I'd like to share another anecdote about the True Family:

In 1976, one of the American sisters on the East Garden Staff, Louise Schmidt, received a call that her father was gravely ill. True Parents said she could go tend to her family.  At the time Ted Patrick and others were kidnapping and attempting to deprogram about one member per day, 700 members in two years. The illness in the family was a ruse to lure Louise away and deprogram her. Louse was held against her will and" deprogrammed."  However, Louise was as wise as a serpent and, with a little help from a MFT team in her area, was back at East garden after a couple of weeks.

True Children were very concerned about the hundreds of stories about members being kidnapped, but they didn’t have any way to express their concern to the members. Louise’s return was their chance. The three oldest girls, Ye-Jin, In-Jin, and Un-Jin, used their own money and bought cake mix and ice cream. I watched as these young girls baked their first cake ever in East Garden kitchen. It was as funny as watching any little girls try to bake a cake, but their mood was so serious and sincere. With a little help from the sisters the cake turned out ok.

When the welcome back party was held Louise was seated at the head of the table and the True Children on the sides. This was an honor I have seen only this once. I believe Louise began to cry first, but very soon all of us True Children and staff were sobbing.  I think the True Children appreciate members efforts more than we realize, but it is difficult for them to show it.

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