Combined Report from The Netherlands
The
week before Master's scheduled lecture in the Netherlands, fellow initiates
from various countries got into the full swing of preparation. The largest
number of initiates came from Germany. Among them was a couple who ran
a vegetarian restaurant. They closed it for a month to follow Master,
to help with Her European Lecture Tour.
One sister initiate
from the USA was bringing video equipment to Spain for the taping of
the lectures. On her arrival, she was told that help was needed in the
Netherlands. So she handed the equipment over to a local initiate and
transferred to another flight to the Netherlands without even stepping
out of the airport. When she got to the Netherlands Center, a Quan Yin
messenger said to her: "A translator is needed for the lecture in the
Czech Republic to translate between Chinese and English. Without hesitation
she promised to go there right after the work in the Netherlands was
completed.
Many of these initiates
came to help voluntarily at their own expense and plunged into the preparations
for the lectures immediately upon their arrival.
Two sisters from the
Celestial Jewelry Group arrived at the Dutch airport at noon the day
before Master's lecture. Since the required paperwork had not been completed,
the whole case of jewelry was detained in customs. After going through
all the procedures and they were finally able to take out the jewelry,
it was already midnight. In the early morning of the next day, they
rushed to the lecture venue to prepare the display of the Celestial
Jewelry. Then they explained each piece of jewelry's meaning and implications
to the visitors. After Master's lecture and the initiation, it was midnight
again when they started to pack.
The selfless service
and devotion of the initiates from many countries inspired the local
fellow-initiates who had also worked wholeheartedly, some on 24-hour
standby. "This is the first time I have participated in this kind of
work," an initiate said, "I have learned a great deal from the old initiates
from different places. They are mirrors reflecting my shortcomings.
They are truly a great help to me."
An
Attentive Master
Fellow
Initiates' Selfless Devotion