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“I Leave the Costing to You”
“I Leave the Costing to You”
he last words Russell us.” That was on Friday, 13 March house arrest. Darlene didn’t even
Deibler would say to his 1942, when Russell Deibler was have time to say goodbye. She
Tyoung wife were, “Remem- taken from the cottage where he, thrust a pillowcase of belongings
ber one thing, dear: God said He his wife, Darlene, and their into her husband’s hands,
would never leave us nor forsake missionary team were under listened to his parting words and
determined not to let the Japa-
nese soldiers see her cry.
As the truck carrying Russell
travelled out of sight, she remem-
bered a specific prayer from her
childhood. “Lord,” she had Darlene Deibler Rose
prayed, “I’d go anywhere with
You, no matter what the cost.” including near starvation, forced
Now, as a grown woman facing an labour, deplorable conditions,
uncertain future, Darlene restated false accusations of espionage,
her prayer: “With greater serious illness, months of soli-
understanding I confirm to You tary confinement, and torture.
tonight, it is still anywhere - I leave
the costing to You.” Through it all, Darlene was
sustained by God, Who never left
“Anywhere” would cost unimagi- her nor forsook her, just as He
nable suffering. Over the next four had promised. How did God
years Darlene would endure first sustain Darlene through her long
separation from her husband and ordeal?
then widowhood, the brutal
conditions of a World War II Through the Word - When the
Continued on p. 8
Japanese internment camp Continued on p. 8