The event of the Inauguration of the UPF and True Parents has been accommodated by Hotel Hilton in Budapest, the same place where True Mother stayed in 1993 and True Parents have been staying in 1995, just after they were banned from the Schengen nations and turned back from the airport in Paris. But this time we had a glorious event, not a sad one.

Father and Mother Moon arrived in Budapest from Switzerland, and were driven with police escort through heavy city traffic. Rev. Kwak, who already knows Budapest quite well from previous visits, played tour guide with a little help from Marek Skrodzky, the driver. In the presidential suite of the Hilton Hotel, we awaited their arrival. Skipping lunch, Father Moon spoke to us for more than an hour, just wanting to be with us and share his heart, even though some of us were a bit worried about the preparation of the hall. 'If we stay together longer,' he told us, 'then Heaven mobilizes more spirits, and even more people will come for tonight’s speech.' Also we could see how our children can become the king of our family as Shin Joon Nim started to make friends by shaking hands with us.

That evening the main room which seated 460 was packed, including 70 VIP guests, with the Hungarian staff standing along the walls, and another hundred filled the overflow room. The program opened with two songs sung by the WFWP Choir directed by the president of WFWP Maja Mina. Dr. Thomas Walsh gave a brief explanation of the World Peace Blessing and guided our guests through this powerful ceremony, a deep experience for many. Rev. C. H. Kwak introduced the main speaker, and Father Moon came to the stage. He spoke for two and a half hours, returning to theme that although people may attack him today, he is not afraid, knowing that he will be victorious because God is with him. The speech was very powerful, inspiring, also Father Moon, himself, seemed to be very relaxed in this family-atmosphere prepared by Hungarian members. At times it seemed as if he was flirting with the Hungarian audience: "Hungary is a good country. You have suffered a lot during communism! … Hungary should unite the former communist countries" … "I have only time until 2013 to build the ideal world. …"

Father Moon could touch the heart of the Hungarian audience, but at the same time his explanations were a challenge the guests will never forget. He mentioned several times that these explanations are from God and not his personal words. …"You don't know about Human Fall, therefore you don't have good questions", he told them. He has no fear, the CIA protects him and the Spirit World even more.

During the speech he asked Rev. Kwak to come up on stage and sing a song. He became very enthusiastic when he spoke about exchange marriage and asked, 'who would like to have a Korean wife?... he could immediately match and bless those couples!' Some raised their hands.

Guests could experience Father Moon as a dynamic speaker about communism, the sexual organ… and he mentioned some special missions that the Hungarian nation has to fulfill in the future. He made no intention to stop, and some members of the audience started leaving the hall. Those who stayed got the full messianic treatment.

After the speech, flowers were presented by an elderly Protestant pastor and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Kohegyi, who were extremely happy that they could welcome Father Moon here in Hungary. Then Prof. Lazarovits, director of foreign relations at the Hungarian Jewish Association and Dr. Parisa Goodiz, representing the Islamic faith, together presented a trophy commemorating this event, symbolizing the power of Father Moon's teachings.

The event concluded with comments of two Ambassadors for Peace. Prof.Zsuzsanna Lesták, who teaches communication in several colleges in Budapest, testified about the great power of Rev. Moon’s teaching when applied to our personal life. She was followed by Rev. Dr. David Hart, a leading Anglican pastor from the UK, who spoke very well of Rev. Moon's work for peace.

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