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    Captured!: A True Tale of Escape, Capture, Rescue and Faith
    Captured!: A True Tale of Escape, Capture, Rescue and Faith
    Captured!: A True Tale of Escape, Capture, Rescue and Faith
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    Captured!: A True Tale of Escape, Capture, Rescue and Faith

    By Arlene Hess Elkins

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    He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust. (Psalm 91:4)

    “It’s neat up here,” Arlene called out to her friends from atop the ridge that surrounded their hidden jungle home. “I can see way past the valley.” They ran along the ridge shouting and laughing. Then they ran down the steps, past the big house to the creek they called the river. Whole troops of monkeys came chattering through the trees. The children ran to watch them go by. Outside their hidden jungle haven, things were different. The world was at war. As her family sang songs and read the Bible every evening, Arlene knew God was taking care of her. One day, Arlene heard some bad news.

    “The enemy has taken over Zamboanga City,
    Our soldiers have surrendered.
    They can’t help us now!”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAneko Press
    Release dateJan 1, 2018
    ISBN9781622455140
    Captured!: A True Tale of Escape, Capture, Rescue and Faith

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      Captured! - Arlene Hess Elkins

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      Captured!

      A True Tale of Escape, Capture, Rescue, and Faith

      Arlene Hess Elkins

      Contents

      Ch. 1: War Comes to the Philippines

      Ch. 2: A Home in the Hills

      Ch. 3: Life in the Hills

      Ch. 4: Leaving Our Jungle Home

      Ch. 5: In Zamboanga City

      Ch. 6: The Happy Life Blues

      Ch. 7: On to Manila

      Ch. 8: Los Baños, Here We Come!

      Ch. 9: Free at Last!

      Epilogue

      Appendix A: Capture and Rescue by R. Bruce Hess

      Appendix B: The Miracle of a Song by Hudson Hess

      Chapter One

      War Comes to the Philippines

      Pearl Harbor has been bombed!

      The United States declares war!

      The news came over the radio the morning of December 7, 1941. What did it mean? I didn’t know what Pearl Harbor was. I knew the United States was my home country. But that was a long way from the village of Tetuan [TET-whan] in the Philippine Islands, where my father and mother were missionaries. I did know that the news was bad.

      Mother, will this keep us from having Christmas? I asked. You know we haven’t bought all our gifts yet.

      I know, Mother answered. You will want to get something for your brothers and sister. And don’t forget Lois’ birthday. She will be four years old in just a few days. Try not to worry about Christmas. We will go ahead with our plans and trust the Lord.

      Arlene, let’s go outside and play boat, seven-year-old Hudson called to me. He was two years younger than me, and we had fun playing together. Five-year-old Bruce was drawing pictures on the chalkboard.

      Mother came to where Hudson and I were playing. Daddy and I are going to the Bible school to teach, she said. We’ll be home later. Be sure to obey Prosing and Mrs. Chu. Then she hurried after Daddy.

      The news upset Mother, I thought. I sure hope the bombing of Pearl Harbor doesn’t keep us from having Christmas. I can hardly wait!

      Outside it didn’t look like Christmas. There was no snow, and it wasn’t even cold. But we Hess children always decorated a tree and hung our stockings in a row.

      The Filipinos celebrated Christmas their own way. We loved it. Children came to our door and sang Christmas carols. They expected to receive coins in return, so we always went to the door to give them some.

      Then there were the Christmas lanterns! Made in pastel colors of pink, blue, green, yellow, and lavender, they were so beautiful! Small bamboo sticks were fastened together in the shapes of hollow stars. Colored tissue paper covered the frames.

      At night, a lighted candle was placed inside each lantern. They were hung outside around the houses and under the trees. How beautiful they were!

      Of course, we had our Christmas program at church. I played Silent Night on the piano.

      I knew the Bible told the story of the first Christmas. God sent his Son into the world. Jesus was the best Christmas present ever given. But that Christmas I was thinking more about the presents I would receive. I hoped the news about Pearl Harbor wouldn’t spoil everything.

      Right away, though, we saw changes. Mother and Daddy got some black construction paper and cardboard. They began cutting and gluing.

      What are you doing? we asked.

      Every night we have to have blackout, Daddy said. We have to cover our windows so no light shows from the outside.

      Why can’t any light show? we asked.

      Daddy explained, The Filipinos are afraid the planes that bombed Pearl Harbor might drop bombs here too. If the cities are dark, the pilots of the planes can’t find them. That’s why we have to cover our windows. It wasn’t easy to block out every crack of light.

      Soon we saw people digging holes in their yards. We asked Daddy about that too. He said they were digging air-raid shelters. If enemy planes did come, people could hide in the holes.

      Are we going to dig air-raid shelters too? we asked.

      Yes, Daddy told us. Several Bible school students came to help dig some near our homes.

      But when it rained, the holes filled with water.

      There are a lot of frogs in the holes, Hudson reported one day. We all went to look.

      The days passed slowly. Christmas was almost here, but it was hard to buy gifts. Many of the stores had closed. Some storekeepers had sold everything. They were afraid soldiers would come and take their stores. Still, we found a few things to buy.

      At last, Christmas Day arrived! We were delighted to find a child-size set of furniture with a couch, two chairs, and a round table. It was just like grown-up wicker furniture but smaller.

      Where did you hide this furniture, Mother? I asked. She smiled at me but didn’t answer. She kept her hiding place a secret. I thought I knew where the good hiding places were. I had often found gifts in the past. Where could it be? I wondered.

      On New Year’s Day, Mother said she and Daddy were going to have prayer meetings in Mercedes. Prosing, a Bible school student who looked after us, and Mrs. Chu, our Chinese nanny, would stay with us.

      Be good, children. We will be back this afternoon, they said.

      It was a warm day. Hudson and I went out to play in our backyard while Bruce and Lois took a nap.

      Let’s play zoo, I said. We can put crates over the animals and pretend they are in cages.

      OK, Hudson said. That sounds like fun. We put the dog and cat and ducks and any chickens we could catch under crates.

      Look at that fierce lion, I said, pointing to the cat.

      And there is a big grizzly bear, Hudson said. He pointed to the dog.

      Do you think we should take them out of their cages for a walk? I asked. That sounded like a good idea. One by one, we took the animals out of the cages and walked them around.

      Suddenly, we heard the sound of airplanes overhead. They were the ones we were afraid of.

      Come quickly! Prosing called. "We

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