Imperial Valley press., 1943-11-19
A DISAPPOINTED SOLDIER
HIS LETTER TO 4 RADIO MINISTER ABOUT
HOME CONDITIONS


was at home few days ago furogh and happened
TO hear YOU preach radio and feel that should W
you what is on my heart For trk uae & w M have
going to battlcfes within few days and want 10 nav
everything right and God before go preacne
never seen you and do not know you t m DO to be
meet the Lord il tins snou "a DC M my @ % NAV w
do So for may help Father to wake up to
going Perhaps it may reach my own Mo'ei ANU
Now here is the story went home the other week
hsar Ie1 VII" knew that PERHAPS would home
maybe would never see my folks aga I fo or d hoW
that coming back and as yet am not & IG9a %
to die home went hoping that Mother ana @ Dau
would help ,a me to get Tsos ms w, but the y Belonged to the
and Christians They never had family prayers ayers
church But had the idea that that y would 9 an a ar
changed Somehow Preacher felt that surely % t n war
with all that bringing would make Mother and DAD rca
So went hoping that they would talk to me "a about out
being Christian that they would try to help me to get
ready to meet the Lord went nome 'hk % f
her SON have always thought that Mother was the finest
mVaef that Mother was praying for she
her boy saved whether anyone else was " @ o
But things at home what had expected TO fhd
think came back to camp the most % dcoutGe"
seemed be just usual About the only difference that
could they fused lot about having to put up
they As far their religious life is concerned
think they farther from God than they have ever
Preacher they seem to be asleep to what this war Is dong
instead of waking up and getting right with God hy seem seem
pay help to be saved never once mentioned
religion a o 6v s o no s bava svsn @ s to to Church
noticed that they drive and go visiting in the
and anyone who was really interested could walk
Dad is all wrapped in his job OF course Is defense
it, All he could talk about was the big salary he was getting
the fact that their local union pressing for more money
One day when said something about being the biggest sal
AIRY he had ever m t m he said oh well Hse @ might int, as nS well
actually glad M that tn the wa war is going on m He au o not seem a m
people will lose their lives All e seemed to care about was
So spent my entire fulo'gh at home. Time and again
would bring the subject of religion hoping that Mother
to for and how wanted Dad talk to OF
all life about SOUL but thought that surely
this would make people turn God But the full time of
Then the day when had to leave Preacher could
stand it any longer know you may think am fool but
not because having did mind that
just had to cry to that my own
Mother and Dad in the interested
I back to camp determined by the help of
God wondering would
happen to Mother and Dad if God should call them into the
Judgment am not proud of Mother I that
she more interested in her clubs and visits and clothes than
she in the salvation of her And day
smeled cigarette smoke her breath knew that Mother
just as BADLY in need OF someone praying for her
He is TOO much interested in making dollar caught
him drinking one day in beer joint
know this is a long letter and will take your
precious une but write it in the hope that be able
to say or do something that will the
need to be and they help them Tell the
Mothers wherever you can that for Gods the
foolish sinful way in which they going
business in praying for the boys and girls
and get interested in their children work MORE
than they interested in making Tell the young
tand have ssers to quit their smoking dancing
and petng and to be clean Christians that they to
marry a decent man some day and raise family. .
Preacher keep telling them the truth and
over again and please pray for my lost Mother and
WANT TO BE REAL CHRISTIAN AND RE%p9 "a aV9a o r1 Mr
JESUS EVEN IF 1 HAVE TO DIE ON THE BATTLE FIELD
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