Dominican Republic Third World-Tour Report

Dominican Republic Third World-Tour Report Welcome at the VIP´s Room at the International Airport Ms. Shin Sook Moon and Mr. Hirotaka Otsuka were welco med by Rev. Takashi Kono Rev. and Matthias Wiesner (Japanese and German representatives). They were warmly welcomed as diplomats. One person traveled to Miami to provide security and also to ty take care of luggage, so they could go immediately upon arrival to the VIP Room. vin ga From the airport they were taken to the Intercontinental Hotel to prepare for the to tevents. They followed this schedule:

Date Venue Starting Speaker Participants VIPs Coments Time Oct. 10th Santo Domingo 19:00 Shin Sook 120 P 21 VIPs were: 10 Congressman, 6 Pastors, National 3 University professors, 3 NGO’s representatives Congress Oct. 10th Santiago 19:00 Hirotaka 70 P 17 VIPs were: 3 political leaders, 6 Pastors, 3 City Hall University professors, 3 Businessmen, 2 NGO’s representatives Oct. 11th Baní 19:00 Shin Sook 40 P 6 VIPs were: Evangelical pastor couple, Major´s Province Hall Assistant, Vice Minister of Women Affairs, High School Director, Major´s wife Oct. 11th La Romana 19:00 Hirotaka 30 P 11 6 Media of TV and Radio Stations, 5 Pastors of City Hall Churches Oct. 12th San Juan 18:00 Dra. Diana 50 P 8 7 University professors, 1 Medical Doctor, 3 City Hall Contreras, State Employees of city hall, 5 University Students, 1 University High School Director. Leader 3 days 5 Events 1 .5 3 speakers 310 persons 55 hours VIPs Average

Dominican Republic: A Caribbean Country

Oct. 10th Santo Domingo – Shin Sook Moon More than 120 persons gather to hear the great speech of Shin Sook Moon. Ten (10) Congressmen participated. Two (2) of them commented in very special and positive way about the importance of the speech and they were very inspired to see such a young lady delivering such deep content. The atmosphere was very spiritual and most of them stayed until the end. Room capacity was 100 persons, but even though 120 came, we could seat everyone. Lic. Fidelia Pere, z, a congresswoman representing all deputies, gave an enthusiastic welcoming speech.

Shin Sook Nim during the speech

Commemorative picture at the end of speech

Commemorative Picture Audience pay attention to speech

Oct. 10th Santiago – Hirotaka Otsuka Santiago is the second city of Dominican Republic, at 155 km (2 hours) from the Capital. We gathered at 18:00 in the city hall conference room to start the program, but had a blackout due to a strong lightning discharge which damaged the system. There was no generator there, plus very heavy rain over the city, so we thought nobody was able to come. But even in middle of rain, 20 people showed up. Then we decided with a very strong determination to start the conference with candles. Hirotaka also agreed to do it with candles. We prepared many candles at the auditorium. The MC was just standing at the podium to Hirotaka Nim During the Speech welcome everyone when electricity returned. A respected local religious leader gave the welcoming address to participants, followed by Rev. Kwak’s introductory message read by a local member leader. It was amazing to hear participants applauding many times during speech, a sign of the importance of the content. At the end, many VIPs came to congratule the mai n spe Hirotaka giving thespeech ake r and were very happy to take pictures together. They requested to receive such pictures later on.

Commemorative Picture

Blessing Ceremony is taking place

Oct. 11th Baní – Shin Sook Moon Baní is a city located at 65 kms from Santo Domingo, 1 hour distance. Since the beginning of the program there was a very nice atmosphere due to the beautiful decoration of the hall. Three representatives of city ma yors were present, representing the nearest cities. A local representative gave the welcoming address. She was longing to do it. After the program finished she requested a special meeting with the speaker. The speaker took the opportunity to introduce the Blessing to her and now she is very interested in it. While t h e speaker was reading, a very enthusiastic ambassador for peace, Dr. Margarita Cornielle (a former university president) was reading the speech at the same time in Spanish harmoniously wit h the speaker. Participants commented their satisfaction with the content of the speech.

Shin Sook During the Speech

Governor’s assistant and mayor’s representative listening to the speech.

Shin Sook and Lic. Nelba Arias

Oct. 11th La Romana – Hirotaka Otsuka This city is located 110 kms (1.5 hours) from Santo Domingo. There are some very enthusiastic ambassadors for peace in this city, so they were the ones who invested themselves to bring good quality people to the conference. A local TV producer gave the welcoming address to participants and main speaker. 6 media, TV and radio producers were the main VIP attending. Also 5 Evangelical pastors showed their respect and gave good credit to the speaker and message. The TV and radio producers broadcast on local TV and radio the ceremonies and main parts of the speech through their program at local TV and local radio stations. Many people could see the conference through the media. Also some of them wrote very important articles in the local newspaper.

Hirotaka giving the speech.

Hirotaka Otsuka with TV and radio producer. 2 TV and radio producers listen carefully to the speech.

Oct 12th San Juan - Dra. Diana Contreras – A Local VIP Leader We did a local leader conference in San Juan, which is the most important city at the southwest part of the country. Dra. Diana Contreras was the main speaker. She is former Vice-president of the State university and very respected university professor. She is one of the first ambassadors for peace assigned in Dominican Republic; she is al so president of the ambassador for peace committee. The event began with very enthusiastic atmosphere. Participants were very humble and receptive. All ceremonies flowed naturally. The audience mainly consisted of university profesors and university students. So it was mainly academic area present and because of that, Dra. Diana Contreras was so inspired and also she expressed big gratitude and honour to be choosen to read as member of True Family. Among the audience many participants were writing and analyzin g many aspects of the speech and they just said it was a great message that has to be deeply study and analyze b ecause it is not easy to understand. Dra. Diana Contreras During the Speech

Dra. Diana, Rev. & Mrs. Wiesner Dra. Diana & Mr. Eugenio Familia together VIPs at the end of event during flower presentation