Books for Zambia -- Request for Educational Aids

Robert Williamson
August 1985

Trying to teach and live the Principle is very much a challenge in a land that has been torn by natural disasters, colonialism, and mismanagement. In Zambia, as indeed in most of Africa, people are confused about their identity and their traditional values. They feel they have been cut off from the rest of the world economically and spiritually, and many have lost hope for the future.

An encounter with the Principle and True Parents can be the most transforming experience of a person's life. People can at last receive the reassurance and the sincere love and compassion they have been longing for. Through this truth, they are given the opportunity to reach out to the rest of the world and help bring about the substantial spiritual and physical development that Africa so desperately needs. But a genuine change of personality and heart requires a deep and constant internal connection with True Parents, with their heart, their ideal, and their lifestyle.

Our movement in Zambia has, at the moment, over 150 center members and 200 associate members, and we hope to gain 100 new associate members a month. We have 11 established centers and six pioneering centers. Projects like our farms, schools, medical clinic, and sausage factory are constantly expanding. There are now thirty missionaries in Zambia.

Only a handful of our brothers and sisters have ever seen our True Parents.

The few books and Father's speeches that we have are an invaluable lifeline for our members and a stimulus for tapping their potential, showing them a realistic way to channel this energy into a productive lifestyle.

But we have a real need for more educational books and other materials to supplement the missionaries' efforts. We need your help. We are setting up an Educational Resource Center to act as a pool of information for our movement in Zambia. A committee has been set up to receive, catalog, care for, and direct the usage of such material. We would be very grateful for your donations of Unification Church publications and other inspirational books. We would also greatly benefit from any projection and audio-visual material and equipment. Subscriptions to church periodicals like Today's World and Blessed Family would also be very helpful to us.

Donations can come from individuals as well as organizations. We hope to respond personally to each contributor to let you know how your donation is being utilized. Please send any donations to:

Educational Resource Center
P. O. Box 34369
Lusaka, Zambia

We wish to sincerely thank you in advance for your concern and your contributions.