As I work through this material, the Lord sends help and encouragement in so many wonderful ways.
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Ao Wang with researcher at ADBC Covention in 2007.
Pat Wang at the Mukden Survivor Group in Kingston New York, 2007
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Memorial Day
Memorial Day weekend has arrived and many families gather together to celebrate this time.
When I was younger, I associated Memorial Day with anticipation as I knew that summer was coming.
It wasn’t until I grew older and began diligently working on Jacob and Marie Johler’s memoirs that I came to really appreciate all the sacrifices of the military.
Coming together with family and friends is a wonderful way to remember that life is short, freedom is not free and that the joy is in the journey. Celebrate your life and give thanks for the new day.
Praying everyone has a relaxing, safe and happy weekend while at the same time, remembering those fallen soldiers who never had the opportunity to do so.
Amy Grant and Pearl Harbor
This morning when I viewed my Facebook page, Amy Grant had posted an image of a beautiful rainbow at the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Hawaii.
At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Philippines being across the International Dateline was soon to face a similar fate.
My mother, Marie Stoiber had just turned eighteen. She had written a letter to my father, Jacob Johler and it was dated December 7, 1941. She spoke about a fire in their neighborhood. As she wrote the correspondence, she had no idea what was happening half a world away.
I am especially touched by the presence of the rainbow as this is one of the ways that God gives me confirmation that I must persevere in this task. When I want to stop or give up on the massive project that has so far has taken well over a decade of my time, he shows me rainbows and other signs to let me know that He walks with me.
Today, I thank Amy for going to visit the memorial. This lifelong task of compiling this material to share the faith testimony and stories of those who suffered is a very hard task.
The reading, the research, the graphic nature of this material causes great pain when one considers so much of the same is taking place today.
We must continue to pray for peace.
Johlerpow and Zale et al. 
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on November 26, 2015