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry for the world that my generation left behind for you. I really am. We should have done much better for you and with you. And then I want to say thank you for taking this step to do this because it does need doing,” Eachus said, addressing the students directly. He continued by speaking to the parents and teachers, saying, “You must be so proud of every one of these students here. Young men and women doing this on their own, volunteering… it’s great. It’s wonderful.” Ethan Calle, a volunteer with ASEZ STAR, explained the event’s inspiration and its connection to the UN’s International Day of Education. “The UN has stated that education is the way to fulfill all of the Sustainable Development Goals, and that it’s through good educators that we can have good student-teacher relationships. We’re very blessed to have such amazing teachers in this area. Because of that, ASEZ STAR wants to honor them through this event,” he said. Raul Rodriguez, Assistant Principal at Cornwall Central High School, was invited by ASEZ STAR volunteers from his school. He was moved by the group’s numerous activities, stating, “I wish that all of our students were like them. Sadly, I think we have become apathetic as a community, as a society, and so just being a part of something greater than us is fantastic!”