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News in North America - Letter No. 4
Mrs. Erikawa
October 14, 1999
Dear Team leader, sisters in charge of each Nation
The 3rd Hoon Dok Hae of Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace was held in Washington D.C. from 10th to 12th October. 215 people from 60 nations participated. In the 1st and 2nd Hoon Dok Hae, many leaders in religion, politics, education who understand and joined unification movement participated, but it was a feature in the 3rd time that new people participated.
True Father read own speech God's Homeland in the 2nd Hoon Dok Hae and vice president Hyong Zin (?) read that in the 1st and 3rd one. I attended the 3rd one. One female president said God is a center, let us teach our children that God is guiding us to bring peace. One minister of defense said I was very moved to participate in this conference where we could gather as a family from the world and embrace globe
Representing participants, people from America, Mongolia, Italy, Equador, Israel and Liberia were awarded the certificate by president Kwak. President Kwak made a closing speech that was impressive and ??.
At the ending of Mansei, one representative who had previously no experience of Mansei made unique Mansei by saying one two three Mansei! One two three Mansei! One two three Mansei! Hoon Dok Hae closed in a friendly atmosphere.
Up to date reports from each team in the North America
Belize team:
We met a Korean minister in the MacArthur memorial. He told us I can see angels behind the three sisters visited his Church. He was a little bit puzzled to see TP picture, but welcomed the sisters to stay in his home.
Argentina team
We are able to report 90 blessing candidates. Details are not quite clear yet but I will report at a later date
New York, (America, Grenada, St. Vincent team)
All front line Members (81 sisters) succeed in bringing people. 113 people came to Witnessing Center on 12th. 105 people came on 13th.
Ecuador team
Our witnessing activity has three ways. Those are witnessing on business area on Sunday, visiting house with video and witnessing students at the University.
St. Kits and Navis(?) team
We handed holy candies to people in down town for 4 days until Yesterday. Total were 21000. On the 4th day, one person said to us, That’s good and 5 persons wrote their name.
Today on the 12th, we 7 member including region members living here, started witnessing to University students .We got 34 persons filling out the survey and we were able to make appointments with 3 persons.
Every Monday and Friday, we hold seminar to explain about blessing and 3 persons participated so far. We hope that we visit VIP from now on and prepare 400 candidates for 2000 blessing. It is over 35º degrees every day.
Antigua team
We held the 2nd Japan night event on the 12th. 10 new persons came, one person determined to participate in One-day seminar and 5 persons promised revisiting. We are grateful to work united with church members.
America team
One sister brought 4 persons to hear lectures in one day. Two of them determined to participate in a one-day seminar. She says that she always has the motive to respond to TP's wish and to focus on the 4-month mission and 400 million couple blessing, and that she wastes no time to witness. Our goal on 12th was to bring 40 persons and we succeeded. Every sister realizes that heavenly fortune is supporting, and so they are working with all their heart and gratefully.
Grenada team
7 persons applied for a one-day seminar on the 12th alone. Our total number of guests for the one-day was 11 persons. One sister worked for 3 and half years as 1600 missionary, but she went back to Japan with disappointment and regret. She felt very sorry for True Father.
This time she came to U.S. to liberate the resentment of True Father. Actually she could witness with heavenly fortune and met persons with internally high standard. They determined to participate in 2 days seminar. They are reading the Divine Principle with so high standard and determination to seek the truth.
Some requests
(1) This news will be translated to Korean and English and will be faxed to region headquarters and national messiahs. Please inform me about address, phone & fax number of national messiah in your next report.
(2) Teams which gave no report from 6th to 12th is as follows. I called but nobody answered, therefore I urge you to do so here. I ask sisters in the same region to contact with them to tell them to fax their reports.
Colombia, Surinam, Guyana, St. Christopher, Panama.
Please do your best with reference to each nation's testimony.
I want to convey the detailed witness of Argentina, Brazil, and Dominican Republic team to you the next time. Good luck to you.
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