National Director's Conference: Formation of 7 International Mobile Units
1974-01-31 · Source: tparents.org
“ a these things to my people, but I did them myself. can be shaken by you. Today, we have reached I believe in you.”
So if you race with me, you know that I am going to this level in Japan; our presence is definitely felt win over you. This is how, under the most adverse on the national level. We achieved this result / wish I could be younger, young again just like through persistent, sacrificial service to the society conditions, our movement spread in Korea. you are. I wish I could carry on the demonstration Then after six or seven years of that kind of symbolically expressed by the three members just like you do. My time for that kind of wonderful, assigned to serve Prime Minister Kishi. Beginning training, our people are so confident. First, they most wonderful activity is gone, and I with these three members we gained the envy you tasted the suffering from the very bottom. So reputation of being the most beautiful and most very much. whenever our young people have the opportunity The 1 973 21 -city Day of Hope tour is over. The to talk to thousands of people assembled like this patriotic young people in Japan. Even in Japan, as year 1973 was truly one of the busiest years of group, they really pour out their experiences, their in Korea, I trained our members by moving them my lite. I pledged to God I would make the year of all the time north to south and east to west. love, their indignation, and true patriotism and love 1 974 an even busier year than 1973. Then I must of God. the whole congregation is just brought to Why am I speaking to you like this today? It is push you forward. I wish that I had ten fingers, tears. because of my purpose here in America. America each finger working like one arm, and that I had So today, nobody can lead a crowd, or a group is a huge country. Here in America, many youths several brains and dozens of eyes… You are so better than we can. So any rally, national rally, and are not disciplined. The young people of America clever and smart and brilliant you know what I local occasion, all the local leaders and are disillusioned; and they do not appreciate their mean. So when I see you like this, your bright government officials invite our leaders to come many blessings; and they are quite irresponsible. In faces, I must tell you, it is just beautiful. It is really there to speak to the group. And our leaders in order to awaken America s youth, we need beautiful, really fresh. You gave me so much many cases are not more than 20, 21, 22, 25. Even something more than American youths. More than inspiration really, you are the power, source of though they are so young, their experience is so American youths, we need the world citizens. All power for me. rich that they know that under any circumstances the world, therefore, all the trained young people After this general meeting, we are going to have the y will always come out the winner. must come together here in America. All the young a leadership meeting immediately following. Now I So I am a believer in training; disciplined training people from Germany, France, Japan, Italy, and would like to give today’s message to all of you, is truly the invincible weapon. Do you agree with from many other countries must come to America then we have to do something; we have to me? (YES!) And Japan is another example and a not for their own benefit, but for the benefit and the organize something here. So today’s message is good example. In 19651 began training the profit of America. These nations used to be the
titled, “Let’s follow heaven, follow Father in Japanese Family on the ground level. And in enemies of America. God.”
heaven, Japan at that time, the threat of Communism was And this is my standard and criterion: when they In Korea it is impossible for our members to so severe, so I began to stand against the ungodly came to America, I asked them, “You work here in raise funds on the street. So in Korea, we went the ideology. What is the most formidable power and America more than you work for your own country opposite way we did not spend money. We did the most threatening power and the most back home. You must achieve a better record than “
not eat: we did not sleep. We fasted. Sometimes threatening power in this world? Communism. So the one you already set in your own country. My when I set the goal, and our members did not have our enemy is Communism. We fight with the purpose is to bring ten nationalities, different
any resources to travel with and no food to eat, biggest and strongest enemy. Second, what is the members from ten different nations around the
they fasted even for one week, ten days, and still largest and most mighty power in this world? world. American young people are the hosts and got to that goal. Thus, while I was doing this, I truly America. So we come to America for the major hostesses here. When you see all the young disciplined and set the tradition of our movement battle. people come from across the sea to this land and in Korea, so that they were completely liberated And at that time in 1965 when I went to Japan, work so hard, your pride is hurt and conscience is from the fear of how to live, what to eat, and how still I set the goal America as the future and the bothered. I am sure that soon the American to sleep. They completely separated from worrying ultimate goal. And in order to do things right in movement will grow to such a degree that you will about these things, because they knew that God America, I tested everything out in Japan. The say, “Well, we can take care of this land. We thank would provide the means; if nothing was provided future goal was the youth of America. It’s almost you very much for your help, but we think we can in the present they knew they could still sustain yesterday that I told to the young Japanese take care of ourselves; and we can even go and and endure. In other words, when the goal was set, members, “Before seven years have passed, your help I believe in you. by all means, at any cost, they achieved the goal. presence, your strength, your conviction and your These three years, which we are completing now That was the tradition. I am not only preaching spirit will be felt on the national level. This nation -1972, 1973, 1974 are the most critical time to
Our Master, in His address to the National Family gathered in the Convention Center of the Sheraton-Lanham Motor Hotel, expresses His faith in the Family and His deep gratitude tor our hard work during the last three campaigns in the Nation’s Capital.
solidify the American movement, so that the I never want to take my own comfort. I am always American movement establishes a tradition. I want at the mission. In other words, every moment, to make a tradition something like a volcano -
whether I am doing physical work or sitting in the something burning inside. One day it will really living room, I am in a tug of war with America boom explode. I know that during these three If you tail the first time and then you fail the years the American members are working really second time also and then even the third, fourth, hard. I know American members hurt and are fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth time, as long as you working desperately. Do you know what I am going have the conviction that you are going to do it, you to do? I am not going to see how good you are for always come out the winner. This determination these three years. This is America’s suffering comes through training. Everyday, you march; period. In the end you will know this is for the love however little, you march forward; you must never of America. The crucial two years have passed know how to retreat. 1972 and 1973. I think the time is slowly and Actually what we need is not really numbers. gradually coming when the American members will What we really need is qualified members --
those take charge in the forefront of our movement and with untiring faith who are absolutely dedicated. bring the entire movement into good shape. So you must be capable of doing anything, ready However, you didn’t show me proof that you could to go anywhere for this purpose. You can be do it. Why are you so quiet? Don’t you want to assigned tor any mission and you should be willing show your proof and your zeal? (YES!) Since I and capable of succeeding in it. Can you do it? urged you to say, “Yes”, I have to discount 30 (YES!) Is it true? (YES!) So I love you. Really you percent. have been showing power. I love young people. The time has come. America must move into the I am sure in the last two years, whether I like it forefront. The speaking tours of 1972 and 1973 are or not, America has come to know who Reverend completed. Particularly the 1973 Dayot Hope tour Moon is. In another way, I am sure, Reverend Sun is over; the major tour is over. One more crucial Myung Moon will become a household name. left that is 1974. Would you year is make a Right? (YES!) We are going to organize; our resolve to set your determination that this is the movement is going to be mobile, on the wheels all year for America to take charge?(YES!) I can see the time east and west and north and south. So “
only one-third doing, “Yes. mobility is going to be our key. And mobility I want each one of you to know how important comes from the chain of command, the obedience, you are for the movement. Each one of you is the the loyalty to the movement. This is really where life of the movement. Sometimes your work looks mobility comes from really wheels are not the very trivial placing the posters, offering the mobility; your mind is the mobility. speech tickets, raising funds, or doing some good Finally, let us believe in God. This is my title deed for the people in your local area. All these today. In other words, what I am saying is that you jobs look very trivial. However, these actions are must really have faith in almighty God. If you are the life of our movement. When they gather always equating your faith with the mighty things ot together in the Nation’s Capital, Washington, D.C, the universe, nothing is impossible. When I see your they have an explosive power. So you have come faces, your eyes sparkling, shining, it makes me so from all different parts of America. I think it is a won happy. I iust have to trust you now. This is part one derful thing that I see you all here and that I can ap of the program. Now part two is action. All the mem preciate what you are doing there in the local field. bers who have come from abroad, move beyond You know I just signed an alien registration card. these two pillars to the other side. And American This is not my homeland legally; this is a foreign members, come this way. We will organize the new country to me. While I was staying in Korea, I could international teams now.
relax in a way, for a few moments. But in America, Sun Myung Moon since I am a guest here, since I want to do more for National Director’s Conference this country, never for a moment or even for a Washington, D.C. split-second is my mind idle. I never want to relax; January 31, 1974
The seven IOWC Mobile Unit Commanders receive congratulations from the National Family gathered at the Sheraton-Lanham Hotel outside Washington, D.C, January 31, 1974. Our Master has just appointed them to lead mobile evangelical units for the 32-city Day of Hope tour. Our Master planned to form 3 more teams in April after the completion of the tour. Each of the ten teams is to cover a 5-state region in the U.S.
The seven commanders are pictured below from left to right: Dr. Joseph Sheftick, Mr. Teddy Verheyen, Mr. Martin Porter, Mr. Ken Sudo, Mr. Perry Cordill, Mr. Reiner Vincenz, and Mr. Paul Werner. Our Master and Col. Pak are on the far right.
IOWC 1 Commander: Mr. Paul Werner
GERMANY Mull, Peter FRANCE Ahrend, Uwe Neumann, Hannelore Poissonnier, Monique Bessell, Ulrike Osberg, Martin Walter, Charles Bresch, Gundrun Popp, Konrad Burtzlaff, Hildegard Runge, Wolfgang SOUTH AFRICA Burtzlaff, Marianne Saerberg, Beate Goodall, Sallyann Dabeck, Christa Saloga, Hans-Werner Dick, Liane Schmitz, Roswitha NEW ZEALAND Ehberger, Marie Schnapp, Robert Bracefield, Grant Ettmayr, Rupert Sindhoff, Helga Feige, Franz Solasse, Angelika UNITED STATES Fischer, Guenther Sommerer, Karin Lewis, Martha Frisch, Udo Stephan, Martin Slattery, Mary Frisch, Werner Streibel, Heidi Geissdoerfer, Fritzi Ullrich, Gundrun Guenther, Klaus Voelkel, Volker Guttenberger, Ferdinand Voelker, Simon Haase, Maja Wackier, Hermann Hartmann, Helga Walther, Angelika Herwegh, Heiner Weier, Marielen Huberth, Liane Weinmann, Alois Heuhnergarth, Adelheid Wetekam, Marie-Luise Huettenmeister, Walburga Zurawski, Franz Jonas, Birgit Kienberger, Johann AUSTRIA Kellner, Christine Goldfuss, Herta Kitzing, Conny Haider, Valentina Kleiner, Fritz Halmdienst, Franz Kofler, Elke Hoeglinger, Frederike Kuhnt, Gabriele Stimpfl, Traudl Landgrebe, Baerbel Lennartz, Monika FINLAND Lunz, Wolfgang Hynynan, Seija Lutz, Thomas Missing, Axel Mueller, Heidemarie
IOWC 2 Commander: Dr. Joseph Sheftick JAPAN AUSTRIA UNITED STATES Armstrong, Robert Dosho, Toshio Baumann, Maria Cook, William Hashiya, Harue Carda, Alfons Gailey, William Ito, Kazuyashi Derflinger, Josef Gentry, Jonitta Kagawa, Takashi Huber, Werner Gertz, William Kaneda, Akemi Jaeger, Reinhard Hedrick, David Katahira, Toshiko Leonhardtsberger, Karl Kobayashi, Hisae Monihart, Annemarie Hixson, Greg Holahan, Dennis Kono, Teiko Patzl, Walter Hughes, Rachel Nisiki, Chiyo Ramsauer, Ingrid McLeggon, Roy Onishi, Hiromi Schrattenecker, Josef Sakaguchi, Mitsuko Stiermayr, Rosemarie McCourt, Marianna McGuire, Kathleen Shiotsuka, Masako Morrison, Elizabeth Suzuki, Etzuko FRANCE Takahashi, Kensaku Blandin, Christian Najar, Susan Nelson, Sharyl Tanaka, Miyoko Cappy, Elizabeth Odone, Russel Tani, Tyoko Fontaine, Paul Oliver, Mary Umeda, Yukinari Genosy, Anne Marie Watanabe, Kuniko Gossement, Roger Ott, Paul Watanabe, Tomiko Gressett, Dan Rogers, Virginia Scrivener, David Yoda, Takiko Guilhan, Michael Guillemin, Gabriel Sharpe, Linda Lancon, Monique Wheeler, Larry A. Noel, Flore Penhard, Madeleine Perrottet, Claude Sexton, Charlene Thiebaut, Yves
IOWC 3 Commander: Mr. Perry Cordill
AUSTRIA GERMANY JAPAN UNITED STATES Bachmann, Traudl Ebi, Klara Ara, Shuichi Felsenthal, Susan Pichelbauer, Ernestine Hoffmann, Paul Horihata, Noburu Foster, Leslie Streit, Hans Mattern, Leo Ichijo, Yoshihiro Herring, Robert Weidinger, Tony Obermayer, Berti Kajita, Zenji Kelley, Claire Schick, Klaus Konishi, Mayoshi Kinney, Joe BRITISH HONDURAS Schmidt, Karin Kusakan, Toyoko McFalden, Ann Ochoa, Gladys Stangl, Gunter Matsuya, Isamu Rush, Reggie Stocklein, Fritz Mikawa, Takashi Ward, Tom DENMARK Waldner, Wolfgang Misono, Akio Welsh, Patrick Jensen, Jette Weiss, Fritz Nishio, Hiroyoshi Nomura, Mamoru ENGLAND HOLLAND Nomura, Yoshiko Butler, Stuart Buysse, Sjaak Okano, Hitoshi Connell, Jill Van Hofslot, Reinier Ota, Shigeru Mahoney, Ian Van der Stock, Gieta Ozaki, Yoshijiro Setton, Kim Sasao, Miyohiro Williamson, Fiona ISRAEL Shiiya, Teruyo Shilgi, Tirza Shinmura, Kazumi FRANCE Shirase, Mayumi Bellay, Bernadette ITALY Tanigawa, Reiko Dusautoir, Charles Osso, Tommaso Takagi, Yutaka Coste, Christiane Santelli, Francesco Ueda, Kaomi Jarnot, Annie Usui, Michiko Schneider, Elisabeth SCOTLAND Yamamoto, Kiyoko Volay, Renee Bateson, Elizabeth Yasuda, Takayuki Kay, Rosemary Yokoyama, Toshio
IOWC 4 Commander: Mr. Ken Sudo
JAPAN FRANCE UNITED STATES
Asai, Keiko Ader, Lionel Andrew, David Fujita, Michiyo Badoz, Blandine Bergman, Cindy Hamada, Sanae Baut, Marie-Jose Dincecco, Paula Hirose, Teruko Charmetant, Andre Dixon, Kent Izukawa, Tetsuaki Dorel, Dominique Gray, Paula Kakehashi, Nobuharu Leger, Yvon Griffin, Annette Kochi, Kotoku Nyugan, Jasmine Haines, Bill Koike, Yasushi Penhard, Marie-Helene Jones, Dian Koshika, Kuniko Perrin, Evelyne Kasbow, Ralph Koya, Fumiaki Poissonnier, Beatrice Neiland, Nancy Kubocochi, Tsuneo Trachez, Myriam Sattinger, Robert Kudo, Yumiko Yvon, Christine Westerlage, Sheri Komura, Noboko Kunisada, Tomoe GERMANY Kuwahara, Keiko Busse, Andreas Masuyama, Shoji Caze, Ann Nagasaka, Takao Dedl, Marie Nikkuni, Yoko Doll, Hildegard Ogawa, Kimiko Ederer, Anne-Marie Owaki, Eiko Hutzfeld, Hans-Juergen Ozeki, Fumiko Jonas, Cristal Sakai, Yasushi Konrad, Franz-Michael Sasaki, Chizuko Kopp, Gerhard Suto, Michio Krueger, Hubert Takae, Toshiko Lindner, Klaus Take, Harum Manke, Anne-Marie Takemura, Kizashi Tuente, Ulrich Tate, Yukichi Voswinkel, Harald Watanabe, Sueo Weidner, Rosemarie Yasuda, Katasumi Weiss, Sonja
IOWC 5 Commander: Mr. Martin Porter ITALY FRANCE UNITED STATES Annunziata, Paola Belot, Dominique Cane, Patricia Ciacciarelli, Antonio Berlioz, Roger De Gaspari, Giancarlo Carman, Blaine Caron, Robert Cohen, Celeste Federici, Maurizio Domine, Odile Dante, Jacob Marano, Ezio Gabriel, Jean Pierre Gildner, Deborah Manarini, Gino Gallet, Philippe Gowey, John Manarini, Mario Gestin, Renee Heyliger, Robert Peroni, Roberto Guignard, Didier Kiely, Michael Piccirillo, Generoso Heurtin, Martine Jones, Rodney Sorace, Mario Jamois, Jossette Lisman, Michael Leduc, Claudie Murphy, Richard JAPAN Martin, Daniel Pierron, Peter Arai, Machiko Nguyen, Maicuc Riggs, Virginia Asai, Akiko Pesle, Pascal Schmitt, Robert Demachi, Keiko Poieier, Marie Annette Weiman, Janny Frkasaka, Kazue Rodallec, Burno Kadobayashi, Atsuko Segunette, Anne Marie Kagawa, Kyoko Soaivan, Philip Kitanaka, Haruko Soda, Rosanda Koshin, Susumu Subrenat, Jean Pierre Maruyama, Mamiko Tardy, Pierre Morikawa, Takahumi Tavallo, Alain Nikkuni, Masanari Onoe, Osamu Okuya, Isamu Suto, Kikuno Takeichi, Fusao Takeichi, Hiroe Tsukamoto, Kimiko Yamato, Miyoko Yayoshi, Setsuko
IOWC 6 Commander: Mr. Teddy Verheyen FRANCE GERMANY ENGLAND UNITED STATES Abel, Chris Catois, Emmanuel Boehlke, Ingrid Wells, Mark Bonhagen, Tommy Chauvel, Odile Dulme, Regina JAPAN Bradshaw, Steve Delahaye, Bernard Ebi, Anton Duggan, Denny Demoniere, Gustave Evers, Irene Araki, Nadao Haley, Joan Goupil, Marcelle Hannappel, Cornelia Hashimoto, Hisayo Latos, Frank Hoffmann, Annouchka Heuer, Hans Jurgen Kanamori, Tomiko Meyer, Joan Lebreton, Therese Kogel, Ludwina Kita, Mieko Meyer, John Poucineau, Patrice Kohler, Pia Kobayashi, Machiko Miller, Karen Rengnez, Albert Nironem, Mortty Ohkawa, Seichi Payer, Holly Vienne, Brigitte Packheuser, Brunhilde Otaki, Hiroko Poland, Robert Virenque, Rene Rembe, Jutta Sasabe, Kimiko Schuster, Rosi Sudo, Yoshiko Rose, Denny Schutz, Ulrike Takanashi, Yasuko Schute, Jill Streibel, Ursula Watanabe, Misae Scott, Linda Summer, Renate Yamas.iita, Yoko Scott, Tina Tschaudi, Jutta Yamazaki, Midori Sears, George Van Dershau, Margaret Yoshimura, Yumiko Williamson, Cathy Weiss, Sylvia Yoza, Seishini Wright, Toni
HOLLAND Canton, Hettie De Goey, Jan Huisman, Vera Koomen, Nellie Kragt, Henniek Van der Stok, Frank Van Kampen, Peter
IOWC 7 Commander: Mr. Reiner Vincenz AUSTRALIA FRANCE GUADELOUPE ITALY Ebsworth, Morris Ansoult, Francoise Coman, Hugues Bajetto, Antonella Beauvais, Michel Bressan, Christina AUSTRIA Bernier, Jean-Noel HOLLAND Cerioli, Loredana Allgauer, Marlies Blanchard, Correy Bokert, Barbara Cultrera, Saverio Hasenauer, Anita Bourreau, Jean-Marie Bungalenbun, Editha Gasperoni, Giorgio Huber, Hubert Deroff, Catherine Dijk, Hendrick (Henk) Kalb, Verena Dubois, Jacques Feddema, Piet SWITZERLAND Kircher, Sieglinde Germain, Marie-France Hermans, Alice Perrotet, Luc Klein, Margarathe Gravrand, Michel Jong, Piet de Kolleristch, Margarathe Guiller, Odille Praag Sigaar, Silvio van UNITED STATES Lechner, Gottfried Hougron, Janine Reijns, Rene Larkin, Genie Magoschitz, Hermann Huard, Patrice Tonneijck, Maarten Selle, Bob Rechberger, Hans Lerolle, Aleth Wolde, Dirk ten Rosenbichler, Franz Lewin, Alain Yestra, Marten Samowitsch, Fielizitas Marais, Nicole Sand, Margarthe Marze, Bruno IRELAND Sommeregger, Diethmar Masson, Jean-Hugues Gaylord, Jeremy Wachna, Erwin Mitjaville, Bernard Moloney, Martin Waldman, Alfred Plane, Bernard O’Dowd, Philip Windisch, Heidi Prevost, Gilles Wurrer, Lorenz Servonnat, Evelyne Suaris, Alain ENGLAND Tertrais, Monique Dunn, Richard Vananderwelt, Jean-Henri Eden, Rachel Symonds, Steve