Sun Moon University CARP Students Visit Las Vegas

Sun Moon University CARP students came to the United States this month for a pilgrimage. Thirty-six students and four CARP leaders came to the West Coast on January 27, just after another group of students from Korea, the Universal Peace Academy cadets, completed their own pilgrimage in the same area.

This is the Sun Moon students’ second pilgrimage within the year, as well. In 2015 they came to the East Coast and visited holy sites and providential locations such as East Garden, Belvedere, the New Yorker Hotel, the Unification Theological Seminary, Morning Garden, Bridgeport, the Washington Times, and Danbury. This initial trip inspired them to learn more about the foundation and legacy of True Parents in America as well as FFWPU USA and CARP USA’s activities, so they decided to come to the West Coast this month.

The group arrived at the Los Angeles airport and moved along to Las Vegas. They stayed at the International Peace Education Center, where they heard a presentation by Dr. Ki Hoon Kim, Continental Chairman of FFWPU North America, about True Parents’ providence in Las Vegas. They also visited CARP Las Vegas where they met up with other college students and had a great time sharing about their activities as CARP students. They were also able to join the Shine City Project for a day and clean up a local Las Vegas park.

Their pilgrimage included visits to the Won Gu University, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Zion Cannon and Bryce Cannon. As they visited these sites, they felt connected to True Parents’ history and every evening they reflected with prayer and written testimonies. At the Las Vegas Family Church on Sunday, they had an opportunity to listen to the testimonies of Rev. Ken Doo, Las Vegas Family Church Pastor, and Mimi Morse, which included further reflection on the Las Vegas providence. The students’ journey continues this week until their departure back to Korea on February 5.