Forgive the need for the following, but I always understood True Father was paving a path or highway to Heaven that we were meant to walk. He has always instructed us to study all religions, philosophies and/or leaders and eat up anything that was good which would bring us closer to Heaven. The idea that Divine Principle was to prove itself against any teachings across the world with an open intellectual embrace has always impressed the sincerity of our movement to restore goodness to the earth. True Father has said, if He HIMSELF could find a person more capable to restore God's Kingdom, he would follow that person. I went to Kuwait as a pioneer missionary in 1975 and seriously studied Islam with the intentions to convert if it prove greater. Divine Principle withstood the test and because I embraced Islam with my whole being I was very effective to communicate Divine Principle with local Muslims and gain many spiritual children.

After Mohammed died, a disciple said to the masses who were seriously shaken by Mohammed's death; those who were following Mohammed, well his is dead; but those who were following God, well he is still alive. I joined this movement because of Divine Principle. I pledged to Heavenly Father in my early years that even if True Father got messed up, I would still somehow find the strength to continue doing my best to follow the restoration course. True Father has told us many times he wants us to become greater than himself and greater than God. He has explained the Heart of True Parent always wants his children to be greater than themselves.

Those members or ex-members who were or are following a cult might be messed up by some of the problems in the True Family or the rumors. However those who are dedicating their lifetime towards growing themselves spiritually, are still plugging away at it and their personal and tribal healing course has not changed by the evil forces attacks against True Father's family. Of course events have caused many questions to arise and made the path for many nonmembers to join difficult, but this is also a sign of the Truthfulness of Divine Principle. The force of evil is not attacking or concerned about those humans it controls by drugs, sex, alcohol, greed or materialism but the force of evil is investing most of it's power to mess up the leaders of the Unification Movement or the BCs.

I am deeply sorry for the troubles that our movement has faced, but frankly this has been because of the threat our movement has made against evil's control on earth and the super rich who control the earth through politics and greedy capitalism. Do we think the forces that control are going to allow our movement to walk-right-in and establish a new culture? I remember our problems starting (1974) in America after we held a street rally against porn on 42nd street NYC and taught chapter 2 across the entrances to whore houses. We were waving a red flag in the face of a violent bull or the Mafia that runs America. True Father was place in prison for tax evasion because of our threat to those that control this country. To this day I am amazed by our steadfast crusade against all forms of evil through the Washington Times. What brave members to continue waving red flags in front of raging bulls. Pray for the physical protection of the Times Building for I can't believe it will not be destroyed by those evil forces it is constantly revealing.

I joined the movement thinking I will work for 2 years and then enjoy the Kingdom of Heaven. After 2 years I came to the realization I probably would have to spend my whole lifetime struggling against evil. I was not happy when I have heard True Father say dedicate yourself 150% so you children can live in the Kingdom. Let us be frank. Our problem is we are tired of working, getting older physically and worried about our future. We are thinking of how can we enjoy just a bit of our life in this physical world. We are frustrated by the perceived increased difficulties in building the kingdom, just when we thought things were going to get easier and we could rest. Yes, members have left, our PR image isn't the greatest, but how was it for True Father when he started in a cardboard house in war torn Korea.

True Father has taught, trained, purified each of us to be seeds that as one seed in and of we could blossom into the Kingdom of Heaven. He has spread us across the world and instructed us to build our hometowns into the Kingdom of Heaven, and just asked not to forget that for the Kingdom to exist requires True Parents. Our difficulties are just part of the restoration course that is still being written. From the valleys of the mountain we will climb higher peaks, but if we need a bit of healing, strengthening time -- take it.

However, our greatest challenge is educating our children to not live for the pleasure principle, consumerism, sensual gratification -- after they have grownup in a culture that centers on living for the moments pleasure and questions tomorrow's existence physically or spiritually. This means no consequent of actions.

Sorry for the length, I am frustrated by the long course we have still to walk and the long course our children must walk because of their parents not succeeding enough. 

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