This weekend Mariam and Keishin will be helping as kitchen staff on the 2 day-workshop. Last week Alban and I had the chance to do the same thing. It was one of the most intense things I have ever experienced.
Non-stop back-breaking work starting from 6am and we hardly took breaks right through to 2 in the morning, where we were still preparing breakfast for the next day! And yet the kitchen staff all managed to maintain their cheerful, serving, chong-song spirit throughout, even though they were all university students already overloaded with intense schoolwork and the demanding CARP centre lifestyle.
I was amazed at how much effort was invested into making such beautiful and quality meals each time.. (The pictures show the breakfast we ate on both days).
All the workshop staff members (who are basically all CARP students) on the workshop invested with this much dedication. I was told that during the 40-day workshop they have each summer, the team leaders only sleep 3 hours every night. Often it's because of late-night sharings they have with the guests participating. These one-to-one talks often carry on until 3am. I discovered that these talks are also the turning point for most 1st generation - where they decide to move into a CARP centre and devote themselves to God and True Parents.
On our 2-day workshop (actually there were 2 concurrent workshops in the same place) there were about 30 guests (and 30 staff) and these workshops take place every weekend. And this is just in the Tokyo block. So you get some idea of how active and successful members are, investing into witnessing, aside from their studies.
It's breath-taking stuff. I'm hoping that one day I can attend the infamous 40-day workshop as well, and see for myself the ultimate transformation that takes place in people's lives.
All the best to Mariam and Keishin for this weekend! I'm sure it'll be an eye-opening and heart-stirring experience.
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