Contributed by Jinil Fleischman
On August 2-7, 2023, National CARP hosted its annual “CARP Momentum” leadership retreat, in the International Peace Education Center (IPEC) in Las Vegas, NV. Every year, Momentum gathers all the student leaders from CARP chapters across the nation, in order to build momentum for the new school year. The purpose of Momentum is to clarify and unify on a shared national vision for CARP, to allow networking and building bonds across chapters, and to help chapters to make their plans for the school year.
This year’s Momentum was special. We had the privilege of welcoming Rev. Demian Dunkley, the regional chair and national president of Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU), CARP’s parent organization. After serving in Asia for 2.5 years, Rev. Dunkley was recently asked by Mother Moon to lead in America. In this year’s Momentum, Rev. Dunkley hosted a “Rebirth Workshop” experience in which he shared intimate stories and personal guidance based on recent experiences that he has had with Mother Moon. His guidance and testimonies were incredibly powerful, and helped the CARP leaders understand the heart and vision of Mother Moon more deeply, providing deep inspiration for our CARP activities this school year.
We are very excited for what we can accomplish this school year, centering on Mother Moon — our True Mother — and her vision for peace!
