Hoon Dok Hwe with True Parents on October 2, 2009

At 5:00 AM on October 2, 2009, a victory celebration was held in conjunction with Hoon Dok Hwe, centering on True Parents, in the Hoon Dok Hall on the 15th floor of the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. The victory celebrated was related to the event the day before, on which a banquet event was held in honor of the publication of True Father’s autobiography in English. The banquet was also held in the Sheraton.

This morning, True Parents asked Wonju McDevitt to read Owner of Peace and Owner of Lineage, which is a booklet of True Father’s speech in East Garden on July 7, 2009. After the booklet was read, True Father read short portions of the speech he had read at the banquet, and explained them.

Next, True Father asked Dr. Bo Hi Pak to report about his work as the person in charge of the World Peace Army. Dr. Pak asked Father for permission to speak in English for 10 minutes and then complete the report in Korean. With Father’s permission, Dr. Pak proceeded to speak about the World Peace Army. In order to explain the significance of the Korean War as a holy war, Dr. Pak testified about True Father’s situation at the time. To give an idea of what the World Peace Army is, Dr. Pak read the congratulatory address he gave at its founding. In the congratulatory address, Dr. Pak introduced the World Peace Army as an army that uses true love instead of guns or swords as its weapon.

True Father asked Dr. Pak to offer a prayer to conclude Hoon Dok Hwe.

Written by Tossa Cromwell