Before
I go on, I want to talk about how important this peace trip is. You might think
it is just a trip and there is so important thing about it. If you do, you are
missing a big point here. This trip isn’t about Man-Hee Lee’s vacation trip or
just meeting the celebrities. He is ACTUALLY trying to make world peace in
reality and he is doing it all by himself in volunteer. An eighty-three year
old man who only owns a private organization is working for world peace!
His
first trip was in Europe, second trip was in United States, and the third trip
he visited Africa. Africa is where a severe civil war is still going on. In Syria,
70,000 people and 2000 American soldiers lost their lives out of war. In
Lebanon, 250,000 were killed and 10,000,000 were injured. In Palestine, 20,000
people were massacred. Not only those countries, but also other countries such
as Angola, Sudan, Rwanda, Uganda, and Mozambique are still suffering from war. Therefore,
people in Africa were longing for peace and eagerly looked for a peace leader
like Man-Hee Lee.
<meeting with the President of Ethiopia>
By
the Ethiopian Special Assistant to the President’s earnest request, Man-Hee Lee
first went to Ethiopia and held a one-on-one meeting with the president. Then,
he went to South Africa and met the president of South Africa. Man-Hee Lee
requested the president to sign the peace contract to end the war, and the
president gladly agreed on his request.
<meeting with the President of South Africa>
Besides, he visited the war veteran
memorial park and met the 20 war veterans. He showed his gratitude to them for
fighting the Korean War and gave them a compensation funds. Moreover, he
visited the country side and gave school supplies to the children.
<meeting with Christian leaders of South Africa>
Man-Hee Lee also was invited to the
National Assembly building from Christian leaders and made a speech about world
peace, and interviews from the media never stopped.
Even though it was a tight schedule, he did a wonderful job. I, once again, was very impressed and amazed by his peace activity. I hope that all the presidents in the world would sign the peace contract!
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