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On May 16th-22th, 2022, Dallas CARP held a 7-Day Divine Principle (DP) retreat. The retreat was held in Blanco, TX, at the Tejas Trails site. It was the culmination of the entire school year's activities. There were a total of 27 participants. For seven of them, it was the first time they heard the entire content of the DP. Presentations were given by Rev. Hideyuki Sakai, pastor for the Family Federation community of Dallas-Fort Worth.
On May 20th to the 21st, CARP New Jersey held a weekend retreat focusing on the core contents of the Divine Principle with a total of 46 participants.
The University of California (UC), Berkeley chapter of CARP Bay Area hosted their second campus impact event for the peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula focused on “Hope for Resolving Ideological Conflict” on May 5th, 2022 in Berkeley, California. In total, 33 people attended, including those joining virtually.
On April 26th, Dallas CARP held an event at the North Lake Campus of Dallas College, in Irving, TX. The event was called "Love 101: Intro to Lasting Relationships." The one hour program featured a talk from Michelle Beia, one of the officers of CARP at North Lake College. The main presenter of the program was Mr. Derrah Jackson, a guest speaker with the Medical Institute for Sexual Health (MI).
The most recently established CARP chapter in the United States goes to CARP University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus! The chapter was established on March 2nd, 2022, and is led by president Kai Moyongo, vice-president Karen Yuda, parental advisor Denise To, and the rest of the core members Riki Menning and May Komuro.
A little less than two years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown. As everything shifted online, so did we. Our discussion nights moved to Zoom and our outreach to social media. It was a challenge, but it brought many positive changes as well. The internet has no limits and we realized the potential it has.
Reaching the halfway point amidst a jam-packed spring semester, CARP Bay Area and Bay Area Family Church Young Adult Ministry (BAFC YAM) core leaders recognized a strong need within the community for spiritual revival and reconnection to a thriving relationship with God. Thus, the “Truly Alive” retreat was born!
Hello everyone! My name is Ryota Naito. I am honored to be the newest staff on the National CARP team!
I graduated cum laude from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism & Media Studies. I was a member of the CARP Las Vegas hub for five years. I served as a chapter member, vice-president, president, outreach coordinator, and media team member/director during my time.
Efforts for the establishment of CARP Harper started back in November 2017. CARP alumni Zaiya Konno returned to her home city of Chicago after some years on a faith-based leadership training program called STF Europe; she had a desire to establish a positive environment for the youth in her local community to come together.
