Response to questions about the Philippine members' blessing donation

Raffy Ablong
November 30, 2012

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Thank you so much for keeping in touch, sharing your feelings and ideas about our current situations, goals, activities and challenges.

It is always good to ask and it is also good to look at everything from God's viewpoint. As a young daughter nation, we seem to be able to accommodate more indemnity for the purpose of advancing God's providence in our home country and in the world. Philippines is now the fastest growing economy in Asia next to China. Internally, we are so blessed to be the only nation who can do all these kinds of successful blessing mobilizations.

No other country in the world has ever done these series of successful inter-faith blessings. So if we really think about it the blessing donation of 300,000 yen is nothing compared to what we have been receiving in our personal, family and national life.

Numbers have meaning in God's providence. Each nation has its own foundation, events and challenges. The Philippines is definitely the most productive nation. Come to think of it, if we have more to harvest, we have more to spend first: effort, time, money, stress, people, etc. I think that if we all look at these things that we are doing, the incredible results we are getting and the untold hardships and sacrifice of our brothers and sisters especially our leaders, elders and humble family members in the frontline then I think, Y300,000 yen is nothing, if not justifiable. It is really hard to compare and question the faith and destiny of the Philippines and the reality that we are all part of this great endeavor. Whether we have the money to donate or are suffering internally because we do not have the money to donate matters internally when we are united in heart and action.

Cheers brothers and sisters!! There is always a light behind the clouds and prayers have answers when we deeply pray and connect our situation to God, True Parents, True Children and all the suffering blessed central families!!

Thank you.

Rafael E. Ablong