Moon says Jesus Christ was a failure because he was single and had no children. I don't think he knows much about the Bible. He's just a man with money who is confusing many of the weaker people. He also questioned how much support Moon has in town. New Hope employs only 20 townspeople, and the church buys most of its food and building materials in the state capital, Campo Grande, where prices are cheaper.
Employees admit the greenhouses have yet to yield much produce.
The farms' only cattle were slaughtered to feed visiting workshop students. Recruitment also may be a problem. So far almost all the students are from Japan or Korea, and only a handful have shown up from Brazil, the United States or Europe. New Hope's classrooms were due to open in February but the first group of 1,000 students arrived in July. The students pay their own air fare and a fee of several hundred dollars for the course.