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Brazil’s “Truth Realization Seminar for Happy Children” held at Five Locations Attracts a total of 1,103 People

Theme of the Seminar: “I am a Child of God!”

In Brazil, a “Truth Realization Seminar for Happy Children” was held at five Spiritual Training Centers from February 9 to 20. The number of attendees totaled 1,103, including 392 first-timers.

The number of attendees by seminar site: 585 for the South American Spiritual Training Center (Sao Paulo), 157 for the Santa Fe Spiritual Training Center (Bahia), 156 for the Curitiba Spiritual Training Center (Parana), 137 for the Santa Tecla Spiritual Training Center (Rio Grande do Sul), and 68 for the Amazonia Spiritual Training Center (Belem).

Rev. Lilian Suzi Baffi Norimatsu (Assistant Minister, Chief of the Brazil White Dove Association) was the lecturer at the South American Spiritual Training Center, which drew more than half the attendees. The children aged 5 to 10 separated into three groups by age and were provided with guidance appropriate for each age group.

The children in the 5-7 year old group made bags with old newspapers, went outside, collected pieces of wood and other things and studied the importance of protecting nature. They later had an art class and made things with what was collected.

During the period entitled “I Am a Child of God. I Will Work Hard to Recycle,” the 10-year old group listened to Rev. Norimatsu’s explanation about the importance of recycling. They later collected disposed things at the Spiritual Training Center to actually study about recycling and environmental protection. They also drew pictures of the ideal condition in the future of the earth and raised their awareness about environmental protection.

Comments received from the attendees’ mothers included: “My three children attended the Seminar for the first time. Until now they used to depend upon me for everything, but after the Seminar, they started to do things independently.

Remarks by Rev. Yoshio Mukai, Bishop of Seicho-No-Ie Latin America

“Thanks to the great efforts of each Missionary Area, we were able to hold this event at five Spiritual Training Centers across Brazil simultaneously. More than 1,100 children attended. I hope that in the future they will become members of the Junior Group and later the Youth and Young Adult Association.”