"I pray that next year our children will not know what pain is."



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'Gyeongnam Long-legged Mister' brought warmth to the cold year-end winter this year as well.



On the morning of the 21st, a welcome phone call with a familiar voice came to the Secretariat of the Gyeongnam Community Chest of Korea.



An anonymous donor called 'Gyeongnam Long Legged Man' always calls the restricted number around this time every year.



He was lucky to send the savings he had accumulated for a year, and said, “I hope it will be used for hospital expenses for children and adolescents suffering from severe illness.



The fundraiser who answered the phone found a thick bundle of newspaper behind the box, and when he opened the newspaper, a handwritten letter from Mr. Kidari and a total of 47,494,810 won including 50,000 won bills, 10 thousand won bills, and 10 won bills poured out.



The letter read neatly, "I hope that the hospital bills will be used for medical expenses for children under adolescence suffering from severe illness in families struggling with hospital expenses" and "I pray in the name of Jesus Christ that next year our neighbors' children will not know what pain is." it was written



Gyeongsangnam-do Kidari uncle has been visiting the Gyeongnam Social Welfare Community Fund for several years like Santa around this time of year while hiding himself tightly, conveying his warmth.



The donation, which started in 2017, continues not only at the end of the year, but also whenever there is an incident or accident at home or abroad.



This year alone, in March, we donated 6 million won to support forest fires in Gangwon and North Gyeongsang Province and the war in Ukraine, and 10 million won to support victims and bereaved families of the Itaewon disaster in November.



Having donated over 60 million won this year alone, he has donated a total of 545 million won over 41 occasions from 2017 to today.



An official from the Gyeongnam Community Chest of Korea said, "Looking at the donations and handwritten letters you sent, I can feel the heart of preparing for donations over the past year."



Finally, he said, "I sincerely thank the donors who send money for their neighbors every year and whenever there is a hard time."