Washington, DC, Aug. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Global Leaders Honor Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon
on the 10th Anniversary of His Passing
Late evangelist remembered as extraordinary pioneer of peace and unity
The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) joined with different organizations, buddies, and households to honor the 10th anniversary of the passing of Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon at a particular program held close to Seoul, Korea, on Aug. 14, 2022.
“Father Moon left a colossal legacy of peace of inestimable value in all aspects of human life,” mentioned H.E. Brigi Rafini, Executive Secretary of the Community of Sahel and Saharan States (CEN-SAD), which has 25 Member States and represents 650 million Africans. “Just like Father and Mother Moon, I invite us to enter and remain in history as peacemakers in the world.”
Rev. Moon was born in 1920 in the village of Sangsa Ri in what’s now North Korea. From his start in Japan-occupied Korea to his Sept. 3, 2012, demise at age 92, Rev. Moon lived day by day with a ardour for God, and a willpower to liberate humankind from evil, and to ascertain a really perfect world of peace.
His passing introduced sorrow to numerous followers and allies round the world, however none extra so than his spouse of 52 years. “Father, I love you. I miss you. These past 10 years have been a tremendous journey to realize the promise I made before you,” mentioned Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon. “From now on, please do not worry. We will, without fail, complete our responsibility.”
Some 86 floral tributes and messages have been despatched from world leaders for the 10th anniversary, and the floral show from North Korea was so giant that two males needed to carry it on stage.
Chairman Kim Jong-un personally requested a North Korean peace institute to ship flowers and a condolence message to the Moon household, mentioned Dr. Yun Young-ho, Director-General of UPF International, who emceed the three-hour program at HJ Global Arts Center.
The North Korean message mentioned, “Rev. Moon worked for the sake of world peace… and his achievements and legacy will be remembered for eons… We would like to wish prosperity and success to the International Family Federation and UPF.”
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (2018-2021) recounted the arrests, tortures, and imprisonments of Rev. Moon’s life, together with the North Korean Hungnam demise camp that was liberated by UN forces led by US Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Rev. Moon survived this, and lots of extra extreme hardships, “by faith and a loving God,” mentioned Mr. Pompeo.
In 1954, Rev. Moon created the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC) to name for “the unity of all Christianity and for each of us to love each other,” mentioned Mr. Pompeo. Rev. Moon additionally stood immovably in opposition to God-denying ideologies, creating the profitable Victory Over Communism program and newspapers, together with The Washington Times, established in 1982 in Washington, D.C., to face for religion, household, and freedom. “America must be moral, it must be strong, it must be free and have a free press,” Mr. Pompeo mentioned.
“Rev. Moon and his peace work impacted millions,” mentioned Cambodian Assemblyman Suos Yara, who delivered a message from Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Royal Kingdom of Cambodia.
Cambodian leaders are amongst these working with UPF, which was co-founded by Rev. and Mrs. Moon in 2005, in its quest to convey peace on the Korean Peninsula. In February, at the UPF World Summit 2022, world leaders signed the Seoul Resolution, which presents a roadmap to reconciliation. The decision requires “two states, toward one nation, one peninsula, one culture, one people,” mentioned Mr. Yara. “This is a common vision for peace through mutual prosperity, interdependence, and universal values.”The formally named “Seonghwa Ceremony 10th Anniversary of the Holy Ascension of Sun Myung Moon, the True Parent of Heaven, Earth and Humankind,” informed the story of Rev. Moon’s life, conveyed dramatically by dance, music, movies, photos, and a reside orchestra.
Highlights of the dynamic program included his 1935 Easter morning visitation from Jesus Christ who known as him to hold ahead the mission to construct the Kingdom of God; the persecutions he endured when he began preaching; and his 1960 Holy Marriage to Mrs. Moon, after which they started sharing that “blessing” with different {couples} round the world. The program reviewed his 1000’s of speeches, campaigns, rallies, conferences, and visits held in all components of the world, and his conferences with world leaders, together with Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev and North Korea Chairman Kim Il-sung. Details are present in Rev. Moon’s memoir, “As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen,” and Mrs. Moon’s memoir, “Mother of Peace: And God Shall Wipe Away All Tears from Their Eyes.”
Mrs. Moon closed the occasion by providing all of the almost 30,000 attendees silken-cloth luggage full of rice caramels, certainly one of Rev. Moon’s favourite sweets. Recalling the video clips of Rev. Moon proven in the program, she mentioned, “True Father spoke to you, didn’t he? What did he say?”
“I’m sure he didn’t say ‘be hopeless’ or ‘lead a meaningless life,’” she mentioned. “Let us move forward in hope,” follow real love, be stewards of the Creation, “and lead lives centered on God,” she mentioned.
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