October 11, 2013
Translated by Lymhwa Kim
True Mother (Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon) announced the promotions of a second-generation Young Unificationists to a top leadership posts along with other leadership changes at a luncheon on Oct. 10, 2013 according to an official memo from the church in Korea. The memo states: “This is to announce an appointment and leadership change in accordance with the instructions of the True Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind.”
Rev. Kyeng Seuk Lu has been appointed to the position of president of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU) Korea. Rev. Lu is a blessed second-generation member who has served in the public mission in Korea and who also served as a missionary to Georgia. Dr. Chang Shik Yang will step down from his position as Chairman of the Unification Movement in Korea.
Dr. Yang will continue to serve as the International Vice-President of FFWPU and will also take up the role as International Chairman at the Universal Peace Federation.
Rev. Yeop Joo Hwang has been appointed Vice President of the World Mission Center.
Rev. Kyu Sam Lee has been appointed Vice President and secretary general of FFWPU Korea
True Mother held the luncheon inviting approximately 120 leaders such as the senior members and regional directors of FFWPU Korea, and participants of Top Gun Workshop. Prior to the gathering, all participants had paid respects to True Father at Bon Hyang Won.
True Mother’s message to the luncheon participants on Oct. 10, 2013 follows below.
“Everyone, are you living each day as if you were living a thousand years and living a thousand years as if you were living a day?
“The reason I gathered you here is because we made a promise in front of Heaven. So, do you understand the meaning of the words I said “living a thousand years as if it were a day”? We need to work toward that day which our sincere devotion (Jeong Seong) and efforts can make glorious, happy and proud. This way is the chief responsibility of people on earth. It is time to fulfill your responsibility.
“Now we have less than six years until the day we promised to complete our goals for 2020. But it won’t happen the way we are acting now. We need to show actual results. We need to harvest the fruits. That way, our descendants can live at ease. As I said earlier, in order to move forward with spirit and truth you need to explain who True Parents are clearly. Everyone should know about True Parents. This is the hope of all humankind and Heaven. Only that way, can we sort out this complicated, current generation.
“After World War II, Heaven wanted the world to become sibling nations centered on the United States. So, the victorious United States helped to rebuild the defeated nation Japan. It has been possible for Japan to prosper today as a result of True Parents. The only way forward is to unite as one centered on True Parents in order to save humanity and all nations. Korea especially has a mission to fulfill its responsibilities in front of the Providence. Only we know this path. So we need to let other people know, too. But how and what do we need to do in order to do this?
“The 40 Top-Gun people came here, right? Did you study hard? Did you read all the Cheon Seong Gyeong? What did you feel when you studied the Cheon Seong Gyeong? The purpose for educating second-generation Top Guns is to unite mind and body by subduing the body. When you unite your mind and body, we can become one on the same goal whether you have higher position or lower position. We need to become one bullet to hit the target, the Vision 2020. This means we need to bring victory. Later on when you work on something, you need to move together horizontally, more so than vertically. That way, you can stand centered and unified. Originally, if we had grown up in the God’s creation, it would have been easy to unite mind and body, but due to the Fall it is tough. Second generation, by exercising your ability, you must complete the providence for which the first generation had suffered hardships. You should not be a watcher and bystander. The people who are surviving should run towards that one goal.