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Significance
True Father left Korea on January 28, 1965, and started on the path of his historic First World Tour. He visited 40 countries in all, including Japan, America, Canada, several nations in Central America and South America, 17 in Europe, six in the Middle East, and eight others in Asia.
On October 10, he returned to Korea after passing through Japan. True Father undertook the world tour because it was providentially significant to connect 40 countries for the worldwide restoration of Canaan in a way similar to the way Joshua spied for 40 days in Moses' time.
1. We have registered our movement with the government in Korea, establishing a national foundation.
Now, we must prepare a world-level offering. God's instruction to Adam to have dominion over creation must be realized in Korea under my leadership and then expanded to the rest of the world. I set the conditions for the Blessing based on the standard before the Fall. Therefore, the spirit world was set in the position of the archangel before the Fall, and the earth was set in the position of Adam before the Fall.
Through the establishment of this standard, the spirit world can cooperate with the earthly world.
The condition for angels to assist unfallen Adam was thus established. Therefore, I set out on a 40-nation world tour and returned 256 days later. Forty multiplied by 6 is 240, and 4 multiplied by 4 is 16, giving us a total of 256 days. We must restore the numbers 4 and 6. Therefore, returning from the tour on October 10 holds special significance. (015-229, 1965/10/12)
2. We must commence missionary work in 12 countries before the end of 1965. I know this is a difficult task. However, restoration cannot occur at just any time. Restoration is like seizing one spray of water in the middle of the ocean.
The time of restoration is like the time when one grain of millet was worth as much as the entire ocean. There is only one such time. There will always be people and money, and there will always be tomorrow and thousands of years from now. But the right time is rarely available.
I know that going out to do missionary work at this time in your life may wear you out. But it is impossible to accomplish restoration without challenging our limitations. Sacrifice is often necessary.
Therefore, restoration is not something that is accomplished with one's leftover time or money; one's very blood must be offered to heaven's side. Restoration can be accomplished only by using all the driving forces of our strength, even to the point of shedding our blood. (015-139, 1965/10/03)
3. The heavenly positions and center that Cain and Abel were supposed to establish through indemnity must be realized in Korea. The mission of the seven-year course is that we advance toward this goal.
We have now reached the time when we must set up the tribal and national standards and enter into a global era. This is an era in which the ideology of one nation is not restricted to only that nation but becomes global. Therefore, we must understand how great is the heavenly significance of today's Unification Church.
Up to this point, we constructed a bridge for the fallen world and built a providential base upon which we moved up. At the end of the (1960 to 1967) seven-year course, the Unification Church had to advance toward the world-level Canaan; that is, the world-level Israel. To prepare for this, I visited 40 nations and established missionary departments in 14 of them. (016-071, 1965/12/26)
4. Since 1965, members from Germany have been sent to many neighboring countries to carry out pioneer missions in those countries. The number of mission countries should be more than 14. We need to have the goal of having 40 mission countries by the end of 1967, and for this, a worldwide strategy, materials, and plans are needed.
This is why I am looking for those countries in which we can establish missions. To establish our original homeland, nation, and world, which is our ultimate destination, we must find these countries and go to them.
We must know that this is the way to assist in fulfilling God's Will. We must go without hesitation to build the historic foundation where the tradition can be passed on. We must be ready to shed sweat and blood on a worldwide level.
(015-227, 1965/10/10)
5. I anticipated many historic ups and downs during my first world tour. If there weren't any, it would mean my path was not the path of God's Will. I must be able to pave the way and bring peace, even amid a howling typhoon.
Someone who feels compelled to pave the way peacefully will be oblivious even to a typhoon. We must be the ones to pull through the furious typhoons and raging waves.
We must become people who can block and calm the 6,000 years of twisting waves that have driven humanity to this suffering world of spiritual death. This is why we go forth with strong hearts and continue even when confronted with tempests. (015-221, 1965/10/10)
6. There are many things I felt deeply in my heart as I traveled and observed the world during this First World Tour. Many people say that today's world is like this and that.
However, they are not correct about where the problem lies. What is important is heaven's objective. By standing in the position that heaven desires, we must represent Cain and become sacrifices in the position of Abel.
We become world-level sacrifices to fulfill national and global responsibilities. We stand in the position to win over Cain for the sake of the nation and then in the position to be sacrificed for the world. Only then will heaven be established.
(015-267, 1965/10/17)
7. Seeing so many crosses during my world tour reconfirmed to me that my mission was to remove them all.
Even if I have to do it through my children, I will get rid of the cross completely. Christianity is not the way of the cross but the way of revival and resurrection.
From this perspective, Jesus did not offer a sacrifice; rather, he overcame Gethsemane and Golgotha as a means of offering a condition for a future of hope. (015-126, 1965/10/03)
8. Today's Unification Church has experienced many difficulties. We are the first to overcome the crises that 30 million people in Korea will eventually face. This is the path of sacrifice.
Through sacrifices, we can save people who are dying, and we can atone for our sins. If a person becomes an offering and is the first to face difficulties and sacrifice, as he spills blood before God, he will receive grace, and the people will be restored. In doing so, a person who becomes an offering can be revived by receiving grace. Unificationists must walk such a path.
Young people must take up this mission, but so many are declining to do so. While I toured the democratic world, I could not see anything else. All I thought about was which nation God could dwell in and which nation He could love.
All people must love God, but popular trends have now created the perfect social conditions for people to completely forget about God. (015-250, 1965/10/17)
9. Although I always prayed for Korea as I traveled to 40 countries during my world tour, I also prayed a great deal for the world. When I would visit a country, people there would consider me to be just a Korean person.
So I was curious: For how many months, days, and hours would they go on thinking like this? I wondered how they felt about a person who grew up with a different historical and cultural background.
This is what concerned me most when I visited Japan. I realized that if my attitude was, “I am Korean, and you are Japanese,” then they would start to have the same attitude. If that had happened, no matter how much I urged everyone to develop a global perspective, no one would have been moved to do so.
I prayed much on this matter. Going to a different place and meeting people is not the issue. It is more fundamental than that. Whether you go to Japan, America, or anywhere else, you must break out of the mindset that your mission country is a different country. (017-041, 1966/11/06)
120 holy grounds in 40 nations
Between October 5 and October 7, 1962, True Parents selected five holy grounds throughout the Seoul area, beginning with one on the grounds of the Cheongpa-dong church. They collected soil and stones from each.
Then, in 1965, while visiting 40 nations, the True Parents established holy grounds in each nation and buried some soil and rocks from Korea at each site. This was to engraft the holy grounds from Seoul, Korea's capital city, to the rest of the world, and in this way, to distribute the foundation of victory and sincere devotion equally to each nation.
Through the establishment of the 36 Couples and 72 Couples, True Parents created the central pillar for one people, and through establishing the 120 Couples (often referred to as the 124 Couples), True Parents created the foundation of the nation of the unified world.
True Father explained that 120 holy grounds in 40 nations were necessary to enter the providential age of the one world nation. The act of creating holy grounds symbolizes the creation of all things before the Fall.
This represents the standard of the heart of Adam's victorious realm. Thus, when missionaries in the position of heavenly children were dispatched to each nation, the foundation for economic restoration was already prepared.
10. For me, the worldwide mission is to find God's authority, God's people, and God's land. Based on this, the next duty is to become a patriot and a filial son. The third duty is to sanctify the environment.
A dedication ceremony must be made with these three duties in mind. Holy grounds are created for this purpose. One based on this, we must connect with heaven.
I must find and establish the standard according to which I can stand in the place of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and God. After this, the dedication ceremony can be offered. (012-183, 1963/05/01)
11. From this point, the fortune of the Unification Church will pass beyond the nation and expand to the world. If this nation and this people do not receive this, the world's people will.
The day will surely come when all 30 million people of Korea will open their hearts and welcome us with open arms and shouts of joy. To meet such a day, holy grounds were prepared in Korea as the base of victory.
These are established by God's Principle of Creation and the laws of restoration through indemnity. (016-073, 1965/12/26)
12. The Unification Church is doing what Jesus tried to accomplish when he was on earth. Jesus was trying to establish the standard of perfection for the individual, family, tribe, and nation. In other words, we are expanding the standard of the family, tribe, and nation that God was seeking.
This is why I established holy grounds when I sent out the 124 Blessed Couples across Korea. I asked them to do their best in their missions, uniting as one in their relationships, with the holy ground as their center.
The accomplishment of your mission will become the standard on which the future history of the world will be built. It will be the beginning of a victorious era coming through us, an era connected to the world.
This is why I established five central holy grounds in Korea, including the great holy grounds in the east, west, north, and south areas of Seoul, in addition to the central holy ground at the Cheongpa-dong church.
On December 31, 1964, and on January 1, 1965, I brought soil and rocks from the five holy grounds in Seoul and prepared to take these abroad. By doing so, the coming of the age of victory could be connected to the world. What does this soil and stone represent?
Through the Fall of Adam, God lost not only Adam but the entire world to Satan. Now, I have laid the victorious foundation upon which God can recover all of that. We have entered the “era of rights” where land can be reclaimed.
The soil and stones from the holy grounds are the base where God presides. This is why the holy grounds were created. (016-074, 1965/12/26)
13. We need to love the whole land of Korea by loving the holy grounds as a condition. You must want to live on that land and shed your sweat on that land. You should know the history of the blood-stained tradition in these plans, and you should remember Father.
Being able to receive the Blessing is an incredible thing. A person who receives the Blessing has to become a person who can exert ownership on behalf of God by having a mindset that declares, “If I decide in such a way, the heaven and the earth will move accordingly.” With that condition, heaven will be able to establish the ideology of life with us at the center.
We must understand the preciousness of holy grounds and sacred things and make every effort to protect them. Families who have received the Blessing are valuable and should be treated as precious.
You should protect blessed families. You need to find land on which to live and die nobly. We must quickly create holy grounds and recover holy people.
(013-014, 1963/10/01)
14. What happens if we create an alignment between God, a person, and a holy ground? We establish the standard of Adam and Eve as they were before the Fall. Creating a holy ground means preparing and restoring people, land, and all things that were lost in the Garden of Eden. On that basis, we find people and create a point where they can relate with God.
Furthermore, what will happen once we establish a holy ground? Before Adam and Eve fell, the spirit world was solely the world of angels.
The world of angels hoped that Adam and Eve would quickly become perfected so the spirit world could enter into a realm of life to receive God's love.
The world of angels wished to cooperate with Adam and Eve for them to become God's children, establishing a base of peace to receive God's love by building a God-centered family. Since a holy ground is a purified place, like a family blessed by God, the spirit world can help at that place. (016-075, 1965/12/26)
15. In the future, the time will come when the fortune of ethnic people and global fortune will move forward at the same pace. For this reason, I am working to engraft the holy grounds in Seoul, Korea's capital, to the other holy grounds in the world, not only on a domestic level but on a global level.
On the foundation of creating the holy grounds, if I send sons and daughters whom God loves out as missionaries, we can establish a foundation upon which to attend God on the global level. If we have such a foundation, the spirit world will have no choice but to cooperate with those missionaries.
After establishing the holy grounds during the world tour, I thought that I must send missionaries to all those places as quickly as possible.
By placing the people I send out at the standard of the restored Adam and Eve, we will have restored by indemnity the standard that, until now, the spirit world has not been able to reach. Then, the horizontal battle on Earth can begin.
Since an angel caused the Fall, angels must come to earth and expel Satan. This is the principle of restoration through indemnity. By mobilizing those in the spirit world, Satan must be banished from the earth.
During the First World Tour, I chose 105 holy grounds, and now I must expand the number to 120. By doing so, we will establish heavenly territory. With the blessing of the holy grounds, the national sovereignty will be switched over to heaven's side. (016-076, 1965/12/26)
16. We must regain land only after we have found people. The reason I toured 40 nations was to create holy grounds. Once the standard of restoring the Fall was established in Korea, holy grounds could be established throughout the world. I must create 120 holy grounds in 40 countries.
The families from the 120 Couples Blessing represent 120 nations. In Korea, based on the number 70, I need to set a condition by finding 72 sites for holy grounds. There must be more holy grounds here in Korea than in America.
The establishment of a holy ground signifies God's creation of the earth before He created human beings. When members stand on this ground, it signifies the re-creation of people and the earth.
When this happens, the angels and the spirit world have no choice but to cooperate. Therefore, having 120 holy grounds is the same as having 120 countries. (016-008, 1965/12/21)
17. By blessing the 124 Couples, I created the foundation for the principled partnership that Jesus had desired, thereby opening the way to redeem all the people of the world.
Next, I stood in the position of having to redeem all things of creation. To do so, centering on the four-position foundation, I created 120 holy grounds in 40 representative nations. The 120 holy grounds in 40 nations symbolize 120 nations.
Because I was 40 years old at the time of the Holy Wedding Ceremony in 1960, these 40 nations represent 40 years. On the foundation of those 40 years, I connected these 120 nations.
Establishing 120 holy grounds in 40 nations symbolized our concrete, substantial relationship with 120 nations. It also set the condition for redeeming all things of creation.
Through this, the Unification Church was able to find everything, not only the sons and daughters God has been searching for, but also representatives of different ethnicities and nationalities that represent the world, as well as holy grounds that represent all things of creation. From this point, heavenly fortune started to work, with the Unification Church in the central role. (054-294, 1972/03/26)
18. Choi Won-bok, Choi Bong-chun, and Young Oon Kim were with me as I established 120 holy grounds throughout the world.
From the perspective of God's Will, Choi Bong-chun represented Japan, the Eve nation, and Young Oon Kim represented America, the archangel nation, and together with me, the three created a four-position foundation with Adam at the center. For this reason, the four of us went on the world tour.
During the world tour, the position of the Eve nation was taken by a man, and the position of the archangel nation was taken by a woman, switching positions. This reversal symbolically set up the internal Adam and Eve.
During the First World Tour, I visited the capital buildings and museums of each nation, and I worked to link history to the world of the present day. I brought stones and earth from Korea and planted them on each holy ground. I also collected stones and earth from each country.
Bringing the stones and earth from Korea had the same result as bringing the entire victorious foundation of having established Parents' Day, Children's Day and Day of All Things.
Planting things in those countries was like bringing fortune there, and bringing things from those countries back to Korea opened a pathway toward a beneficial realm of exchange. (052-250, 1972/01/01)
19. Why did I go on a world tour? It was because I had to share my victorious foundation with the world.
Since the mission I accomplished is the creation of the victorious standard with Korea in the central position, we must share that standard with everyone in the world.
Establishing the holy grounds created the same standard of heaven and earth that was present before the Fall. Because all things of creation existed even before human beings were created, the foundation for spiritual works to take place on earth was established.
And when we send out into the world our heavenly missionaries who have the unfallen standard of heart and who possess the realm of victory of the Abel-type Adam, we will establish the starting point of the substantial re-creation of the Word and this pure-heart standard.
Therefore, I am diligently working to quickly send missionaries out to the rest of the world. (015-150, 1965/10/07)
20. In establishing a holy ground, I selected a land where I could pray. When we were being hounded and chased out, we had no place to communicate freely with God. The fact that we now have holy grounds where we can cry out to God is historic and signifies that we have established a base for the worldwide and historic victory.
To extend this standard, I created 120 holy grounds in 40 countries during my world tour in 1965.
Even though it meant using precious finances, I established holy grounds and brought the earth and rocks back to Korea because God's providence must be done in this way.
This kind of work has never existed before in history. The reason I am doing it is to move along with the flow of heavenly and earthly fortune and to align with God's providential program.
The 120 holy grounds in 40 countries are the places where the people chosen by God can be protected. If earthly people cannot protect us, those in the spirit world will protect us when we are on the holy grounds.
Creating the holy grounds establishes bases where God can be with us and from where we can lead the fight victoriously for the movement of the redemption of the people. (016-262, 1966/06/19)
21. The most difficult place for me to find a holy ground was in Beirut, Lebanon. The Beirut beach was
guarded by the military. So at three in the morning, eluding the military patrols, I stole to the Beirut seashore and created the holy ground as the stars and moon shone in the sky. In the Middle East, I set up holy grounds in Lebanon and Syria. To
To make holy grounds there, four of us secretly went in without anyone knowing and established them. I created holy grounds up to Jerusalem in Israel. I set the boundary lines of the holy grounds at the battlegrounds where unprecedented clashes were taking place. (597-182, 2008/09/11)
22. It took me more than seven hours to choose a holy ground in Syria, so out of all the holy grounds I created, that is the one that left the greatest impression on me. At that time in Syria, a Christian ran the risk of being stoned to death for standing and praying during the day.
So, even though it would consume a lot of our time, we would have to choose the holy ground in the evening. While we were in Syria, we attended an international exhibition on Eastern Europe that was being held. At this exhibition, the Soviet Union's satellite nations placed their products on display.
I will never forget the impression I got when I entered the Soviet Union exhibit. And it was there that a Serbian man was sitting next to us who helped us find a holy ground. This experience of establishing that holy ground seems like just a few days ago. (018-232, 1967/06/11)
23. Every time I go to a place where our church is, I offer a prayer that in the future, we must restore a foundation for Abel-type existence. I have been creating holy grounds with this providential plan. Setting up a holy ground also prepares a base for environmental restoration.
Therefore, each site must have Abel-type financial support. So whenever I went to each country, I deposited money into an account for America in American dollars, Japan in yen, and Germany in marks.
Being able to deposit money into an account means that the children can inherit the privilege from their parents to join in a relationship of heart with all things of creation.
Being able to join me on this path should be a matter of historic, global pride for all of you. This becomes an important condition when building up the Abel-type altar toward material restoration. (016-079, 1965/12/26)
24. The power at the 120 holy grounds in 40 countries must never be turned off. Korea should become like the broadcasting station transmitting its signal to the rest of the world. When Korea transmits the signal, the holy grounds of the world should receive the signal and offer gratitude and greetings.
Even though the holy ground is God's guard post on earth, there have been very few to guard that post.
The prophets or members of the Unification Church must not become a flock of pitiful sheep before God.
God's heart regarding the holy grounds is extremely deep, and how sorrowful His heart is when His children do not go there.
You can apologize to assuage God's sorrowful heart about the holy grounds, but if you make a promise to fulfill the duties of filial piety and do not keep it, God cannot recover from the sorrow He comes to feel. If this happens, you can never become loyal men and virtuous women again. (017-244, 1967/01/29)
Japan
True Father and his entourage arrived in Japan at Haneda Airport on January 28, 1965, and received an enthusiastic welcome from the Japanese members. This was the first stop on his First World Tour. On the same day, a big welcoming service took place at the Japanese headquarters.
True Father handed out commemorative gifts with his name engraved on them and presented the headquarters with a Unification church flag. He also created holy grounds in Tokyo and Nagoya before departing for the United States on the morning of February 12.
25. I have returned to Japan after an absence of 20 years. Though years have passed, I still have memories of my former days.
It was a dangerous time for me back then, but I resolved to offer my life and stay forever on this path. You do not know how many times I determined to give my life. I started on this path only after having made up my mind as to exactly what kind of attitude I would offer if I encountered a miserable death.
The reason I have been carrying out all of these things in Korea until now is not because I had nothing to eat. I did not do all of this because I wanted to gain honor. I did not do all of this because I missed someone. I did these things only because I know God and understand His heart. (1965/10/08)
26. If the people of Japan do what the rest of humanity cannot do, the Japanese people will lead the world.
People who have this character, ideology, and achievement, along with a profound understanding of God's heart, are the heavenly people who will remain in God's nation. I am saying that, above all, we must restore Japan. Please love other nations more than I do.
Please love the world more than I do. Please love Heavenly Father more than I do. If I happen to collapse in front of you, you must not weep. Who will love God as I love Him? Who will love all people as I love them?
Who will love the universe as I love it? Who will take the responsibility that I have been taking? You cannot lament to God if you have not had a loving heart. These are the words I leave with you. (015-041, 1965/01/31)
27. I want to meet you and praise your hard work with my tears, but I cannot do that right now. What I want to say to those who are exhausted by the fight is, “You must go on again.” Our way is to build up a worldwide rampart. This must be built with our blood and flesh. I am saying that you need to bear the cross. I am telling you to go to the place of death.
Satan's world does not end even though God sends a brave soldier with His fighting spirit who strikes it again and again. Satan has been the enemy for 6,000 years.
I must bring Satan, the enemy of humankind, into submission with this very hand. All things of creation have officially recognized our absolute loyalty as God's children and the contributions we have made. No matter how strong Satan is, he cannot make a false charge against this official recognition.
If there is one person in Japan who will stand and fight from this position, God will choose that person even if it means giving up all of Japan. If there is even one person like that in the whole world, God will choose that person even if He has to abandon the rest of the world. (014-342, 1965/01/28)
28. When I first set foot in Japan, I prayed from my heart, “If there is anybody who welcomes me as I carry the truth of Your heart, please remember that person's heart.” The path that I am handing down to you is the path of the cross that I must follow.
I felt that my heart could not be weak as I greeted my other brethren on this path of the cross. We must go forth with tears to build God's world of hope and establish the land that God desires. There will be indemnity, and it will be a thorny path full of dangerous cliffs and ledges. There will also be times when we must rush forth like a cannonball that will strike its target with absolute precision.
However, God is wondering who will carry on with this kind of heart once I depart this world. A courageous person who can stimulate God will be a victor in his life course. We must always analyze ourselves and ask, “Am I working to fulfill God's Will? Am I standing in the center of this mission?
Is this the proper lifestyle for someone who is pursuing this goal?”
To that end, there must be nothing but the world that God hopes for. There must be nothing but a relationship with God.
There must be nothing outside of this. There must be nothing outside of God's hope and our understanding of God's heart and situation. There must be nothing but independence, harmony, and unity, with God at the center. Someone who embodies these characteristics can lead the world. (014-342, 1965/01/28)
29. We must have a stronger sense of the responsibility given to Japan. It is unforgivable if a person who represents heaven thinks it is all right just to take it easy.
Unless we experience God's hopes directly, we will never understand this. Unless the self dies, we will never know that kind of heart. Only through hardship will we finally come to know.
We must become people who live inside God's heart, saying, “Even though the whole world opposes me, I will go this way.” I have already made that determination, even if I have to fight alone. (1965/02/08)
North America
True Father departed from Japan on February 12, 1965, stopped in Honolulu, Hawaii, and arrived at San Francisco International Airport the following day. During the next 43 days until March 29, Father created 55 holy grounds while traveling through the 48 contiguous states.
Then, on March 31, Father arrived in Washington, DC, where he remained for three months, devising a detailed strategy for the establishment and expansion of the mission foundation across the regions of the United States and in 12 mission countries.
Father also spoke at length to the participants of a 21-day workshop there. Then, on June 25, he visited former US president Dwight D. Eisenhower at his home in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and spoke with him on matters of importance.
30. I thought that foreigners did not cry frequently, but after visiting America, I learned that they cry a great deal. The American members heard that I was arriving, but they were unaware of my arrival time, so they waited all day at the airport.
They were tired and anxious from waiting, and when I finally landed and made it to the arrival gate, some people were laughing, and some were crying. Although we have different cultures and historical backgrounds, once we become Unificationists, our tears and our smiles become just the same.
The American members showed their teeth when smiling and shed tears, just as Koreans do. (019-304, 1968/03/10)
31. I toured 48 American states in 43 days. I had to travel at least 700 kilometers each day by car. In San Francisco, I established two holy grounds called the Twin Peaks. One is Mother's holy ground, and the other is Father's. In total, I established 55 holy grounds in America. Today, there is no one protecting these holy grounds.
The Unification Church is not developing because no one is taking care of the holy grounds.
I held conferences in both the eastern and western parts of the country during the same week, one conference every three days. We drove across the Rocky Mountains in one week.
America has patriots, but they need to learn from me. They cannot break my record. We also surmounted many difficulties. Instead of sleeping in hotels, I slept in the car and on sandy beaches if we could find any.
Occasionally, I would awaken in the middle of the night and stick my head out of my sleeping bag. The stars would shine brightly as if to say, “Did you have a good rest?” They would also say, “Good morning!” and “Good night!” I also had many dreams during that time. (580-116, 2007/11/10)
32. As I traveled around the 48 states, I had only bread and bacon with me. For a meal, I had one piece of each. I would have one slice of bread with bacon and kimchi. Young people can eat three pieces each for a meal, and it still would not be enough. But with us, each person could get only one piece each.
I have many stories to tell. Some nights, if it was already after midnight because I rise at five in the morning, we would not get a hotel room for just a few hours of sleep. Instead, we would sleep in the car on the side of the road as if the car had broken down. All I need is a short nap on the side of the road.
Since we were four people, and it cost $80 per person for the hotel rooms, that meant we saved $320. With that much money, we could eat and live for a week! That's how we cut expenses.
And no matter how difficult it was, we had to travel 700 kilometers per day. One day, we even traveled 1,300 kilometers. This is how we were able to traverse 48 states in 43 days. (322-089, 2000/05/14)
33. When I went to America, I looked around at the American culture that had taken root based on democracy and thought, “This place is the central headquarters that will have command over the entire world. A new world culture will rise and use this place as its stepping-stone.”
I then prayed about this point. Why are we proud of the Empire State Building in New York? It might be a source of pride in this present society, but in the new world we are creating, it will not stand as a tower or even a signpost.
The world centered on the culture of a new blessed land that God is hoping to create is on a level much greater than that of the Empire State Building.
(016-165, 1966/03/13)
34. No matter how good they say life in America is, from the viewpoint of God's original heart, America is not promoting true happiness and is not becoming a symbol of honor and glory.
God feels great pain when He sees all of America entering a pit of sadness and grief. I once prayed at the Empire State Building in New York. They say it is the world's tallest building and a part of America's splendid culture.
But I thought, “Building, how many people are here in this sinful city of New York who are trying to form a connection to heaven with you at the center? They, too, will have to pay indemnity!”
No matter how much I searched, I could not find people in New York who could connect with God's original heart, form a blood relationship with True Parents, and become their true sons and daughters.
Out of all the people in New York, I could not find even a single such person, nor any such person, throughout all of America. Before there were Americans, God was America's owner. Even before there were Native Americans, God owned America. Therefore, the people God loves the most will become the owners of America. (020-128, 1968/05/01)
35. The United States today stands in the same position as the Roman Empire of 2,000 years ago.
America, which we can call 20th-century Rome, should not be proud only of its culture as the Romans were of theirs. America should not become a nation that just makes efforts to dominate other nations.
God's blessing is public. This blessing is not just for a single individual, family, nation, or even the world. God's blessing is for the entire universe.
All of you Americans here today must understand clearly how many hardships God experienced and how much He suffered so He could prepare to give this land such a gigantic blessing.
An incredible teaching must be born in this land, an incredible teaching that exists for the entire world. One world family must be established here.
(015-067, 1965/02/13)
36. I love Korea. However, my mission is greater than in Korea. It reaches out to the world. My prayers and interests surpass Korea and focus on the whole world.
Likewise, American brothers and sisters should not have an interest only in America or pray just for America. It is not just for the American people that you must bear the cross. You must not shed tears just for America.
If you are going to shed tears, you must shed them for the sake of the world. You all must shed blood and tears for the sake of the entire world.
You must stand in the position of loving America because you love the world. (015-075, 1965/02/13)
37. When I came to America in 1965, I told former President Eisenhower to set three major conditions. I asked him what he was going to do to resolve historical, religious, and ideological conflicts.
It was originally decided that my visiting time would be just five minutes, but 20 or more minutes passed before we finished. When I said I had to, he was sad to part with me and led me to the second floor, where he showed me his living quarters.
He gave me a personal keepsake, one he said he would never forget. He also spoke proudly about his experiences with Churchill and Stalin.
Our Unification Church must make America the number one landing field. When a young man from the Unification Church appears and says something to the world, humanity must agree and say, “That is true.” (016-242, 1966/06/19)
38. When I met former President Eisenhower in 1965, I discussed the issue of America's participation in the Korean War. I told him that the democratic world must stand in a position to be able to launch a military operation to counter communism.
I explained that even if the democratic world wins over the communist world, the communist world would then use Islam to continue its attack. The left wing, which is on Satan's side, has unified religion and the communist world, representing the internal and external aspects, respectively.
However, the right-wing, which is on God's side, has been unable to unite Christianity and the democratic world. God has been planning and preparing a people to send to America for 6,000 years. Since America must defend heaven, we cannot hold hands with or align ourselves with the Cain world.
America stands in a leading role throughout the democratic world. American citizens must understand that God gave America boundless blessings for 200 years.
He took things from Satan's world and gave them to America. God gave America the strength needed to surpass Satan's world and helped America gain a larger population than that of its enemies.
Because God knew that materialism would become a problem, He gave America blessings that would help the country overcome materialism. America is responsible for the strength of the right side, and regardless of what occurs, she must defend God and Christianity until the very end. (054-050, 1972/03/10)
Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East
True Father visited Panama in Central America on July 3, 1965. In South America, he visited Colombia on July 4, Chile on July 5, Argentina on July 7, and Brazil on July 8.
On July 9, Father left Brazil and arrived in Portugal on July 10 via Senegal, in West Africa. He then traveled to 17 countries in Europe until August 24. On that day, he departed from Greece for Cairo. In addition to Egypt, he visited five other Middle Eastern countries while continually encouraging the local members.
On August 31, during a pilgrimage to the Jerusalem holy ground, True Father deeply consoled Jesus for his heartbreak over having had to climb the Mount of Golgotha to go the sacrificial way of the cross.
39. I met one Japanese member in Brazil who, though unable to speak the language, carried the cross by going to Brazil at a young age to spread God's Word. My heart ached when I saw how this member had suffered so much in that wilderness.
The world of the heart cannot be blocked by borders, military force, or any ideology. That member had gone beyond being Japanese. He had more heart than a Korean. I will never forget the loyalty of those members who were standing on the airfield at sunset, bidding me farewell with tears.
If we cannot meet the laborers of Unification while shedding tears of sacrifice for the world, this mission will never extend beyond the national level.
(015-226, 1965/10/10)
40. I prayed as I traveled around Europe. I realized that crossing the Alps is not a problem. Neither is crossing the Himalayas. Fighting on the front line of a spiritual battle is more difficult than either.
Because this battle is the path of restoration, this is my strategy: If I am not aligned with the rules and principles of heaven, nothing will be resolved. We are facing a time of urgency.
The question is why communism is saying religion is its enemy. Therefore, we are all fighting under the proposition, “The enemy of religion is communism.”
(015-225, 1965/10/10)
41. I offered a prayer to God in front of the Vatican Palace in Rome. I prayed, “God, this church with over 600 million believers and over 2,000 years of history stands here. However, I am concerned about what will become of them.
As You have wanted, we will unite the many divided denominations and religious orders.” The Vatican is the headquarters and formative point of European civilization.
God and I communed together with a heart of concern over the Vatican regarding what would eventually happen to it. There is a principle that when truth and falsehood collide, falsehood will shatter. (016-237, 1966/06/19)
42. The day I visited Egypt, governed by the military under Nasser, was the anniversary of the establishment of the Egyptian military. So, I examined their military and found that they were armed with modern weapons.
I could not see Egypt's industrial development in the capital city of Cairo, so I traveled to Alexandria, which is about 135 miles (ca. 217 km) from Cairo. There, I saw the industrial development of the city and thought that no matter how much Egypt boasts, it was not making enough progress.
Looking at this, it seemed like Egypt was 10 to 20 years behind Israel. The country's original plan of using the East-West conflict to help develop Egypt was shrewd, but I returned thinking that from then on, they had better consider changing their direction. (018-229, 1967/06/11)
43. During my First World Tour, I took a close look at the Middle East by visiting Syria, Israel, Israel, and Jordan. The reason was that I wanted to know how people in the spirit world were working behind the scenes.
In addition, the government of Israel provided special land for new immigrants. Israelis have been able to return to the blessed land of Abraham, bearing an ideology of restoration, working to restore sovereignty.
When I saw this, I felt that the ideology of being the chosen people cannot be taken out of them. With this ideology, regardless of what they go through, they are resolute from beginning to end. (018-227, 1967/06/11)
44. When I visited Jerusalem, I saw a sign at the location where Jesus collapsed on his way to Mt. Golgotha. I looked at the place 12 times and thought, “This is the path of indemnity that Jesus walked.”
Then I prayed, “How heartbreaking Jesus' situation must have been 2,000 years ago, as he shouldered the new heavenly mission and entered the desert and the wilderness!
Jesus set aside the rich and prominent people of that time and searched for extremely insignificant and incredibly poor Israelites because he understood his Father's heart and desire to relieve the bitter sorrow of these people through their restoration even one day sooner.”
Anyone who visits that place must offer a prayer of deep comfort to Jesus for his heart-wrenching situation. Only then will Satan feel uneasy and God be comforted.
Satan must be brought to weep with sorrow, and God must be able to laugh with joy. Due to the Fall of Adam, God shed tears of heartbreak, and Satan and Adam also shed tears.
God and Satan must shed tears on the path of restoration. Restoration cannot be fulfilled until my tears are enough to make God and Satan weep.
(018-165, 1967/06/04)
45. I experienced many things when I visited Jerusalem. If you were to look there, half is desert. So much of it was desert that I took one look at a large camel and wondered if there was enough grass anywhere for the camel to eat its fill.
Seeing that place, I realized that Korea is the most blessed among blessed lands. The grapevines there in Israel did not even span the length of my arm. During the day, the heat of the sun completely dried up one-third of the grapes. The vines were so withered you could not tell what they were.
They looked like some other type of vine. However, even though it was very hot during the day, dewdrops fell during the night and at dawn. These dewdrops helped the plants regain their vitality.
I felt deeply that, just like the plants that grow on Israeli land, the Jewish people are a tribe that waits for the tranquil dawn when they can cry out in their prayers before God. I see something when I look deeply into Israelis' eyes.
There is something that moves me. A song that is sung after one's heart has been deeply moved induces the best tears and the most soulful prayer. That is why I felt, “Ah, this is why a new history was able to start here.” (017-021, 1966/11/06)
Asia
True Father arrived in New Delhi on September 7, 1965. In addition to India, he visited eight other Asian countries and established holy grounds in each. In New Delhi, True Father met with Sir Anthony Brooke, from the Sarawak ruling family, who was also staying there.
From the 12th, Father took time to view sites in the city of Calcutta and then visited Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and the Republic of China (Taiwan) until September 28. After Father arrived in Japan on September 29, he visited Nikko on October 1 and Hakone on the 5th and spoke about Japan's mission as the Eve nation.
On September 6, he climbed Mt. Fuji. True Father returned to Korea on October 10, having been away for 256 days.
46. The last time I toured the southern countries, the most difficult thing was the heat. It is incredibly difficult to do missionary work in intensely hot places. During my one-week stay in Calcutta, India, the temperature rose to 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit).
I realized that it must be very difficult to witness in such a place. Is there anyone among you who would go there? If you think about it, more Asian people live in the tropical regions than in the Far East.
Even in China, half of the entire population lives in the warmer region. If you look at the ratio, more people in Asia live in the south than in the north.
(018-086, 1967/05/21)
47. You must become a person who can stand in the most difficult position and take responsibility for the most difficult jobs in the Japanese Unification Church.
To accomplish our goal, we must move forward relentlessly. If we cannot accomplish this in our generation, then we must accomplish the goal, even if it is through our second and third-generation descendants.
When the worldwide storm rages, the victory of the people will be decided based on how many are ready to follow God's Will.
Unification Church members are conducting an unseen global movement, but at some point, this will be revealed and become a force to be reckoned with. That time will come. When it does, if Japan stands at the front, she will become the center of the world. (015-085, 1965/09/29)
48. The future problem is how to move the world. To achieve this, we must accomplish three things: First, our ideology must be thorough. Second, we must strengthen our organization. Third, we must work together through joint activities.
Therefore, we must confront communism with strong organizational power and energy. We cannot move forward without being systematic.
For us, there is no day and night. We must even forget about eating. I want to raise such people. The same goes for Japan. Soon, the Japanese government will have no choice but to pay attention to the Unification Church. That time will come. Japan will be saved by all of you. When that foundation is established, and when we go over that summit, then we must engage in organized activities.
(015-094, 1965/09/30)
Hak Ja Han Moon