[152] Words of Hak Ja Han Book 1 - Global Unity Through True Parents Part 5 : Educating the Second Generation and Training Future Leaders Chapter 2 : Educating Second Generation Leaders
2. Top Gun training for young leaders - 1
A Top Gun training program for second-generation leaders is essential in this time. All first-generation and second-generation educators must unite. We must become one and the tribes, peoples and nations must be united. We are living in and era of equality. No matter what position you may be holding now, your hearts should all be ready to unite. True Father worked hard in the United States for 34 years. This was because human civilization throughout the world was influenced by Christianity. In addition, the United States of America was founded based on the devout Christian spirit of the Puritans and the Pilgrim fathers who emphasized the worship of God. That is why Heaven supported them and built them up into a new nation. Today, the United States leads the world despite its short, 200-year history. When the Pilgrims traveled to America, their ship lacked the technology we possess today. Just traveling across the Atlantic Ocean was a dangerous undertaking. Hence, you can imagine their hearts, risking their lives in order to find religious freedom on a new continent. Even though food ran low onboard the ship, the Pilgrims kept some seeds aside thinking of the future after they landed.
Upon landing, the first thing they did was build a church where they could serve God and a school through which they could educate their descendants. It was only after they finished constructing these that they built their own houses. Heaven regarded their effort as very precious. The United States was supposed to embrace the world, but was falling into decline. Hence, True Father went on a speaking tour of all 50 states in the early days of our church. In his speeches, he said he had come as a doctor because America had fallen sick.
He said that America was on fire, as it suffered indescribable pain at losing many bright young people to drug abuse, and that he had therefore come as a firefighter. He focused his efforts on saving the United States. Why was True Father trying to save America? It was because he had come as the True Parents and had to embrace the world.
In addition, the era to welcome the Messiah had been ushered in, but not one country was aware of this. We have to meet the Parents, whom we have awaited for 6,000 years, hear their teachings and unite with them. The United States was the nation that was prepared to play an intercessory role for the people of the world. In 1975, True Father dispatched missionaries to the world from three nations including the United States and Europe, with the majority from Germany, and Japan. While dispatching missionaries, Father also chose members to be educated as leaders in the United States.
He called them "Top Guns.” They were a special group, and received rigorous training. Those first Top Guns are in their 60s or 70s now. Some are even in their 80s. Unfortunately, the foundation of second-generation members who should carry on this tradition is weak. That is why I created the Top Gun training program. (2013.10.01, Cheon Jeong Gung) |