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Loading... Shattered by the Wars: But Sustained by Loveby Hi-Dong Chai
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A very touching tale of innocence lost and spirit bolstered by family and by community and by faith. ( ) Extraordinary book that will renew your faith A touching account of how love and faith carried a family through war and suffering in Korea. "Shattered by the Wars" is an outstanding and realistic look at religious persecution, war, despair, and staying strong through prayer. Hi-Dong Chai provides readers with an invaluable gift by sharing his heart and soul along with his story. “Shattered by the Wars" is well written and has left me feeling incredibly fortunate to live in a country where freedom is taken for granted. I highly recommend reading this book and absorbing its message of hope, strength, love and faith. no reviews | add a review
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I hate war. War kills. War maims. War orphans. And it leaves a deep scar not only on the land, that will take years to heal, but also in the hearts of those who are affected by the war. I am one of those who carry a deep emotional wound to this day, more than sixty years later. During World War II, under Japan, my father was imprisoned because he was a Christian minister who refused to bow down to the picture of the Japanese emperor. My elder brother volunteered to join the Japanese military in the hope of having his father released from the prison. He left home as a vibrant, fifteen-year-old boy and returned home as a worn-out, injured, eighteen-year-old man after the war; he died a year later. During the Korean War, two North Korean officers came to my house and took my father away because he was a Christian minister. He never returned. Shattered by the Wars is a story of love, sacrifice, faith, and suffering, all wrapped in one package. The heroine in the story is my mother, as seen by her youngest son. Mother prayed without ceasing. Through her unceasing prayers, she was able to walk through the dark tunnel of trials and tribulations and lead us onward with love and grace and absolute faith in God. No library descriptions found. |
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