The following letters from our movement in Istanbul and Cebu Family Church were presented by World Mission Headquarters during the Cheon Shim Won Vigil Prayer on January 6, 2025.
From Rev. Binod Paudel (Istanbul, Turkiye)
Our beloved True Mother, warm greetings from Istanbul.
This is the season of the holidays. I hope you had a wonderful time with the True Family. We all missed you, and we hope one day we all can celebrate the day of victory together.
Dear True Mother, you recently gave guidance to Korean leaders saying to witness at least one person a month. I believe this was also True Mother’s message to me, and I am working to put these words into practice.
In our church, we had a two-week witnessing program with two very enthusiastic 2nd Generation sisters from Russia. They arrived in Turkiye at the end of November and immediately started witnessing activities. Every day they go outside and meet different people. They started to bring guests to our programs such as Japanese cultural events, Russian Cultural events, etc. They go out every day, meeting different people, and inviting them to events that we organized, such as Japanese cultural events and Russian cultural events.
As a result, they witnessed 4 guests during their stay. They attended different activities, and these new guests joined our character education seminar. One of the four guests, Hadi, a brother who moved to Turkey after the war in Lebanon, came to the character education seminar with his twin brother. Both are very active, and we will continue to educate them. They return to Russia with results. We will continue Turkiye-Russia cooperation for church growth and witnessing activities.
Also, Miki Morita and Mirei Morita, 2 Japanese second-generation sisters, have been doing missionary work for the last two years. They moved to Turkiye after the Lebanon war broke out. They do witnessing activities twice a week and they bring many guests. Their 2 spiritual children join cultural activities and character education seminars.
In addition, we were invited to attend the TRT World Forum, an international forum organized by Turkish Government Radio TV. And through this outreach, 3 new guests joined our UPF forum. Now we are preparing Christmas and New Year celebrations this Saturday and we will be inviting members, non-members, old and new guests, friends and even children’s school friends and their parents. Through this opportunity, we plan to testify to the Only Begotten Daughter and True Parents.
Dear True Mother, there is not much time left until the Cheon Won Gung entrance ceremony this year, but we will continue our witnessing work in Istanbul, and we are eagerly hoping that we can offer our humble results until the entrance ceremony. We love you, True Mother! Thank you!
From Rev. Romel Pinson (Cebu, Philippines)
Dearest True Mother,
I hope this letter finds you in good health Wang Omma. With deep gratitude and heartfelt reverence, I humbly offer the report of Cebu Church.
Our church has been blessed to be selected as a Young Family Church to contribute substantially for the success of the Entrance Ceremony of the Cheon Il Sanctum in Cheon Won Gung. Over the past three months, our church staff and Blessed family members have been working together as a team. As a result, we were able to double the number of regular members from 22 to 59 as of this week. For the young adults’ worship attendance, we were able to increase it from 14 young adults to 26 and we had 62 young adults who offered tithes the previous month.
Dear Wang Omma, in November, as we focused on the restoration of inactive members and the revitalization of the youth, I came to a deeper understanding of Heavenly Parent’s deep love and True Mother’s infinite grace to us.
Listening to my family members’ stories, sharing their struggles and hopes, was a humbling and precious experience that made me experience Heavenly Parent’s heart. Every time we pray, talk, and encourage each other, I feel the endless hope and love of our Heavenly Parents. Each smile, each burden lifted, and each prayer offered together is a testament to the love and presence of our Heavenly Parents.
As I walk the path of heaven’s will every day, I continuously learn and grow in the true meaning of inheriting True Mother’s love. Your unwavering devotion to Heavenly Parent and all of humanity is a great inspiration to us. Whenever I think of your sacrificial life as the Only Begotten Daughter and the Mother of all humanity, and your unrelenting advancement for the sake of the Will, my desire to continue walking this path grows.
True Mother, I am deeply grateful for living here in this golden time and age with you.
You paved the way for us to inherit the heart of filial piety toward Heavenly Parent. I pledge to continue this mission with sincerity, humility, and determination, knowing that in every step I take, Heavenly Parent walks with me.
True Mother, thank you. We love you.