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Three thousand feet above China it was Jakes turn to jump He slid his pistol knife and ration packets into the pockets of his leather jacket and edged toward the open hatch of the B25 bomber He checked the tension on the harness of his parachute made sure the handle of the ripcord was free and then began lowering himself out of the hatch and into the darkness

One of the famous Doolittle Raiders who first attacked Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor Jacob DeShazer knew his oneway mission was dangerous Indeed it led to his capture as a prisoner of war Beaten malnourished and alone in his cell Jacob was given a Bible and far away from home this American soldier became a Christian

After the war Jacob returned to Japan and served his former enemy for thirty years as a missionary His testimony of forgiveness and reconciliation of love over hate inspires a powerful gospel message for our lives today