Hitler has already eliminated many of the Christian ministers who have spoken out against the Nazi regime, but you are sure that there must be others who can help you. Their acts of defiance may be less obvious, but these are still acts of deep Christian faith and conscience.
You begin to attend services in various Lutheran and Reformed
churches, hoping to find a place of refuge. When one older minister's
sermon suggests that he might be approachable, you decide to take the risk.
After services, when the congregation has left, you speak to him in private.
He tells you he will help because he remembers Pastor Martin Niemoller
and what his colleague said about waiting too long to protest. If I am
going to be honest to my biblical faith,
the minister says, I cannot stand
idly by while my neighbor bleeds.
The minister provides you with temporary refuge in the basement of the church while he secures forged identity cards for you. Then he offers you two options: there is a job open as caretaker in a cemetery. You could probably work there unmolested for the rest of the war. On the other hand, the Siemens Munitions Factory always needs workers. You could lose yourself among the many people employed there and survive as just another laborer.
If you decide to take the job as cemetery caretaker, continue to page 119.
If you choose to work at the munitions factory, continue to page 120.