IN GOD’S HANDS AND I WILL FOLLOW - TWO BIOGRAPHIES - FATHER AND SON

The two biographies in this book contain stories of significant historical interest to many beyond the heirs of the Smith family. Stephen L. Smith describes survival in the Philippines from the Japanese concentration camp in Los Banos and being freed from that camp by what has been called “the most perfect rescue of World War II.” He tells of his post war role as Executive Secretary of the United Evangelical Church in the Philippines and of their sending 31 Filipino missionaries to many nations including Indonesia, Malaya, Iran, Ethiopia, Greece, Turkey, Korea, Egypt and the United States. . Stephen’s son, Donald P. Smith, with his wife, Verna spent 5 years in the Philippines as Fraternal Workers, where he developed an audio visual program serving churches and related schools . He then served as pastor of Cosmopolitan Student Church whose members included the President of the Philippine Senate and a later President of the Philippines...