99

KING ARTHUR'S NIQHTS

CHAPTERS: 20,21,22 &23

EPITEP & ILLU5TRATEP BY TAMAR SNOWMAN

100

f ) Dearest Dad 4 Mono! (From Arthur} ^ Winter is h o e again! But what a winter! My first winter in His Service! But I think of you and thank you for your Words of encouragement ond love you show to m e in your letters! I t really is a new life for m e with your prttcicx-is family! Becky is really filling out now ond bloon-iing in her new aondinon! I lone her so j I t o m a z e s me the way the lord hos worked in my life throughout the •years ond given me so mony err the ideas and feelings about life -that I reod in your tet ters.

We all, Becky, Gabriel, Sharon o n d I went ^a see my -folks on Christmas Day a n d were really received wel l . Just look, whot you two flirty fishies did for w e ! Thonkyou so much ! The word

"love* for me , hos taken on a completely different' meoninQ now and means so much mora -than ft u s e d to! We both corrt- wait -for the day we meet you ago'm! ThanKyou -for showing u s "Hoe way to love! Hew else con we thank Hi'm thon to follow H im!

"frionKyou for delivering m e f r o m t h e bn'nK of tine Pit, "me scrambl ing o u t of Which is just" impossible except by o

mirac le ! I t 's really a pr iv i lege to be wi th Becky ond to shoi your love th rough her !

Becky ond i ore praying for t h e baby o n the I 8 t o , your birthdoV) a n d we know if- it's t h e Lord's will, it will b e . X c

exerted ! A chi ld! new life! A <3rod

really boby ! given mi rac le ! How t h e Lord t r u s t s U S w'l+H H is o f f s p r i n g a n d how unworthy we are to atesgrve i t ! I t really a m a z e s m e how I have g r o w n in nine months! Becky has b e e n mother ta two bab ies a t t h e some t i m e ! God bless h e r ! "Ihankyou Lord f o r the chonce to work, f o r your glory In t h e World ! We love y o u Povid a n d ctos King Mar ia ! —

I love you both so m u c h ! ! ! - - - A r t h u r .

' f*.l=GECCA * .4KTHL*: *yfekVU3VE FROM LE7Te« NO'S 5 1 8 , 5l<?, 5£l 4 5 2 R © TKUE kD**IX (WRITTEN PROM DEC ?t 70 MAY. -*6.) £ .

f?F. J 4 1 , 8 Q 2 I Z U R I C H , SWITZERLAND.

101

Peorest t t i d & Mono, Wow .' Wow ! Wow !

Inn o Poddy at last) Becky a F T o s t rjelivered 23rd February, 6 : 5 5 p - m ,

after only 9 hours erf labour ! Wow ! What a miracle. ! Wei I, a f te r

( r v / T r 7 \ C 1 rnorrrhs a n d a -few m o r e , * , e ~- hopes a n d fears of 15 years

came -to fruit ion ! Dear, Sweet, s u p e r b , regal , delicious, d e l i g h t t u l , p u n e , brave, fear less BecKy! I love her so! She is my lifes d r e a m f Becky wos So happy ! My Qod! He's really b eau t i f u l ! When I See Becky pur t h e baby to her breast , I g o weak Ot the knees. I love her33. '

She has j i v e n me everything in her life that H- is possible to give ~ h e r w o r l d , her love,

g iven me everything >Tble to give ~ Iner wc

her family, her fel lowship, her counse I, a n d her Support so willingly, so unreservedly , that it- makes me weep in secret somet imes to see someone with so much faith in me as to drtaa me f r o m the e c lqe of trie pit a n d save me through the love of Jesus! Words foil m e !

Do you know, I feel so much a p a r t of this Family, it's hard to believe I hove, just m e t Sfr you a l l ! My whole menta l structure h a s a dif ferent nucleus now. My reason fo r being h e r e a n d breath ing this life's ~ clear -TO m e . I w o n d e r why I

am is now so

onders+ood before. TWonkyou f o r g i v i n g m e J e s u s ! As you s a i d , that w a s g[[ you hod to give, a n d aU I n e e d e d ! I d r a w ar-id f e e d so much or\ your le t ters involving situations w e ore t r u s t e d t o share, i n , arvz I am rea l ly l e a r n i n g m o r e abokut myself- by r e a d i n g t h e m a n d put t ing m y s e l f in t h e s e s i tua t ions ! I love you so m u c h ) I will te l l you f o c e - t o - f e c e a n d you will s e e !

3.

102

What a love-s to ry ! Wha t love-- S to r ies I J e s u s ' love for u s , love f o r m e , a n d my love for y o u ? Love , A h h h !

Love a s e v e r , ferevei A r t h u r .

D e a r e s t D o d , (From Becky) Where d o I beg in to t h o n k - y o u , D a v i d ,

for oil t h a t y o u hove d o n e V.' I JuSff w a n t to lave J e s u s a n d stay so d o s e -to Him foot I wi l l n e v e r ^°" |l H i m o r you- A r o I really do fee/ God is vvarkinq in my l ife, o n d i t is so exc i t i ng ! 1 know G o d h o s . m a d e A r t h u r a n d m e a neol uni ted t e c i m • y— KEEP

' M E EVER CLQ5£ ToTRgg,

' P E A R E S T ^ N L ^ Q P - ' -P A V I P - - H Q W

Just t o lie in your a r m s , I felt so s a f e a n d So u t t e r l y , t o t a l l y a t peace i ^fou are s o w o n d e r f u l I I 've never been

l oved by o n y o n e in s u c h o w a y ! I ' m j u s t s o t h a n k f u l f o r the way the l o rd h a s wor tced o u t His p l a n ! I+S Heaven o n Earth ! J. j u s t vvarit to c o u n t m y b l e s s i n g s ! yau ar& m y f i r s t

^Jgve an/3 tine Lord, of course - - a n d T wi l l need you a lways . fo reve r ! you rs foreygr — B«cky .

Pearest Pavid,Maria ond all^ I love you oM very m u c h a n d

wanted to thankyou for y o u r Kindness and the love a n d the af fect ion you s h o w e d me dunna my stay wi th you Vou have a H o m e like a t reasure cave foil or t h e n c h e s t t h i n g s in life a n y b o d y c o u l d e v e r vvar i t * love. K indness , w a r m t h , fe l lowsh ip , h u m o u r physical contact , coopera t ion , humility ~~ t h e list is e n d l e s s ! The Lord has b lessed m e wi th sc» m u c h — deares t B e d c v m y w o n d e r f u compan ion , lover, i n s p i r a t i o n a n d m o t h e r t o o u r ch i l d ren w h o m you s o lovingly ervtrusted t o m e a n d whorri I love deep ly / We have a sp i r i tua l h a n d f a r h igher t h a n I ever d r e a m e d \

God b less al l t h e d e a r swee t loving g i r ls a n d t he i r sacr i f ice for o u r wonder fu l brothers in Chr is t J e s u s ! My love for you knows ryo bounds !

—Ar tnu r

THE END—OR JUST THE BEGINNING?!