Sun Myung Moon
April 26, 2008
East Garden
Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han January 1, 2007
True Parents arrived at East Garden in the afternoon of April 26, 2008. Key leaders and members greeted True Parents' arrival with a cheer of mansei.
After a long period of absence True Parents were back in East Garden. Some of the leaders who were there that day include: Rev. Peter Kim, Dr. Chang Shik Yang, Rev. Jung Ok Yu, Dr. Chung Hwan Kwak, Mr. Dong Moon Joo, Rev. Jung Soon Cho, Mrs. Lan Young Moon, and Dr. Michael Jenkins. After their arrival members of the True Family including Hyun-jin nim who just returned from his tour in South America offered a bow to True Parents. Following this all participants offered a bow. After a prayer by Dr. Yang, lunch was served.
During the meal True Parents talked about how he had recently appointed a viceroy (Korean pronounced: boon-bong-wang) for three nations saying that Mr. Dong Moon Joo was appointed as the viceroy for America. True Father emphasized the importance of the significance of these viceroys and indicated that they should take the lead in uniting the Cain-type and Abel-type UN centering on the Abel-type UN, and create one family under God. True Father then called Mr. Joo and asked him to give a report on the providential developments in America and around the world.
Forty minutes after two, True Father asked Rev. Jung Soon Cho, the regional president of South America, to give a report on Hyun-jin nim's six-nation tour of Latin America.
At four p.m. Hyun-jin nim came up began to give a report in Korean. True Father interjected and asked that he give the report in English so that the English-speaking members could better understand his report.
Hyun-jin nim finished his report at 4:25 p.m. True Father then asked Dr. Chang Shik Yang to come up and lead the participants in expressing their determination.
Right before the mansei, True Father 's true families together. The program came to an end at 4:30 p.m. with three cheers of eog-mansei led by Dr. Yang.
Today was the fortieth day of the ascension of Hyo Jin Moon, the eldest son of the True Family. On this day, True Parents returned to East Garden, the hometown of the providence of the eldest son nation. True Father emphasized the responsibility and mission of the eldest son nation and asked the members and leaders to do their best in fulfilling this mission.