{"id":3285,"date":"2015-05-26T00:03:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T00:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=3285"},"modified":"2015-10-06T06:03:47","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T06:03:47","slug":"international-cultural-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=3285","title":{"rendered":"International Cultural Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tenrikyo Young Men\u2019s Association Headquarters held the 28th International Cultural Seminar on the afternoon of April 26 at Moya 38, drawing 222 people. This seminar aims to heighten association members\u2019 awareness of the overseas mission, provide relevant information, and encourage directly supervised chapters to promote their activities.<\/p>\n

After the opening remarks delivered by Association Headquarters Overseas Section Head Motomichi Uemura, a video was shown to promote the 14th Human Resource Overseas Dispatch Program, for which the association is currently recruiting members. Also, a representative of the members of its 12th program\u2014who had just returned from Australia this spring\u2014gave a presentation on his experiences in the program.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Then, Rev. Nobuya Noguchi, head of Tenrikyo Mission Center in Thailand, took the podium to give a lecture entitled \u201cInspiring Young People\u2019s Enthusiasm for Overseas.\u201d He first talked about some of the experiences he had had during the nine years he had spent as a student in Thailand, where he carried out salvation activities with a resolve to administer the Sazuke to any sick person he came across. For example, he shared a story of his administering the Sazuke to a girl at a local airport\u2014he happened to see her falling down to the floor. Another story was about his college professor\u2019s father, for whom he had engaged in salvation work. Rev. Noguchi then said to the listeners, \u201cGod the Parent surely works for us in any situation as long as we implement what we are resolved to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

He next referred to salvation activities that have been carried out by the young men\u2019s group of the Mission Center in Thailand. Under the theme \u201cLet\u2019s build momentum for salvation from Thailand,\u201d group members are engaging in salvation activities across the country. He pointed out that, through those activities, more and more young people are reaching out to others including strangers so as to implement salvation work. \u201cI believe that they are making a great stride for the path in Thailand,\u201d Rev. Noguchi said.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, referring to the powerful earthquake that hit Nepal the day before the seminar, he asked the listeners to pray for people in the country, saying, \u201cThat is also a way to engage in the overseas mission.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tenrikyo Young Men\u2019s Association Headquarters held the 28th International Cultural Seminar on the afternoon of April 26 at Moya 38, drawing 222 people. This seminar aims to heighten association members\u2019 awareness of the overseas mission, provide relevant information, and encourage directly supervised chapters to promote their activities. After the opening\u2026<\/p>\n

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