In 1976. I was living in a small beach community named College Park near Norfolk, Virginia. At that time, we received an appeal from the church leadership in Washington, D.C., asking if we could move to Washington, D.C., and then go on to help prepare for the very important “God Bless America” rally that Reverend Moon planned to hold at Yankee Stadium.
They asked us to move in less than one week, which meant that I had to take drastic action in order for this to take place. After the furniture was removed and the items cleared out, I began cleaning the house. I had to do all of this work by myself. With no sleep, I began to work as if there were no tomorrow.
By then, I had been going more than twenty-four hours with no sleep. I packed up my van and got on the road headed towards Washington, not considering that I might need a few minutes of sleep. Altogether, the trip from Norfolk would take approximately four hours.
But after the first hour, I cannot remember anything. Apparently, I was asleep at the wheel for at least three hours! Somehow the car stayed on the road the whole time, and when I woke up and came to my senses, I was crossing the 14th Street Bridge, entering Washington, D.C. I was so startled and afraid that I screamed at the top of my voice. It seemed as if my spirit had left my body, and something else had taken over the whole time!
When I settled down, it came to me that it was an angel that had taken over the controls and had been driving the van. I began to cry and thank God, and I knew that God wanted me to work in the “God Bless America Campaign” with Reverend Moon. This lost three hours convinced me. The only thing that I regret is that I was absent from the body while that great experience was taking place.
This is just one of many incredible spiritual experiences that I have had since I’ve been in the Unification movement.
From I Am in This Place, pp. 56-57.