At an early age Mark Lowry was called by God into the Christian ministry. Overcoming early difficulties in obtaining an education, by age forty he had graduated with honors from college and earned a master's degree and a doctor's degree in theology. Having narrowly missed serving in the United States Army during World War I, on 7 December 1941 when he heard of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he knew exactly what the Lord wanted him to do. On the morning of 8 December 1941 he volunteered to serve in the United States Army as a chaplain at any time and any place the nation might need him. Six months later he was a first lieutenant in the United States Army serving as a chaplain in a combat unit training to go to war. His unit landed in North Africa the day the German Afrika Korps surrendered. In September 1943 he landed with his unit at Salerno, Italy, and served in some of the bloodiest battles of the Italian Campaign. With his unit he later made the amphibious landing at Anzio where he served until the breakout from that beach head. This book gives a vivid description of some of the German Luftwaffe and artillery attacks on United States troops. It also describes the challenges imposed upon medical personnel in treating the soldiers wounded in those attacks. Continuing to serve in combat, he remained in Italy until the war ended with his unit at the Brenner Pass. In this book he has described many accounts of the combat action in Italy, including the personal trials and experiences of some of the men to whom he ministered. This collection of short devotional poems and sketches is based upon his combat experiences during that war. It portrays the practical application of the Christian Faith to the everyday experiences of soldiers in armed combat. It is the memoir of a Christian soldier.
Bethel in Battle relates some of the wartime experiences of a United States Army chaplain during World War II. The day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941Mark Lowry volunteered to serve as a chaplain in the United States Army at any time, at any place, and for as long as his country needed him. Six months later First Lieutenant Mark Lowry was serving in a combat unit which was training for deployment to a war zone. His unit landed in North Africa the same day that the Geman Afrika Korps surrendered. In September 1943 he made the landing at Salerno in southern Italy where he experienced some of the bloodiest fighting of the war. Later, he made the ambhibious landing at Anzio, where he served as long as that beachhead existed. After the breakout from Anzio, he moved with his unit as it fought its way north. When World War II ended Mark Lowry was with his unit at the Brenner Pass in northern Italy. Interspersed with anecdotes from combat, the book also includes poems and observations on various topics of serious concern.
About Mark Lowry (Editor: Montecue J. Lowry)
Mark Lowry, the oldest son of John William II and Laura Launa Allen Lowry, was born on 16 January 1900 in Sabougla, Mississippi. As one of nine children, early in life he was called upon to perform duties and assume responsibilities usually done by an adult. His parents, born again believers in Jesus Christ, taught their children the principles of the Christian Faith. At an early age Mark received the call from God to be a minister of the Christian Gospel. Overcoming economic, health, and educational difficulties, he studied, worked, and prayed for God’s guidance in accepting that call. He entered the Christian ministry in 1930 by serving a church in New Mexico. Through the Great Depression, God soon led him back to Mississippi, where he served Baptist churches for the next twenty-six years. In 1956 he moved to Kentucky where he served the Baptist church in Gracey. In Kentucky he also served as the language professor, dean, and the acting president of Bethel Baptist College. A man of many talents, Mark Lowry was a linguist, a poet, an author, a soldier, a devoted husband, and the father of five children. Following his retirement in 1965, he led a life of service as active as he had been previously. In 1986 his body finally wore out, and the Lord called him home.
At an early age Mark Lowry was called by God into the Christian ministry. Overcoming early difficulties in obtaining an education, by age forty he had graduated with honors from college and earned a master's degree and a doctor's degree in theology. Having narrowly missed serving in the United States Army during World War I, on 7 December 1941 when he heard of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he knew exactly what the Lord wanted him to do. On the morning of 8 December 1941 he volunteered to serve in the United States Army as a chaplain at any time and any place the nation might need him. Six months later he was a first lieutenant in the United States Army serving as a chaplain in a combat unit training to go to war. His unit landed in North Africa the day the German Afrika Korps surrendered. In September 1943 he landed with his unit at Salerno, Italy, and served in some of the bloodiest battles of the Italian Campaign. With his unit he later made the amphibious landing at Anzio where he served until the breakout from that beach head. This book gives a vivid description of some of the German Luftwaffe and artillery attacks on United States troops. It also describes the challenges imposed upon medical personnel in treating the soldiers wounded in those attacks. Continuing to serve in combat, he remained in Italy until the war ended with his unit at the Brenner Pass. In this book he has described many accounts of the combat action in Italy, including the personal trials and experiences of some of the men to whom he ministered. This collection of short devotional poems and sketches is based upon his combat experiences during that war. It portrays the practical application of the Christian Faith to the everyday experiences of soldiers in armed combat. It is the memoir of a Christian soldier.
Mark Lowry, the oldest son of John William II and Laura Launa Allen Lowry, was born on 16 January 1900 in Sabougla, Mississippi. As one of nine children, early in life he was called upon to perform duties and assume responsibilities usually done by an adult. His parents, born again believers in Jesus Christ, taught their children the principles of the Christian Faith. At an early age Mark received the call from God to be a minister of the Christian Gospel. Overcoming economic, health, and educational difficulties, he studied, worked, and prayed for God’s guidance in accepting that call. He entered the Christian ministry in 1930 by serving a church in New Mexico. Through the Great Depression, God soon led him back to Mississippi, where he served Baptist churches for the next twenty-six years. In 1956 he moved to Kentucky where he served the Baptist church in Gracey. In Kentucky he also served as the language professor, dean, and the acting president of Bethel Baptist College. A man of many talents, Mark Lowry was a linguist, a poet, an author, a soldier, a devoted husband, and the father of five children. Following his retirement in 1965, he led a life of service as active as he had been previously. In 1986 his body finally wore out, and the Lord called him home.