This was bad news for Paul. The guerrillas were excited about all the ways they could use a pilot and mechanic. They certainly weren't going to let him go!

But Paul did not let this discourage him. Once he was alone, he picked up his Bible again. This time he read, "Those who suffer as God wants them to should trust their souls to him. God (the Creator) made them, and they can trust him."

"Wow!" thought Paul." I'm putting myself in the hands of the One who made all of creation--the moon, the stars, the whole universe!"

That night Paul slept better. The next day he listened to the guards talking around him From what he heard, although other prisoners had been just where he was now, sooner or later they had been killed.

So Paul went back to his source of encouragement, the Bible. He read one story after another of how God had saved his people from their enemies. Sometimes they didn't even have to fight! As Paul read, he reminded himself that "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow."

By this time Paul had decided to escape that very night. What did he have to lose? If he stayed, he would be killed sooner or later. And now he felt sure that God would help him.

Slowly, very slowly, Paul worked at getting a small log under his bed. When he left he would put it under his blanket so that it would still look like he was sleeping there.

That night, when the guards shone their lights on Paul, he looked like he was sleeping soundly, but he wasn't. He was wide awake, just waiting for his chance to escape.

Late at night he heard a motorboat coming up the river. It sounded as if it was going to stop at their camp. The guard who had his light shining on Paul turned away and headed toward the river.

The guard came closer and shined the light right on him. (Click on the picture to go to a larger picture you can print out and color.)

Quickly Paul grabbed the log and stuck it under his blanket.

Still lying down, he moved out from under the blanket and started putting his other stuff under it, when, swish, a light swung round and shined on Paul.

The guard came closer and shined the light right on him.

"Oh no! ..."

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