German Leaders’ Meeting in Bad Camberg, Germany

O ver 40 community leaders, UPF representatives from CARP and HARP also representatives and youth leaders gathered presented their projects. for a two day meeting at our newly In the evening working groups were formed on restored facility Seminarhaus Neumuehle near Bad topics like: Camberg. The main theme of the meeting was “Let  Public Relations, Internet, participation at us save the family”. large church events etc. After welcoming the participants, the national  UPF International, ILCs and ELCs leader Dieter Schmidt introduced the theme by  Youth Pastors from CARP and HARP for the showing a video clip of Dr. Gabriele Kubi, a well- communities known advocate for traditional family values  Other youth activities within and outside of associated with the Catholic Church. Germany Dieter Schmidt and Christian Hausmann, both In the late evening there were video clips from the participants of the recent European UPF conference world soccer championship and some late on the Family at the UN buildings in Geneva then celebrations on occasion of Germany winning the gave their impressions about the conference. All championship. participants realized that “saving the family” was True Mother’s most recent speech was read during one of the prime issues of our times. the early morning HDH on Sunday. After breakfast, Hildegard Piepenburg then presented a plan of Rev. Young Shik An gave a one-hour lecture on action on the same topic, which she elaborated as parallels between our time (Lord of the Second part of her studies in psychology. This plan of action Advent) and Jesus’ time. The disciples of Jesus were was well received and everybody felt the need for oftentimes unable to understand Jesus actions and putting it into practice. development surrounding the Messiah and Other topics discussed concerned the membership eventually lost faith. We must not repeat these structure of both, the Unification Church and UPF. mistakes and be deterred by our incapability to Rita Seewald gave an overview of activities within

understand and grasp every development of our windmills will be a great nuisance to the calm and time, but be faithful and loyal to True Parents. peace of the valley through noise and shadow Our brother Ruediger Graeber from Karlsruhe pollution. They will destroy much of the serene (south of Germany) gave a moving testimony of feeling of pure nature. All necessary steps are to be how he works to fulfil his tribal Messiahship taken to avoid the erection of those windmills. responsibility. Consistency and continuous The possibility of organizing outreach workshops in investment over many years are bearing fruit now. different cities was elaborated as well as possible Fritz Piepenburg then elaborated on the plan to dates considered for the next meetings. The leaders erect three giant windmills (200m in altitude) on meeting then ended with lunch. the hill next to the seminar buildings. These

Rev An speaking – Dieter Schmidt presenting a gift from the mayor of Bad Camberg

View inside the hall – Christian Hausmann, Dieter Schmidt and fritz Piepenburg greet the participants

Our music team – Rev An mingling with participants