Journey to Pusan

Lesson#11: Commitment

Outbreak of the Korean War

~ The Korean War ~ The Korean War broke out on June 25, broke out on June 25, 1950 . North Korea 1950 . North Korea invaded South Korea. invaded South Korea. Christianity didn’t Christianity didn’t support me, a support me, a condition was made condition was made for Satan to attack.for Satan to attack.

Liberation from Heunghnam

~ Because I fulfilled my ~ Because I fulfilled my responsibility, the responsibility, the United Nations United Nations attacked North Korea attacked North Korea and liberated me.and liberated me.

Liberation from Heunghnam

~ Forty-six B-29 bombers ~ Forty-six B-29 bombers in “V” formation attacked in “V” formation attacked Heungnam Prison, Heungnam Prison, bombing the factory for 3 bombing the factory for 3 hours. I already knew it hours. I already knew it would happen. I told the would happen. I told the inmates to come closer to inmates to come closer to me because God said that me because God said that no one would be hurt no one would be hurt within a 65 foot radius of within a 65 foot radius of me. While the bombing me. While the bombing was going on, I was was going on, I was praying and praying and communicating with the communicating with the saints in the spiritual saints in the spiritual world.world.

North Korea Invasion

~ North Korea ~ North Korea pushed all the pushed all the way down in way down in South Korea South Korea until they until they reached Pusan reached Pusan on July 25,1950.on July 25,1950.

United Nations Counterattack

~ The UN began ~ The UN began the counterattack the counterattack and went over the and went over the 3838thth parallel line parallel line on Oct 1.on Oct 1.

United Nations Counterattack

~ Prisoners who had ~ Prisoners who had 7 year-prison terms 7 year-prison terms were killed on were killed on October 12, 1950.October 12, 1950.

United Nations Counterattack

~ The United ~ The United Nations forces Nations forces attacked the attacked the Heungnam Prison Heungnam Prison camp on October camp on October 14, 1950. Because 14, 1950. Because of this, we were of this, we were able to escape at able to escape at 2:00 am. 2:00 am.

Liberation from Heungnam Prison

~ The United ~ The United Nations troops led Nations troops led by General by General McArthur saved me McArthur saved me before my before my execution. It was execution. It was God’s mercy. God’s mercy.

Liberation from Heungnam Prison

~ Because the ~ Because the United Nations United Nations saved me, this saved me, this became a condition became a condition for the democratic for the democratic world to receive world to receive God’s blessing. God’s blessing. October is the October is the liberation month in the liberation month in the Unification Church. Unification Church. You need to celebrate You need to celebrate my liberation day from my liberation day from Heungnam Prison in Heungnam Prison in your home.your home.

Liberation from Heungnam prison

~ The liberation was ~ The liberation was because of my way of because of my way of life in the prison.life in the prison.

Liberation from Heungnam Prison

~ My way of life was ~ My way of life was so outstanding that so outstanding that Satan could not Satan could not accuse me anymore. accuse me anymore. Even God and the Even God and the spiritual world spiritual world helped me.helped me.

Pyongyang

~ I walked all the way ~ I walked all the way from Heungnam to from Heungnam to Pyongyang. I let my Pyongyang. I let my members know that I members know that I had come back. Most of had come back. Most of my members didn’t my members didn’t return to me. However, return to me. However, I could still gather some I could still gather some members. members.

Pyongyang~ I stayed in Pyongyang ~ I stayed in Pyongyang for 40 days. I visited all for 40 days. I visited all the former loyal the former loyal members. I visited them members. I visited them until I was rejected until I was rejected three times. Even then, three times. Even then, I sent my loyal members I sent my loyal members to them until December to them until December 4, 1950. 4, 1950. I felt I must do my best I felt I must do my best with a sincere heart with a sincere heart until God told me to turn until God told me to turn away from them. I away from them. I fulfilled all of my fulfilled all of my responsibility.responsibility.

Father Goes to the South~ Because of the war, ~ Because of the war, everyone was leaving everyone was leaving Pyongyang. I Pyongyang. I departed Pyongyang departed Pyongyang after all the other after all the other people had left. people had left. ~ I took one member, ~ I took one member, Jung-Hwa Park, who had Jung-Hwa Park, who had an injured leg and was an injured leg and was riding a a bicycle. It was riding a a bicycle. It was hard to pull the bicycle hard to pull the bicycle with a big person on it. I with a big person on it. I was resigned to die. I was resigned to die. I wanted to have the wanted to have the biggest hardship among biggest hardship among the refugees.the refugees.

Father Goes to the South

~ We crossed the ~ We crossed the sea to go to Yon Me sea to go to Yon Me Do Island. A ship left Do Island. A ship left for Korea from for Korea from there. But only there. But only policemen’s families policemen’s families could ride on it, so could ride on it, so we had to go back we had to go back again.again.

Jung-Hwa Park

~ When I crossed the ~ When I crossed the sea, I thought that if I sea, I thought that if I couldn’t cross it, God couldn’t cross it, God couldn’t survive. couldn’t survive. Jung-Hwa Park tried Jung-Hwa Park tried to commit suicide on to commit suicide on the way to Pusan the way to Pusan because he loved me because he loved me and felt he was a and felt he was a burden to me. I burden to me. I persuaded him not to persuaded him not to do that. do that.

Prayer on the 38th Parallel

~ When I scooped ~ When I scooped up some sand at up some sand at the 38the 38thth parallel, I parallel, I determined that I determined that I would diminish the would diminish the Communist Party Communist Party and come back to and come back to North Korea. North Korea.

Prayer on the 38th Parallel

~ It feels like ~ It feels like yesterday that I yesterday that I prayed for the prayed for the liberation of North liberation of North Korea. Korea.

I cried and I cried and determined to unite determined to unite North and South North and South Korea while Korea while stepping over the stepping over the 3838thth parallel. parallel.

Arrival at Pusan

~ It was on January ~ It was on January 27, 1951 when I 27, 1951 when I came to Pusan. It came to Pusan. It should have taken should have taken only 10 days to only 10 days to walk directly from walk directly from Pyongyang to Pyongyang to Pusan. For us, it Pusan. For us, it took two months.took two months.

Quiz

When did the Korean War start?

June 25, 1950

What did Father tell the inmate prisoners when the Heungnam Prison

was bombed?

““God said that no one would be God said that no one would be hurt within a 65 foot radius of hurt within a 65 foot radius of

me.”me.”

Who was leading the United Nations troops?

General McArthur

How long did Father stay in Pyongyang? Why?

Father stayed 40 days to visit his members.

What was the content of Father’s prayer while stepping over the 38

parallel?

He prayed for the liberation of North Korea and his determination to

unite North and South Korea.

When did Father arrive at Pusan?

January 27,1951

Why did Father visit his former members three

times after being rejected by them?

Because he wanted to give them a chance to change their mind and

agree to follow him.

The end