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It has been a significant day in particular for the Heavenly Africa Zambia Church to have the inauguration ceremony. They were grateful to our beloved Heavenly Parent and our victorious True Parents for allowing them to attend this special ceremony. 
On January 19 to 20, more than 580 brothers and sisters attended the inauguration ceremony. The participants gathered around the holy ground and began the ceremony with the song “Grace of the Holy Garden” which they sang three times, and at the last paragraph of the song it started raining. They then continued with an opening prayer given by Rev. David Isaac Phiri (the national leader of Zambia). After the opening prayer, Rev. David Isaac introduced Rev. Jin-hwa Chung (President of Heavenly Africa Branch Training Center) to the audience present. During his introductory remarks, Rev. David mentioned the importance of the Heavenly Africa Branch Training Center in Africa, particularly in Zambia.
After the introductory remarks, Rev. Phiri welcomed President Chung with a great round of applause. The audience was so excited. At the moment of President Chung giving a message, the rain became intense. Even though it was intense he didn’t stop talking. He explained the meaning of the ceremony by reading True Parents words. With a strong voice and determination he expressed True Parents’ wish. By engrafting the holy soil and stones, the land in Zambia is ready to welcome angels, and absolute good spirits. And President Chung read True Parents’ words under the rain. After the reading, they proceeded to the engrafting ceremony. President Chung sincerely prayed for inviting Heavenly Parent and True Parents to work directly in Africa. He also prayed that absolute good spirits, angels come and work here for Heavenly Africa. The prayer was so deep that nobody left the place even though it was still raining heavily. At the end they offered 4 cheers of Eok Mansei and took a group photo.
We would like to introduce some of the testimonies of the participants who experienced grace.

* Testimony: The Inauguration Ceremony for the Heavenly Africa Branch Training Center: A feeling I never had before