My father shares how he survived scarcity in a prisoner of war camp “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? … your heavenly Father knows that you need them.” - Matthew 6:25, 32 NIV In our global pandemic, anxiety has driven people to an epidemic of hoarding. Can we really trust that we will always have enough? Perhaps we can learn from the past when others faced serious challenges. That led me to share a new video of my father telling how he endured starvation in a prisoner of war camp, with some surprising help.
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Heinrich Plett wrote to this historical Rundschau in 1882 I recently discovered some of my great-grandfather’s letters to a Mennonite publication and found them a fascinating window into a past from which most records were destroyed after families were uprooted. Then based in the U.S., the Mennonitische Rundschau was a lifeline for separated families and friends on different continents. The translated letters are shared below along with a short biography of Heinrich, information about his descendants, and photos. Heinrich Plett schrieb 1882 an diese historische Rundschau Ich habe kürzlich einige Briefe meines Urgroßvaters Briefe an eine mennonitische Publikation entdeckt und fand sie ein faszinierendes Fenster in eine Vergangenheit, aus der die meisten Aufzeichnungen zerstört wurden, nachdem Familien entwurzelt wurden. Damals in den USA ansässig, war die Mennonitische Rundschau ein Lebensader für getrennte Familien und Freunde auf verschiedenen Kontinenten. Die Briefe werden unten zusammen mit einer kurzen Biographie von Heinrich, Informationen über seine Nachkommen, und Fotos geteilt. |
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