I am thankful for their service during the Second World War!
Friday 13 November 2020
Remembrance Day...
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Remembrance Day (or Veterans Day in the USA) is held on the 11th November each year. It marks the cessation of hostilities during World War I, "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of 1918. This year, I remember my grandfathers. Both served during WWII and have special stories.
Grandad-in-England
(Crawford) served with the South African Air Force as a meteorologist
in the South Atlantic Ocean during WWII. He was instrumental in forming
the Tristan Defence Volunteers on the Island of Tristan da Cunha, and
provided crucial weather reports to Allied forces in the area. He is pictured above.
Grandad-in-Pinelands (White) served with the South African Eighth Army
(The Desert Rats) and pushed through North Africa and into Italy during
WWII. He took his camera with him and made a photo album that chronicles his travels during WWII. It is an amazing pictorial journey! He is pictured at right here.
Throughout West Africa, Europe, South Africa, the USA, and the South Atlantic Ocean. Our adventure continues as we seek God's will for our life after Mercy Ships.
What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
- Jesus of Nazareth (Mark 8: 36 NIV)
- Jesus of Nazareth (Mark 8: 36 NIV)
He is no fool who gives
what he cannot keep to gain
that which he cannot lose.
- Jim Elliot, martyred in Ecuador, 1956.
what he cannot keep to gain
that which he cannot lose.
- Jim Elliot, martyred in Ecuador, 1956.
ABOUT ME
- Murray Tristan Crawford
- I am a 40-year-old South African whose journey with Mercy Ships began in 2007 when I joined the M/V "Africa Mercy" in Liberia. I met my wife Candace in Sierra Leone in 2011 and together we served with Mercy Ships until December 2012. We worked with Mercy Vision in South Africa during 2013, and are now settled with our three kiddos in the USA.
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MAILING ADDRESS
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DISCLAIMER
I served with Mercy Ships. Everything here, however, is my personal opinion and is not read or approved before it is posted. Opinions, conclusions and other information expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of Mercy Ships.
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