On August 30. 1939. six months after they arrived in Czechoslovakia. the Sharps concluded their first mission and returned to the U.S. Their exit was just one day before Gestapo agents came to arrest Martha. who had earned a reputation for her daring disregard of Nazi rules. After returning home for two years. the Sharps issued a report with the American Unitarian Association about the dangers faced by refugees all across Europe. As a result of this report. the Sharps were asked to set up a parallel operation in France under the newly founded Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. In 1940. the Sharps answered this call. courageously retuming to Europe to aid more people flee the horror of the Nazi regime. By the time the Sharps arrived in Europe. the Nazis had already occupied France. but the Sharps were undaunted. They set up the American Unitarian Universalist Service Committee in Lisbon. Portugal. from where they continued to assist many more refugees from wartom Europe escape to safety. In all. the Sharps and their Unitarian colleagues worked to save approximately 2.000 men. women. and children. Mr.
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