British Family report for September 1972

September saw the continual advance of the movement here.

We now have fifteen full time teams of two persons or more, three bigger ones, two in London and one, the Samson team, in the North. As a result more people are coming to hear Principle and we are also reaching more people. We have a new Irish booklet now, and the translation of Principle into Gaelic, the local language of the west of Scotland, is underway. This means that at least 50,000 people a week are reading of our leader in a positive manner. Our CARP movement got off to a good start in Scotland with 75 members enrolling in Glasgow University. This was most encouraging, since they enrolled in the first week of CARP operating.

Doris and I attended the mini conference in Paris where we were so happy to meet Mr. [Osami] Kuboki, and other leaders.

In addition we have had the visit of Edward Haskell whom we were able to help and who kindly gave a talk to our members one night. This was very interesting.

Perhaps our most unusual first was our first poster, which I have sent in another package, a picture with John Bull, the traditional Englishman whom we have restored. For English persons this is very striking since John Bull is the jolly easy going friendly man who, once his anger is aroused, is very difficult to calm down.

Campaigning is our main industry; we’ll sell Korean Revivals, which raise money, give positive and encouraging witness to Master and they bring many enquiries about our movement. We hold workshop weekends every week. Some weeks I am visiting centres. Other times I bring maybe as many as four centres together at the farm for further teaching on Divine Principle.

Altogether we have sixty persons campaigning full time. Even little Yong Oon [Donna Collins] says she wants to go campaigning. The Family are in good shape. Some of the center leaders are really going well and bring Our Father much joy, others still have considerable personal problems to overcome and although they battle on they are not so effective.

There is not so much to report except the continual adjustments that one has to make to thwart Satan. Strengthening a center here, moving a person there etc., planning this or that. Expanding the printing, and so on.

We pray only that we shall be able to match the zeal of our Korean and Japanese brothers and sisters in following in the footsteps of Our Master, in shedding our sweat, tears and blood for God.