14 people from Sweden and Norway gathered in Oslo for World Day

The Great Day of this month was World Day. We were 14 people from Sweden and Norway who gathered here in Oslo for a special program of prayer, study, lecturing, witnessing and singing. The hours spent together gave us new strength and inspiration and everyone expressed one way or another the sincere wish to do everything possible in order to build Father’s Kingdom quickly.

The summer is full of light and beauty here in Norway, and it seems to be so much easier to reach people’s hearts than it is in the cold and dark winter! We are witnessing in the streets several hours each day, and many people stop and listen and a good percentage of them finds their way to the Center on the following day. We made a big effort to obey Master’s suggestion and selling and giving out as much reading material as possible, and how could it be~ different. We are reaping the first fruits of it already now! One law-student who had read the whole book and been to the Center a few times afterwards, left for Germany this week to spend some time with the Family there and to experience Principle life on a deeper and broader level. Another student has seen and accepted the Truth of the Divine Principle, and has plans to visit the German Family, though at the moment he is staying high up north, not too far from the North Pole, to fulfill some obligations he had committed himself to, before he met the Principle. We are praying that his plans will materialize soon.

We are always trying to reach more people quicker, as we can feel the urgency with which Father and the True Parents are working. We made a first trial with a One Day Seminary, and we chose another “witnessing street” in the main shopping area of the town. We have a special summer program going which will enable us to be better teachers of the Truth, and to raise our personal standard as members of the Unified Family. And we have a night prayer condition which shall help to lay a foundation for new members to come into the Family, especially for men.

We have made contacts with a church-community and a mission organization, and we will at least gain a lot of experience from this work, but we are of course hoping for more!

The confusion in the minds of the people around us is growing, and so is our anxiety to communicate the Truth to them! It is our heartfelt desire to bring joy and victory to our Heavenly Father and to our True Parents. We are sending our love to them and the whole Korean Family.

In the Name of Our True Parents,

Ingrid Schneider