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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We listened to Father
by Sam Harley April 26, 2016 After walking through the metal detector at security and showing your ID, you took your shoes off before entering the main room. In the WMC (World Mission Center, aka the New Yorker), you went through the terrace room. Left your shoes by...
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by Raymond Lopera March 2, 2017 OUR MISSION: Dear Brothers and Sisters. For those who still out there, and sat on the floor at Belvedere or anywhere around the world, for the same purpose, every Sunday, for almost 7 years, day after day eating peanut butter...
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Hippie joins the church
by Robert Brown August 30, 2016 A couple weeks after turning 19 years old in Oxnard, California in September, 1974, my brother, my girlfriend and I left home in my brother’s old 1956 bread-truck style camper that had a bed, stove and ice box. We left while my...
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.