See new testimonies below: Eight new testimonies from David Stadelhofer, Hil Llanto, Maryse Gallagher, Susana Ginze, Stan Paczynski, Sam Harley and Robert Brown
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David Stadelhofer joins in Berkeley in 1960s
David Stadelhofer, who joined in Berkeley in the 1960s, talks about his first impressions of the church and the teachings. The whole church in Berkeley only had seven members at the time. He was on cloud nine at first but later...
read moreThe Lion’s Den
Sam Harley attends a Christian church group called the Lion’s Den where they grilled him about being in the Unification Church. They tried to show that Rev. Moon doesn’t believe in God and in the divinity of Jesus by taking a quote of Father out of...
read moreRobert Brown goes to India
Robert Brown tells about going to Coimatore, India in 1990 and how he witnessed to two different groups, one young college graduates and another group of young guys taking a karate class in a local...
read moreWe made an introductory video for our local “We were there” chapter in Los Angeles. Several members have shared their deep experiences in the movement.
In the video are Jose Fragosa, Caroline Cecile, Robert Brown, Hil Llanto, Susana Ginze and Sam Harley.