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An Excerpt from the Travel Journal of Nigel Fox (c. 1940) Entry 25 -- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare I knew that Hans was a double agent of the url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=X98lYJBMGf0C&lpg=PR20&dq=%25!A(MISSING)bwehr%20This%20was%20the%20counterintelligence%20agency%20of%20the%20armed%20forces%20in%20Nazi%20Germany.%20The%20Abwehr%20became%20a%20centre%20for%20the%20resistance%20movement%20against%20Adolf%20Hitler%20and%20his%20Nazi%20government%25!&pg=PR20#v=onepage&q&f=falseAbwehr and served as a spy for the German resistance. The position had been secured by his brother-in-law. To the German High Command, he was a brilliant spy who used his position in the Confessing Church as an ingenious cover. In reality he was a faithful Christian who used the Abrwehr as cover to preach the Gospel of Christ an... read more

An Excerpt from the Travel Journal of Nigel Fox circa 1925 Entry 17 -- The Tryst During the time that Hans was involved with the Armanenshaft, the Reverend H. Nigel Fox had been kept busy teaching about 'Christ’s call to radical discipleship'. However, I again slipped into a deep depression; melancholia beyond measure overwhelmed me. In desperation, Sipho ordered me to walk about the grounds once a day. He did everything in his power to cheer me up, trying to entice me to eat by purchasing 'delectables' from his cafe. However, my appetite had vanished; my gloom deepened. Stopping my daily devotions, I was the picture of despair. On a particularly hot and muggy August afternoon, my tea was interrupted by a knock at the door. Sipho was on an errand, so I dragged myself to ... read more

An Excerpt from the Travel Journal of H. Nigel Fox Jr. circa 1920 ENTRY ELEVEN -- The Dark World Over the next several days, Hans and I met several times with Scotland Yard. We also had extensive meetings with the chaperon, as well as Anna's twenty-two year old friend. "We have learned nothing!" Hans corrected me. "You are wrong, Nigel. We have learned a great deal. I am now reasonably certain that no one in the family -- or either of Anna's travelling companions, for that matter -- had anything to do with this. I am also convinced that Anna's demise was no accident." "How can you say that?" "Bodies float. If she fell overboard as the Captain's report stated, she would have most definitely surfaced." "But who would want to abduct Anna?" Hans said firmly, ... read more

An Excerpt from the Travel Journal of the Rev. Harold Nigel Fox Jr. circa 1920 ENTRY NINE -- The Vision I was unable to shake the dark feeling of melancholy that had crept into me during my visit to the graveyard. My many tonics and restoratives, prescribed by a variety of physicians, were of little or no avail. I attempted to go about my business as normally as possible, but Sipho began to eye me warily, therefore I knew I was merely fooling myself. We were both down in the dumps but did our level best to keep a stiff upper lip. Hearty, insincere jocularity was the order of the day when either of us would catch the other out. After three nights of unsettling dreams accompanied by strange noises, alternating with nerve-wracking days, dark circles ... read more

For some reason Denmark and the UK always combined their trips. Denmark also had the distinction of not letting their delegate to the Infrastructure Committees take his wife on these trips, and consequently our spouses were not invited on the trip to Denmark. Therefore our spouses had to meet up with us when we arrived in Scotland. As my sister Carol was living with us, she babysat Tamara, allowing Linda to go with the other wives. 16 September 1986 Tuesday. We departed on a Danish military cargo aircraft from Melsbroek Air Base in Brussels to Karup Air Base on the Jutland Peninsula of Denmark. Upon arrival we had briefings and then toured the various airfield facilities funded by the Infrastructure program. We then had lunch hosted by the Danish military. Then we reboarded the plane for ... read more