Where will you look today?

During the war in Vietnam, Army Lieutenant Daniel Dawson‘s reconnaissance plane went down over the Vietcong jungle. When his　brother Donald heard the report, he left his job as a captain of an oil survey ship, sold everything and left his wife with only $20. His wife Jeanne said, “I am lonely for my husband and I am afraid, but I want him to get Danny back. I wouldn’t give up either.” He bought passage to Vietnam. There he equipped himself with a soldier’s gear and wandered through the guerilla-controlled jungle, looking for his brother. He carried leaflets picturing the plane and describing in Vietnamese the reward of $685 and $1,370 for news of the missing pilot. He got no help from the US government. He became known as Anh toi phi cong— the brother of the pilot. Don’s mother said, “Either his father or brother would do the same for Don.”

A Life magazine reporter described his perilous search in the article, “BROTHER OF THE PILOT SPREADS THE WORD.” The article includes his diary: "I have gone through V.C. roadblocks. Met face to face with V.C. soldiers, but never turned back... It is a miracle that I have not been blown up, or shot in the head by a sniper, or ambushed, or taken in a roadblock, or captured on a bus where there are so many people you can't shoot until it is too late... I truly believe if the V.C. really wanted me alive or dead, they could- and still can- capture me almost any time they so desire. I believe I am the first American ever to live withe V.C. and not be bothered... I must stay longer in Vietnam now that I know what I am doing and have a better chance of getting Danny out of the jungle before the rainy season comes. Please God, give me more time... The chief wanted to know why don't I live in the compound where it is safe.I told him that I had not come here to sit in a safe place where no one can reach me... If my brother Danny is alive and they don't give him to me, then I shall surrender to the Vietcong on the condition that I stay with my brother. And if they will free him, I shall agree to do anything they want of me so long as Danny can go free..."

“Has Jesus found you like the lost sheep and borne you home on his shoulder? Then consider the demand this parable puts on you. You have tasted of heaven’s grace. You know the embrace of your Father’s love. You know that he rejoices over you with singing. What does heaven’s joy, his joy, over lost sinners mean to you? You say, 'It means that I, too, must welcome sinners, be ready to eat with them, even as I have been brought to his table.' Is that enough? The true Son, who knows his Father’s heart, did not simply share with sinners his robe, his ring, his sandals. He went to find them to bring them home. Where will you look today?” Edmond Clowney from his message Sharing the Father’s Welcome