Witnessing to Young People – LA Style in London, UK

I n 2016 we welcomed Mrs Hiraki to London to deliver two workshops about her work and witnessing method in Los Angeles USA. Two months ago, following the workshops, we started witnessing in University campuses in London. Although we don’t have great results yet, several people who attended the workshops and who watched the workshop DVDs have asked about our progress so far. Last year when working with CARP members, we all felt limitations to develop witnessing. The young people discovered that they need to work with 1st generation in order to be successful. Second generation have limitations to witness to new people because they lack experience and education in this area and need mentoring from older, more parental 1st generation members who understand the spiritual and To my surprise, it was easy to witness full-time job. All these things create a emotional content of witnessing. Mrs and bring people. I felt we could inherit great deal of pressure for him but he is Hiraki’s successful method of Mrs Hiraki’s victorious foundation. determined to come witnessing every witnessing involves parent and child When I started, we found new guests week for at least three hours. One 2nd witnessing together. every day and at least one person would gen. went to Africa twice this year and We go to Greenwich University on the read the DP Introduction together with gave DP lectures to African CARP same day at the same time every week us. Now we have 3 or 4 regular guests. members and helped with the during term time. This regular We invite them to the University café International ILC in Zambia. He could commitment is so important for where we sit at tables with our books recognize True Parents’ providence and spiritual reasons, so we go every and we read and discuss together. We that it is meaningful to witness and Monday for three hours in the are working as a team so we all take introduce Divine Principle and True afternoon. In the beginning, I went by care of one another’s guests and the Parents to young people. He is myself but now there a four-regular guests get to know each of us. witnessing with us most weeks. Also, people witnessing together - three 1st One sister has been witnessing there are members joining us from generation members and one second continuously for several years but with abroad to experience our method of generation. At first I thought it would very little result. She only ever had one witnessing. We gain some extra help be difficult to start this witnessing guest who received Principle lectures. and they gain experience to take home project in the UK because Mrs Hiraki Now she has a lot of hope because she with them. One sister regularly comes and other sisters made a lot of has regular guests. One brother whose from France because she has a guest conditions in LA in order to be wife died last year has a small daughter and wants to meet her. successful. and personal health problems. He has a Our goal is to establish CARP at the University and educate the guests to become future leaders. We know that any witnessing is valuable because it is a frontline activity. This is the best way to educate ourselves and the best way to grow spiritually. Through the rebirth of our guests and seeing them change we can understand the power of the Principle and our trust in God and True Parents. We can meet God and True Parents. Please contact me if you would like to join us or would like a copy of the workshop DVDs (Japanese or English).