A Clear Vision of God’s Will
Dr. Chung Sik Yong, FFWPU regional president of North America, continued his national tour to revive the faith of young Unificationists as he traveled to Dallas on March 18. Dr. Yong emphasized connecting with each community member individually as an important step on this journey.
“We need to recognize each person with a personal touch and express our hearts,” says Dr. Yong. “This kind of personal touch is very important; we need to focus on this whenever we do any kind of ministry or related activities.”
Dr. Yong began his tour on March 11 in Anchorage, Alaska, before traveling to Austin, the capital of Texas. There he met with community leaders and a number of young people.
“My first personal encounter with Dr. Yong was full of unexpected surprises,” says Ami Suzuki, a Unificationist student at the University of Texas, Austin. “Most importantly, I believe Dr. Yong provided a necessary push toward my journey of spiritual growth,” she says, after being inspired to establish a CARP chapter on her campus.
In Dallas, Dr. Yong met with Rev. John Jackson, the South regional director of FFWPU USA, as well as various Christian ministers during a joint ACLC and YCLC program. He was also introduced to CARP members there, including a new young Unificationist, Michelle, who recently joined the movement.
“I gave everyone guidance and shared a clear vision centering on God’s Will,” says Dr. Yong. “We talked one by one and I got to hear a report on local activities. This was a very touching experience for me personally ... It was a very hopeful and successful event with many young leaders.”
On March 19, Dr. Yong visited some 85 members of GPA at the Morgan family ranch in Blanco, Texas. He received a detailed report from GPA Director Roland Platt about the activities of CIG missionaries in Albania, Benin, Dominican Republic, and Zambia.
“I was really overwhelmed to see so many young people; it was heartwarming and beautiful,” says Dr. Yong. “I was moved to hear our GPA members’ reflections after coming back from overseas. They shared some tearful testimonies straight from the heart about experiencing God’s love for all people.”
“I shared with GPA more about the purpose of our witnessing,” Dr. Yong says, “which is to experience God’s heart and also understand God’s desire to save all of humanity.”
For many young Unificationists, this was the first time meeting Dr. Yong since he began his leadership role in North America in Nov. 2020. While Dr. Yong embarked on a 50-state tour in 2021 — similarly visiting all the holy grounds to revive the spirituality of America — this time his focus has been deeply connecting with all the youth. He says that encouraging each Unificationist to have three spiritual children is an important component of this revival tour.
“God really needs the next generation,” notes Rev. John Jackson, pastor of the Dallas Family Church. “God specifically spoke about this in scripture. In Proverbs, it says that where there is no vision, the people perish. God is not present without vision.”
With Dr. Yong’s heartfelt desire and vision to revive, uplift, and support all community members, especially young Unificationists, the tour enables breakthroughs for God to work in America.
Dr. Yong continues his national tour in Chicago on March 25. Stay tuned for more updates.