I have the honor to have joined as the first member in Europe, and I could be there when True Father came for the very first time to Germany in 1965, the year he blessed holy grounds. I can never forget the look of our True Father, as he stepped off the airplane in Frankfurt, Germany. He could not speak one word in English, but his face showed me that he already knew me for a long time. If I had never had the chance to meet him again, this moment was enough to motivate me to follow him for the rest of my life.
True Father was traveling to Essen, Germany in the north and wanted to bless our third Holy Ground in the city of Essen. True Father told me that he would wait for me until I came back before he would bless the third Holy Ground, because he wanted me to be a part of the blessing as well. Can you imagine, the Messiah is waiting for me to be involved in this blessing? Unbelievable!
From Tribute, pp. 350, 352-53.