The other night, Mike and I watched the movie Rescue Dawn. Much to my surprise the movie was about a story that I know - and know well. It is the story of my friends' brother, Eugene DeBruin. Steve and Doug grew up with Todd DeBruin, Eugene's nephew. Eugene was a cargo "kicker" for the CIA's airline, Air America. They were delivering rice and buffalo meat to the Laotians when their plane went down and they were taken captive by the Pathet Lao.
The movie twists what really happened and makes a hero of one of the men and makes Eugene look like a selfish, spaced-out person, contrary to reality.
His brother, Jerry DeBruin - who is my friend, has done everything he can to get his brother out of Laos all these many years later. There is compelling evidence that Eugene was still a prisoner 20 years after being taken captive and the family has some hope that he is still alive 44 years after he was shot down.
What really hit me though, is that we also have family members who are prisoners of war. Satan has taken them captive. And this movie has motivated me to stop feeling hopeless and to do everything I can - as Jerry has done - to secure freedom for them. I am motivated to battle in prayer. Will you pray with me?
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