August 31, 2013
Translated by Lymhwa Kim from Tongilgyo.org
Mr. Ou Gi Kim and Mrs. Ki Soon Kim, the top witnessing couple, presented flowers to True Mother.
“Awards for the Victory of Vision 2020” were held at the Cheon Jeong Gung in Gapyeong, Korea on August 31, 2013. Approximately 1,300 came to the event.
Dr. Chang Shik Yang served as emcee of the event. The event included the reports about the one year Seonghwa anniversary, True Mother’s speech and awards for families which did outstanding outreach, etc.
True Mother gave spiritual guidance, urging those present to build a new environment according to the vision of the Founders.
The event started at 6:00 a.m. Mr. Ou Gi Kim and Mrs. Ki Soon Kim (a 1,800-blessed couple who have brought 111 people to sign membership) presented flowers to True Mother.
After that, the 124 couple’s club, the association of Korean-Japanese 30,000 blessed couples, Mr. Jeong Won Lee, a member of the board for the Youth Federation for World Peace and representatives of all blessed families presented gifts to True Mother.
The awardees posed with True Mother.
Mr. Jong Su Kim, the senior pastor of Gangwon Parish, gave the report prayer. “Now we are together with True Mother. The people gathered here today had brought at least 10 people to sign membership following True Mother’s call for a witnessing campaign. This is a place where proud Unificationists are gathered. We will brag about True Parents. Please don’t be concerned. We are not here to brag about ourselves. We are gathered here to determine to love True Parents more and more and to build True Parents’ nation even if we are naked or wearing poor clothes. So please be happy!”
After the report prayer Hoon Dok Hae followed. They read the new Cheon Seong Gyeong, book 2 chapter 4, “True Parents, True Children and Father’s prayer.”
Afterwards, Dr. Chang Shik Yang reported the events held to commemorate True Father’s one year Seonghwa anniversary.
True Mother emphasized the role and responsibilities of blessed families. She told the gathering: “Those who received blessings from True Parents have a special mission. I wish for you to become filial sons, daughters and loyalists who make Heavenly Parent’s and True Parents’ wishes come true.” Also, she mentioned that the deeper meaning of commemorating Father is “Fulfilling Heavenly Parent’s desire through making a foundation to build new environment.”
The awards for the exemplary families followed.