Grandmother Ok – Historical Mother of Faith – Part 2
Ok Sae-hyun (whom we sometimes refer to as Grandmother Oak or Grandmother Ok) joined Father in 1946 in Pyongyang, during the first year or so of his public mission and 8 years before the founding…
Grandmother Ok – Historical Mother of Faith – Part 1
An early photograph of Father, with Grandmother Oak seated to his left. Ok Sae-hyun (whom we sometimes refer to as Grandmother Oak or Grandmother Ok) joined Father in 1946, before the Unification Church existed. Without…
From Schoolmate to Disciple – Part 3
A refugee camp and scenes of life in Busan during the Korean War By Aum Duk-moon Part 3 (final) Click to read Part 1 and Part 2 There were some people who met Father…
From Schoolmate to Disciple – Part 2
There were some people who met Father very early on in life, and whose insights are therefore precious for us to glean now, as they write from their unique perspective and add details we have…
From Schoolmate to Disciple – Part 1
Refugees flow south away from the fighting, toward Busa By Aum Duk-moon Part 1 Father and I were students in Tokyo at the same time, but Father's major was in engineering and my…
Meeting True Father in North Korea – Part 3
Mrs. Kim In-ju was one of the very earliest members of our church and movement. She met Father for the first time in 1946 in Pyongyang. She was the aunt of Kim Won-pil (whom we…
Meeting True Father in North Korea – Part 2
By Mrs. Kim In-ju In recent weeks we serialized the testimony of Mrs. Oh Yeong-choon, who was led by the Spirit to meet, first, Lee Yo-han and then our True Father in Busan in 1952.…
Meeting True Father in North Korea – Part 1
Mrs. In Ju Kim and translator, Mr. John Park By Mrs. Kim In-ju Last week we concluded the serialized testimony of Mrs. Oh Yeong-choon, who was led by the Spirit to meet, first, Lee Yo-han…
On the Suffering Path of the Lord – Part 4
A photograph of Mrs. Oh Yeong-choon provided by a church elder who knew her A Personal Testimony By Oh Yeong-choon The testimony of one of the earliest members of our church, Mrs. Oh Yeong-choon,…
On the Suffering Path of the Lord – Part 3
A Personal Testimony By Oh Yeong-choon The testimony of one of the earliest members of our church, Mrs. Oh Yeong-choon, whose life course, like that of many of her generation, was disrupted by the…