Closer to God

Closer to God
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As a young man, Michel van Leuven, the son of a hard-working Belgian stevedore, joined the church and followed his religious compass to the Abbey of the Brothers of Piety in Central Africa–thereafter being known to most as Brother 6Mike. Brother Mike found he had exceptional skills organizing things: the Abbey's businesses, personal relationships, and even others' lives. The story follows Brother Mike as he moves from one crisis to the next, whether it be securing food for the Abbey's kitchens, helping an alcoholic chemistry professor, or trying to survive during a tumultuous period when all is being pulled to-and-fro by great political upheaval. Through his various tests, Brother Mike gains support from Philip, his card-playing and beer-drinking friend, as well as Philip's wife Angela. During all his challenges, Brother Mike questions his own and others' motives–delving into the deep crevices of why we do what we do–seeking solace at a favorite fishing hole, with dear friends, or through prayer. Ultimately, Brother Mike learns he must tolerate his weaknesses, accept the unknown, and realize that at the end of the day we all share in a great basket of human frailty.

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John Moehl. Closer to God

Closer to God

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

From the hilltop

Author’s Note

Prologue

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John Moehl

The present text is still very much a part of my double life; this time, attempting to look through the eyes of another foreigner who, like myself, is an incomer, but whose mission and expectations are very different from mine. This work is fictitious, albeit some of the geographic features are those of Central Africa. The individuals, institutions, and settings of the characters, as well as their actions, are all fictitious—an amalgam of my time working in this region in the 1980s—and any seeming relationships with or references to persons living or dead, or institutions, past or present, is purely coincidental.

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Brother Mike smiled to himself, maintaining a solemn air as he offered, “If you were to be assigned to me, I have a vacant room near the panel beating shop where you could set up a studio and spend all your time, at least in that part assigned to me, developing your wondrous works of art.”

Yes, this would be fantastic, an excellent solution. So let it be written, so let it be done.

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