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| Field | Indonesia |
| Missionary | Darlene Deibler Rose |
| Author | Darlene Deibler Rose |
| Era | 1940s |
Overview
Darlene Deibler Rose’s Evidence Not Seen is a must-read missionary biography. Only in her early twenties, Darlene married a missionary and moved to Indonesia only to find herself in the path of the Japanese invasion of southeast Asia during World War II. Torn from her new husband and incarcerated in a women’s interment camp, Darlene learned to trust the Lord through malnutrition, bombings, forced labor, solitary confinement, and widowhood. Her faithful testimony and witness for Jesus Christ shines through the darkness of human brutality. As you read, God will inspire you through His faithfulness to this dedicated woman of God.
Highlights
- God providing ninety-two bananas in solitary confinement in answer to prayer.
- Protection from bandits who years later claimed that Darlene was protected by shining men who she did not see.
- Darlene’s gospel witness to the Japanese commandant of the women’s internment camp.
Quotes
- “Evidence not seen—that was what I put my trust in—not in feelings or moments of ecstasy, but in the unchanging person of Christ.” (p. 175)
- “When there were no more tears to cry, I would hear Him whisper, ‘But my child, my grace is sufficient for thee. Not was nor shall be, but it is sufficient.’ Oh, the eternal, ever-present, undiminished supply of God’s glorious grace.” (p. 123)
Other Sources
Hear Darlene Deibler Rose herself share about her experiences…
Darlene Deibler Rose is also highlighted in Daring Devotion, Day 2.