Ruth: A Woman of Character
22nd in a series on how men and women in the Bible deal with waiting, disappointment and unemployment Ruth: A Woman of Character Reflections on the Old Testament Book of Ruth How do we behave when all that is familiar is stripped from us? Being in a foreign country can often leave us feeling that our values and traditions have no place. As a prisoner of war, Louis Zamperini was challenged on all fronts to surrender his values, character and integrity. He survived in a raft for 47 days after his bomber crash-landed in the ocean during the Second World War and then was sent to a series of prisoner of war camps. The movie about his experience was entitled “Unbroken” because he refused to cooperate with his captors by submitting to demands to broadcast anti-American propaganda or be humiliated by Watanabe, the Japanese corporal who was in charge of the prisoner of war camp. Chapter 1: Tragedy determines our loyalty In the Old Testament book of Ruth