The Words of the Tebo Family |
In order to fulfill the goals each of us has been given by God and True Parents, it is important to seek Heaven's viewpoint of the significance of our missions. If we can taste Father's desire for our area of responsibility, then we can gain the needed sense of urgency. In light of this, I would like to share two reasons why this is an exciting time for CARP worldwide, and why we feel 1986 is a very important providential year.
First, it is our honor and pride to work closely with Hyo Jin Nim, who serves as World CARP President, as well as with many of the older blessed children who are now university students. Father has emphasized the importance of the second generation. Because CARP's responsibility is to lay a foundation at university campuses upon which Hyo Jin Nim and the blessed children can stand, we experience a real sense of oneness working side by side with the younger generation.
In 1985 Father's 40-year wilderness course ended. As CARP enters its first year after the conclusion of this indemnity period, totally united with the second generation, we feel like the tip of an arrow entering a new realm of victory for God. We can easily identify with Joshua and Caleb as we follow Father and Hyo Jin Nim out of the wilderness.
A second reason for our excitement is that on October 9-16, CARP-USA will host the Third CARP Convention of World Students in New York City, entitled "New Vision: Creating a New Student Movement:'
The opening ceremonies will be held on October 9, and the International Student Symposium the following day. On October 11, at the brand new Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, the main convention and festival will take place, featuring speeches by Hyo Jin Moon and other dignitaries, an international art exhibit, and an entertainment extravaganza.
The Han Ma Dang Sports Games are scheduled for October 12 and 13, featuring both indoor and outdoor sports competition. A UN Rally for Peace and a tour of Washington DC are planned for the last two days of the convention.
Thousands of students from over 70 countries will be attending this monumental event.
Hyo
Jin Nim and his wife Nan Sook Nim at last year's CARP Convention in
Japan.
The World CARP movement is relatively new, but Father has hoped for the emergence of such a movement for the last 40 years. In America, he expected an especially powerful youth group to blossom, as evidenced by these passages from God's Hope for America (1973):
The future of America depends on the young people, and the churches are failing to inspire America's youth. We need a spiritual revolution in America. A revolution of heart must come to this country.
I have initiated a youth movement which is probably the only one of its kind in United States history. This is a new pilgrim movement. These young people are here to rekindle America's spirit. America has a great tradition; all we have to do is revive it. We need a new movement with a new vision.
As we try to change the direction of the world through our student movement, we always find examples in history to learn from. Even a brief overview of American history will reveal that young people were often the ones to shape international events from the position of a persecuted minority.
The Pilgrims, for example, were originally a group of young men and women who protested the lack of religious freedom in their native country of England.
Those who took part in the founding of America were visionaries, many in their twenties and thirties, who were angered by excessive taxation on the part of their surrogate government.
It was mostly young people who recognized the unfair laws and attitudes restraining minorities in America, and who fought to change those laws.
We can see that the early American Pilgrims, the framers of the Constitution, and the leaders of the civil rights movement all had a vision of the future that could guide their actions in their fight for freedom.
The teachings of the True Parents have given CARP and the students of the world a new vision which can lead to a harmonious future. Hopefully, through our 1986 convention, we can set our sights in a positive direction and map out a course together towards international peace and brotherhood.
The
Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, where the Third
Annual CARP Convention of World Students will be held this October.
To heighten interest in the upcoming CARP convention and to get students thinking about the theme, "New Vision: Creating a New Student Movement:' CARP has initiated a writing and poetry contest, and an arts competition. Students interested in the rules and regulations for these contests, or general information about the convention, please contact:
CARP Convention of World Students
481 Eighth Avenue
New
York, NY 10001