Some of you know that our mailing address is not at the house because there were issues before with people going through the mail. This past Thursday, I ventured over to Hollywood Presbyterian Church to pick up our mail and happened to run into... Louis Zamperini. He is an Olympian from the 1936 Olympics, he shook hands with Hitler over his finish there. He was also a prisoner of war in Japan and upon returning to the United States became a Christian at a Billy Graham crusade. He then traveled back to Japan to come face to face with the person who tortured him as a POW. He told this person that he forgave him. Louis also ran with the torch in the Nagano Olympics in Japan. He told me that he is 91 years of age.
I feel that I have met a "star" that is worthy of his stardom. I can not believe the stories that Louis was telling me. In this city that prizes itself on appearances, this man lives with integrity and faith. I cannot imagine going back to Japan... the next time I decide to hold a grudge against someone I will think on Louis' life and the amazing work that he has done.
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