Ocean Summit West Celebrates the Holy Days

Over 30 people gathered for the third Annual Ocean Summit West.

True Parents’ beloved Ocean Providence continues to this day, as ocean-loving leaders and Unificationists from around the nation and world recently gathered at the third Annual Ocean Summit West at the Peace Education Center in Las Vegas.

This weekend conference, held from February 6-8, was a chance to honor True Parents’ vision for spiritual training in Earth’s beautiful and challenging natural arenas, as well as their heart of stewardship for the environment as God’s gift to humankind.

Ocean Summit participants talking over lunch.

From the for profit businesses of Ocean Providence LLC to nonprofit organizations of FFWPU, CARP, WFWPU, and many others working together with Ocean Providence International, Inc., everyone sought to uplift and celebrate True Parents during this Holy Day season. They also took this opportunity to talk about future plans of the Ocean Providence.

During two full days of sharing, presentations and education, well-known leaders trained by True Parents in the early days of Ocean Providence discussed freely with young Unificationists, substantially dispelling boundaries of all kinds together. In addition, all shared recently caught “sushi grade” King Salmon from the Kodiak community of Alaska, which is also being flown to Korea as a gift for True Mother. 

A young Summit participant takes notes during a discussion of, “What would success look like four years from now?”

On Sunday, everyone celebrated True Heavenly Parent’s Day with Pastor Ken Doo and the Las Vegas Family Church community, and later enjoyed watching the Super Bowl on the big screen at the Peace Center.

Ocean Summit participants joined the Las Vegas Family Church in celebrating Heavenly Parent’s Day

Throughout the Ocean Summit, each person felt True Parent’s love simply through their surroundings in Las Vegas, a city that was very central to True Parents’ work in America. The amenities, staff and cooks at the Peace Center were also a great testimony to leadership through serving, which the summit participants took note of. 

Of special note was a moment of prayer, thanks, and a strong sendoff for Dr. Michael Balcomb, FFWPU USA President, who was on his way to Korea for Foundation Day and this week’s Holy Day celebrations. Ocean Summit West also unanimously expresses gratitude to Dr. Ki Hoon Kim, FFWPU North America Continental Chairman, for his unending support of these historic Ocean Summits and the organizations who are a part of the vast Ocean Providence. 

Ocean Summit participants say a prayer to close their conference.