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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This gift Father gave me
By Jose Fragosa January 29, 2017 Before the Blessing, I was working for the Washington Times. I was one of the very first people to come to the Washington Times. Actually, before that I was working for the Noticius del Mundo in New York. We used to print the...
read moreMeeting the church in downtown Los Angeles
by Jose Fragosa 1/29/17 I wasn’t really interested in another church. I joined in 1974, and the first time I met the movement, there was this van in downtown LA, with speakers, speaking about the future of Christianity. At that time, in downtown LA there was lots of...
read moreAlaska!
by Robert Brown October 5, 2016 In 1976 after the Yankee Stadium rally I was a MFT captain and had my team in Utah. One morning as I was about to put the team out our Japanese team mother, Naka-san, said that I had to call Commander Yono before I put the team out for...
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.
