Miracles From World War to World Missions
Christian Missions, Christian Personal Growth, Memoirs
Date Published: September 27, 2022
Publisher: Lucid Books
Does God still work miracles? Does God use average and imperfect people to
accomplish His perfect plan? Is there really such a thing as “God’s
perfect timing”? Wasyl (Bill) and Maria Wojtaszewski will tell you
there is nothing exceptional about them, but God is always faithful in
exceptional circumstances. The true stories in this book are at times
humorous, always inspirational, and clearly demonstrate these powerful
truths:
– Difficult circumstances may contribute to something larger than
yourself.
– God’s perfect timing is not the same as yours.
– God will bless your efforts when you make yourself available.
– God has placed callings on your life. Boldly pursue them!
If you have not yet met the God of this book, Bill and Maria’s testimony
will surely make you want to know Him. If you do know Him, this book will
encourage you to go forward in faith and obedience. God has assigned
missions to each of us – whether foreign, domestic, or both. We must trust
that His strength is made perfect in our weakness, and it is He who
ultimately accomplishes His missions.
EXCERPT
Despite everything we went through, my father always found a way to provide for us and to better our situation. No one ever accused him of being lazy! He was a hard-working man, and he was motivated to achieve something greater for himself and his family. Somehow, he managed to get a job working in the kitchen. I thought this was great because we could get better food than everyone else in the camp (although the food they served, in general, was not too bad). But he did not stop there. He started a part-time business where he went to local farmers and bought cows, slaughtered them, and then sold the meat for cigarettes and chocolate, and so on. Cigarettes and chocolate were like gold in Germany; you could get anything for cigarettes and American chocolate.
One of my most vivid memories of those times was when General Eisenhower came to visit the camp, riding in a very nice convertible car. This was, of course, before he became President Eisenhower. I spent most of the time in the kitchen with my father, and this is where I was when the General came to visit. He was tasting the food and talking to the cooks, so I sneaked outside to admire his car. I was standing by the driver when my father called me to come away from it. “Don’t touch that car!” he said. That is when General Eisenhower asked my father (through the translator), “Is that your son?” My father was forced to admit that I was indeed his son. “So . . .” General Eisenhower said, “He likes my car.” Then he told his driver, “Go, take him for a ride!” And that is the story of how I was privileged to ride in General Eisenhower’s convertible.
About the Author
Wasyl (Bill) Wojtaszewski was born in Pinsk, Poland, in 1937-two years
before the start of World War II. His difficult journey through Germany led
him to San Paulo, Brazil, where he received training as an optician. In
1958, he migrated with his family to the United States, and in 1973,
established Lakes Optical Shop in Medford Lakes, New Jersey, where he
practiced for 37 years. Bill is an ordained minister in the Assemblies of
God. He has served on more than 50 short-term medical/evangelical missions
in 16 countries, reaching people groups in underserved, underprivileged, and
often forbidden locations around the world. While he considers it a
privilege to help restore physical sight, his ultimate goal is to witness
souls receive spiritual sight as they enter into an eternal relationship
with the living Lord, Jesus Christ.
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