Re: A Request for Prayers--NMR

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

We really appreciate your prayers!

Yesterday we had a family party, in honor of little Claire's Baptism. My

older daughter and her husband, who leaves for Iraq and Afghanistan next

week, were Claire's godparents.

It was truly a bittersweet day.

I spoke with my son-in-law's parents in depth, with whom Rose has

become very close. The father told me how he escaped from China as the

Communists were taking over. The country was i utter chaos, with much

bloodshed. His uncle saved him, along with his cousins. They were all

like sardines on the train--for days. But my son-in-law's father could

find no room, and had to travel for hundreds of miles, through

tunnels,with no food---clinging to the ROOF of the train. He never saw

his family again. They died of starvation, because of the Red Chinese

policy of food distribution. He told me sadly how much he hates war....

After earning engineering and law degrees in Taiwan, he came to the US,

and lived with quite a few male roommates, and took a bus to his job at

a factory in NJ. But he kept going to night school. He retired a few

years ago as head librarian at a US university. Both he and his wife

have steadily sent money back to China for years to pay school tuition

for young cousins. However, they never boast of such things; my daughter

told me about their very selfless lives.

I told them that, over the centuries, it is brave men like their son who

bring freedom, and who save freedom.

It was a beautiful day.....

Thank you again, .

Sincerely,

S.