Quito, Ecuador - “As a child I wanted to know the root of sin and evil in the world,” Dr. Sun Myung Moon said in his peace message at the inauguration of UPF in Ecuador. “I have so many secrets of heaven I want to communicate.”

“Sixty thousand people are dying of starvation each day, and nearly half are children,” he said. “But the UN is not able to solve the problem."

He referred to Biblical heroes of faith such as Abraham and Abel, If God could find even five righteous nations, he could restore the UN. In fact, I wanted to build an 'Abel-type' UN 50 years ago, but there was too much persecution at that time. We need a UN and a world filled with people who have the heart of Abel.”

The event included an invitation for couples to join in a world peace blessing toast of marriage rededication.

In a small gathering the following morning, Father Moon returned to a second main theme of the tour: the creation of the ideal family that is the model for peace: "The foundation of the country is the family. Having brothers and sisters in a family is so important. Having older and younger, like north and south. All the laws of the universe are within the family. All the laws of love are in the family, and following the laws of love is the way to peace."

"Loving and respecting grandparents is like loving and respecting God," he explained. "We learn to love God within the family, within the couple. We have different directions in the family; this means grandparents, husband and wife, children are all in different positions. Love comes from the person we love. We cannot experience love by ourselves. That is why love requires respect, loyalty, and moral obligations which we must not violate toward our parents, toward our spouse, etc."

To read the inaugural peace message, click here.
To download a report booklet of the UPF Founders' 2005 World Peace Tour, click here.