Aim to learn how God guided Mrs Kang to Father

Aim
* To learn how God guided Mrs Kang to Father
* To understand that God has a plan for our lives and the importance of trusting Him

Materials
* The Missionary, by Sandra Lowen
* “Sun Myung Moon: the Early Years,” by Mike Breen. chapters 6-8
* Visual Aids:
– pictures of early members
– Hyun-shil Kang (young and old)
* memory cards of early members
* Children’s worksheet

Lesson Outline
1. Introduction
2. Tell the Story
3. Discussion
4. Activities – worksheet, memory game
5. Review the lesson
6. Prayer

1) Introduction
Review the pictures and names of the early members. – Won Pil Kim, Se-hyun Oak, HyoWon Eu,, Hyun-shil Kang, Yo-Han Lee.

2) Tell the story
(a summary) Mrs. Hyun Sil Kang was a very religious lady who met Father in Pusan in 1952. Every day she prayed for 3 hours, read 30 pages in the Bible and witnessed to at least 3 people. Because she had her own ideas about God it was not easy for her to accept Father’s new ideas. Finally, however, she accepted the Divine Principle and became a new member.

Key points of the story
1. The story begins on May 10th 1952 in Pusan, the day Father finished writing the Divine Principle
2. Mrs. Kang was a missionary, actively spreading the message of Jesus. She attended a strict Presbyterian seminary (a college that prepares people to be priests). that taught students to follow the Bible exactly. They didn’t buy or sell anything on Sunday and didn’t drink wine or eat rich foods. 
3. Each day she prayed for 3 hours, read 30 pages in the Bible and visited at least 3 people
4. She went to Father in order to convert him
5. She was shocked when Father told her, “God has been giving you so much love for the last seven years.” It was seven years ago that she had promised her life to God.
6. Father’s deep prayer changed her life
7. When she had doubts about Father, she felt separated from God of felt pain in her body. When she repented, the pain disappeared.
8. One day she came to tell Father she had to leave him, but he already knew this
9. A Christian friend of Mrs Kang had a dream, showing that The Messiah would be born in Korea. Father told Mrs Kang that the dream was really for her, to help her stop doubting
10.She is now blessed to St. Augustine, one of the five great saints.

3) Discussion Questions
1) What plan did God have for Mrs Kang’s life?
– to find and follow the Messiah
2) How did God guide Mrs Kang to Father?
– God answered her prayers
– Father’s deep prayer showed her that he was a very special man of faith
– When she doubted Father she felt separation from God and pain in her body
– God guided her through a Christian lady’s dream
3) What did she believe about the return of Christ?
– Jesus would come on the clouds
4) Why did Mrs Kang have many doubts?
– Father’s mud-hut was such a humble place. His poor external circumstances bothered her.
– She already had strong faith. Father’s explanations were different from her own beliefs
5) What finally convinced Mrs Kang she should follow Father?
– a Christian friend had a dream showing that Father was chosen by God and she must follow him.
6) What plan does God have for our lives
– He wants us to be good children and learn the Heavenly way. Each one of us has special talents and gifts that can help make a better world
7) What can we do to receive God’s guidance?
– trust God
– trust our parents
– listen to our conscience
– pray, study God’s words and do good deeds every day. Then we are more open in our heart to receive God’s guidance

4) Activities
* Play the memory game to review the names and faces of early members
* Complete the worksheet
Fill in the missing words, answer the questions and colour the picture
Mrs. Hyun Sil Kang was a very religious lady who met Father in Pusan in 1952. Every day she prayed for 3 hours, read 30 pages in the Bible and witnessed to at least 3 people.
Because she had her own ideas about God it was not easy for her to accept Father’s new ideas. Finally, however, she accepted the Divine Principle and became a new member.

1) What was God’s plan for Mrs Kang?
– to find and follow the Messiah
2) How did God guide her to Father?
– God answered her prayers
– Father’s deep prayer showed her that he was a very special man of faith
– When she doubted Father she felt separation from God and pain in her body
– God guided her through a Christian lady’s dream
3) What do you think is God’s plan for your life?
4) What can you do to receive God’s guidance?
– trust God
– trust our parents
– listen to our conscience
– pray, study God’s words and do good deeds every day.

5) Review the lesson
* What was God’s plan for Mrs Kang?
* How did God guide her to Father?
* What do you think is God’s plan for your life?
* What can you do to receive God’s guidance??

6) End with a prayer