Krefeld, Germany<\/p>\n
About 1 a.m. Paula called. She was in Aachen. Travel agent had booked lousy train connection. Drove to Aachen in Audi to pick her up. Car ran there and back to the swimming pool, 5 minutes from home, and quit. Got Nina out of bed to come and get us. In bed finally about 4 a.m. Slept until 9 when telephone rang. Missionaries at church to work and no one there. Sent them home. Mervyn called at 11. He was at church to work and no one there. Nina sent him home. Got up about 3 p.m. Mervyn came over about 6 p.m. Signed receipts and talked until about 11. Learned that Mervyn had written a poem (after his mother died). Got a copy of it and it is in page just before January 1. Very good. Drove Mervyn home and prepared Sunday School lesson on John the Baptist. Audi wouldn’t start to drive Mervyn home.<\/p>\n
Mervyn Wright’s Poem:<\/em><\/p>\n Question<\/strong><\/p>\n Oh Father, Father, Father, dear Answer<\/strong><\/p>\n My son your mother died that she might live, Transcribed from my journal.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Krefeld, Germany About 1 a.m. Paula called. She was in Aachen. Travel agent had booked lousy train connection. Drove to Aachen in Audi to pick her up. Car ran there and back to the swimming pool, 5 minutes from home, and quit. Got Nina out of bed to come and get us. In bed finally … Continue reading Saturday, 4 January 1975<\/span>
\nPlease can you tell me why we are here.
\nThey told me a story at church today
\nJesus died for us or so they say.
\nFor ever we will live or so they claim.
\nOh Father, Father, please explain
\nGod forgives us all they say
\nIf we kneel to him and pray,
\nGod gave us love a feeling true,
\nThis feeling that I have for you.
\nBut Father, Father, tell me why
\nWhy did he let my Mother die?<\/p>\n
\nNo better answer can I give.
\nFor many years she suffered pain
\nBut Jesus suffered just the same.
\nKnowing this just made her strong,
\nKnowing that she did belong.
\nOur God a miracle has performed.
\nHe gave her back her body strong,
\nA mind and heart that can do no wrong.
\nSo my son one thing I ask of you
\nPlease remember the gospel is true.<\/p>\n