Reverend Sun Myung Moon Speaks in Nigeria at Historical Peace Conference

Dr. Sun Myung Moon, revered as a peacemaker by millions worldwide, will be the keynote speaker at a meeting of African diplomats and political, religious and civil society leaders across the Continent at a conference sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) on July 17, 2011 in Abuja, the Nigerian Capital.

The program in Abuja, the eleventh city of Dr. and Mrs. Moon's 2011 World Tour, begins July 15th with an International Leadership Conference, which will consider some of the major challenges and opportunities facing Nigeria and all of Africa in the decade to come, including health, food and agriculture, good governance and the need for interreligious cooperation and unity among Africa’s many different faiths and traditions.

Organizers tell Familyfed.org that 3,000 people from throughout Africa are expected to attend Father Moon’s speech at the Abuja Conference Center, as well as large delegations from Europe, Korea, Japan, and the United States.

Dr. Hyung Jin Moon, the UPF International Chairman, will be the keynote speaker at the conference’s opening plenary session on July 16th, and Rev. In Jin Moon, President and CEO of HSA-UWC in the United States, is also expected to provide welcoming remarks.

In a separate program, the Lovin’ Life Ministries Sunday service will be held for the first time in Nigeria on the morning of July 17, 2011. More than 500 members from around the continent of Africa are eagerly looking forward to attending the service, which will feature Rev. In Jin Moon’s first sermon in Africa, and performances by the Lovin’ Life band, Sonic Cult.

Unification Church members throughout Africa are very excited about the arrival of Father and Mother Moon, whom they considered the True Parents of mankind. “Our African church members have been longing to welcome True Parents and their family to their home continent,” said George Ogurie, the national pastor of Nigeria. Members are also excited to experience Lovin’ Life Ministries live. “As Rev. In Jin Moon visits nations worldwide, she brings True Parents’ love. This is a ministry that is becoming world level and really bringing people closer to God through the extraordinary medium of music,” Rev. Joshua Cotter, Executive Vice President of HSA-UWC, tells Familyfed.org.

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Dr. Sun Myung Moon to host conference in Africa invited by Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan

Africa Today

The president of Better Future Foundation (BFF), Rev. Augustine Arkoi, leaves the country today for Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, to participate in an international leadership conference.

Organized by Universal Peace Federation (UPF), the conference would be attended by an array of international peace ambassadors from Asia, Middle East, Europe, Africa and the Americas.

The conference which would be addressed by UPF Founder, Dr. Sun Myung Moon, a global campaigner for World Peace and Unity would be held in the Nigerian political capital from July 15-18, 2011. Dr. Sun Myung Moon is invited by Nigeria current acting president, Goodluck Jonathan as a state guest.

Dr. Moon’s address would be delivered on July 17, 2011. The visit of the global peace campaigner to Nigeria to address the ILC is part of his tour of many nations in 2011, spreading massages of peace and understanding. At least three thousand delegates from around the world including high level representatives from each of Africa’s 53 states including Liberia have been invited to the conference in Abuja. Delegates are also expected to come from the African diasporas and World War II nations respectively.

Recently a delegation, led by Dr. Chang Shik Yang, Mrs. Kathy Rigney, and Dr. Hee Sun Ji attended and delivered special greetings from Dr. Moon to the inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan, who was just re-elected for a second term as president of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation. The delegation was very well received, a release issued in Monrovia yesterday by Rev. Arkoi who is also former secretary general and International Representative of UPF-Liberia said.

“Father Moon has a deep desire to see a golden age begin for Nigeria, Africa, and the world,” according to Chief Segun Olusola, Chairman of UPF-Nigeria. “We need all hands on deck for like-minded leaders of society to commit to transform his words of inspiration into inspired and responsible actions.”

“Dr. Moon is calling all Nigerians to rededicate ourselves to our nation’s founding principles and spiritual heritage,” says UPF-Nigeria Secretary General Mr. Olaleye Alao. “He is calling for a change of heart and mind that will win back the trust and confidence of the world community and lead naturally to the universal ideal of one world family under God.”

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Rev Moon who Prophesied of an Imminent World of Peace would come Ended World Tour in Las Vegas

Rev Moon Concludes Peace Tour in Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - Filled with the vision and belief that Las Vegas will soon gain a new reputation as a “city of giving,” Rev. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon told an international audience of over 3000 today that God himself had great expectations for the long-notorious gaming capital of the world. “This is a time of quiet revolution,” the UPF Founder declared, “a time when the long of sin and suffering will forever end, and a new age of God’s peace will begin.

The gala event, which was the tenth and final leg of an ambitious peace tour to 10 nations in less than a month, also featured prayers for peace from local ministers, entertainment from the Sonic Cult band from New York, and awards to 20 “Ambassadors for Peace,” men and women recognized for their outstanding contributions to local and regional charitable programs.

Rev. Dr. Stephen Thurston, President of the National Baptist Convention, called for commitment in his congratulatory remarks and invocation. “We may have come here to listen to God’s words,” he told the audience, “but we must remember to be not just hearers of the word, but doers as well.”

Strong Old Man

Moon, now 92, shows no sign of slowing down in his campaign for peace. In just the past week, he spoke to an overflow crowd of German families and community leaders at the avant-garde Tempodrom in Berlin; and to an audience of diplomats, political figures and faith leaders at the United Nations Palais de Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. In Madrid, Rome, Athens, Istanbul, Oslo and London, he called for a new commitment by leaders of all faiths to put aside doctrinal and ritual differences and work together to create what he calls “One Family under God.”

Rev Moon's Prophecies 

In 1985, Moon stirred international controversy when he published his prediction of the imminent demise of communism. At the time the Soviet Union was at the peak of its powers, yet the prophecy was indeed fulfilled less than five years later. In recent times, many prominent figures have expressed the hope that Rev. Moon’s prophecies of an imminent world of peace could prove right again, despite the many discouraging signs in the world.

During a program held at the British parliament in London, Lord Tarsem King, the first Sikh peer in Britain’s increasingly diverse upper house, added his support for this interfaith vision of peace.” Dr. Moon has a unique insight of how to influence the world for good,” King said “If this vision of humanity moving beyond all racial and religious boundaries really takes off, our nation and others may avoid many of the difficulties that we are going through now."

That vision of peace is by no means confined to the halls of diplomacy and government, or even the great cathedrals and religious centers of the world. In Las Vegas today, Dr. Moon once again spoke of his ongoing effort to reposition “Sin City” as a “Shining City.” He sees it as a more family friendly tourist destination, a city that can welcome people off all faiths and cultures who will naturally become one family as they enjoy together the world-class entertainment and the outstanding natural beauty of the entire region.

Gaming for a Good Purpose

Seeing such a rebranding as being good for business as well, Rev. Moon has expressed the hope that leaders of the gaming industry will use some of their vast resources to work with him to help Las Vegas gain a new reputation as a city of giving.

By way of example, the morning of the event, over 300 people joined a charity slot tournament at the Aria Resort, with the proceeds from the $500 minimum entry fee benefitting local charities. The Salvation Army, which has seen a marked increase in demand for its services since the recession hit the city, received a check for $50,000. The Galilee Camps, which give some of Las Vegas’s neediest children the chance of a summer camp on the shores of Lake Tahoe, received $10,000. Safe-Faith United, which provides services to battered and abused women and children, received a further $10,000.

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Judgement Day: May 21, 2011 (Harold Camping) - December 21, 2012 (Mayan Calendar) - January 13, 2013 (Rev Moon)

Coincidence or Inevitable?

This Saturday (May 21, 2011) is the Day of Judgment according to Harold Camping of Family Radio, where he believed the Rapture will happen and God will completely destroy the Earth and the universe five months later. But coincidently, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon of Korea, honoured as a prophet and peacemaker by millions worldwide, who is optimistic on the future of the planet and particularly keen on the future of Las Vegas will be speaking on the same day at 1 p.m., Saturday May 21, 2011 at the stylish Aria Hotel (the Bristlecone Ballroom) where he will speak on the topic of “Building a World of Universal Peace at a Time of Global Crisis.” The program will include prayers for peace from local ministers and other religious leaders. Music will be provided by Sonic Cult, the Sunday-Service band of Lovin’ Life Ministries in New York, headed by Rev. Moon’s daughter, Rev. In Jin Moon. 


Interestingly, Harold Camping and his devoted followers also claims a massive earthquake will mark the second coming of Jesus on May 21, 2011. Where as in the Reverend Sun Myung Moon is speaking his peace message on the same day is believed to be the second advent of Christ by many around the world. May 21, 2011 is a very special date. 

Era of Peace will Begin - January 13, 2013

Rev. Moon, 92, and Mrs. Moon will arrive in Las Vegas at the end of a world speaking tour that began in Seoul on Easter Sunday and covered eight European capitals including Spain, Italy, Norway, Greece, Turkey, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Germany. The Unification Church founder, who famously predicted in 1985 the fall of the Soviet Union and Communism, has been telling his audiences that January 13, 2013 indeed is a turning point in world history. Unlike end-time preachers who foresee the end of the world on this Saturday, or else in the year 2012 according to the Mayan Calendar, Rev. Moon foresees a coming world of peace and prosperity ushered in gradually by a religious awakening.

Throughout their lives, Rev. and Mrs. Moon have established many international organizations and institutions to promote world peace. They invested unreservedly in many fields including interreligious cooperation, projects to benefit society, intercultural activities, sports, education and the media, and have successfully led these initiatives with the aim of promoting peace and bringing salvation to humanity. The following video shows Rev Moon' tour in Korea, Europe and Las Vegas:

We are living in an historic time

Rev. Moon has warned the world already in his Peace Messages, that God does not want wars anymore. It is our selfishness and greed leading us towards a terrible global war and the nuclear destruction.

"It is a time for a great historic revolution to unite the spiritual and physical worlds and to create the ideal kingdom of heaven that God has longed for. We can no longer postpone of prolong the fulfilment of His wish." - Sun Myung Moon

Saving Las Vegas 
As he has explained in numerous speeches, he believes that Las Vegas has a bright future as a world-class tourist destination where visitors and their families can take advantage of spectacular shows and environmental wonders in the region. He is determined to change Las Vegas from Sin City into Shining City.

For weeks, scores of Unificationists have prepared Las Vegas for the weekend by distributing nearly 100,000 copies of the book, As a Peace-loving Global Citizen, Rev. Moon’s bestselling autobiography. (See vimeo video: http://vimeo.com/23157892 Blessing of Glory - Remix" performed by Mai Thurston and Demian Dunkley.) Motorists in Las Vegas have also noticed recent billboards advertising the book.

The Peace King

The book unfolds almost like a mysterious Eastern fan, with a series of vignettes that give us glimpses into different aspects of my father’s life. It traces his humble beginnings as a little boy born in the hills of North Korea and sees him become the man whom we have come to know as Rev Moon and as the peacemaker of this new millennium.

"When I recently read Obama’s biography I found it very boring. However, reading Rev. Moon’s autobiography has been a deep experience: such richness of the heart and life and so many practical details. I could not stop reading till the early hours of the morning." - Dr. Haseeb Jiryes Shehadeh, University of Helsinki, expert in Hebrew and Arabic languages

To get a free copy of the book, click here. 

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92 Years Old Rev Moon visit Spain

Building A World of Universal Peace 

at a Time of Global Crisis

Madrid, Spain - The more than 700 people who attended the opening program of Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s tour in Europe are unlikely to soon forget the compelling sight of a man giving all he had despite being well into his tenth decade of life. His vitality, his parental love expressed through his caring words, profound insights, joyful stories, sad reflections, thrilling moments, facial expressions—all this drama brought the audience to an intimate closeness. “Spain is a land of passion,” Dr. Sun Myung Moon kept repeating, “and you should use this passion for God’s will."

The program opened with musical offerings from Raul Thais Antequera, a pianist who became blind in the middle of his piano career yet turned disaster into victory by developing a very sensitive way to create music. Raul improvised a tapestry of peaceful music while people were filling the hall. Later on, he played, together with the soprano Monica Luz, an improvised theme for voice and piano bringing heaven closer to us.

Three UPF Ambassadors for Peace offered prayers for peace and blessing: Silvia Cerrada, a young Muslim woman who is very active in different interfaith forums; Abraham Haim, a Jewish historian representing the ancient Sephardic tradition; and Fr. Isidro Hernandez, a Catholic monk of the Trinitarian Order, who has been Media Director of the Spanish Federation of Catholic Orders.

 

Next, three speakers gave congratulatory remarks. Dr. Thomas Walsh, President of UPF International, greeted the audience with some words in Spanish, a gesture appreciated by the audience. Professor Jose M. Laureiro, director of a public school in Madrid, shared his experiences about peace and multicultural education. In his school 90 percent of the students are non-Spaniards, many of them are Muslim and he himself is a Jew. He commented on his impression the first time he heard Father Moon speak some years ago and the good results he has had by including peace education in the curriculum of a school with more than 30 nationalities.

The third speaker was Prof. Xabier Pikaza, one of the most prominent Catholic theologians in the Spanish language, with over 30 books written, many of them used as text books on comparative religions in Spain and Latin America. Pikaza revealed that he has been studying Father Moon and the Divine Principle together with generations of his students for the past 30 years at the Pontifical University of Salamanca. Pikaza explained how Father Moon came to liberate men and women so they can find in their relationship a divine mission, a way to develop their own divinity—a way back to Eden. Pikaza continued saying that Father Moon came to liberate God, whether we believe or not. God has to go back to the state before the fall.

Pikaza’s remarks served as a fitting introduction for Dr. Hyung Jin Moon, the UPF International Chairman, who came to the stage to give a heartfelt introduction to his parents, both from the perspective of a loving son for an exceptional father and also a faithful believer coming to terms with exceptional beliefs. It was all very moving and truly set the tone for an extraordinary speech by the UPF Founder.

Father Moon's intention in his speech went far beyond the proclamation expressed in the printed text “Building a World of Universal Peace at a Time of Global Crisis” and became a much more intimate time of sharing and reflection with what felt like one family in the hall. “I care for all of you as your true Father,” he said.

By the time the program ended at 11:30 in the night, there was a feeling that we had gone through something exceptional and that it would take some time to come to terms with all that had happened. On their way out of the hall, people were given Father Moon’s autobiography, “As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen,” in the new Spanish edition.

Five and half hours is well beyond the standard or accepted length of time for a lecture, sermon, or book presentation. But people didn’t seem to mind that much. All I heard after the event were words of gratitude and joy for having had the chance to meet an extraordinary person filled with God’s grace. 

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