[worldchangers2010] "The Man Who Could Love"

[Cris Santos]

"The Man Who Could Love"  Shared By Robert J.  Morgan, "The Bat Out of Hell" (orig. title)     Mitshuo Fuchida, commander of the Japanese Air Force, led the squadron of 860 planes that attacked Pearl harbor on December 7, 1941.     American bomber Jacob DeSchazer was eager to strike back, and the following April 18th, he flew his B-25 bomber, the "Bat Out of Hell," on a dangerous raid over Japan. After dropping his bombs on Nagoya, DeShazer lost his way  in heavy fog and bailed out as his plane ran out of fuel. He was taken prisoner, tortured by the Japanese, and threatened with imminent death.  For
 almost two years, DeShazer suffered hunger, cold, and dysentery.     In May of 1944, he was given a Bible. "You can keep it for three weeks," said the guard. De Shazer grabbed it, clutched it to his chest, and started reading in Genesis. Scarcely sleeping, he read the Bible through several times, memorizing key passages. On June 8,   coming to Romans 10:9, Jacob prayed to receive Jesus Christ as his Saviour.     Immediately Mathew 5:44 became a critical text for DeShazer, as he determined to treat his Japanese guards differently. His hostility toward them evaporated, and every morning he greeted them warmly. He prayed for them and sought to witness to them. He noticed their attitude toward him also changed, and they would often slip him food or supplies.     After the war, DeShazer returned to Japan as a missionary. Copies of his testimony, "I Was a Prisoner of the Japanese," flooded the country, and thousands wanted to see the man who could love and forgive his enemies. DeShazer
 settled down to establish a church in Nagoya. the city he had bombed.     One man in  particular, deeply affected by DeShazer's testimony, was led to Christ by Glenn Wagner of The Pocket Testament League. Shortly afterward, the man paid a visit to Jacob DeShazer at his home, and the two became dear friends and brothers. It was Mitshuo Fuchida, who had led the Pearl harbor attack. As DeShazer served as a missionary in Japan, Fuchida became a powerful evangelist, preaching throughout Japan and around the world.    
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