To celebrate both WFWP’s 27th Anniversary and Mother's Day, the WFWP DC chapter organized a health seminar in line with this year’s WFWP USA theme ‘Lead with Heart: Uplift, Collaborate and Transform’ entitled "Healing Touch" on May 18, 2019 at the Washington Times. It was an intimate group of 24 people of women and men, including two children.

To begin the program, Rev. James Stewart of the Baltimore Family Church offered the invocation. After a brief introductory WFWP video, WFWP USA President Angelika Selle took the stage to share about Mother Moon’s embracing heart for others.

She started by reading a passage from ‘As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen’, Father Moon’s autobiography: “My wife has such a tremendous heart of love and care that she even gave her wedding ring to someone in need. When she sees someone in need of clothes, she buys that person clothes. When she comes across someone hungry, she buys the person a meal.” Such is the heart of my wife, he wrote. President Selle emphasized the uniqueness of WFWP, its founding spirit, which is "Living for the Sake of Others" and "Living by the Logic of Love." Translating that into reality, thousands of WFWP women over the past 27 years have practiced such a lifestyle, exemplified most eminently by Mother Moon herself. They sacrificed and reached out with the heart of a mother, loved the unlovable, served, educated, stood up for principles of goodness, and gave of themselves for the sake of a culture of peace.

Now it was time for the healing portion of the event. The first presenter, Mrs. Kyoho Jones, is a remarkable lady who decided at age 50 to change people’s lives through the healing touch of massage. A certified massage therapist, she spoke about spiritual and physical health and offered a massage demonstration to the eager audience. Next up was Miss Youhwa Mungai, an 18-year-old young lady who gave an insightful presentation on healing through colors. Everyone who attended was uplifted and empowered. We were able to get life nuggets in regards to spirit, mind and body health.

Signaling the next section of the program, Miss Ahna Stewart, a gifted soprano, gave a moving musical performance and received a standing ovation. Then, Ms. Elizabeth Aihe, WFWP DC chairwoman, gave a rose to everyone as a gesture for Mother’s Day celebration and took a group photo. This was followed by a short break, during which people had heart-to-heart conversations while enjoying healthy refreshments.

For the closing remarks, Ms. Aihe recited the "Mother of Mine" poem she wrote for her mother and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon. She thanked the presenters, participants and those who helped with the seminar. Ms. Emaculate Mungai, our emcee, announced upcoming events and encouraged those who are not members to become a member or a friend of WFWP. It was such a lovely program that many people stayed longer to chat even though the program had already ended.

Feedback from a couple of guests:

Prof. Diane M. Falk, District of Columbia
WFWP DC event was held in the beautiful Founder’s room. The diverse presentations were informative and beautiful. I was inspired by President Selle’s talk about the heart of Mother Moon, and the healing presentations and musical performance were uplifting.
We also had lovely health snacks prepared by Emiko Butler, our WFWP bookkeeper. This kind of program always gives an opportunity for people to network, which is really nice. Thank you Elizabeth Aihe and her team for organizing this program.

Ms. Rebecca Holland, Maryland
The seminar on wellness presented by Kyoho Jones and organized by WFWP DC chapter was very good with a focus on healthy backs and spine. I learned a lot from the technique used by Mrs. Jones with special emphasis on mending your spine, neck and back pain, and I felt very good after the massage.