Hak Ja Han
October 1, 2013
Hoon Dok Hae
Cheon Jeong Gung Palace (8.27 by the Heavenly Calendar in the 1st year of Cheon Il Guk)
Members from the Seoul metropolitan area who participated in Hoon Dok Hae
With the start of the month of October, Hoon Dok Hae was held in the 3rd floor Hoon Dok room at Cheon Jeong Gung Palace with the True Parents of Heaven, Earth and Mankind, attended by about 200 members from the Seoul metropolitan area.
True Mother arrived at the Hoon Dok room at 6:00 am, and after the members offered a bow of respect, Mrs. Wonju McDevitt read from Cheon Seong Gyeong, Book on True Parents, chapter 4, page 213, True Parents and True Children, section 1, The Path of True Parents.
True Mother addressing the members
After the reading was finished, True Mother directed Rev. Yuk-hyun Cho, Regional Director of Gangnam Church, to present a testimony about Gangnam region's exemplary work. Rev. Cho said that the region's success was due to first focusing on unity of heart, and attending the older members in the region. He continued by saying that, in alignment with Vision 2020, they had been holding small and large group worship, which gave two strong wings to support a systematic witness program.
After the testimony, True Mother spoke to the 200 top members gathered from the Seoul Metropolitan area.
True Mother talked about the Pilgrims who risked their lives to make the difficult journey to America in search of religious freedom. When they arrived in America, the first thing they did was build a church where they could worship God, and the second thing they did was build a school where they could educate their descendants. Only after these were finished did they begin to build their houses. She entreated the members to likewise plant seeds for their descendants and for the future.
True Mother continued, saying that later, America, which should have heard True Parents' words, united with them and fulfilled the role of witnessing to True Parents, became morally sick, so starting from 1975 True Father trained young world missionaries at East Garden to help America. At that time, True Father referred to these young leaders whom he was training to guide America as 'Top Guns'. They worked a like spiritual special forces unit, and now they are in their 60's, 70's, and 80's. Unfortunately, the base of 2nd generation members who can take over their work is still weak. With Vision 2020, it is time to step up our efforts in the providence. Therefore, True Mother has started a special workshop at Chung Pyung for a new generation of Top Guns, educating them to inherit True Parents' vision and tradition. Then we will have a force of 1st and 2nd generation Top Guns, and together they can accomplish Vision 2020.
True Mother also told the members, "You must live the kind of life that you can proudly report to Heaven every day. You must keep a tradition of starting the day with Hoon Dok Hae, and then spend your time in a life of sharing. You must make sure everyone in your neighborhood knows about True Parents. Every day, you must carry the determination that you will accomplish this, starting with your own family."