天曆 2 Article One

True Parents’ Message and News March 2015 English Version No. 10

天一國 3年天曆 2 ARTICLE ONE

A Mighty Typhoon from Heaven By Song Yong-cheon

oundation Day marks the beginning of Cheon Il Guk, which all of us were registered into by the Cheon Il Guk Registration Blessing Ceremony. After creating all things in heaven and on earth, including Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, Four Heavenly Parent saw that it was good. We have been restored to the same position as Adam and Eve, God’s children at the time of the Creation, when they received the three great blessings from our Heavenly Parent. This era is like the time Adam and Eve would have spent completing our Heavenly Parent’s three great blessings and per- fecting the garden of Eden. Every year, Japan is hit by more than forty typhoons. The winds bring new life and purify our environment. They blow away stagnant, contaminated air to bring in fresh, clean air. We need such clean, fresh winds blowing toward us. Typhoons purify the seawater. Contaminated waters flow from rivers into the sea, tainting the seawater. When typhoons disturb the seawater, dirty water is purified. Typhoons bring air, injecting oxygen into the seawater, which allows fish, clams and seaweed to live. A large typhoon blowing across the sea purifies the water, preventing decay. In that sense, it is extremely beneficial. After Jesus ascended into heaven, 120 disciples met in the “upper-room,” on Shavuot, when the Holy Spirit descended on them. A mighty wind blew during the Pentecost, which rekindled the hearts of Jesus’ discouraged, grieving disciples. When they repented and felt passion in their hearts, the Holy Spirit swept over them like a typhoon. The Pentecost was an awesome event that became the basis for Christianity’s birth. In Ephesus, where Paul lived, he had converted twelve people that were like dead people. When the Holy Spirit came down upon these twelve followers, they went out to do great deeds that shook all of Ephesus. The explosive growth in Ephesus soon spread to Asia Minor. True Mother told us that in the age of Cheon Il Guk, after Foundation Day, we will become families and churches that live filled with the Holy Spirit and the truth. On September 23, 2014, Mother’s words, delivered through Sun-jin nim on that day, to an audience of ten thousand at a Youth and Student Rally in Tokyo, were truly like the mighty winds of a typhoon. They rushed out like the winds of the Holy Spirit, driving away evil spirits, purifying that which was tainted while instilling vision, hope and dreams in the hearts of the young people. Our Heavenly Parent is seeking righteous people and young people filled with dreams and burning with passion. True Mother declared that she had found the righteous people of this age. “Young people! Rise to become heroes that create history! Let us all become the owners of the new age in Cheon Il Guk!” She told us, through her daughter, to become heroes that create history. True Mother asked the young people to initiate a new future. By doing so, she awakened us from our slumber, gave us new life and directed us to begin anew. Mother said that our Heavenly Parent shall bestow his omnipotent grace on all righteous young people that are prepared. Let us all become like young people, with vision and passion, filled with the Holy Spirit and with truth. Mother has told us that if we can live in this way, we will see extraordinary things happen that reflect the Holy Spirit’s omnipotent work. Through prayer and witnessing, we gain strength; through our faith we manifest the deeds of absolute good spirits, heavenly fortune and the omnipotent work of our Heavenly Parent. In the third year of Cheon Il Guk, our movement will not need rituals, ceremonies or systems. More importantly, we need the great winds of the Holy Spirit and the truth that arose in the early years of Christianity. A church not born from the Holy Spirit and the truth has no life. We must create a church overflowing with life and passion, a movement that can fulfill our Heavenly Parent’s dream. As Saul repented and transformed, let us all repent and begin anew so that the great winds of the Holy Spirit can blow throughout all our churches in the world. True Mother wrote in calligraphy, “We are one.” Siblings fight among themselves when they do not understand their parents’ intentions and depth of heart. True Mother said that there is nothing we cannot do if we unite with her, because she is united with our Heavenly Parent and True Father in the spirit world. In the third year of Cheon Il Guk, I hope we can all unite with True Parents, so that the great winds of the Holy Spirit and the blessing can purify us all so that we make a fresh start in the new year through real repentance. I sincerely pray that we all fulfill the three great blessings, be- stowed on us by our Heavenly Parent, and contribute to the establishment of Cheon Il Guk, which is our Heavenly Parent’s desire. Rev. Song is chairman of the Federation of Blessed Families in Japan. True Parents’ Message and News

www.ipeacetv.com 天一國3年(天曆)2月 March 2015 CONTENTS

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ARTICLE ONE TRUE PARENTS’ MESSAGES REGIONAL NEWS 02 A Mighty Typhoon from Heaven 04 The Restoration of Our Japan True God’s Homeland 24 Love Japan More Than You Love Me TRUE CHILDREN’S MESSAGES 12 True Parents Opened the Way North America 06 Senior Church Members’ 28 Rejuvenating an Island Paradise Luncheon 14 Members’ Investment in a Asia Peace-Building Effort 32 Let Us Work toward Peace in a 08 Sun-jin nim’s Resurgent Asia Congratulatory Address STRATEGIC THINKING at the Interfaith Peace South America 16 FFWPU VISION 2020 34 Home Group Mission Work in Blessing Festival in the 18 Cheon Il Guk HR Management Sao Paulo State 20 Global Standard for Victory as Philippines Heavenly Tribal Messiahs Europe 38 On Human Rights and Faith in a World Gone Awry 42 The European Second Generation Department

Oceania 46 A Summer of Harmony, Love and Learning

BOOK 47 True Father’s Achievements Lauded in a Ukrainian–English Book A view of the Interfaith Peace Blessing Festival :89= at the Marikina Sports Center in the Philippines TRUE PARENTS’ MESSAGES 1 The Restoration of Our True God’s Homeland

True Father gave this speech on March 4, 2005 at the Cheongpyeong Heaven and Earth Training Center, Korea at a Korean Rally for the Realization of Cheon Il Guk

e are here today in the third month of the fifth year of Cheon Il Guk at Wthe Cheonseong Wan- glim Palace, the original holy ground. At this important time in history, I would like to speak about God’s most earnest desire, the restoration of our true God’s homeland. You need to understand this message that I convey from God and put it into practice in this age. A new spring is upon us, the era after the coming of heaven. Please open your hearts and welcome this deeply meaningful spring day. Seeking God’s kingdom Dear members, God has revealed to us his kingdom and his righteousness, yet the people living on earth have been unable to receive them. Nonetheless, God’s kingdom and his righteousness remain humankind’s hope today and the hope of all those that ever lived on earth throughout history. awaken humanity and to teach us be a central nation based on a central This hope-filled kingdom and the about the true parents, the true family religion. This is why during a certain righteousness flowing from that hope and the true nation. Finding God’s historical epoch, God sought to estab- remain our final goal and purpose. kingdom and his righteousness re- lish a nation of his own. The Bible Why are these still unfulfilled? It is be- mains our ultimate hope and goal. records this effort as the providential cause of the Fall. God and human be- Dear members, there are more than history of the chosen people of Israel ings were to have become the center two hundred nations in the world and of Judaism. of God’s kingdom and righteousness. today. Yet among these numerous na- The nation of our hope Instead, because our first ancestors tions, there is not one that God can fell, God and human beings were call his own homeland and that can However we still do not have God’s alienated from each other, unable to receive his complete love. For this rea- nation to live in. A person without form any relationship. Because of the son, the purpose of God’s providence, that nation does not have an original Fall, human beings lost the heavenly spanning more than six thousand hometown. A person without God’s lineage and instead became Satan’s years, has been to completely reorder nation does not have a real national- children, who inherit Satan’s lineage. this fallen world and re-create the ity. A person without God’s nation The human race fell into igno- kingdom of God. has nowhere to truly register his or rance—ignorance of the true parents Throughout history, the purpose of her existence. Therefore our task in and true families that were to be the God’s providence has been to build this life is to create God’s nation. center of God’s kingdom and his his kingdom. Until that kingdom is Only when we have God’s nation righteousness and ignorance of the established, God will not be able to will the tradition we establish live on true nation. For this reason, God has fulfill his will for the restoration of hu- through our descendants for eternity, had to labor throughout history to mankind. First, however, there must and will the effort we have made

4 TRUE PEACE while shedding our blood and sweat true love based on the ideal that God second advent arises from a deep live on. That nation will be a monu- originally sought to establish at the yearning for a true nation. Based on ment celebrating Heaven’s labors. In time of the Creation. God can only re- Christianity’s worldwide spiritual it, the evidence of God’s glory will en- store his original authority by fulfill- foundation, it anticipates that the dure on earth. However, if we fail to ing the ideal he intended at that time. Lord will restore and establish the find that nation, everything we have Therefore, God set this ideal as the substantial nation that was lost. done will have been in vain. standard by which he would put this Dearest blessed families, humanity For these reasons, you need to un- evil world into order and lead it to be- has entered the era after the coming of derstand clearly that today our most come a true world. This has been heaven, when we are receiving heav- critical task is to seek and establish God’s providence in dealing with the enly fortune anew. In front of the new God’s nation. You must live with the fallen world. heaven and new earth, the vortex of unremitting conviction that your fam- We must therefore be grateful to disbelief and betrayal that has trou- ily protects the nation that True Parents God, even if he has to sacrifice each of bled the earth is receding. In the fifth love; thus you have to become a de- us, and even if he has to sacrifice our year of Cheon Il Guk, spring is com- voted child of True Parents and follow families, tribes, peoples and nations. ing, and soon it will be in full bloom. the path of a loyal citizen of that na- Only when individuals and nations of The time has come for all blessed fam- tion. righteousness emerge can a new ilies to arise with firm resolution. Let us seek the path that fulfills our world come into existence. Regardless Let us fulfill our providential re- true desire. On the foundation of of how much individuals have sacri- sponsibility to unite all six billion peo- God’s nation, let us establish a king- ficed in the past, until God’s nation is ple of the world into one family. dom where we wish we could reside established, sacrifices on the part of Through the blessing, we shall bind for all eternity. We have to envision individuals and even of families, them together as one clan. This will this ideal hometown and kingdom in tribes, peoples, nations and the world completely break down the walls be- our minds, establish its righteous laws will have to continue. tween races, the barriers between reli- in our lives, and then live for the sake Our mission gions and eliminate conflicts between of that kingdom and its righteousness. nations. In this way we will build Do you have such a kingdom? If Dear members, what is your purpose Cheon Il Guk. you do not, aren’t you trying to estab- for being alive on earth today? It is to Cross-cultural, blessed interna- lish it? What did I say this kingdom love your nation and the world. God’s tional marriages is the only way to is? It is an ideal, unified and peaceful purpose also has been to love the na- bring humankind together as one nation. It is a nation where all six bil- tion and the world. Jesus came to global family that transcends race, na- lion people of the world live as one earth in search of God’s nation. He tion and religion. What other way is family. It is the peace kingdom, where came in search of one nation, yet due there to make one’s enemy of yester- eternal peace and prosperity reign in to the disbelief of Judaic Israel he day into one’s blood relative today, glory. It is there that we attend the could not establish that nation. He and to make people of different tradi- Peace King and Queen of Cosmic came to establish a nation on the phys- tions and cultures into one great fam- Unity as our true lords, true teachers ical as well as on the spiritual level, ily? and true king and queen. though he was only able to establish a Dear members, most importantly I We know that Satan, not God, spiritual kingdom. Therefore Christi- ask you to give the blessing to mem- came to dominate history after our anity today still does not have a sub- bers of your families and tribes and to first ancestors fell. Originally God was stantial, physical nation of its own on establish your tribal hoondok church. to have been the master of the world. earth. The success or failure of the Family The children of God’s direct lineage, This means that God does not have Federation, the reunification of Korea, having matured through a relation- a nation on earth he can call his and the creation of one global family ship of love with God, would have beloved homeland. He does not have depend on this initiative. formed a true family. If this family a citizenry he can call his beloved citi- We must quickly break free from had been established, the tribes, na- zens. The foundation for God’s king- the customs and mind-set belonging tions and world descending from that dom has not yet been established on to the era before the coming of family would have constituted a earth. heaven. Practice a life as if at high world under God’s dominion, a na- Christians even now are a people noon, in vertical alignment with God, tion under God’s dominion, families without a nation or sovereignty. As casting no shadow of sin, and offer under God’s dominion and individu- Christians witnessed for their faith, yourselves in absolute faith, absolute als under God’s dominion. wherever they went they were subject love and absolute obedience to God Nonetheless, you need to under- to persecution and martyrdom. Chris- and True Parents. You will then enjoy stand that because of the Fall, every- tianity developed through the blood eternal peace and freedom as citizens one from individuals to families, shed by its martyrs. That was how of Cheon Il Guk. Your descendants tribes, peoples, nations and the world, Christianity began and how it grew. will pay tribute to you and take pride came to oppose God. This is our fallen The days of persecution requiring in your achievements for eternity. world and fallen history. bloodshed may be drawing to a close, This speech is in Pyeong Hwa Gyeong, Book If we leave the world as it is, we however they have not disappeared 2, Speech 13. can never achieve the eternal world of yet. The Christian belief in Christ’s

March 2015 5 TRUE PARENTS’ MESSAGES 2 Senior Church Members’ Luncheon

True Mother said the following on 1.3 on the heavenly calendar in the third year of Cheon Il Guk (February 21, 2015) at Cheon Jeong Gung.

hat shall I talk about? Among the people that are here are some that are Wyounger than I and some that are older. Some have a shorter time left to prepare for going to the spirit world than the time they have already lived. You are all blessed members. Fa- ther said, “The blessing is the blessing of a position.” All blessed members, whether you are from the thirty-six- couple group, or seventy-two-couple group, should take responsibility in their positions. You cannot say you are a blessed member when you don’t fulfill that responsibilities. You have to bear fruit during the remainder of your lives. Among you are some that have been as fickle as reeds because of the True Family. However, you have to fulfill your responsibilities. Many among the thirty-six couples and sev- ents. That’s where the thirty-six cou- but their children were in hell? enty-two couples have gone to where ples and the seventy-two couples I’m teaching people that are wan- True Father is now. Do you think any- should be. I’m not a person that wa- dering around and then sending them one can claim to be a blessed member vers back and forth based on what my to the front line. I forgive and embrace and then freely come and go where children do. You have to fulfill all them, but they have responsibilities. Father is? Not that I have seen. You your responsibilities while you are The parent can’t do that part. That have to realize that. still alive. True Parents are the True part you must do yourselves. You They come when Father calls them. Parents of all humankind, not only have to know how your life will be “You, come to see me!” I am saying the True Parents of the True Family. seen from the spirit world. No matter that you have to become people that We have a long path to travel and how much True Parents pull you up, True Parents remember. A blessed are busy. We have to straighten every- those around you will accuse you. family has to carry a lineage through thing. You should be in the main- You won’t be able to be comfortable in the generations. stream centered on True Parents. If that place. Recently I met an elderly Japanese your beloved children are in a tribu- This life on earth is but a moment, wife. She spoke to me, repenting tary, you should support them so that but the original homeland we go to is deeply that the True Family wasn’t they can enter the mainstream. This is forever. Forever. Everyone, being in a able to take its position. I said to her, a situation in which we put our lives blessed family is the best position to Don’t worry, neither you blessed mem- on the line. be in. Yet I’m warning you that it de- bers nor the True Children are perfect If you go to the spirit world with- pends on how hard you try to protect yet. They need a growth period. out being able to fulfill your responsi- that great position. We don’t have During that growth period, bilities on earth, life in the heavenly much time. I’m more than seventy through absolute faith and absolute world will not seem much like years old, and I too am working hard. obedience, you have to be one with heaven. Would you feel comfortable if Those among you who are eighty or the Heavenly Parent and True Par- a father and mother were in heaven ninety must be clear in your minds

6 TRUE PEACE because how we live on earth and the filled by the person he had chosen! True Parents. I am saying you should kind of treatment we receive isn’t the How frustrating must that have been. offer conditions. Just as Dae-mo nim end of things. Only a few years re- You cannot conceive how much his did, you should offer conditions and main until 2020, and we have a lot to heart ached whenever he observed be able to edify yourselves. You must straighten out in that time. For mistakes happening again and again. become one with True Parents whom? For our descendants. Among Until the day he had established Jesus through the Holy Spirit and the truth, you are those that are living in the Christ, he often directed people to through the true teachings and same era with me and that support carry out many tasks that were diffi- through the three main scriptures. the work for the providence as well as cult to understand. After restoration Therefore, if you live in accordance people that are just observing. In the through indemnity, Jesus Christ, with the way True Parents lived, you end all these are blessed members, whom we can call God’s only begot- automatically get to attend True Par- though they are few in number. ten son, was born. As God’s only be- ents. You will also end up going to Father is gone from earth, and it’s gotten son, he was the first person places where True Parents go. From not easy for a spirit to come from the that could relate to God’s work. now on, a family resolving its issues spirit world to work on earth. You Hence, those surrounding him in- by itself should learn. Otherwise, may think that with a great force it cluding Mary, Joseph, the chief priest, there would be indemnity. could be done, but it’s not that simple. or Judaic Israel, had to attend him. They say this is the year of the blue No matter how hard it is on the earth, They should have constituted an envi- sheep. Blue sheep… Blue is close to it is easier here than there. When your ronment for Jesus. If that had hap- nature. Nature does not lie. It only ancestors or your spouse see you pened, the nation of Israel would have portrays the truth, and a sheep is gen- from where they are in the spirit been restored and through that nation, tle and humble. A sheep does not world, they want to help. But I am Jesus could have risen to the position utter a sound even when it gives its telling you that it is not easy for them. of king of kings. However, God’s only life. You should learn a lot from na- If you go to the spirit world while you begotten daughter did not appear. ture. Among those who have come are in this situation, without being When Jesus died on the cross, he said here today, those born in the year of able to sort out things with your chil- he would return. Hence, the position the sheep, please raise your hands. dren, do you think their path will be of the only begotten son is still left. The year of the sheep… A sheep sym- straight? I do things within the rules What, then, does Heaven have to find bolizes heavenly work. It must move of the Principle. I never overlook my and establish? The answer comes out, around. It must not stay still. This children. That’s how hard being a even if I say nothing, doesn’t it? year is one in which those born in the True Parent is. Shouldn’t you be like We have seen many people carry- year of the sheep should play an ac- this, even a little bit? ing out spiritual works, but Dae-mo tive role. If you become one with me, Do not worry about the True Chil- nim’s spiritual work is different. She you get to receive my fortune. Right? dren. You, the blessed members, are was chosen by Heaven within the If you understand this, you should indebted to True Parents. You were providence to find the only-begotten become one with me. I am saying this not able to protect True Parents’ fam- daughter, which is why she can carry because I want to take you with me ily. True Parents asked you to do that, out spiritual works that no one else wherever I go. This cannot be re- but you were unable to. You need to can do. Among those close to True Fa- solved through understanding and make up for that. ther, is there anyone that could play love alone. You must act and practice When Cham Bumo Gyeong is re- such a role? Just by observing this it and thereby resolve your indemnity. leased, you will need to study some point, you can realize this. Did the How miserable was the six-thousand- more. I did not just suddenly appear Unification Church realize how pre- year human history for this reason. in the 1960s. You need to be aware of cious was the providence to find Only True Parents can resolve this. this. The two-thousand-year Christian God’s only begotten daughter? How Only our Heavenly Parent and True providential history was a time of much did you appreciate True Mother Parents can do it. Hence, those who preparation to find God’s only begot- as God’s only begotten daughter? know this should let others know. ten daughter. Did the thirty-six cou- Dae-mo nim’s spiritual works, from Each one of us should be able to re- ples receive learn that? You didn’t? beginning to end, had the mission to alize a world centered on God and You didn’t know, did you? serve the returning Lord until the day say before going to the spiritual God is completely whole; his begin- he magnificently went to the spiritual world, “I have achieved everything.” ning and end are the same. After world. Otherwise, our future generations— Adam and Eve fell, how difficult was As we work toward opening of the the third and fourth generations will Heaven’s providence in restoring Cheon Il Guk era, you must be able to face difficulties. We cannot let that human beings, his children? You find the perfected, original mind happen. Will you live according to the know how painful it must have been. while carrying out your own respon- word? Will you help me? Can I trust We cannot envision how difficult sibilities. Do you understand what I you? This is the year of the blue God’s providence was as he educated mean? You must find your original sheep. You are clear water, but you ignorant humanity and raised the peo- mind by yourselves. You should be should become clearer and save the ple of Israel for four-thousand years. able to edify yourselves upon the world. I will go forward with the How anxious was God’s heart as standard of absolute faith in, absolute mind-set that this year is one full of he waited for the providence to be love for and absolute obedience to hope.

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& Sun-jin Moon, director-general of the FFWPU Interna- tional Headquarters, reading True MotherCs address ' A view of the Interfaith Peace Blessing Festival :89= at the Marikina Sports Center in the Philippines ( Jose Fabian Cadiz, deputy-mayor of Marikina City, welcomed the participants. ) Dr. Yong Chung-sik and his wife Sasaki Yoshie led the recitation of the vows.

Sun-jin nim’s Congratulatory Address at the Interfaith Peace Blessing Festival in the Philippines

istinguished guests, ambas- On behalf of my mother, Dr. Hak-ja pose of today’s Blessing Ceremony. sadors for peace, friends, Han Moon, I congratulate all of you When all people are united as mem- beloved couples, ladies and that are receiving God’s blessing bers of one human family, and we Dgentlemen, Magandang today. I pray that each couple, come to treasure one another with a hapon sa inyong lahat. [Good afternoon whether you are young or old, may heart of unconditional love, a world to everyone.] come to experience a deep and eternal of true peace is possible. This vision of It is my distinct honor to be with all love between the partners. I pray that peace and love for all of God’s chil- of you on this special day here in your children grow to be beautiful dren is the essential meaning of the Marikina City. I am deeply moved by champions of goodness and love, and holy vows that all Blessing Ceremony the beautiful sight of so many couples I pray that your lives may be filled participants affirm, whether you are a gathered for this Interfaith Peace with abundance and joy. young newlywed couple or a long- Blessing Festival. All the couples in The most cherished hope of all peo- married couple. their white clothes look so noble and ple throughout the ages is to realize a Our hope is that beginning with angelic. It feels as if we are in the true world of true love and lasting peace, a this Blessing Ceremony, each couple garden of Eden; the garden of pure world in which all people live to- and family will cultivate a higher love and boundless joy that has been gether as one universal family under awareness of our Creator’s deepest God’s unchanging hope and desire. God. This is the sacred ideal and pur- heart and purpose. By studying the

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sacred texts of our religions and fol- nature. As we each create families of Ceremonies has grown tremendously lowing a path of sincere virtue, we such true love, we help usher in a over the years, the essential value of come to know God’s universal wis- world of infinite joy and peace, a the blessing itself has not changed. As dom, love and goodness. In this way, world in which God can freely dwell. taught in virtually all religions, we come to see that no matter what human beings are in need of restora- our religious background may be, our Beloved brothers and sisters, tion or salvation. The very essence of divine nature and our hopes for love, Today is not just an ordinary day. salvation, or restoration, has to do joy and peace are universal. We also This is your holy blessing day. We with the nature and quality of marital come to see one another and all things often say that our blessing day is the love and the family, which form the as manifestations of the Creator, our time of our second birth, our true spir- essential core of God’s original ideal. Heavenly Parent. With this under- itual birthday. The blessing is a sancti- That is why True Parents are dedi- standing as our foundation, we can fied moment when we are reborn to a cated to the restoration of human build a world of peace, from the indi- new life. families through the marriage bless- vidual, to the family, the society, na- This holy tradition began on April ing, centered on the love of our Heav- tion and world. 16, 1960, when True Parents blessed enly Parent. Whereas man and Today’s Blessing Ceremony culmi- three couples, just five days after True woman departed from God’s original nates with True Parents’ benediction Parents’ own Holy Wedding. Begin- ideal, through the marriage blessing and blessing. Their sincere prayer is ning with these three couples, the men and women are reconnected, as that each couple unites in complete blessing was expanded to include couples, to God’s direct lineage. love and harmony with God, our thirty-six couples, then seventy-two Therefore, today is a glorious day. Heavenly Parent. It is their hope that couples, one hundred and twenty From this moment forward, you on the foundation of this holy union couples, and so on. This holy tradition stand in a new relationship with God you may be blessed with devoted has continued over the past fifty-five and with one another. Today and for sons and daughters that radiate love years, up until today. Over the years, eternity you are a precious, complete and virtue toward all living beings on many millions of couples have re- couple. Your beloved spouse is your earth. In the loving union of a hus- ceived the blessing, both in the physi- counterpart on the path to realizing band and wife, human beings most cal and spiritual worlds. God’s ideal of true love. In your eter- closely resemble God’s own loving Although the size of our Blessing nal unity as a couple, you resemble

March 2015 9 our Heavenly Parent. On the foundation of the blessing, you start on the path toward creating an ideal family. When we practice unconditional true love toward our spouse and toward our children, tribe, nation and the whole world, we are on our way to building the kingdom of God. Moreover, we also take the lead in overcoming and healing all the pain, suffering and destruction that have occurred throughout history. Please participate in this sacred ceremony with this understanding.

Beloved couples, ladies and gentlemen, I hope that you will continue to study my parents’ teachings, the Di- vine Principle. By studying Divine Religious leaders pour water into a common container to symbolize harmony Principle, you will come to understand Heavenly Parent’s long-suffering heart, which seeks only to be reunited with his children. By study- sentatives of religion; that is, the plause to all the blessed couples and ing the life courses of True Parents priests, the prophets and founders. families here today. Thank you for and their words, you will discover a But with the rise of True Mother, as being living miracles of love and light roadmap to the restoration of your- the necessary counterpart and partner for all humankind and all creation. selves, your marriages, your lineages of True Father, the long history of ex- Amen! Aju! Mabuhay! [“Hurrah!”] and the world. In the process, we will clusion and indemnity for women has recover the life of true love and joy been overcome. This represents a cos- Ladies and gentlemen, brothers originally envisioned by our Heav- mic providential achievement. By ful- and sisters, enly Parent. filling her role, True Mother has made As God’s children, as blessed fami- This path of restoration through the it possible for the True Parents’ posi- lies, and as citizens of God’s kingdom, blessing is made possible only by our tion to be achieved. Furthermore, it is which we call Cheon Il Guk in Ko- True Parents. God’s original ideal was because of True Parents that the bless- rean, we each have certain responsi- to raise a true son and daughter to ing is even possible. For the first time bilities. First, let us sincerely establish embody the ideal of true love, as a in history our Heavenly Parent has True Parents’ tradition in our daily couple, as True Parents, as the only extended us this lifeline of the bless- lives and ensure that this tradition is begotten son and daughter of God. ing. This is possible because of True carried on by our children and by fu- Human history is the history of God’s Mother’s achievement. ture generations. By tradition, I am re- providence to fulfill this ideal. The blessing is unique and special ferring to living a life of personal Providential history has been a because of the unified position of True responsibility and virtuous action, an thorny and difficult path. Due to the Parents. True Father and True Mother altruistic life of living for the sake of failure of our ancestors, even God’s opened the way to the restoration of others. We strengthen and preserve own son and daughter faced the most humanity back to our Heavenly Par- this tradition through practices of overwhelming obstacles. The signifi- ent. Never in the history of hu- prayer and meditation, and by ob- cance of our True Parents is that they mankind has there been a complete serving holy days, sacred rituals, and overcame every obstacle and emerged understanding of the way to restore daily scripture study, known as hoon- as victors. Moreover, for the first time our world back to our Heavenly Par- dokhae. Through hoondokhae, we in providential history, an only begot- ent. deepen our understanding of our ten daughter stands together and on Because of True Parents we have Heavenly Parent, and we learn the an equal footing with God’s only be- the privilege to receive the blessing; significance of True Parents and their gotten son. This is the meaning and therefore, let us offer our sincere grati- cosmic victory. Brothers and sisters, I value of True Parents. They represent tude to our Heavenly Parent and to hope you can enter into deep contem- the unified wholeness of God, a uni- our True Parents for the grace of this plation as you read the Holy Scripture fied being of masculinity and feminin- Blessing Ceremony. Let’s give a big of Cheon Il Guk during hoondokhae. ity. round of applause to True Mother, The daily study of God’s word has the In this sense, we can understand who is sharing this moment with us power to awaken our minds, the special meaning and significance in America, and to True Father, who is strengthen our will, temper our emo- of True Mother. For millennia, men always with us in the heavenly world. tions and transform our lives. alone have been the primary repre- Let’s give another round of ap- Second, we are each called to strive

10 TRUE PEACE Heavenly Parent’s children on earth. She hopes and prays that each one of us can awaken to this higher con- sciousness and become one with our Heavenly Parent in true love and harmony. True Mother is emphasizing that we should strive to create families, communities and churches that are filled with vitality and overflowing with love and truth. When love and truth come together, it leads to the formation of a community based on a culture of heart, brimming with life. In order to create such communities, we should always be grateful in our daily lives and in all that we do. We must also forgive and love others despite their wrongdoings—as if we Religious leaders pray for the couples were pardoning ourselves for our own sins. We should always promote unity in the family setting or in any organizational setting. When partners to perfect the three great blessings. these tribes. May all 7 billion of Heav- are in complete harmony, there is one- That is, we should perfect our indi- enly Parent’s children soon be ness. Men and women are equal. This vidual character and then become the blessed. We can then have the greatest is the essence of true love. It is an embodiment of true love as a couple celebration the world has ever equilibrium, with boundless, infinite, and as a family, and finally engage in known. Aju! pure harmony. This was the original responsible and sustainable steward- Fourth, as the basis for our commu- hope of our Heavenly Parent, that all ship over the natural environment. nities, societies and nations, we need life—each manifestation of the mira- The eight verses of the Family Pledge to create a global culture of heart. That cle of life—mirror the divine harmony summarize this blessed family ideal is, a culture in which all human be- and unity that is within God. and convey the essential values of our ings are bound together in loving and True Mother has set the highest Cheon Il Guk community. Let us em- harmonious solidarity, as members of standard and has been a model of this body true love in our lives and nur- one global family, one family under way of life. She embodies the true ture that ideal in our families, our God. This will be a world of universal love of our Heavenly Parent. I pray neighborhoods, our workplaces and peace and prosperity for all. that each of us can honor her sacrifice throughout our nations. Above all, let and gratefully dedicate ourselves both us foster a heart of gratitude toward Beloved sisters and brothers, to True Parents and to this great and our Heavenly Parent and True Parents True Father, in his final prayer be- glorious vision of universal peace. and unite with them in heart. fore his ascension, fervently expressed Ladies and gentlemen, brothers Third, we are each called to fulfill his desire to save all humankind. This and sisters, the mission of a heavenly tribal mes- is the goal that True Mother has also This is the most cherished day. The siah. That is, we should raise other devoted every waking moment of her blessing is the blossoming of our faith. families to form our own heavenly life to achieve, that is, to bring true The blessing is like a precious seed tribe. Fulfilling our mission as heav- peace to all God’s children. Even in planted in the vibrant earth binding a enly tribal messiahs is the cornerstone her golden years, at seventy-two husband and wife together in eternal for the complete establishment of years of age, after having given birth true love. May you live a blessed life, Cheon Il Guk, God’s eternal kingdom. to fourteen children and having as a blessed couple with joyful blessed For this reason, last year, True Mother worked side by side with our True Fa- children, and may you share your was delighted to hear that two cou- ther for fifty-two years, she continues blessings with all your brothers and ples, one from Thailand and one from on this course to fulfill True Parents’ sisters throughout the world. the Philippines, had each completed public mission. Recently, she spear- In closing, I pray that you will all their tribal messiah mission by raising headed educational initiatives all over form exemplary blessed, central fami- 430 couples. Toward the end of Octo- the world, while literally putting her lies and heavenly tribal messiahs. ber, she invited all those couples to life on the line in the process. She is May you become the true owners of come to Korea, and she held a great committed to overcoming all physical Cheon Il Guk and resemble our Heav- celebration for all of them. limitations in order to save every enly Parent in all that you do. We celebrate each blessing and child of God. With great urgency she Once again, congratulations on re- spiritual rebirth with absolute joy. is carrying forth True Parents’ Vision ceiving the precious holy blessing Thank you and congratulations to 2020, to bring the blessing to all of our today. Thank you.

March 2015 11 TRUE CHILDREN’S MESSAGES True Parents Opened the Way Sun-jin nim spoke to members the day after the February 1 Peace Blessing Festival in the Philippines.

Heavenly Parent and True Father in the spiritual world, who are all around us in the natural world and move the world in this way. I am very eager to return home to give True Mother a big hug and an ec- static cheer. After all, due to her amazing life I am able to be here and meet all of you. I am also overjoyed to congratulate our Family Federation for World Peace, our UPF family and every blessed family member all over the globe. This is a global victory because of their support of this noble quest for peace, prosperity and true love for all families in this region and beyond. Everything in our natural world Sun-jin Moon speaking at the celebration following points to an origin of all life, whether the Peace Blessing Festival in the Philippines it is the Big Bang or the garden of Eden. That all life is a manifestation of our Heavenly Parent, the Creator of all life, is undeniable. Every religious s we heard in all the greet- work and the wondrous, amazing tradition has a Genesis narrative and ings and congratulatory re- achievements, she lights up. She we also find a common thread woven marks, this has truly been a smiles. So, thank you all for that. I will into each sacred tradition that de- Avictory. In Korea, we say be reading a couple of points so scribes a separation of humanity from “victory” every morning with True please try to stay awake. the true parent, the true origin, and Mother. Maybe you’ve heard of her It was a true honor to witness and the existence of a false parent by a bouncing exercises. Every morning celebrate with all of you. A feeling of force of some kind of division. This she goes out because she knows that infinite hope for a prosperous future disconnect is a constant theme and number one: the mission is important, and sincere gratitude flowed over me premise for the sorrowful fate of man, yet being alive and being healthy are as I looked out yesterday at the bless- woman and families. This loss, or fall also important. I am sure many of you ing. from the absolute love and harmony have not gotten your sleep. I heard Actually, they were briefing me on with our Heavenly Parent has led to that some members have been work- the way to the blessing that there our descent into the darkness and ig- ing on only two hours of sleep to cre- were tremendous clouds and that it norance we witness today. When we ate this victory. So, thank you to you was going to be so hot and it could look out into the world, each person’s all. I wish you tremendous health. rain and all these horrible things original mind is stimulated some- I am with True Mother, attending could happen. I was thinking, O where deep inside and each person’s her every day. Every day we get re- Heavenly Parent! Please be merciful. heart is a yearning for a more eter- ports from around the world because Let us have nice weather and let us nally joyful, loving world. True Mother is digesting all the issues not ruin the beautiful brides’ and No wonder we are all nourished in the world and trying to decide how grooms’ special day. and inspired by the lasting role of reli- to help our brothers and sisters and I felt that Heavenly Parent and gion in history. However, although push forward toward Vision 2020. True Father gave us the perfect every part of the globe has witnessed When she hears what you are doing weather. I looked out and I felt the and been moved to a higher con- here, the victories, the tribal messiah happiness and the delight of our sciousness by a benevolent, savior,

12 TRUE PEACE guru or saint, we are all still in the she said that we should be joyful, cent and carries our 5 percent too. dark. We have witnessed in our com- happy, peace-loving and grateful be- Aboji, Omoni, joisong habnida. [Father mon history an endless battle between ings. When we ponder why our five and Mother, I am sorry.] Before for- good and evil, between saints and sin- percent is so difficult to complete, we giveness can be granted, one must ners, the right and the wrong—a se- should imagine the path of the ones humbly atone for one’s actions. Other- ries of polar opposites—leading to that are doing the other 95 percent. wise, no sincere change is possible. I more division and imbalance. Given That 95 percent is our True Parents. I apologize to True Parents every day this reality, and despite the existence hope you pray about and meditate on and acknowledge my inadequacy. I of all these glorious paths and truths, this in your daily practice and that know that I am inadequate, but True we should ask, Why are we still at your path toward completing your 5 Mother encourages and uncondition- odds, at war and find imbalance at percent can be realized. This, brothers ally believes in and loves me. Thus, I every level, be it racism, sexism, or so- and sisters, is what we witnessed yes- have the courage to go on. She asked cial, religious or economic injustice, or terday. This reality is what fills the me to share with you the same love abuse of power in all corners of pages of our holy texts with the clear and encouragement so that we as one human industry and rule? If there is a path and truth that True Parents have family under Heavenly Parent and Heavenly Parent, why is our natural indemnified with their eternal lives to True Parents can be victorious. If you world slowly dying? Why isn’t our grace us with such salvation. face difficulty on your path, please Heavenly Parent saving us when we In True Father’s last words, he pro- know that True Parents uncondition- live pious lives? I have hope, faith and fessed that he has completed every- ally love you and are with you. I believe, yet I am still deceived and I thing. He also crowned our True Parental love is eternal, unchanging am still defeated. Mother as being his completed and and absolute. Imagine True Parents’ In Divine Principle, we learn that perfected equal on countless occa- path to restore, indemnify and return each of us has individual responsibil- sions. When we study Divine Princi- all things to our Heavenly Parent. We ity. This is what we call our “five per- ple, everything is illuminated. One should be grateful to be standing on cent.” This is the foundation of cannot deny True Parents are a unified that hallowed foundation that True building a peaceful world. When each model that shows us a true path to- Parents have secured as a true son and individual lives a life of higher con- ward restoration. Only from this holy daughter of Heavenly Parent…. sciousness starting with creating har- union is it possible for all life to resem- As we made glorious strides to- mony in one’s own mind, body and ble our Heavenly Parent. I have the ward realizing this dream yesterday, spirit, lasting change can become a re- honor of serving our True Mother and we should keep our focus and our de- ality. This is probably the most diffi- every day she wholeheartedly fulfills termination until we succeed in realiz- cult challenge a person has to her mission to liberate and restore bal- ing Vision 2020 and in blessing all undertake—to strive to become our ance to the world and to pay for our God’s children. To all of you that are Heavenly Parent’s true reflection. Be- inability to fulfil our 5 percent. It blessed and awakened to the truth, let fore True Parents, we never had an brings me to tears to witness the phys- us work together and support all of outline or a glimmer of what a per- ical difficulty she overcomes in order our family members so that we can fected son or daughter of Heavenly to clean up and finish what we all as realize this vision. We have True Par- Parent might be like. What a miracle her children have yet to do. This is the ents and Heavenly Parent leading the that we are alive at this moment, to heart of a true mother, who lives each way and unconditionally loving and have True Parents in our lives and day for the welfare of her worldwide raising us to victory. As long as we their teachings implanted in our family. She continually forgives, hopes have life, we have the power to hearts. Every moment, we are living and carries a cross, doing all she can to change the world. Let us pledge our with the miracle and the blessing of keep the door open so that all her chil- devotion and energies to realize this true love and true joy. When True dren can be saved. This is the holy dream. May Heavenly Parent bless Mother spoke to members recently, mother that has completed her 95 per- every family member today.

March 2015 13 Members’ Investment in a Peace-Building Effort The following are some remarks made during the victory celebration for the February 1 Blessing Festival in the Philippines:

THOMAS G. WALSH sion at the time of Jesus, and is some saw you yesterday and you looked so y feeling window of opportunity about to beautiful. You looked like Mother. It Mis that close? There are threats out there on really was Mother there. Also the in- this the geopolitical level but also on the credible, broad overview you gave of Asian summit very deep internal, moral and spiri- the Divine Principle was the perfect is a turning tual level. At the core of that is a threat education for the people there. Really point. I might to the family and to sexuality. powerful! I want to emphasize that use the term, Yet, I felt through this blessing point and underscore Dr. Yang’s point “tipping point.” tremendous hope and I see that we are that it is of course True Parents’ vic- We are approach- moving toward Foundation Day and tory but it does require leadership. ing the third Foun- the third anniversary. That’s why I say I want to praise Dr. Yong and Mrs. dation Day and then the “turning point” or ‘tipping point.” It is Yong because they are really sticking third seonghwa anniversary. We are going to make a global difference in their necks out. I don’t know how he moving toward some conclusion to a our world to revive… Even as I is going to pay for this. He does not three-year period that has been a chal- thought today about Korea, Japan and think about that; he is always thinking lenging period for our movement, but America, I thought of Rev. Yong and about how to bring victory for our also globally. One of the things I worry his wife as Korea and Japan united. True Parents. about is the threats that I see challeng- That’s what Father wanted for Korea I can just applaud you all and say ing True Parents’ paradigm for global and Japan—to become a couple, to be- that this is going to reverberate restoration. I think of the providential come one. I thought of Dr. Yang as the throughout our movement and is nations, Korea, Japan, America, the True Parents’ special emissary to going to have a powerful impact. UK, France, Germany, Italy… Israel, North America and South America. As I said, the threats are there that which True Parents have prayed for Rev. Curry here and Rev. Thompson could completely dismantle, under- throughout their lives. We see certain and Rev. Stephens and Rev. Edwards mine and devastate God’s providence threats to that core paradigm. We see from ACLC are kind of a unity of but what is happening here is preven- other nations, major powers, with Korea, Japan and America…. I felt as if tive peace building. We are prevent- their own “alternative providence” Father’s providential nations were all ing Armageddon happening in some unfolding. When I look at America here along with all of you, and that the awful way and providing the alterna- and I think of True Parents’ hope for Philippines is in that key position as tive through this blessing movement. America, it’s not a sure thing; it seems the second daughter nation. Thank you. somewhat shaky at times. In this re- What is going on here is powerful. gion, we’ve seen the rise of China. In A turning point is happening. Dr. URSULA MCLACkLAnd Europe there is a very strong resurgent Yang is right, something is happening Russia, even a desire to reassemble the here in the Philippines that is going to he Philip- Soviet Empire. Even in the religious impact our movement and the world. Tpines pre- world, we see Islam very much at war We are here on True Parents’ founda- pared for a with itself. The very not-so-positive as- tion, absolutely. I think, Sun-jin nim, year but Asia pects of some portions of the Islamic that when you report to True Mother, prepared for world are challenging. she is going to be so uplifted and en- two months. Talking to Rev. Edwards, we were couraged by what has gone on here. I Two months so inspired by this blessing. Is Christi- know that is the heart of everyone in ago, we got a anity living up to its mission? Is that this room—wanting to attend and sudden call from mission comparable to the Jews’ mis- support True Mother. Sun-jin nim, we Nepal— “Dr. Yong

14 TRUE PEACE The celebration following the Peace Blessing Festival '%&* in the Philippines

is asking all the Asian leaders to “tribal messiahship.” We say, You time, that you can mobilize people come...” and every day at hoon- make a model village or commu- from point A to point B and activi- dokhae was like a month of continu- nity—430 couples. Then you make a ties start when they are supposed to ous revelations telling us how to go model nation— and become a Cheon start. Almost every time there was a forward. Il Guk owner…. Perhaps they don’t session, we were able to start on I’m sorry. I have to correct Dr. know the words in the beginning, time. Walsh. He said that Dr. Yong doesn’t but it means you take responsibility Also, I easily get lost but I never think about how to pay for it: He to make your nation a model nation. had a problem with knowing where thinks about it every day but he is If we then have ambassadors for to go, because so many brothers and never stopped by it—never limited. peace that build blessed families, be- sisters were mobilized to help guide At that time, Dr. Yong explained to us come tribal messiahs that take own- the way. It was so comforting, so and motivated us to understand that ership and they join hands with us, I moving, to see such heart that all this is our Asia-region offering. It is think Cheon Il Guk is not far away. these volunteers—all of you—had to not just a Filipino event. [Bowing toward Sun-jin nim and In- help set the foundation for the Asian So, all the Asian members have sup nim] So thank you very much summit and for the blessing. Thank supported for the last two months. I and give our love to our beloved you for your hard work and your want to recognize the members—in True Mother. dedication and for uniting with your Malaysia, in Thailand and in every leaders to create such a wonderful country. How hard they worked and MARI CURRy event. fund raised day and night to con- Pastor Miilhand and I had a meet- tribute and to support, even though ood morning last night, after everything, reflect- they weren’t able to come and be Ging broth- ing on our experiences here. One here. Only the leaders are here. Even ers and thing we couldn’t say enough about in America and in Japan, the Filipino sisters, I am so was how moved we are by the heart members supported, to make it a suc- humbled to be of the Filipino members. We came cess. I am grateful to Dr. Yong for in your pres- here to support and also to learn— helping us to own this, so that we feel ence. When Pas- and learn we did. We actually have it is our victory—a Philippine victory, tor Miilhan three or four pages of bullet points but ours all together. Stephens, my co- that we made of all the things we I would like to speak about a point vice president; and I learned. So, thank you for being our that struck me strongly during this came to the Philippines, teachers as well. time. How can we explain tribal mes- your heart of love so moved us. How We are so excited by all the promise siahship to our ambassadors for embracing every person we met was! and the hope and all the energy you peace? We have been appointing am- We were like Wow! this is true serv- have for our Heavenly Parent and for bassadors for peace—we give them ice and truly loving our brothers and our True Parents. We want to encour- the certificate and then they ask us, sisters. Thank you for sharing that age you. We are so excited about What should we do? with us. working with you in the future and Hmmm, yeah… You work in your I am practical in some ways, so I being supportive of one another, be- field…. This time, our education was am just going to touch on one prac- cause together we can be so strong very clear. What is an ambassador for tical thing that I am inspired about. I and together we can bring victory for peace supposed to do? Become a have been at many functions, many our Heavenly Parent and our True model blessed member and make a events, and one sign of a well-run Parents. So, please keep working hard tribe. Naturally, we don’t always say event is that things are done on and keep heart.

March 2015 15 STRATEGIC THINKING 1

FFWPU VISION 2020

1. Mission Creating One Family under God: The mission in light of our move- will mark the third year since the Building Cheon Il Guk ment’s “whole purpose” can be un- proclamation of Cheon Il Guk. For the derstood as manifesting Cheon Il Guk past three years, True Mother has he creation of Cheon Il Guk is in the area (tribe), nation, world and been investing herself completely the mission and purpose (the cosmos centering on the shared val- with life-or-death resolve for the sub- value) of our movement’s exis- ues of building one family under God stantiation of Cheon Il Guk. Through Ttence. The perfection of the in- through the cooperation and unity of this course, she has shown us the dividual and family is attained the church, providential organizations blueprint for Vision 2020. through the transformation and and society. True Parents’ Providential Develop- growth of individuals, which leads to 2. Providential Awareness and Vision ments after Foundation Day and Vision the creation of Cheon Il Guk in these 2020 2020 individuals and families. By fulfilling Providential Awareness Centering on our mission as heavenly tribal messi- Foundation Day Here we attempt to present Vision ahs, we can create Cheon Il Guk 2020 from a vertical and horizontal within our tribes while the church After True Father’s seonghwa and de- persepctive in relation to True Parents’ and providential organizations unite spite the large and small trials that as- providential development. as one in creating Cheon Il Guk sailed our movement, True Mother The Vision and Keywords from a ver- within the people (area) and nation. strongly proclaimed that we would tical perspective On this foundation, Cheon Il Guk is advance without ceasing. On Founda- created, a world envisaged by God at tion Day, 1.13 by the heavenly calen- 1) The Word: Establishing the tradi- the time of the Creation where we live dar in the first year of Cheon Il Guk, tion for True Parents’ teachings as one family under God. she opened the nation of Cheon Il centered on the three Holy Scrip- The mission of our movement is to Guk which is the eternal desire of our tures—Cheong Seong Gyeong, communicate God’s and True Parents’ Heavenly Parent and all of hu- Pyeong Hwa Gyeong, Cham Bumo true love, true truth and true life to all mankind. Gyeong. people so that they can fulfill the vi- “We shall work to firmly establish 2) Blessing: Bequeathing and ex- sion of becoming true parents and Cheon Il Guk until our last breath.” panding the blessing tradition true families by forming happy, ideal This is what True Mother said in through the providence of heav- families and fulfilling their mission as her prayer after True Father’s enly tribal messiahs heavenly tribal messiahs. This also seonghwa. As the True Parents of 3) Heavenly Law: Establishing the has the purpose of enabling them to Heaven, Earth and Humankind, with Cheon Il Guk governance sys- manifest Cheon Il Guk in the individ- True Father in heaven and True tem centering on the Cheon Il ual, family and tribe. This is the mis- Mother on earth, they are guiding the Guk Constitution and constitu- sion in light of our movement’s providence for the firm establishment tional institutions (Supreme “individual purpose.” of the substantial Cheon Il Guk. 2015 Councils and Five Agencies)

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4) Tradition: Defining True Par- unity through social engagement and horizontal perspectives. ents’ life courses and their and trust This strategy encompasses the en- achievements tire world. The national headquarters True Parents’ providential initia- and providential organizations in The visions based on this vertical tives reflect a grand design and long- each region and nation may select and perspective are an absolute and un- term plan spanning a hundred—even focus elements of this strategy accord- avoidable mandate that all blessed a thousand—years. ing to the local situation. This strategy families must fulfill on earth while at- Here we propose a “Vision 2020 can be properly executed when all re- tending the True Parents of Heaven, Statement” by distinguishing the ver- gions, nations, providential organiza- Earth and Humankind in the flesh. tical and horizontal perspectives. tions and blessed families do their The vision and key words from a hor- “Building a system for a world of utmost in their respective field of ac- izontal perspective everlasting peace and a foundation tivities. We are building this vision to- for the creation of a substantial Cheon gether; therefore, we absolutely need 1) Raising Potential Leaders: Estab- Il Guk.” to explore ways to create synergy lishing a system to nurture and 3. Strategy through collaboration and partner- manage potential leaders for fu- ship. ture generations What is Strategy? Strategy refers to the 4. Strategy Management Philosophy 2) Creating the Environment: Cre- method and process of fulfilling the ating a sustainable environment mission endowed through values (Di- There are certain types of mind-set towards building an effective vine Principle, True Parents’ teachings) that we need to have in managing this and efficient organization and vision depicted through that mis- strategy for fulfilling Vision 2020. 3) Promoting Happy Families: sion. In other words, strategy would Even if we have a good vision and Forming a community of happy, be an answer to the question, How strategy, the success depends on the ideal families through family should we act and what should we be people who are involved. Here we ministry and home groups doing exactly in order to fulfill Vision define our philosophy in managing 4) Building Peace: Building a foun- 2020? Here we present our strategy in the strategy and wish to share this dation to promote peace and fulfilling Vision 2020 from the vertical with all our readers.

March 2015 17 STRATEGIC THINKING 2

Cheon Il Guk HR Management

rue Parents have continuously can have the right person working in Gyeong. Third, we seek to reconfirm emphasized the importance of the right position.” —True Mother, the providential significance of creat- improving our human re- December 5, 2014 ing a substantial environment for Tsources (HR). This is evident As we approach the second an- Cheon Il Guk through achieving Vi- through their investment and their in- niversary of Foundation Day, let us sion 2020. Fourth, we seek to orient terest as manifested in word and engrave in our hearts what True Par- the movement and provide an action deed. In 1969, Father accurately pre- ents have said and put our whole plan for the fulfillment of Vision 2020 dicted that our movement would see heart and effort into building an HR through heavenly tribal activities, wit- explosive growth and instructed us to management system and nurturing nessing and other outreach efforts execute a system to manage our the next generation of leaders. aimed at youth and university stu- human resources and assign the right Cheon Il Guk human resources dents. people to the right places from a Integrated HR management global perspective. On December 5, Mother called for an “In light of the ideals and purpose integrated human resource manage- On October 20, True Parents in- of our Unification Church, you can ment system and for enhancing our structed the international headquar- see that the world is quickly coming leaders’ competence in the field ters to assess the unification toward us. The important issue that through leadership education. She un- movement’s personnel situation accu- remains is how to deal with all this. derscored the importance of thor- rately and to manage personnel infor- We need to have a man or woman oughly preparing so that we manage mation comprehensively. Hence, we deal with these matters. How many and nurture the proper people in each collected and reviewed personnel true men are there among you here field. The next day, Mother called the card templates from each region, de- today that can actually deal with international headquarters and in- signed an integrated form and sent it global issues? Anybody here who be- structed us to design a workshop on to each region for the leaders to fill lieves he can do that, raise your hand. Cheon Il Guk leadership. She indi- out. Gradually, we will develop an In- In light of all this, the most important cated that True Parents would oversee formation Technology (IT) system to issue is how to strengthen our human it and that we should prepare to hold manage human resources at the lead- resources based on our mission. it sometime in 2015. ership level effectively. “When I go around the world, I as- We believe that True Parents have Our movement comprises thirteen sign people at the World Mission given our leaders a chance to align regions under FFWPU, many provi- Headquarters to each field and give themselves to our Heavenly Parent dential organizations (with UPF and instructions.” —True Father, May 18, and True Parents in the new year and the WFWP at the center) and provi- 1969 to use the launching of the Cheon Il dential companies. Currently, each or- True Parents opened Cheon Il Guk Guk Human Resource Management ganization runs its own HR on Foundation Day. They personally Center as an opportunity to reorgan- management system, and not much established the Wonmo Pyeongae ize our thoughts and to focus. As a interchange of personnel among the Foundation and Universal Peace first step, we are preparing to work organizations occurs. Other than True Academy as expressions of their love with the field leaders and various or- Parents’ teachings, our movement has for humanity and as investments in ganizations’ staffs to explore ways not had a cohesive philosophy or ma- our movement’s future. Since then, they can contribute their talents to this terials when educating new recruits to True Mother has frequently empha- initiative, until the operations of the an organization or when nurturing sized the need to raise the next gener- Cheon Il Guk HR Management Cen- the next generation of leaders. These ation of leaders and has manifested ter are stabilized within the interna- circumstances have had an adverse her deep interest in developing our tional headquarters. With four goals effect on our movement in the course current leaders’ competency. in mind, we are preparing to launch of seeking victory with Vision 2020 “We are not a business entity, but the center. First, we seek to provide all and in fulfilling our providential mis- we still have to form a structured sys- leaders and other members in our sion. tem of human resources throughout worldwide movement an opportunity Leaders and executives of FFWPU, the world. This is part of our en- to align with True Parents. Second, we providential organizations and com- deavor to raise talented people for fu- seek to honor our True Parents’ panies are required to fill out the ture generations of our movement stature and value centered on the Cheon Il Guk Leader Personnel Card, and for the purpose of managing and Cheon Il Guk Holy Scriptures, the information on which the Cheon Il nurturing capable people so that we through the publication of Cham Bumo Guk Human Resources Management

18 TRUE PEACE Center will manage. The center shall Human Resource Management Cen- become one’s successor. This, of oversee our entire movement’s ter is prepared to work with leaders in course, is needed in maintaining con- human resource management. It will the field to delineate a leadership tinuity in the development of an or- position itself to identify swiftly the model rooted in True Parents’ hearts ganization and is an important people needed when called for by and based on their teachings and to mind-set that we should have in car- True Parents. We are seeking the nec- develop and implement an educa- rying on and building up an impor- essary IT systems and latest manage- tional curriculum that supports sus- tant foundation for the development ment tools for this purpose. tainable means of nurturing leaders of the providence and for the move- The integrated HR management and enhancing their capacity. ment overall. Currently, the average system will cover aspects of organiza- Mother has already shown us the age of church leaders in Korea and tional management, the processes of direction for the Cheon Il Guk lead- Japan is in the fifties, which shows selecting and nurturing potential ers’ education, over which she will how important identifying and nur- leaders, and managing, evaluating personally preside. She is providing turing next-generation leaders is. and compensating leaders. Organiza- the opportunity for all our move- An important mind-set that a tional management covers managing ment’s leaders to become one in heart leader should have when selecting each of our movements’ organiza- with our Heavenly Parent and True potential leaders involves identifying tions, providing and implementing Parents through this education. 1) candidates that can replace the cur- guidelines for establishing hierarchy Cheon Il Guk Leaders’ Education (a rent leader or executive of an organi- between them, and exploring and re- “working title”) will be carried out in zation in the event of sudden viewing ways to create synergy be- stages. We will organize sections on incapacitation, 2) candidates that can tween organizations with similar essential education, education of the carry on the responsibilities and du- purposes. The potential-leader selec- heart, competency, enhancement ties of a vacancy created by a leader tion process includes implementation training, and professional education. promoted to a position at a high-rank- of guidelines and standards for hiring In the essential education course, we ing organization, 3) candidates that public officials and staff members and will present to trainees a clear blue- are equipped with the character and guidelines on the standard on promo- print of Vision 2020, rooted in True potential that fits with the current or- tion within organizations. The process Parents’ hearts and based on their ganization, and 4) candidates with of nurturing and managing potential teachings, and material to help build high growth potential that currently leaders involves developing and im- consensus on and understanding of serve as head of an organization plementing an integrated structure of providential history. Based on Cham ranked below the one with a vacancy. positions and responsibilities within Bumo Gyeong and their other teach- True Parents also emphasize the im- our movement, and designating and ings, we will include an overview of portance of reviving youth and stu- cultivating essential qualities of char- True Parents’ providential initiatives dents in our movement and acter and competencies in our leaders. and accomplishments and a session witnessing to young people. Finding Evaluation and compensation refers on building consensus on True Par- young people with the creativity and to the process of producing a shared ents’ value. In the course covering ed- passion for furthering God’s will view of what we expect of a leader in ucation of the heart, trainees will through our church, providential or- our movement through in-depth re- have the opportunity to experience ganizations and companies is the ur- view and analysis in stages. Based on True Parents’ hearts through devo- gent issue we face. this, the center will oversee an evalua- tions, practicing traditions and en- Here are the guidelines we re- tion processes tied to compensation gaging in volunteer activities based ported to Mother and that she ap- packages for each level of leadership. on True Parents’ dictum that we proved regarding the pool of Competency enhancement should be resurrected and reborn candidate leaders: First, designate and through the Holy Spirit and the truth. manage potential leaders that can Mother has encouraged us to explore This course will include practical temporarily fill a vacancy created in and review ways to enhance our lead- matters on how to communicate True the event of a leader’s sudden inca- ers’ competency. We are aware that Parents’ hearts effectively to members pacitation. Second, designate and each region has already made an ef- and to humankind. Competency en- manage the next-generation of leaders fort to design or commission leader- hancement training and professional that have the proper character and ship education for church leaders in education are still in the preparatory qualities for a particular position and their respective fields. However, stages. At this point, we are designing high growth potential. A leader serv- many leaders have correctly pointed our curriculum so that trainees can ing in an important position must al- out and made an issue of the lack of a learn and acquire the basic compe- ways seek two or more candidates as department or organization responsi- tency and professional skills required his successor and allot his time to ble for establishing the Cheon Il Guk in each activity and organizational coach these candidates and offer them leadership model and for conducting sphere. opportunities to develop their compe- research to develop common values, Managing potential leaders tencies in various fields. essential competencies and perform- The FFWPU International Headquarters con- ance criteria that comport with this True Parents have emphasized the im- tributed this article. leadership model. The Cheon Il Guk portance of raising potential leaders to

March 2015 19 STRATEGIC THINKING 3

Global Standard for Victory as Heavenly Tribal Messiahs

I. Basis for the meaning of victory as • It also refers to the person that heavenly tribal messiahs and global missionE=>=-;8@, :88?.8>.9;F to restore Cheong fallen Seong humanity. Gyeong, Book maintains a life of faith and has com- standards 9:, Chapter ;, Section =, Paragraph <: pleted the blessing of all 430 families of the spiritual tribe. he word “messiah” means the We seek to establish the family that ancestor of the hometown meets heaven’s and earth’s standard, As an Abel-type family, your family’s where the clans in the horizon- the family that God is striving for. responsibility is to restore Cain-type Ttal world dwell. A tribal mes- Therefore, we need models for the families. What happens when an siah is a tribal king. The tribal grandfather and grandmother, the fa- Abel-type family restores a Cain-type messiah’s position is the position of ther and mother, the couple and the family? They become a tribe. You the second parents, which is Jesus’ po- children. Traditionally, Korea fol- must become tribal messiahs. Being a sition. Thus, with pride you can say, lowed the extended family system. In tribalE8;<-98<, messiah 9A?8.8@.:AF means having 430 fam- “True Parents have dispatched me as that historical tradition, seven families ilies. a tribal messiah.” And after you save would live in the same house. We You are no longer individual messi- your tribe, you canE:9?-9:=, be elevated 9AA9.8=.9:F to the should establish a family system that ahs. Now is the time to lay the foun- Cheonposition Seong of Gyeong Adam., Book A, Chapter :, Section 9, builds on that. It is amazing how well dation for becoming familial messiahs Paragraph ;: it fits with the goal of tribal messi-E:?>- and move on. It is time to become fa- 9@8,ahship 9AA>.8:.9AF in the Cheong Unification Seong Gyeong Church., Book 9:, milial messiahs, in other words, to The four great realms of heart and Chapter ;, Section =, Paragraph =@ form messianic realm based on the the three great kingships refer to the four-position foundation. In the past, perfection of unfallen Adam and Eve. II. Overview of global standard for there was a time to lay the foundation Had they not fallen, Adam and Eve victory as heavenly tribal messiahs for the individual messiah who faced would have perfected the four great • Victory as heavenly tribal messiah opposition and persecution. Now is realms of heart and the three great refers to the person that while per- the time to lay the foundation for a fa- kingships to form the royal family. forming his duties as a Cheon Il Guk milial messiah and move one. Thus, This pledge speaks about how blessed citizen has formed a spiritual tribe of people will be brought to submission. families should live; in speaking at least 430 families across three Such a time will come in the not too about establishing the royal family, it generations. distant future. We have been focusing also addresses the blessed families’ on that time.E8<8-:9>, We came 9A?9.8:.89F after making a full circuit. III. duties as Cheon Il Guk Citizens • All citizens of Cheon Il Guk must follow and practice the duties outlined in article 21 of the Cheon Il Guk Con- stitution. 1. Citizens of Cheon Il Guk are required protect the pure lineage of Heaven. 2. Citizens of Cheon Il Guk must not vio- late one another’s hearts and rights as human beings. 3. Citizens of Cheon Il Guk must not misuse public funds. 4. Citizens of Cheon Il Guk should read, practice, disseminate and teach True Parents’ words. 5. Citizens of Cheon Il Guk should serve Victory for Vision :8:8B Global Worship Service for the Accomplishment of Our Mission as New Tribal as hoondok family leaders and tribal Messiahs occurred on October :>, :89<, Cheongshim Peace World Center, Korea messiahs for the substantial settle-

20 TRUE PEACE ment and completion of Cheon Il Guk. family that is head of the hoondok family church as prescribed in the three, and our natural children. If you The providence of salvation is the Cheon Il Guk Constitution and look at today’s world, you will see providence of re-creation; that is the Cheon Il Guk Regulations. sons and daughters who are in the po- process of creation to purify all things sition of God’s direct children and and all people, their lineage and their [A]s ideal families expand on earth, fallen human beings who are in the love, according to the Principle by each becomes the ancestor of a tribe. position of adopted children. Salva- which God created. The establishment By inheriting kingship and represent- tion doesn’t exist for the sake of the of pure things, pure people and pure ing God on earth, the ideal family ex- individual. Salvation cannot exist out- love in a pure land is the ideal and pands. Your family alone does not side the structure of the family. There- purpose of the Creation. In order to suffice; it has to expand. Through ex- fore, each of us is to have three achieve this, you need self-mastery. To pansion, you can become the ancestor spiritual children and is to lead them recover the purity of your body, of your tribe,E::=-:::, in other 9AA:.89.:8F words, Cheon a Seongtribal to become one with our naturalE8=:-9:A, chil- which until now has served as the Gyeongmessiah., Book 9:, Chapter :, Section ;, Paragraph ;= 9A?9.9:.:>Fdren. This Cheon is the Seong formula. Gyeong, Book A, Chapter foundation for Satan, you must drive :, Section :, Paragraph A Satan out by striking your body. By [O]nce you fulfill your responsibil- doing so, you will free yourself from ity as the ancestor of a tribe, you will Each tribal messiah is to embrace Satan’s world by uniting your pure establish kingship. How to fulfill this two clans, Cain’s and Abel’s—that is, mind and body, as spirit and sub- responsibility, and thereby establish Cain’s family and his or her own fam- stance. After that, you will pass kingship, is based on my teaching on ily. Jesus should have embraced through a three-year engagement pe- tribal messiahship. It explains how Joseph’s family and Zechariah’s fam- riod. Then you can form a blessed you can advance to a position of king- ily. The disunity between these two family in the realm of perfection. ship or lordship based on yourE::=-:::, rights families set the stage for Jesus’ death. From the viewpoint of the Principle, as9AA:.89.:8F the ancestor Paragraph of ;>,your Section tribe. 9, Chapter :, This is the background of the Home this process elevates you to the posi- Book 9:, Cheon Seong Gyeong Church and tribal church of today. tion where you can complete the Jesus was to stand on the united foun- human portion of responsibility. You You are tribal messiahs. When you dation of Joseph’s family and need to understand this course of recover your Cain tribe, you will auto- Zechariah’s family. The Messiah, restoration through indemnity;E:>@-99=, this is matically recover your Abel tribe. This based on these families’ attendance of 9AA=.8;.;9Fthe only for Cheon you Seong to rise.Gyeong , Book 9:, Chap- is why you need to do tribal messiah the tribal messiah, was to lead to na- ter ;, Section 9, Paragraph 9 activity. Only if you do this can your tional restoration. In the same way, ancestors and good people in the your Home Church is a Cain-type IV. Standard for organizing spirit world come to the earth and set church foundation of your tribal mes- 430 families indemnity conditions to benefit them- siahship, and your family and rela- The spiritual tribe of 430 spiritual fami- selves. This is not possible without the tives are an Abel-type church lies must form in accordance with the foundationE9<@-9??, 9A@>.98.8@F of your Cheong Home Seong Church. Gyeong, Book foundation. You are to unite these three generations outlined below. A, Chapter :, Section 9, Paragraph > two. After accomplishing this, you will complete your mission as a tribal Starting from Home Church leaders, if • Realm of two generations: Organize messiah. Now there should be no people continue witnessing from the the families of your spiritual chil- problem to bring unity in your tribe. first generation to the second and third dren Furthermore, the time has come when generations, one thousand, two thou- 1. Spiritual families: Spiritual children nothing in the larger world will create sand, many thousands of people will and families witnessed to by those in problems for us. Nevertheless, my ap- get involved in Home Church activi- the ﬁrst generation. pointment of tribal messiahs does not ties. As we do this, we are entering the 2. Families of one’s biological children: mean that the Home Church will dis- age of registration, and need to pre- Blessed families formed by one’s bio- appear. Even if all people were saved, pare a list. Yet we cannot draw it up logical children the Home Church remains important. any way we want. Those who did not • Realm of three generations: Organ- Just as the mind and body need to do Home Church activities cannot be ize among the families of your spiri- unite and the entire world needs to entered on the list. They cannot be- tual grandchildren unite, the Home Church needs to come part of the family tree of the 1. Families of one’s spiritual grandchil- unite peopleE:98-9@@, both 9AA8.9:.9AFinside and Cheon outside Seong heavenly kingdom. Even though they dren: Blessed families witnessed to by theGyeong tribes., Book A, Chapter :, Section :, Paragraph : are blessed family members, they will one’s spiritual children and spiritual be excluded from the list and their families. Even if heaven and earth experi- names will be removed from the reg- 2. Spiritual children of one’s biological ence upheaval ten million times, if the istry. With this understanding, you children: Spiritual children and spiri- unity of three generations—grandpar- must hurryE9<;-99A, to do everything 9A@>.8;.9>F Cheon Heaven Seong tual children of those in the ﬁrst gen- ents, parents and children—is as mandates.Gyeong, Book A, Chapter 9, Section ;, Paragraph 98 eration’s biological children strong as an iron fortress and if they serve God as their core, wherever • Ancestor of a tribe: Any blessed We are to have two types of children: they are, they will be the one seed spiritual children, of which you need through which the kingdom of

March 2015 21 E::=-;89, heaven9AA:.89.:>F can Cheon be Seongrealized. Gyeong , Book A, Chapter out knowing why. Nothing compels He created the cosmos in stages to :, Section <, Paragraph 9< the leaves to emerge when spring make an environment for human becomes; it happens naturally. Likewise, ings, and on that foundation, He cre- We have to establish Cheon Il Guk a world is arriving before our eyes, ated humankind to receive His families, where three generations– rising like the morning sun. Do not absolute love. God created us to be grandparents, parents and children— forget that your duty and mission is His children. God’s desire for us is un- attend and live with the eternal God. to go forth boldly and in high spirits limited: out of love, He desires for As this is the hope of God, it is the re- as the great owners of heaven and human beings to become even better sponsibility of tribal messiahs and the earthE:8:-:=?, and 9AA8.8=.:-8=:, :88>.8@.:8F of ambassadors Cheon Seong for Gyeong peace., Book 9:, Chapter :, Section <, Paragraph ;< parents wish for their children to sur- 9:, Chapter :, Section 9, Paragraph 9: pass them? This is the tradition of VI. Standard for completing the parental love, with which God has V. Standard for conversion blessing blessed us. God’s purpose of creation A person is considered to have been A couple is considered to have com- is to experience complete joy in seeing converted if he or she fulfills and main- pleted the blessing when the standards His children grow to maturity in a tains the standards of a convert estab- described below are reached in accor- true family, marry under His blessing, lished by the national headquarters dance with the guidance of the re- and multiply true children who will (Article 81, Cheon Il Guk Constitution) gional president or national build a true, ideal Heaven on earth in and by the regional presidents “ap- headquarters. Regarding the standard which to live eternally. They would be pointed by True Parents” (Article 74, for having concluded the blessing, the fruits of God’sE:, true love, :88<.98.;8F true life Cheon Il Guk Constitution). refer to “International Regulations for Cheonand true Seong lineage. Gyeong, Book <, Chapter 9, Section 9, • Registration as a member: A person Blessing Administrations” (hereafter, Paragraph < is considered a registered member “Blessing Regulations”). when he or she completes and signs • Blessing application: Complete and • Change of bloodline the registration form given by the sign the Blessing Application Form 1. Holy Wine: Each participant must un- regional headquarters or the na- provided by the regional president derstand the meaning and value of the tional headquarters and resolves to or national headquarters. holy wine before receiving it from the begin a life of faith as a “Cheon Il • Blessing Education Candidates regional president or national head- Guk Citizen.” (Article 19, Cheon Il should complete the appropriate quarters and drinking it. Guk Constitution). Blessing education based on their • Beginning a life of faith: The person category and according to Blessing The Holy Wine Ceremony is the ritual must fulfill and maintain the stan- Regulations 1-A, B, C and 4-A, B, C. of infusing God’s body into your dard of a member as prescribed by 1. Divine Principle Education: The partici- body with new love. Since you have the regional president or the na- pant must understand God’s nature only one body, you need to transform tional headquarters. (Article 1, Cheon Il Guk Constitution) it with God’s love. This is the mean- and the relationship between God and ing of the Holy Wine Ceremony. The In all respects, the most active mem- human beings (Article 2, Cheon Il Guk Bible records that at the Last Supper, bers are the mainstream in the church. Constitution) through a basic Divine Jesus blessed bread and wine and Those who are in charge of the church Principle education. gave them to his disciples. He referred are like the Levites of Israel. The 2. True Parents’ Life Courses: The partici- to the bread as “my body” and the LevitesE8@;-8A=, did not 9A?>.8:.8=F have a Cheonshare Seong in the Gyeong, pant must understand True Parents wine as “my blood of the covenant, land.Book A, Chapter ;, Section 9, Paragraph 9: through an education on True Parents’ which is poured out for many for the Life Courses. forgiveness of sins.” (Matt. 26:26-28) Thee time for converting individu- 3. The Meaning and Value of the Bless- Likewise, it is only by inheriting the als has passed. Now your activities ing: The participants must learn and new lineage originating from God’s should be done mostly as a family. All understand the value of the change of substantial self that you can be activities shall begin by converting bloodline. They must also resolve to cleansed of the original sin. You can- families. You cannot imagine how fast become couples that are born anew not participate in the Blessing without the effects would appear when as and are worthy of the cleansing of the going through this ceremony. The tribal messiahs you convert families. original sin through the blessing, Holy Wine Ceremony isE8;=-:<=, the ceremony Let us now E:;=-8?:,ensure that9AA:.8@.:AF we can draw which is administered by the Messiah, 9A?898.9AFto change Cheon your Seong lineage. Gyeong , Book 99, Chapter in families. the True Parents of humankind (Arti- ;, Section 9, Paragraph 99 Now is the time to inaugurate the cle 26, Cheon Il Guk Constitution). realm of the tribe. However, it is not 2. Prayer: True Parents have sole author- God who will take the lead for this; What was God’s purpose in creating ity for the Blessing of Marriage (Article the era has arrived when you will human beings? The omniscient, om- 7, Cheon Il Guk Constitution). How- guide and lead your tribe into the nipotent and omnipresent God did ever, married couples may receive the kingdom of heaven. Through the not want to live in solitude. He prayer of a public official (Article 22, works of their ancestors, people will wished for counterparts whom He Cheon Il Guk Constitution) appointed come to the Unification Church with- could love; these are human beings.

22 TRUE PEACE by the regional president or national E:A8-8@9, headquarters. posed to live separately for seven [email protected]:.8;F vertical but horizontal. years (after receiving the blessing). At the Engagement Ceremony for the They must not regard themselves as VII. Standard for a life of faith Blessing, I raised my hands and pro- the same way they did when they Each must lead a life of faith by fulfill- nounced a benediction. With that were a couple in the past. Without this ing the two basic condition of attend- benediction, I could incorporate the separation period, their childrenE::A- will ing Sunday service and tithing. women of the world into Adam’s have88?, 9AA:.8<.8AF to pay indemnity instead. • Tithing: Each person must tithe at family, in the place of Eve who had least once every six months to one’s been separated from that family. I 5. Three-Day Ceremony: Every partici- registered church or Hoondok Fam- could thereby form a conditional pant must complete the Three-Day ily Church (Article 20, Cheon Il Guk bond of blood with them. That is the Ceremony prescribed by True Parents’ Constitution). change of lineage. Henceforth, each tradition. (Refer to Blessing Regula- woman of the world who has gone to tions 2-B.) God does not need money. Money is the spirit world should attend me as needed only as an object for making her elder brother, husbandE;9<-9<9, and father, If you do not go through the Three- conditions so that fallen human beings :888.89.8:Fcentered onCheon True Seong Mother. Gyeong, Book 99, Chap- Day Ceremony, you will have nothing can form a relationship with Him. ter ;, Section 9, Paragraph @ to do with True Parents’ lineage. You God needs it only as a condition by will be nothing but a spectator who which to save all of you. So instead of 3. Indemnity Stick The ceremony must has come within the fenced area. Only thinking that you are making a dona- take place under the guidance of a after you complete the Three-Day tion for God, think that you are donat- public official. Ceremony can you dress in holy robes ing for your nation or for the world. and be included in True Parents’ line- You are offering donations to fulfill the What is the Indemnity Stick Cere- age. Otherwise, although you may purpose of saving others. YouE9:>-9:;, are not mony for? Adam and Eve fell by mis- have eaten a piece of the wedding offering9A@;.8<.9:F them Cheon forSeong God’s Gyeong sake., Book 99, Chapter using their lower parts. During the cake, watched the celebration from :, Section :, Paragraph ? Indemnity Stick Ceremony, both wife beginning to end and enjoyed your- and husband strike each other’s but- self with your friends, you will end • Sunday service: Each person must tocks as hard as they can, saying they up being apart. You will not become attend the Sunday service at one’s will never fall again. We do this so one with True Parents’ lineage. Once registered church or Hoondok Fam- that they will never again misuse you are apart from it, you will remain ily Church at least once every six that part of the body. Likewise, when apart for all eternity.E=A9-:A>, Lineage:[email protected]>.89F is Cheon such a months. the Israelites made a pledge, they fearfulSeong Gyeong thing., Book 99, Chapter ;, Section 9, Para- placed a hand under their thigh. graph :@ You must absolutely honor the words They also conducted circumcision. you speak when you come before God. When a son was born, his male part • Blessing Fee: Each participant must How can someone who does not keep was bled on the eighth day after offer the blessing fee determined by his or her promise be given grace? birth. This ritual was instituted be- the international headquarters. Such people will give up along the cause the male reproductive organ way. God does not randomly visit just had been misused. Because the seed Once you pay the blessing fee in full, anyone but relates only to those who had been damaged, the ritual of cir- all your problems will be resolved. I earnestly yearn for Him. At the very cumcision was established to change will talk about this now. After the least, youE899-9;<, should 9A>9.8;.:>F be on time Cheon for Seong the the seed. All these are conditionsE:?;-;9>, to marriage ceremony, a couple begins service.Gyeong, Book 99, Chapter :, Section 9, Paragraph 99 determine9AA=.98.:AF Book ownership. 99, Cheon Seong Gyeong, Chap- family life. A child is born from the ter ;, Section 9, Paragraph :< love between the couple. With the Up to this day, I have taken respon- birth of a baby, this couple stands in sibility for everything, but henceforth 4. Forty-day separation: Every partici- the position of God after He created you have to take responsibility for pant must complete a forty-day sepa- Adam and Eve. As the substantial your extended family. If you align ration. (Refer to Blessing Regulations body of the incorporeal God and yourself with this mission and attune 2-A.) through this correlation with the your heart to God’s at a ninety-degree realm of substance... Once a couple angle, you can bring oneness on the In what position do human beings gives birth to a child after going levels of the individual, family and stand? [They are God’s object part- through a marriage ceremony, they tribe. Nothing in your life—whether it ner.] What kind of object partner are stand in the position of the Lord of is eating, sleeping, getting up or any- human beings? They are not partners Creation. Do you understand? They thing else—should revolve around for money. What kind of object part- stand in the position of the incorpo- your personal desires. Your life ner? [They are God’s object partners real God who created Adam and Eve should be for your extended family, of true love.] They are object partners in the flesh. This couple is more sub- your clan. Please advance relentlesslyE9@?-9@8, of true love. Then what exactly is true stantial than God because they gave [email protected]:.8=Fin your tribal Cheon messiah Seong Gyeong mission., Book A, Chapter love? It is not simply love that is true. birth to children in the flesh from the :, Section ;, Paragraph > Married couples originally are sup- position of God in the flesh. This is

March 2015 23 REGIONAL NEWS | JAPAN Love Japan More an You Love Me Remembering True Father’s visit to Japan on the first world tour

n October 2, 1959 (the day Japanese members celebrate the establishment of HSAUWC) the first official Unifi- Ocation Church worship service in Japan took place on the second floor of the Yoogeisha watchmaker’s shop in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Only four people, including the first Ko- rean missionary to Japan, Rev. Choi Bong- choon, were at that service. Through witnessing activities, by December 1962, churches had opened in nine locations throughout Japan and each district had a church leader. On July 15, 1964, our members registered the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity as a religious corporation, with Kuboki Osami as its first president, and on November 1 of the same year, they completed building the headquarters church at Nanpeidai, Shibuya. Fifty years ago, on January 28, 1965—seven years after Rev. Choi’s arrival—Father arrived in Japan, the first nation of the forty-nation First World Tour. During the world tour, Father designated Holy Grounds in 120 locations. In Japan, he designated eight–one each in the cities of Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Takamatsu, Hi- roshima, Fukuoka, Sapporo and Sendai. The plane landed at 5:20 pm. More than two hundred members welcomed him at Haneda Airport. Father waved to the members as he walked down the ramp. He had lived in Japan in his student days, but this was his first visit to the nation as a True Parent. Welcoming service That evening, after completing the entry proce- dures at the airport, a Japanese member drove (in his own car) Father, Ms. Choi Won-pok, Ms. Kim Young-woon and others to the headquar- Members welcome True Father to the church in Nanpeidai, Tokyo, on Janu- ters church. The church’s worship hall over- ary :@, 9A>= flowed with members. More than two hundred and fifty were singing at the entrance of the

24 TRUE PEACE building and in the hallways in prepa- place to stay. Boarding houses often “Jesus’ Final Hours and Our Resolu- ration to welcome True Father and his refused them for being a “Chosenjin” tion.” Through his sermon, Father entourage. The Welcoming Service [Korean]. Japanese discriminated emphasized, “Japan will be saved if began at 8:00 pm. The title of Father’s against Koreans at that time. Father the Japanese people can do the impos- sermon was “God’s purpose and Our recalled that despite these circum- sible. If the Japanese people take the Goal.” Some members at the service stances Mr. and Mrs. Mizuhashi lead in doing something that the peo- did not know that Father spoke treated him with respect. They often ple of the world are unable to do, they Japanese. That Father knew Japanese brought rice cakes flavored with mug- will become the race that leads the so well moved many members that wort (a herb) in the countryside and world, which is why you must love listened to him speak fluently for shared them with those staying at Japan. You must love Japan more than more than two hours. His sermon in- their boarding house. you love me. You must love the world spired members and filled them with On January 29, Father revisited more than you love Rev. Moon. You his love. A veritable flood of tears is- Mrs. Mizuhashi’s house. The neigh- must love our Heavenly Father.” sued from the eyes of those in the borhood had changed much since he The longest-standing reputation headquarters church that evening. had lived there, but Father relied on Reunion with Mrs. Mizuhashi his memory to find their house and fi- On February 1, Father and his en- nally reunited with Mrs. Mizuhashi tourage boarded the 1:00 pm Hikari That evening, Father told Ms. Ishii Ito after twenty-one years. At 7:30 pm shinkansen (bullet train) and de- Tomiko (later the wife of the sixth of that day, a ceremony to confer the parted Tokyo. They arrived at Nagoya president of HSAUWC Japan) that he Unification Church flag occurred at Station at 3:30 pm. The entourage vis- wanted to see the place where he had the Headquarters Church; entertain- ited Nagoya Castle, TV Tower and lived as a student. Ms. Ishii asked Fa- ment took place afterward. At around other locations. They arrived at the ther if he remembered the name of the 11:00 pm, Father distributed handker- Nagoya church at around 4:00 pm. landlady. Father wrote the surname chiefs with the Unification emblem During the welcoming service, Father “Mizuhashi” on a piece of paper. The imprinted on them to all participants spoke for more than three and a half boarding house that Father had and continued to speak to them until hours. He explained that Tokyo is a stayed at from 1941 to 1943 as a stu- 4:00 in the morning. city of the East; in other words, it dent in Japan was the house of First Holy Ground refers to the Garden of Eden that God Mizuhashi Goto and his wife had created. Nagoya refers to a very Mizuhashi Ito. While in Japan Father On the morning of January 31, Father old house, in other words, a house had studied at and graduated from visited the Meiji Shrine and desig- with the longest standing reputation the Waseda High School of Engineer- nated Japan’s first Holy Ground in in the cosmos. He mentioned that it ing, which was affiliated with Waseda Tokyo. On that day, he presided over represents Adam’s house and that it University. During those years, Ko- Sunday service in Japan for the first reminded him of his hometown. En- rean students had difficulty finding a time and spoke for four hours on tertainment followed dinner. The par-

True Father at the church in Fukuoka on February *, &-+*

March 2015 25 Japanese members of in the church in Nanpeidai, Tokyo, True Father speaking at the church in Nanpeidai, Tokyo, on January ',, &-+* with Father on True ParentsC birthday, February ?, 9A>=

ticipants continued to spend time 11:30 pm. On February 3, he desig- time he finished, it was well passed with Father until 4:00 am. February 2 nated a Holy Ground on the grounds 3:00 in the morning. After breakfast was the first day of the first month on surrounding Osaka Castle. on February 5, Father answered ques- the lunar calendar. Father presided Witnessing in a rural areas tions and then everyone enjoyed over Pledge Service at 5 am. In the some entertainment. After this he vis- morning, Father designated a hill at Father and his entourage arrived at ited the ruins of Hiroshima Castle and the Higashiyama Park as a Holy the Takamatsu church around 10:00 designated a Holy Ground within the Ground and sanctified the area. After pm on February 3. As soon as he ar- castle grounds. returning to church, he began to talk rived Father emphasized to the mem- Become God’s proud hometown to the members again from 12:00 noon bers that they can pay any indemnity and answered questions. for issues that the people in the past At around 8:00 pm on February 5, Fa- Everybody seems like family were unable to resolve. He went on to ther arrived at the Fukuoka church. speak for more than two hours on the He did not stop to rest but immedi- After departing Nagoya, Father and mind-set that members should have ately began to speak to the members his entourage arrived at the Osaka when witnessing in rural areas. In the on the topic, “A Place to Go, a Person church at 7:00 pm. At the welcoming morning on February 4, members had to Meet, a Place to Live.” Father said, service, Father stated, “Tokyo repre- breakfast with Father and had time to “I hope this place can become God’s sents the Garden of Eden; Nagoya ask him questions. Later, Father went proud hometown. In order to become represents a house with a long-stand- to Yashima Mountain and designated that, you will have to shed countless ing reputation, and Osaka reminds a Holy Ground in the woods on the tears, sweat and blood. Fukuoka is a me of a large hill. Osaka is the hill summit, which commanded a splen- great place. It is blessed. Do not stain upon which they raised the cross, did view of the Seto Inland Sea. the reputation of this land, which where victory or defeat is to be de- Hiroshima Castle played an important role in building cided. I hope that the restoration of this nation. You have to establish a this area becomes a glorious turning Father went to Hiroshima on Febru- tradition.” On February 6, Father point for Japan and the world.” He ary 4 and arrived at the church at went to Nishi Park, where from one also said, “Osaka strongly reminds about 8:00 pm. Members sang “Song side you can see the entire city and me of a place where everybody seems of Victory” for Father, after which he from the other, you have a clear view like family. If all the people connect in began to speak to them. Father ex- of the Port of Hakata. There, he cre- heart, centered on God, we will not plained, “The three billion people of ated a Holy Ground. have any problems with national bor- the world should understand God’s Celebrating True Parents’ birthday ders. If a person that truly loves Japan historical heart, Jesus’ inner heart, is a Japanese person, a person that how Jesus felt while on the cross, and On February 7, 1965 (1.6 on the lunar truly loves the world and cosmos can then define the standard of indemnity calendar) Father led a prayer meeting be a global citizen and a person recog- needed to restore that heart on earth. on the second floor of our national nized and acknowledged by all of By doing so they should comfort God. headquarters building at midnight. heaven and earth.” Father then spoke When God looks at you he can forget After this prayer meeting, Pledge for another three hours on the theme all his hardships. Therefore, you must Service was held in the first floor wor- “The Course of Restoration is a reach a standard where you can give ship hall where Father prayed and Thorny Path” and had dinner after God new hope and courage.” By the spoke until 3:00 am. During Sunday

26 TRUE PEACE Place to Meet God” and went to sleep at 4 am. The next day, he visited Mount Aoba and designated the Holy Ground within the Aoba Castle grounds. Father then took a plane to Haneda. Farewell ceremony From 9:00 pm on February 11, a farewell party was held for Father and his entourage. Father spoke about “Becoming a Person Needed by All People” and emphasized “Unless you overcome the ordinary, God will have no need for you. All of you are Japan- ese but you do not need anything that is Japanese. God needs all of the True Father designating a Holy Ground in Nagoya on February ', &-+* world’s three billion people. If a man can love Japan with deeper love than any Japanese has for Japan, his loving heart is historic, global and cosmic, service that day, Father’s sermon victory. Let us advance until we see and therefore he should have confi- lasted four hours. He had entitled it that day longed for by heaven and dence. That person can attend God.” “Let Us Find Our Center and Unite.” earth, and all humankind. departure to the United States Entertainment began at 8:00 pm. Fa- We should not be the only ones ther cut a one-meter-high birthday who experience the joy of the long- At 10:00 am on February 12, 1965, Fa- cake. Members then held a talent awaited day. We must share this joy ther and his entourage departed show for Father. Afterward, Father with all the people of the world. So Haneda Airport for San Francisco. spoke for two hours. The birthday cel- please do not fall behind but con- More than a hundred and fifty mem- ebration ended at 3:00 in the morning. tinue to go forward until that day.” bers came to the airport and sang holy True Mother had sent a letter to the In the snow at Hokkaido Shrine songs. Members enthusiastically Japanese members that was read the waved good-bye to Father as he day after the birthday celebration. Father and his entourage arrived at climbed the steps from the tarmac to Chitose Airport in Hokkaido at 2:10 the cabin door of the plane. Beloved members in Japan, pm on February 8. Fifteen members Explosive growth via witnessing How much have you waited for from Kushiro and Obihiro had come True Parents? Today is a day of joy to our church in Sapporo to greet Fa- Following Father’s visit to Japan, on and longing. I’m sure each of you ther. At around 4:00 pm, Father went August 23, 1965, the headquarters had been imagining what it would to the Hokkaido Shrine and in the church relocated from Nanpeidai to 1- be like to see Father in the flesh.... snow, which reached his waist, he 1-2 Shoto Cho, Shibuya, where it cur- Your dream is now fulfilled. designated the Holy Ground. After rently stands. Choi Bong-choon, who Dear members, I regret that I am dinner, Father spoke to the members had laid the foundation for our unable to join you on this joyous saying, “We must awaken to a sense church in Japan departed the nation day. That is my only regret. of mission for Japan. Those who are in on November 12 to apply his mission- Beloved members, how did you some position on behalf of Heaven ary efforts in the United States. feel after meeting Father? Were you are not allowed personal peace of Through the grace received from Fa- happy or did you feel some dis- mind. You cannot understand God’s ther’s first visit to the Japanese mem- tance? desire without experiencing it. You bers, the Unification Church in Japan Please do not hastily reach a con- must live within God’s heart.” The experienced tremendous growth. clusion. This is about your life; ensuing entertainment lasted until What was merely several hundred heart comes from your mind which 2:00 in the morning. During this time members before his visit multiplied to will open your eyes. As you lead a Father shook the hands with each per- several thousands in a matter of years. life of attendance without regrets, I son. As we reflect on Father’s visit to Japan hope that you are embraced in Fa- Aoba Castle in Sendai fifty years ago, let us inherit the tradi- ther’s heart. tion of the blessed members who No matter what he says, he is say- Father departed the church at 6:30 am came before us and renew our efforts ing it out of a parental heart that on February 9 and took the 7:15 train for greater growth. wishes to save you. With all your to Sendai. He arrived in Sendai at Reprinted with permission, from the Vision heart, I pray that you remain with night but then began to speak to the 2020 Newsletter issued by the Japanese Father, make effort until the day we members from 1:40 am on February headquarters fulfill God’s will, until the day of 10. He spoke for two hours on “The

March 2015 27 REGIONAL NEWS | NORTH AMERICA

▲ Kona Concept ▶ True Father in Queen Garden with a swordfish he had caught

True Mother set an example by mobiliz- Rejuvenating an ing Korean members to Las Vegas, Ne- vada, in a focused fourteen-day witnessing campaign. She then asked the US church to bring volunteers from Island Paradise around the nation to witness from Janu- ary 18–February 8 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Their next area of concentrated out- US NATIONAL OUTREACH ACTIVITY reach will occur in Dallas, Texas, Febru- IN HAWAII ary 15–March 7.

ver a hundred people from months at a time. there. A young team member from around the nation came to The Pacific Rim Education Founda- New York said, “For once in my life, I Honolulu, answering True tion, a non-profit corporation that feel inspired to learn about the Divine OMother’s invitation and seeks to promote peace and healing, Principle, not as an obligation but vol- challenge to renew themselves was formed two years later, in 2003, untarily. I want to be able to set a through testifying to God and True and continues to promote and de- strong foundation, especially through Parents and to gain momentum for velop programs in Kona on a monthly our efforts here.” work in their communities back basis. Kona is also home to the At the kickoff, local Unificationists, home. Modeled on the recent success- Hawaiian Queen Coffee Farm that the visiting outreach team and several ful Las Vegas outreach, the three- boasts over 150 acres of coffee trees guests came to hear short messages week initiative had its kickoff on and produces award winning coffee from Rev. Ernie Ho and Mr. Hiroshi Sunday, January 18. What better place sold mostly in Hawaii and in Japan. Inose and to enjoy a barbecue. They to inspire and touch people’s hearts In 2007, Father spoke about the sig- got to work right away at a nearby than the beautiful island of Oahu? nificance of Hawaii. An audience park, and during the first hour of the True Parents have invested a great member noted that Father spoke of first day the team met two wonderful deal in Hawaii, and the new outreach Hawaii as blessed and central in the guests who listened to introductory team has been reaping the fruits. Pacific Rim era and as the center of presentations. One stayed for several Much of the investment until now has the ocean culture, which Father con- hours and the other for the entire af- been in Kona. True Father began com- nected to True Mother and the ternoon. Both were young adults ing to Kona, Hawaii, in 1989 to fish for women’s era. Father went on to speak seeking future direction in their lives. Pacific blue marlin, the prized trophy of love and healing emanating from The team met about twenty other fish of the Pacific. True Father’s boat, Hawaii. people that day and set up appoint- Kona Concept, is still berthed in the city Now, with True Mother’s leader- ments with six. and is used as a charter fishing boat. ship, outreach has expanded to Hon- The response was so enthusiastic In 2001, Father made Kona a pri- olulu, the state’s capitol. With the that several guests continued to listen mary spot for outreach, requesting success of the efforts in Kona, Hon- to Rev. Ho’s lecture until well after Japanese missionaries to come to sup- olulu is an area that holds much sunset. The team used flashlights to il- port witnessing efforts there. Fourteen promise, as already demonstrated by luminate the flip chart. “We were re- years later, missionary groups con- some of the early results of the three- minded of the early days of True tinue to come to Kona for three week outreach initiative that was held Parents’ ministry, when guests would

28 TRUE PEACE True Parents with Norman Keanaaina, a descendant of HawaiiCs King Kamehameha I, and his wife

stay late into the night to receive team member from New Jersey. To made a total of twenty-eight contacts. God’s word,” one of the participants build a family atmosphere on the They gave introductory presentations said. Immediately everyone was ener- team, shared responsibilities were en- to six students and set up appoint- gized and felt a sense of victory and couraged, as well as daily hoon- ments with others. The younger confidence from the day’s efforts. dokhae (study of scripture) together, members of the team worked in pairs Most of the young adults had never and outreach partners were continu- as they sought to connect in a mean- done any outreach work in a public ously rotated so that everyone had an ingful way with their peers. The Col- setting, and they were grateful for opportunity to bond. legiate Association for the Research of their first experience. The team members spent as much Principles (CARP), which is estab- The team contained an exciting mix time being inspired by the beautiful lished on campus, made meeting of ages. With new participants arriv- scenery as they did inspiring the peo- rooms available for Divine Principle ing every week from all over the ple they met with the Divine Princi- presentations. The team also had suc- country, the group continued its dy- ple. On January 19, the group went on cess at Waikiki Beach, which has been namic development. a tour of the Honolulu Holy Ground a wonderful spot to talk with people Every day the team spoke with and the famous Diamond Head peak. in the late afternoon before catching a people they met at the University of Five young adults from the local com- glimpse of the breathtaking sunsets. Hawaii and in the beautiful Waikiki munity acted as tour guides to the As the participants were learning Beach area. Team leaders presented spectacular views of Honolulu. and growing, they also took time to Divine Principle lectures to which the Within the first two days the team reflect on their experiences and to team members invited passersby. members gained great momentum make new goals. Many felt chal- Each day began with morning devo- and camaraderie and looked forward lenged to find a way to explain their tions and prayers for God’s blessing to the next few weeks on their journey faith clearly. Others were striving to on the Hawaiian people and on the with its new experiences and chal- engage in more meaningful discus- outreach work. Truly inspired and lenges. Every week the new teams sions in order to form authentic rela- dedicated to their task, some team spent one morning learning how to tionships. All were committed to members awakened at 4:30 AM every present a simple introduction to the investing themselves in everyone they day for prayer at Waikiki Beach. Divine Principle and then headed out met as a way for God to work “We all need our Heavenly Par- to the University of Hawaii campus. through them. ent’s word to understand God’s heart During the first week, students One girl from New York City who in one way or another,” said a senior were very receptive and the team was participating with her mother de-

March 2015 29 scribed her unique growth experience in Hawaii. “I’m glad that I had my mom by my side so I could hear how she got through to people. Learning and listening to her was pretty hard in the beginning, because I wasn’t into meeting people all day for eight hours. By the time l actually started opening my mind and participating, it got a lot better. I loved listening to other people’s thoughts. I feel that they inspired me, when I thought I was supposed to be the one inspiring them!” To celebrate the end of the first week, the Honolulu Family Church prepared a special dinner to thank the participants. Each person gave a brief personal introduction, and both local Unificationists and members of the outreach team provided entertainment. One guest, who also attended the program, commented, “Everyone here is wonderful!” The second week of outreach activities began on Sunday, January 25, with Sunday service at the Honolulu Family Church and an inspiring mes- ➊ sage from the Reverend Ernie Ho. The team said goodbye to some of the first week’s participants and welcomed seven new people from around the country. After lunch with the community, the new team headed to Waikiki Beach for brief outreach activity. Later that evening they had the opportunity to snorkel in Hanama Bay and enjoy a leisurely dinner before gearing up for a new day of outreach. The successful first week of outreach created much excitement for the second, so much so that on the first ➌➍ day of Week Two they already met half as many people as they had in the entire first week. The team gave eleven one-on-one introductory pre- team to capture the attention of some Bible was a literal fruit. I didn’t think sentations, four overviews of the Prin- wonderful guests, one of whom met about the deeper meaning behind the ciple of Creation, and made twelve with the team every day to hear a symbolism.” appointments for future presentations quick Divine Principle summary, After hearing the Mission of the and discussions. starting from the Introduction to the Messiah lecture, another guest com- As in Week One, all members of Second Advent, all the way to the mented, “I went to Catholic schools the team were encouraged to learn Meaning of the Holy Marriage Bless- and never heard the priest talk about how to deliver their own one-on-one ing. He said, “What I have heard here John the Baptist. I never considered Divine Principle presentations. A few is more complete and thorough than that he may not have fulfilled his mis- began giving introductory presenta- any other Christian explanation I sion.” Another student was so fasci- tions on a regular basis, while the rest have received from the different nated that she stayed to hear the of the team continued to train and churches I’ve attended in the past.” lecture on the Human Fall. practice. Many participants said they It has been a truly transforming ex- “It has become clear to me that felt invigorated as they shared their perience for guests and participants everyone I approach is looking for faith, and much of the feedback was alike. One of the guests who heard a something,” said a twenty-one-year- positive and inspiring. lecture on the Human Fall remarked, old participant from New Jersey. This enthusiasm has allowed the “I always thought that the fruit in the “Everybody is searching for some-

30 TRUE PEACE & A witnessing team of US members from Hawaii and the mainland ' A member giving a Divine Principle lecture in a University of Hawaii classroom ( Meeting guests by a park near Waikiki Beach ) A member looking at the outreach manual * Members talking to locals in a park + Preparing for outreach activities on the University of Hawaii campus

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thing more. We are all on this earth to- Hawaii. Through these efforts, out- closing to an inspiring week, one that gether, and now my life is intertwin- reach on campus continued to grow the outreach team would use to con- ing with people I would have never day by day. Senior members of the tinue to propel them forward in their known otherwise. I am learning about team have even begun training three third and last week of activities, as the power of conviction, the power of young members to give introductory well as in their respective communi- the word and the power of the spirit lectures with PowerPoint in order to ties around the nation. world. I know that I still have so keep up with the demand for presen- All of the participants agreed with much ahead of me and so much more tations. the response of one senior team mem- to learn and discover.” The team celebrated the end of ber from New York City who said, “I It has been exciting to see the trans- Week Two on Friday, January 30, with am grateful from the bottom of my formation of the team members as a pizza party among their guests. heart to be called to this Pacific island they invest themselves sincerely. Their Over forty people attended, heard a which bears such great significance in confidence and sense of identity have short talk, played games and enjoyed the providence of our Heavenly Par- grown. The most profound develop- one another’s company. The evening ent and True Parents!” ment, however, is their increasing de- was filled with such interesting dis- The National Ministry Team of FFWPU in the sire to bring others to God and True cussions that many were reluctant to United States contributed this article. Parents and make a lasting impact in leave. The event was a wonderful

March 2015 31 REGIONAL NEWS | ASIA Let Us Work toward Peace in a Resurgent Asia

The following is a speech, edited for inclusion in TP magazine, by Mr. Madhav Kumar Nepal, prime minister of Nepal (2009–2011) on the occasion of his accepting UPF’s Leadership and Good Governance Award.

y life is an open book. been blessed with great thinkers and Coming from a lower philosophers, such as Lord Buddha, middle-class background, Confucius and Mahatma Gandhi, MI was more interested in and by and large, we share a com- the uplift and well-being of down- mon oriental heritage and similar trodden and backward communities thinking and philosophy. than serving to uphold the traditional Asia also faced the tyranny of colo- social order. The existence of prejudice nialism and its attendant problems of and discrimination in my country on exploitation and oppression for too the basis of caste, creed, culture, reli- long, as it fell prey to the designs of gion and gender has deeply disturbed imperialism. Though remaining per- me since my young days. I have de- petually independent, we saw the voted my entire life to promotion of domination of our South Asian next- civil liberties, human rights, democ- door neighbors by colonial powers. racy, peoples’ elevation and develop- As Asia is resurging to regain its lost ment, and foreign policy. I have spent Mr. Madhav Kumar Nepal, prime minister of glory in terms of human accomplish- Nepal E:88AD:89:F, delivering his address more than four decades in the service ments, peace, progress and stability, of the country. our feelings are that the teachings of Starting as a young leader of the Lord Buddha who advocated peace, Communist Party of Nepal, I rose to world’s highest peak, Mount Sagar- harmony and compassion more than the top position of the party and the matha (Everest) and a country known 2,500 years ago, are more relevant nation within these periods. As a per- as the cradle of two of the oldest reli- today than ever before. son dedicated to value-based politics, gions of the world, Hinduism and The present century represents an morality and principle, I tried to Buddhism, and for its high degree of era of Asian renaissance. While there awaken the government and run it on religious and cultural tolerance. Lord are promising forecasts for a faster the need for transparency in public Buddha, born in Lumbini, Nepal, pace of economic development in the life and upholding principles of good propagated the core message of peace, Asia Pacific region, with the global government. harmony, non-violence and universal center of gravity of economic and Having a coalition government of fraternity. I am honored to bring the technical development slowly but ir- political parties with different orienta- message of goodwill and friendship reversibly shifting to the region from tions and outlooks, when I served as from our people to the friendly people America and Europe, we have to take prime minister, my tasks were quite of the Philippines and to all of you lessons from the past when wars and challenging and difficult. I gave much who have come from different parts rivalries for dominance pervaded the emphasis to the issues of the environ- of the world. region. ment, faster economic development Achieving, maintaining peace Two world wars ravaged the re- with social equity and justice, the gion during the last hundred years building of our physical infrastruc- When we talk of peace in any context, and innumerable conflicts and proxy tures and time-bound but quality I believe that the core of the matter is wars between big powers impover- work. sustainable peace. We must remem- ished most of the region’s countries. With this note, may I once again ber that the Asia Pacific region is an In a nutshell, we can safely say that thank the organizers for boosting my area of both contrasts and extremities; the root cause of these wars and con- morale to continue to work for my it is imbued with strong and weak flicts was nothing but the sheer sense country with new vigor and vitality points. Asia is the largest and most of rivalry and the penchant among for development and good govern- populous continent and is the conflu- powerful countries for ensuring their ment. ence of the world’s major religions, power, influence and control of re- I come from Nepal, the land of the cultures and civilizations. Asia has sources.

32 TRUE PEACE A scene from Asia Summit :89= Religious leaders give a joint benediction.

The natural environment Despite the end of the wars and for centuries before the rise of Western conflicts, countries of the region still I am pleased to note that climate nations. suffer from the aftermath of the past, change, environmental and ecological Existential threats ranging from various irritants in inter- conservation are aspects that are quite state relations to potential dangers of close to my heart. In our region, cli- Besides conventional problems af- nuclear proliferation. These chal- matic change has wrought havoc and flicting our region, insurgency and lenges and constraints call for promot- pitfalls. Nepal’s vital lifeline is the Hi- rebellion have also posed problems ing a climate of mutual trust, malayan ecosystem that provides in many countries. As a country that understanding and cooperation water for the sustenance of the entire went through the problem of painful among countries. region of Nepal, India and insurgency for a decade after the Obstacles to be overcome Bangladesh and provides shelter and Maoists went underground to carry sustenance to more than a billion peo- out a so-called people’s war, Nepal is Broadly speaking, there are four ple. The melting of glaciers at an ac- quite conscious of the problems of major thrust areas for upholding sus- celerated rate has continued peace-building, conflict resolution tainable peace in our region that is re- unabated, posing serious risks down- and protracted negotiations and plete with great social diversity and a stream with am adverse impact on their impact on the national econ- multiplicity of languages, religions tens of millions of people, the physical omy. We need continued support and ethnicities and is governed by infrastructure and the unique biodi- and understanding from the interna- various value systems. These include versity. I am sure other countries have tional community for taking our the fostering of social harmony and their own problems in undertaking peace process to its logical conclu- peace within the country, promotion ecological conservation because of sion. of peace and friendship among coun- global warming. As one of the top leaders of Nepal tries in the region, maintenance of Economic equality directly involved in bringing Maoist harmony with nature in view of cli- rebels to the national mainstream matic change caused by global warm- Poverty is another potential area for through both overt and covert nego- ing, desertification, deforestation, future conflict, as it may seriously dis- tiations and ensuring their participa- pollution, unplanned development turb peace in our region and under- tion in the multiparty system and reckless human encroachment, mine all our efforts toward progress wedded to full-fledged democracy, the strengthening of social equality, and stability. The Asia Pacific region human rights, civil liberties and in- inclusive development and a greater has the largest concentration of im- clusive development, I completed degree of mass participation as a pre- poverished people in the world. the process of integration and reha- condition for sustainable peace, secu- Nepal supports general and compre- bilitation of former Maoist rebels. rity and human development. hensive disarmament to do away This was the first major headway in Likewise, the process of pursuing with the basic root of conflict and dis- our peace process. I am still commit- confidence building measures and sension among countries and peoples. ted to working toward promulgating promoting fruitful bilateral and multi- We strongly feel that while nations in a new constitution at an early date lateral cooperation among countries the region should work for harmony, despite some hiccups created by the of our region should be allowed to go cooperation and reconciliation, expen- activities of political forces not re- unhindered, taking into account the ditures for armaments should be di- sponsive to the actual aspirations of sensitivities and aspirations of the verted toward social progress, our people. countries concerned. We should also economic development, employment Finally, let me thank you all for ensure effective cooperation to thwart generation and removal of different your kind patience and wish the the scourge of terrorism in all its forms of disparity. This is possibly the Asian Summit all success in its task of forms and manifestations as this may only way to restore the Asia Pacific re- promoting steps toward sustainable act as a potential instrument to deny gion to its earlier era of progress and peace, security and human develop- progress, peace and stability. stability as Asia dominated the world ment in the region.

March 2015 33 REGIONAL NEWS | SOUTH AMERICA

or many years before the home groups began, Mr. Francisco Luis Santos Sobrinho and Mr. FCláudio Antonio Vidotti had been investing their hearts into their missions, seeking victory, but they suffered because of difficulties they faced in breaking barriers to sharing their faith. Looking forward to victory as heavenly tribal messiahs, they were putting great effort into activities such as distributing pamphlets and invit- ing people to workshops. Mr. Santos ➊ Sobrinho even renovated rooms in his house to use it as a small training cen- ➋ ter, holding one-, three- or four-day workshops. Nevertheless, even though they did this, the barriers to effectively sharing their faith were hard to break; for years, they did not have any result. The number of activities they’d conducted, their dedication, sacrifice and investments of love were not in question. Taking his guests to the workshop, Mr. Vidotti faced many difficulties to restore them, especially his relatives. The guests did not take the presentations seriously; until the end, they were thinking that ours is just another religion that did not have anything to do with their lives. De- spite their great exertions, the missionaries felt that something wasn’t Home Group right, something was missing, but they were unsure what it was. Home group work in Itapecerica Mission Work in began in 2011. At first, home groups did not develop quickly. Because of a lack of understanding, only a few members accepted this method of Sao Paulo State outreach. However, through many workshops and listening to testi- monies about how the home groups changed lives for the better, the mem- ➌ bers became receptive and began home group activities. For all the members in Itapecerica to involve themselves in home group activities took seven months. This may seem like a long time, but it was rather fast compared to the average speed of churches throughout Brazil. The missionaries took pains to deepen members’ understanding of the home group providence. Members also en-

& Members of the Itapecirica home group ' After completing a home group workshop ( Members become close through one-on-one education in their home groups.

34 TRUE PEACE ➍

joyed the DVDs provided by the conceptual framework. Before home headquarters with topics about home groups, their daily lives were discon- groups and gave them to other nected from church activities. Our blessed couples in their mission area. members led their lives normally As a result of members participat- while trying to find time for outreach ing in the home group providence, outside of their daily routines. Now the church’s environment changed that home groups have developed in completely through an influx of new a natural manner, members are con- people. In Itapecerica, we had only necting their daily lives to the wit- twenty-five members attending Sun- nessing activities. ➎ day service when the home groups Using the weekly goal, the mem- ➏ began. New members through home bers are constantly seeking individual groups doubled that number. perfection through eliminating char- Even in this small mission area, acteristics of fallen nature, developing home groups flourished, completing true love, having experiences with the third stage of multiplication. From God and undergoing internal healing. one cell that took six months to multi- They practice the precept, “When I ply, sixteen cells have resulted. change myself, my partner will also All the blessed members, including change,” through which a couple’s re- the missionaries, are leading their lationship improves. lives normally and have jobs. Yet, Thus, by loving each other day by once a week, everyone attends their day, not just in their home group home group meeting with guests. meeting, they are sharing their faith They are gaining great success with our other members (strengthen- through one-on-one Divine Principle lectures, restoring people as spiritual ) Rev. Sasaki Koichi giving a lecture to members children. * The group poses after the workshop Through the home groups, a + A Home Group ManualTrue Mother signed change occurred in our members’

March 2015 35 day to Friday from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Each Saturday and Sunday he strives to visit a home group leader and a blessed family in order to express love for and develop greater affection among the members. Every fifteen days, the home group leaders hold a meeting to report and to learn from one another. At the meeting, they share experiences of success, resolve doubts, talk about their difficulties and listen to advice from the missionary or from other A Home Group Assembly in Brazil at the South American regional headquarters home group leaders. Members in the mission field realize that three points are essential to home group success: Union of heart ing the heart-to-heart connection of home groups was his having vis- between the home group leaders and among them). Some people are even ited each blessed family in his mission the local central figure; heart-to-heart breaking barriers they had encoun- area, in order to love, serve and care connection between the home group tered in their tribal messiah work. for them; thus, they became closer in leader and the vice-leader, and suc- They have begun making progress heart. cess in reaching a weekly goal in with relatives on whom for so long Today, members continually visit some area that causes real change in they had been unable to make an im- the church. They look to the mission- people’s lives. Those in the Itapecerica pression. ary for advice about their lives and mission field have consistently made Another change experienced in the are more involved in church-related effort to attend all meetings, reunions, mission field was that members issues. This resulted from the mission- events and workshops about home began coming to the church at other ary visiting families on a near daily groups, seeking to deepen their rela- times than just for Sunday service. Ac- basis when home groups began. tionship with the national leader and cording to one missionary, one of the Those visits happened in the evening thus attract heavenly fortune to their secrets behind the good development because the missionary works Mon- activities.

The Eﬀectiveness of Setting Weekly Goals : Two women, leaders of home groups in Brazil, testify

Elisângela Martins: of these feelings. With the victory in the weekly goal, am the leader of the home group Luz Celestial (Heav- today I feel lighter. enly Light), from the city of Riacho de Santana. After I By nature, my husband speaks in a loud voice. But Ibegan using the weekly goal in our home group I felt when he spoke to me like that, I always closed myself up, that now, certainly, the possibility exists for us to reach feeling my pride was hurt. I would not talk to him for perfection! three days or more. I made my weekly goal—instead of I know that we often think that perhaps no way to getting irritated—not to take it so seriously, even to joke reach perfection in our lifetimes exists. Yet, today we have about it. That was the hardest goal for me to achieve. I True Parents, who perfected themselves and left us their had to repeat it a few times, but in the end I managed to legacy and their teachings so that we can also reach the do it. long awaited perfection. One of their teachings is the I had the habit of asking help from many people, es- weekly goal, which we have initiated in our home group. pecially my husband. I put as one weekly goal that I would That is why today I am here to share with you what the serve more instead of asking favors from people and in home group and the weekly goal have changed in my life. that I also succeeded. To fight against that habit was very I have always had the habit of rating my husband’s be- difficult, but my husband helped me a lot. With my son, havior, and I easily got irritated for any small reason, al- things changed too. Because of work, I am out of the ways analyzing whether he had acted correctly. So I house most of the day. He ends up being left alone with- decided to make my the weekly goal, “not to get irritated out my attention. Because of a goal I made, today I give because of his behavior, try not to check if he was right him more attention, phoning him when I am out and ask- or wrong, fight against my thoughts.” It worked very well! ing him how his day at school was, about homework, etc. I realized that he was not the problem but it was my own After all, we have to eliminate many fallen natures so we fallen nature (anger). I made effort not to feel anger any- have many weekly goals to work on. I know I have defects more, nor indignation nor contempt. I was already tired that cause other people problems, but through the

36 TRUE PEACE 3) A short reading from True Parents’ son go home happier. During the Some members have overcome teachings, lasting no more than ﬁve week the guests are likely to look great family difficulties they had had minutes (The reading has to be eas- forward to continuing this type of with their spouse or children through ily understandable for the guests.) interaction and members likewise their home group weekly goal. Feeling 4) A conversation about the topic of will look forward to seeing the gratitude for that, they devoted them- the reading and an exchange of ex- guests again.) selves to becoming successful in home periences. (At this point everyone 7) The concluding prayer (It may in- group outreach. They are breaking should speak with love and without clude requests; for example, prayer through in many areas now. For exam- showing fallen nature, controlling for an ailing relative.) ple, someone that has been a member themselves. Everyone else should 8) Emphasize the next meeting, to be for about a year and a half brought in listen with the utmost attention held in the house of another mem- a spiritual son through a home group and interest as an expression of ber or guest. and through one-on-one lecturing. love toward the speaker.) This spiritual child has already re- 5) They talk about the weekly goal, ex- Members widely report that ceived the blessing and is becoming plaining how they battled to win a through home groups, their hope to the leader of his own home group. victory, if they did win. If not, they get spiritual children and fulfill their An example of a home group meeting admit what diﬃculty prevented missions as heavenly tribal messiahs in the Itapecerica mission area: them from winning and express is increasing. They are growing indi- how determined they are to suc- vidually through the weekly goal, im- They hold the meeting at some time ceed in reaching the next weekly proving their interfamily relationships other than when Sunday service takes goal. Listening to the members tes- and relationships among the brothers place because members must attend tify about their victories in their and sisters in our church. the1) service. Prayer and holy songs (Sometimes, weekly goals piques the guests’ in- After achieving home group suc- to help open guests’ hearts they terest. They want to learn more, to cess through harmony and unity, sing Christian songs.) establish their own weekly goal and members share their faith with guests 2) An ice-breaker to relax and soften to experience real change in their naturally and experience joy through the hearts of the participants. (Dur- lives. having spiritual children. The oldest ing the week, one of the partici- 6) Socialize over food (Sometimes, members say that the environment pants prepares some simple, brief this includes a game. This, like the and heart-to-heart connection causes game and introduces it at the meet- ice-breaker, is a means to approach a warm feeling inside of them that re- ing.) a person’s heart and help the per- minds them of the early days in the church.

weekly goal I feel that I can increasingly do better, be- goal, I reached the conclusion that I don’t want to allow cause when I stop feeling anger, indignation and disap- small things to disturb my happiness anymore. When my pointment I liberate my heart to love. I feel conviction husband would do small things… For example, his leaving that I will be a better wife, mother, friend, home group orange peels in the sink or bread crumbs on the table was leader and a better daughter to bring joy to God and True already enough to irritate me and I couldn’t love him. Parents. When I made a goal to overcome these things, achieving it was not easy. I fought strongly with myself, I didn’t fight with other Mrs. Célia Lelis: people, nor with my husband, but with myself. I realized started participating in the home group, Peace of Life, that the problem was in me. I was seeing my problems in about a year and a half ago. The Peace of Life leader, others and getting angry with them for that reason. After IMr. Amarildo, always strongly emphasized the impor- I overcame my problems, I could see that they were all tance of the weekly goal. Slowly, I started to feel an inter- good people, and I did not see my problems in them any- nal change, and today my life is completely different. I more. Today I feel completely different, and my husband made a weekly goal to overcome difficulties with my hus- is finishing one-on-one Divine Principle study. When I band and with the people around me. I went to sleep and started achieving my weekly goals, eliminating those be- woke up thinking about my goal. As I got up, I was already haviors that irritated me, my husband changed very thinking about how I could meet that weekly goal today. much; today we live in harmony. I feel that I lost time in Reading Mrs. Onnan’s testimony in the Home Group my life, because the things to overcome where small Manual, I sometimes became emotional. I cried because things that had been disturbing me for a long time. Now, I found answers to my difficulties. Sometimes I laughed, when my husband does just a small thing for me, I already because the difficulties that she struggled with were ex- feel joy. The weekly goal in my home group wrought real actly the same as mine. After striving with my weekly change in our lives and in our relationship as a couple.

March 2015 37 REGIONAL NEWS | EUROPE On Human Rights and Faith in a World Gone Awry

This interview of Mr. Steinar Murud, secretary-general of UPF-Norway, appeared on January 4 in the Oslo Times, of which the interviewer, Mr. Hatef Mokhtar, is the editor.

What does human rights mean to you? individuals, responsible to take care of build trust and good relationships. each other and to take care of the Many of the conferences have taken believe human rights are divine world we live in. Human rights are place in local churches, temples and rights. The value, dignity and free- necessary in order to build a peaceful mosques, and in partnership with the dom of a human being are ab- world, but I think they are not respective congregations. Isolute. God created us in his image enough; a world of responsible people The second focus-area has been and he created us to be free. He does can take us all the way to a peaceful family values. The idea of a peaceful not restrict our freedom even though goal. world must be built from the grass- we make mistakes; therefore, human Please tell me about UPF activities in roots level. The grassroots level is the rights are divine and absolute. They norway. family. The family unit is a micro-soci- serve as a guarantee for people’s secu- ety. Loving family relations benefit the rity and provide the freedom for peo- All of our activities are focused on social environment and serve as ple’s growth and development. The world peace. We have focused on building blocks for a safe and sound attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris was three areas. The first one is interfaith society. We have organized many con- a most tragic violation of these rights. relations. Religions are important ferences to address this topic from dif- Violence and terror is never accept- ways to elevate the human spirit. We ferent perspectives and have often able; that was just a pure criminal act. believe all religions are meant to serve celebrated the UN International Day However, with rights comes duties. all mankind, toward the building of a of Families at Diakonhjemmet Uni- We can say that the privileges of free- peaceful world. But in a world with versity College in Oslo. dom must be accompanied by re- conflicts that involve religions, we try Our third area of activity has been sponsibility. We speak about human to come back to the root. Our inter- service projects. We are doing two rights but it is equally important to faith conferences strive to find the val- projects. One is regular shipments of talk about our human responsibility. ues all religions have in common, surplus clothes to Estonia. We have We all need to strive to be responsible how to contribute to peace and to continued this project for many years.

A UPF event at a Buddhist temple in Norway

38 TRUE PEACE Mr. Steinar Murud, secretary-general of UPF-Norway

The other project has been on a Euro- With representation in most countries ized hundreds of events, starting after pean level; we have sent medical in the world, I could mention many the Second Intifada in 2003. The at- equipment to support a Red Cross projects. I will mention three of them. mosphere was tense, suicide bomb- hospital for children in Pyongyang, The first one is the effort for peace- ings took place even close to the hotel North Korea. ful relations between North Korea of one of the events and the tourist in- What has UPF achieved in norway? and South Korea. Our founder, Dr. dustry had collapsed. At that time, the Sun Myung Moon, comes from North Middle East Peace Initiative started Sometimes achievements can be diffi- Korea but was a strong opponent of with a delegation of significant reli- cult to measure. Spiritual accomplish- the Communist and Juche ideologies. gious leaders from all over the world ments cannot always be counted in In spite of this, he reconciled with coming to Israel. Al Aqsa Mosque dollars or kroners. However, we have president Kim Il Sung in a meeting opened its doors to them all, even brought thousands of people together that helped create a new policy be- though it was an interreligious group. from all different faiths in Norway. tween North Korea and South Korea. On the political side, Yassir Arafat Protestants, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Dr. Moon received permission to welcomed the initiative. UPF opened Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs, Bahia… build a peace center in Pyongyang. a culture center in Gaza and did serv- plus more have participated in meet- This center opened in August 2007. ice projects in Bethlehem. UPF organ- ings and events. We have brought Many sports and cultural exchanges ized many conferences in Jerusalem participants to meetings in Europe or were organized. Behind the tension and Tel Aviv. Religious leaders, politi- other parts of the world and even to between North Korea and South cians and academics attended from the Middle East. We should not un- Korea, UPF played a calming role. the region and from all over the derestimate the value of such ex- The regime respected Dr. Moon and world. Even though the conflict is still changes. Meeting someone from his federation and awarded him a Na- hot, efforts for peace are never in vain another culture or religion can change tional Reunification Prize, post and the initiative keeps going. your perspective completely. The re- mortem, right after his passing in In Nepal, UPF played a role in the flections of participants testify to that. 2012. Even during the most tense time process to enable democratic elections What has UPF achieved internation- in Spring 2013, North Korea sent gifts in 2008. A series of leadership confer- ally? on his widow’s birthday. I am sure ences took place from 2005 to 2008. soft diplomacy is important to pre- Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson partici- International activities serve the same vent hard conflicts. pated in one of them and stated, purpose: to contribute to world peace. In the Middle East, UPF has organ- “Why are only we talking about the

March 2015 39 fundamental challenge. Maybe we need a global education movement to cultivate the human spirit. But if I should pinpoint the most dangerous expression of it, it would probably be the religious extremism. What would be the best strategy to deal with extremism? The best way is to find ways to prevent it. The strong growth of ISIS shocked all of us, but it was not created overnight. ISIS in Iraq grew out of a long period of resentment and Interaction during the interview with the Oslo Times editor frustration over not being included or listened to by the Shia-dominated government. Of course, it would be impossible to say that a policy of in- need for the Maoists to give up vio- that Islam means peace and that we clusion would have prevented ISIS lence? Why don’t we talk to the all need to coexist in a peaceful way, from rising. But I certainly think it Maoists?” This was reported in the but the extremists think they are supe- would have been a better strategy. media, and the Maoists started to at- rior to others and show no respect for I believe the Norwegian policy to tend. The Maoist leader, Pushpa alternative thoughts. Their ideology include minorities has helped to re- Kamal Dahal, who is known as has left the concept of religion and has duce conflicts between religious Prachanda, responded to UPFs princi- adopted concepts you find in Nazism, groups and has lessened the develop- ples for peace. These conferences and Communism or Darwinism, with the ment of extremism. People that feel meetings continued and contributed survival of the fittest. They talk about excluded are always in danger of be- to the democratic election in 2008, in their own rights and oppose all oth- coming an opponent or in the worst which Prachanda was elected prime ers. Islamic extremism is based on a case an extremist in their society. We minister. dangerous ideology, disguised as a re- need to avoid that. How is UPF funded? ligion and we need to find ways to On the other hand, when preven- prevent its development. tion does not work, and we see ex- UPF is an NGO in Special Consulta- What is your opinion of the right wing tremism in the form of violence and tive Status with the Economic and So- groups? terror, we have to deal with it as any cial Council in the UN. The federation other criminal act. is independent of governments, also Right wing groups and Islamic ex- How can we deal with the human when it comes to funding. Each na- tremists are more similar then they rights violations in north korea? tional chapter of UPF is responsible think. They are both based on the idea for their own programs and funding. that they are superior in some way. As long as the regime continues, there In Norway I must admit we have a None of them has anything to offer to is little one can realistically do. There low budget that basically comes from create a peaceful world. is no way to interfere in internal mat- private sponsors. From time to time, What do you see as the biggest chal- ters or single cases, particularly not in we have received project funds from lenge or threat for humanity today? North Korea. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We al- The only way is to keep working ways report back and the reports have Spiritually, I think we can say that with the regime. Never give up the always been approved. mankind’s fundamental problem is hope of peaceful dialogue. Even if we The international headquarters in our separation from our common cre- disagree completely with the ideology New York organizes international ator, God. We have lived like orphans and strongly condemn the horrible conferences and events. The key with no feeling that we are related to human rights violations, we need to speakers are usually funded by UPF each other through our common cre- show to the regime that we care for international, while other guests are ator. People are driven by self-interest their country and love its people. We sponsored by the local UPF chapters. rather than God’s interests. Who can are not their enemy. We want to help From information I am aware of, the see the world from God’s point of the North Korean people. This is the international headquarters has vari- view? Very few unfortunately. This way to build trust. And based on ous businesses and organizations as mind-set is an obstacle to world trust, mutual development can take sponsors. peace. place. Many think that the North Ko- What do you think of the Islamic ex- This mind-set has many faces, rean regime is paranoid and sees ene- tremists in Europe? sometimes in the form of nationalism, mies everywhere. They might be sometimes in the form of racism or right, but I still think that too strong Extremism is a problem wherever we sometimes in the form of religious ex- condemnations and boycotts could be find it. All my Muslim friends tell me tremism. To change this mind-set is a counterproductive and drive the

40 TRUE PEACE sure that he was rather driven by a spiritual call, but in a very practical way. He spoke about the promised kingdom and said it would come, but emphasized that we are the ones that are responsible to build it. In 2012, he passed away, but his legacy remains. He took upon himself an enormous task—building a world of peace. That was his calling. He led an extraordinary life, inspired many and accomplished much. I am one of the inspired ones that share the vision, and I hope and work to see this After the interview dream come true. What do you think of the Oslo Times and do you have a message for its readers? regime into an even deeper paranoia, founded the Little Angels children’s resulting in more enmity. dance group, a flagship of Korean cul- I am inspired and impressed by the I believe there is hope. At the mo- ture. He founded many businesses in Oslo Times. I visited your office last ment there is a desire from both sides the area of machine tools, health and summer. I am impressed that you to talk. A united Korea would be a tourism. He was also dedicated to a could organize such a team of journal- wonderful blessing for the entire na- free world without totalitarian ists and correspondents in so many tion, for the region and the world. I regimes. A series of conferences and places in the world. I am impressed believe and hope that this vison can seminars eventually led him to meet- by all the news that you provide. I am catch fire both in North Korea and ings with both Gorbachev and Kim Il also inspired by the fact that you are South Korea. We also need to cling to Sung. These meetings resulted in re- more than a commercial enterprise, this vision in order to secure human spectively diplomatic relations be- you have an idealistic ambition of rights in North Korea. tween Russia and South Korea and contributing to a free world with re- Who is dr. Moon to you? the end of the annual anti-American spect for human rights. propaganda week. My message to the readers is a spir- To me, UPF’s founder is a man with a During the cold war, he initiated itual one: Mankind’s problems are divine calling. He said that he was the Washington Times newspaper as an fundamentally not the lack of money, called to his mission directly by God, alternative voice in the US capital. materials or any other physical value. when Jesus appeared to him after This was a needed newspaper that Our problem is a spiritual one. The spending a night in prayer. I see him brought many new reports from be- heart of the problem is the human as a man with a divine agenda rather hind the Iron Curtain. heart. Seven billion people with hearts than a human one. I mean that he The interfaith area was a high pri- to serve will solve all problems in the was a man that did what he believed ority for him. He inspired the making world. It is easy to say but it is still the was God’s will in spite of human of World Scripture, an anthology of sa- simple truth. All kinds of initiatives trends or political correctness. He al- cred texts, made by a large committee that promote such a culture of service ways spoke his mind even at the risk of religious contributors. He sug- and peace should be stimulated. of his life. gested setting up an interreligious Many cultures blossomed around a I have been a member of many or- council in the UN in order to facilitate religion. I believe each religion ganizations in search of a better world religions becoming a constructive brought new light to the world. They but I never came across anybody of force for peace. This initiative was se- elevated the human spirit and made Rev. Moon’s caliber. He was strongly riously followed up by the Philippine the foundation for cultural develop- involved in Korea’s independence government. ment. movement during the Japanese occu- I have witnessed so many confer- We need to find this essence in our pation. He was arrested, tortured but ences that he initiated, over and over, faiths and work together. I am sure did not give any information. Still, he all of them to secure good interna- that with sincere hearts and sincere ef- worked to help the Japanese officials tional, intercultural and interreligious forts, the invisible but absolute God to escape to safety after the war. In harmony. As I mentioned initially, be- will be able to guide us to the final spite of Korean hostility toward hind his external work lay a spiritual chapter in his providence, the build- Japan, he was a strong spokesman for drive, motivated by his relationship ing of a peaceful world. reconciliation with Japan. He is with God. His personal faith was his The title of the original was “The attack on known as the initiator of the Japan– driving force. He said that he felt Charlie Hebdo is a tragic violation of human Korea tunnel project. God’s sorrow and as long as he felt rights: Steiner Murud.” It was reprinted with He was a pioneer behind the New this, he could not rest. Some just permission and edited for TP magazine. Village Movement in Korea. He called him a businessman. I know for

March 2015 41 REGIONAL NEWS | EUROPE The European Second Generation department BLESSED CHILDREN CARRYING ON THE VISION OF OUR TRUE PARENTS

he European Second Genera- sake of others, and then finding blessed couples and Blessing re- tion Department (ESGD) for- an individual calling from God lated areas (Second Generation mally started in 1997 to to contribute their creativity for Blessing Department) Tprovide activities on a Euro- improving the world. • Training and mission programs pean level and also to support the 4. Understanding the identity of for high school graduates development of activities for blessed blessed children as descendants (DONE and DONE mission children in respective nations. Even of True Parents’ lineage. programs) earlier, there were European activi- • Support for national youth lead- ties prepared and run by elder sec- The main leaders have always ers and national workshops and ond gen who pioneered the been blessed children, working to- activities—consulting and con- international cooperation. The for- gether with the first generation tributing through our connec- mation of ESGD was a result of based on common values and a tions. teamwork and the vision of several shared vision. At the moment there • Providing pastoral care through key pioneers amongst the elder sec- are ten staff members (including the our personal networks and as ond generation and supportive par- Second Generation Blessing Depart- follow up to our activities. ents. Since then, the ESGD has ment), representing different ages, developed various activities focused genders, nations, and fields of edu- Please visit www.esgd.org to find on internal education. The vision cation. ESGD works based on shared out more and to learn about upcom- and goal has been to guide blessed leadership and teamwork. The main ing events and activities. You can children in understanding and in- activities are: also see pictures from the activities heriting True Parents’ vision and • European workshops and activ- on the ESGD Facebook page. lifestyle through: ities for high school students 1. Developing a personal relation- (European HARP) The ESGD staff: Patrick Hanna, ship with God and True Parents • European workshops and net- Yebuny Hanna, Grace Cho, Sean 2. Preparing to receive the Bless- work for the 18+ age group Greaves, Joyce Koetsier, Geros ing from our True Parents and (SAWS 18+) Kunkel, Orlande Schenk, Nathalie living a ‘Blessing lifestyle’ • European education for Bless- Waldmann, Julius Alexy, Martin 3. Practicing a life of living for the ing preparation, support for Alexy

Introducing ESGd staff

UK. His main mission areas are sup- me genuine care and good spiritual Patrick Hanna porting the Blessing Department, the education, particularly my parents Patrick Hanna is 27 years old and DONE programme and pastoral and those elder brothers and sisters lives in the UK. He has an English care for HARP and 18+ brothers and who invested in me. With their guid- father and a Korean mother and is sisters. ance, I could come to understand the fourth of six children. He was Personal statement: my spiritual identity in God and blessed with Yebuny in 2009. He True Parents – so I want to help oth- holds a BA degree in English Lan- I feel the value and the need to sup- ers in that important process. I see guage and Literature from Kings port blessed children on their way to the value in the international net- College, London. He has worked the Blessing, and in discovering and work, and the culture that we can es- full-time for ESGD since 2011, previ- creating value as a blessed couple. I tablish working together to support ously working with 2nd gen in the am indebted to all those who offered blessed families for the future.

42 TRUE PEACE want to share the enthusiasm for areas of responsibility are the DONE Yebuny Hanna living a genuinely principled life, programme, education for SAWS Yebuny Hanna is 26 years old and and the incredible value that comes 18+ network and the Blessing de- lives in the UK. She was blessed to from it. I want to support others to partment. Patrick in 2009 and has an English have the confidence in themselves Personal statement: father and a German mother. She and their destiny to be happy. So I holds a BA degree in Education and decided to give one year full-time to I owe many of my best life decisions Religion from the University of work with ESGD, particularly to to the guidance and love I received Cambridge, and is currently com- support the DONE programme. from elder brothers and sisters and pleting her MA in Leadership. From With my academic and professional the relationship I was supported to a young age, she has always been in- experience, as well as five years of develop with God and True Parents. volved with local youth, community living a blessed life, I believe I can I have experienced the challenges and education programmes, which offer some new approaches to edu- and joys of an intercultural blessing led her to develop a passion for education and some different perspec- and naturally feel I want to support cation. She then became a qualified tives. others in their relationships, espe- High-School teacher and throughout cially those in a similar situation. Al- her studies and teaching, has been though making the decision to work volunteering regularly with ESGD with full time programmes is never activities, together with Patrick. Grace Cho easy, I feel blessed to have this op- After teaching in a high-school for 3 portunity to work with such a capa- years, she decided to take this year Grace Cho is 30 years old and is ble, creative and supportive team, to work full-time with ESGD. Her from the UK. Her father is Por- and am excited to work with them main areas of responsibility are the tuguese and her mother is to develop projects, which can offer DONE programme, education for Malaysian; she is the eldest of four something of value back to our com- the SAWS 18+ network and pastoral children. She is happily blessed to munities. care. Hyun Seung, from Korea and they Personal statement: are currently living in Berlin. She holds a BSc in Natural Sciences and I am inspired about the power of an MA in Education and Leadership Sean Greaves education and hold the belief that from the University of Warwick. good education can change lives. I After qualifying as a high school sci- Sean Greaves is 26 years old and is can clearly see the benefit that I ence teacher with the Teach First from London. His father is from gained from the spiritual education programme in the UK, she worked Guyana and his mother is from Ja- I received on my own Church-re- as a teacher and tutor in Korea and maica; he is the eldest of three chil- lated gap year programme; the les- then Australia. Over the past several dren. He is happily blessed to Jessica sons were invaluable and impacted years she has also taken time out to Stewart from New York and they are me to make better choices where support full time 2nd generation currently living together in London. God could be more present in my programmes in Europe. She recently He has a Degree in Animation. life. From experiencing the transfor- decided to commit to a year of full Throughout his teenage years and mative nature of such education, I time work with ESGD. Her main higher education, he has partici-

The ESGD Staff left to right: Patrick Hanna, Sean Greaves, Julius Alexy, Joyce Koetsier, Martin Alexy, Or- lande Schenk

March 2015 43 pated in, and helped organise, activi- generation. Through working in ties and education for 2nd genera- this field I have come across a lot of tion. He then joined ESGD in 2013 views and ideas. I believe in order and since finishing his degree, has to appreciate, further develop and committed to a year of full-time bring out the full potential of True work with the team. His main mis- Father’s gift of the Blessing and sion areas are HARP education, sup- blessed children as descendants porting the DONE programme and of God’s lineage, we should the Blessing department. deeply reflect about how we view Personal statement: blessed children. We need to clearly educate ourselves and others to be I realise now, looking back on my aware of their unique value, and life, that there was never any guar- support and strengthen them in antee that I could have such a won- their difficult task of keeping and derful spouse and great friends developing a pure love lifestyle that whom I care for dearly. I could eas- will allow God to continue His ily have been led away from God work of recreating His lineage in all and True Parents and made deci- of us. For this Blessed families need sions I know I would come to re- Patrick and Yebuny Hanna, the fruit of cross- a healthy confidence in the value of cultural, bi-national marriage gret. I needed an environment in their lineage to God. A parent al- which I could find peace and come ways loves without evaluating, al- to understand my identity as a ways sees potential and believes child of God. I feel I have grown to love and truth from elder brothers in their child and can thereby give be stronger, more confident and and sisters, aunties and uncles. With value, the deep sense of belonging, conscientious in my faith thanks to a heart of paying it forward, I want as well as confidence, pride and a everything that was invested into to help other BCs see the value of secure identity. We need to be me and I know that everybody being part of God’s Lineage too, to- proud of and confident in the Bless- needs this. I owe so much to the gether getting closer to understanding and convey this to our blessed great atmosphere and education I ing the Heart of God and True children. have experienced, facilitated by Parents. Our working culture in people who care. Being a part of a ESGD has offered me the necessary team with this as its focus, is a pre- insight, skills and the courage to take cious opportunity and it has been a more responsibility. Orlande Schenk pleasure so far. Orlande Schenk is 34 years old and is from Austria. She was blessed to Geros Kunkel Arthur from the Netherlands in Joyce Koetsier 2004. They have now two young Geros Kunkel is 38 years old and is boys and a three-month old daugh- Joyce Koetsier comes from the from Germany. He was blessed to ter. Orlande has a Degree in Photog- Netherlands and is 24 years old. Her Astrid from the Netherlands in 1997 raphy, Graphic and Web design. She father is Dutch and her mother is and they have four children. He worked for ESGD for two years until Japanese, and Joyce is the third of holds MA degree in comparative Re- 2005 and then joined the team again four children. She is happily blessed ligious studies and Political Science. in 2008. Now she works part-time with her German-English husband, He has worked in ESGD since 2000; mainly supporting the Blessing de- Benjamin Baron, since 2012. She is he has established and run the Sec- partment. currently finishing her BA Degree in ond Generation Blessing Depart- Personal statement: Korean Studies at the University of ment and later also European Leiden. After several years of being Blessed Family Department. In the I have worked with 2nd generation involved with 2nd generation care in past he developed the YSI pro- for more than fifteen years. During Holland, she works part-time for gramme, the European Youth De- this time I realized more and more ESGD since March, 2013. Her main partment and he has been one of the the deep heart of God for his chil- areas of mission are supporting main educators. Now he works part- dren and that True Father’s legacy is HARP educators and HARP pro- time in ESGD besides his job in a that God’s lineage continues. I really grammes in Europe as well as sup- business company and his main mis- hope that I can share some of these porting the Blessing department. sion area is Blessing department. realizations with my younger broth- Personal Statement: Personal statement: ers and sisters and that I can be a support and help for them when In my family as well as in my com- An important concern in our move- they are on their way to getting munity, I grew up as one of the ment has always been how to raise, matched and blessed. I enjoy work- younger siblings, receiving so much educate, and relate to our Second ing with young people a lot.

44 TRUE PEACE The ESGD staff in action at the Blessing Ceremony left to right: Geros Kunkel, Sean Greaves, Jessica Stewart, Martin Alexy, Grace Cho

ing and blessing-related questions. work upon; it is wonderful to experi- Nathalie Waldmann ence that it is possible. Nathalie Waldmann is turning 30 years and comes from Austria. In 2005 she was blessed to Hyunuk Julius Alexy Park from Korea and joined her Martin Alexy husband after completing her MA Julius Alexy is 45 years old and is in Education from the University of from Slovakia. He is married to Gor- Martin Alexy is 38 years old and Vienna and University of Music dana; they received the Blessing in lives in Slovakia. He holds a doctor- and Performing Arts Vienna in 1995 and have two children. He ate in finance from the University of 2011. They have a one-year-old graduated with an MA degree in Art Economics in Bratislava. He was daughter, Yunah Victoria. Apart History from the University of blessed with Miriam in 1997 and from teaching at an International Comenius, Bratislava in 1992. He has they have three children. As well as School in Seoul, she has been com- been working in education since working as a lecturer at his Univer- mitted to be a liaison between the 1994. Since 2001 he has been in- sity, he has worked part-time for European and Korean Blessed Fam- volved in 2nd generation education ESGD since 2008. His main mission ily Department. Both Nathalie and (ETF, STF, SET, YSI), and since 2008, areas are HARP education, the Bless- her husband have been an active he has worked with ESGD. His main ing department and ESGD finance. part in the Korean-Western couple’s areas of work are the DONE pro- Personal statement: network in Korea. gramme, SAWS 18+ network, pas- Personal statement: toral care and education. I am glad I can contribute to the edu- Personal statement: cation of blessed children. Being a I am grateful to stay connected to 1st gen, I consider it a key point in the ESGD despite living in a differ- I firmly believe that good education order to keep the legacy of True Par- ent continent at the moment. Hav- can change one`s life as well as im- ents alive, so that the potential of ing spent some years in Korea and pact the world to become a better those from God’s lineage will grow studied its language and culture, I place. In my best possible way I in each person. I hope I can keep have come to understand that a ma- want to contribute to what True Par- supporting the capacity building of jority of initial blessing difficulties ents have initiated, God`s lineage ESGD so that the scope of activities between European and Korean cou- and the World of Love. Seeing their can further develop. Having some ples are due to language barriers potential I want to support 2nd gen- practice and expertise in finance and and cultural misunderstandings. eration to become real bridge-mak- in management I try to provide Believing in the vision and beauty ers to that new and beautiful world those skills for ESGD to keep good of intercultural marriage, I am de- and to pass on the legacy of True system of decision-making and gov- termined to share insights, realisa- Parents to the next generations. ernance. I am happy to see the gen- tions and best practices from my Friendship, honesty, integrity, a cul- eration of young people in their own blessing with younger broth- ture of mutual trust and respect, mid-twenties are taking the lead and ers and sisters in a similar situation good teamwork and shared leader- that I can support them in our team- and try to be a mediator in match- ship are the core values we base our work.

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& Children of Korean pastors take on the challenge of rock climbing. ' Students taking English classes ( The group in front of the Sydney Opera House A Summer of Harmony, Love and Learning

BY NATASCHA SCHELLEN

t our Peace Center in Sydney, tion counterparts during their time in speaking in front of the others helped Australia, a global youth Australia. them overcome their fear of public camp has brought together The schedule was tightly organ- speaking. The staff members helping Athe children of Korean church ized, but never dull. Participants the youngsters practice said they leaders and second-generation mem- awoke at six o’clock in the morning could see how their pronunciation and bers from Australia and New Zealand for hoondokhae. They would read the expression had improved. for three weeks of English study and same text, one day in Korea and the Rev. Kwun In-seong, our regional activities that ran from December 27 to next day in English. Afterward, they president, who oversaw the arrange- January 18. Apart from language would clean the center and have ments for the innovative workshop, classes, activities included interacting breakfast. The morning was devoted said that the children did not come with our church communities, fishing, to English classes and the afternoon to here for their own sake, but to share and observing the unique Australian activities. At the evening closing the heavenly tradition and culture wildlife—plus making friends across meeting, they practiced singing Eng- with the whole community and that cultural barriers. lish songs and wrote in their jour- with all the love the Australian com- The deeper purpose of the work- nals—in English—which the teacher munity has shown, when there is a shop was to convey True Parents’ de- would check. chance for the Australian members to termination to raise second-generation The next day, during English class, go to Korea they will be warmly wel- members (as True Mother showed at they would rewrite their entry with comed. the Hawaiian special workshops) as corrections. Even if the Korean partici- Chiara Gray, a volunteer staff people in whom True Parents can take pants’ English did not improve dra- member, reflected on the experience: great pride. matically in the time available, they “Lots of love was shared in the The children came to Australia and benefited greatly from coming to feel workshop. Since the participants were met members here that believe in and comfortable in an English language the children of church leaders, they follow True Parents. In visiting the environment. may be feeling a lack of love as their Sydney and Melbourne churches they One aspect of the workshop illus- parents are so busy. Even so, the love received much love from the mem- trating this was the “Dream Speech the kids showed the staff members bers there. The Australian members Contest.” Each participants gave a talk was amazing. And I am grateful for wanted to help the second-generation about his or her dream in life. Prepar- all the family members of the Mel- members from Korea as much as they ing this gave the students a chance to bourne and Sydney communities that could, and funded their fishing and think about their dreams, and having showed their love and took an interest rock-climbing activities. The young to give it in English pushed them to in this workshop. And definitely our Koreans had many good experiences improve their language skills. Practic- thanks to them for all the cooking interacting with their second-genera- ing with staff members and then they did for us!”

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True Father’s Achievements Lauded in a Ukrainian–English Book

n Ukraine, a joint publishing effort sake of others. Through his endeavors, sented the book to Margareta Timofti, between UPF in Ukraine and along with those who shared his vi- the wife of the president of the Re- Ukraina Diplomatichna (Diplo- sion, he laid a foundation for a harmo- public of Moldova, during a UPF con- Imatic Ukraine), a publications bu- nious world in which all people can ference held in her nation. Mrs. reau that creates periodicals and live together in freedom and peace.” Timofti is thoroughly familiar with publishes books for the diplomatic On December 29, the book was pre- quality books, she earned her under- corps and the scientific community, sented to a group of more than a hun- graduate degree from the Faculty of has resulted in a book entitled Legacy dred diplomats attached to some Library Science and Bibliography of of Peace: Life and Achievements of twenty-five embassies in Ukraine, to the State University of Moldova and Dr. Sun Myung Moon. It is a bilingual the rectors of the Diplomatic Academy was bibliographer, Head of Office, work in English and Ukrainian (a lan- of Ukraine and the National Pedagogi- and then Head of Service at the Re- guage similar to but distinct from cal University and to NGO leaders at a publican Youth Library in Chisinau Russian, to a degree analogous to Ital- conference in Kiev, at which two other for eight years. ian and Spanish). significant publications were also pre- UPF will send the book to all em- UPF in Ukraine drew the text from sented. The eighty-five-year-old head bassies in Ukraine and to all Ukrain- a variety of sources, with the assis- of the Kiev Patriarchate of the Ukrain- ian embassies overseas. Copies will tance of Dr. Walsh and Joy Pople at ian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Fi- go to the US Library of Congress and the UPF international headquarters in laret, also attended. the National Library of Ukraine. the United States. The Ukrainian ver- Leonid Kravchuk, the first president Ukraine UPF chairman, Mr. sion was then edited by the staff of of Ukraine (1991–1994), wrote a com- Mykhailo Ilin, under whose initiative Ukraina Diplomatichna, which in- mendation in the opening pages: “The the work came to fruition, explained cludes an expert in Ukrainian history. conflicts which prevail in Ukraine and why he felt all the effort made was They also selected the photographs to in the world at this time are tragic and worthwhile: accompany the text from among illustrate the fact that humanity is in “True Father’s life was a living ex- many that were made available. desperate need of peacemakers. With ample of the peaceful breakdown of The introduction describes the this in mind, the life and achievements communism. Through this book, we work as follows: “This volume is a of Dr. Moon are eminently worthy of want to give examples of how it is study and exposition on the life and respect and emulation. I am convinced possible to resolve conflict and bring work of Dr. Sun Myung Moon—a that effective cooperation among about peace. And creating such a pub- public figure, who in the face of enor- peace-building organizations will help lication in cooperation with a well- mous challenges devoted himself to us achieve and maintain peace and known publishing organization building “one world family” based on harmony on Earth.” means that it will be more trusted as a the ideal of true love, living for the Earlier in the month, UPF pre- source of information.”

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& Presenting Legacy of Peace: Life and Achievements of Dr. Sun Myung Moon to the wife of the president of Moldova ' Leonid Kravchuk, the first president of Ukraine, wrote a commendation in the opening pages ( Patriarch Filaret Eseated, rightF head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Kiev patriarchate, at a UPF event ➌

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