See new testimonies below: Eight new testimonies from David Stadelhofer, Hil Llanto, Maryse Gallagher, Susana Ginze, Stan Paczynski, Sam Harley and Robert Brown
“We were there” is a site dedicated to record the experiences of the first generation on the front line and attending True Parents. This site is a repository of stories and photos and is a gift to the second generation and all future generations. We encourage all brothers and sisters to share your own special stories, testimonies, or memories with the world so these treasures won’t be lost. Please send in your written, audio, or video stories and photos. In the menu above, click on Share your story page to share your testimony or email it to testimoonies@gmail.com.
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Christmas, a peaceful happy day
by Elizabeth Kang I was in the USA from 1973 to 1982. We used to go to Belvedere on Christmas day to hear True Father speak. I remember the beautiful Christmas tree. We rested all day on Christmas Day and were told that True Parents did not wish us to fundraise on...
read moreGod wanted me in Austria
by Anthony Cooke Selling flowers outside Calvary Chapel in Las Vegas on Christmas Day. Lots of kind Christians bought flowers and me food. Christmas in the U.K. sucked. There was a deep feeling installed that it was wrong to go home or visit your spouse. I really had...
read moreI punched the captain in the face
by Mike McShane Christmas eve, in Connecticut, New Haven ,around 1983, just invited to spend Christmas with another Carp member’s family there, and my dad on the operating table in Chicago for a cancer surgery, that was a desperate day, for me , icy cold wet slush all...
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.