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When World World War II broke out, the Deiblers were sent to separate prison camps. Russell died at Pare Pare, but Darlene survived four years in a camp for women at Kampili, where she developed beriberi. She claims her Christian faith sustained her during those years.
Her experience is documented in the autobiographical Evidence Not Seen: A Woman"s Miraculous Faith in a Japanese Prison Camp During World World War II (Harper & Row, 1988) which has been optioned for a possible film.
Audio of Darlene Deibler Rose telling her experiences. After the war Darlene married Jerry Rose and resumed missionary work in New Guinea.
After nearly thirty years in New Guinea, they relocated to the Australian outback. She died on February 24, 2004.