Ministry
After the war, Snyder returned to the Houston area and worked as a pipefitter for Ethyl Corporation. A co-worker conducted a Bible study group in which Snyder agreed to participate. He had not been a Christian during his military service. He had described his personal anger as essential to having overcome the odds against survival at Bataan. On being converted to Christianity and called to the ministry, Snyder said that he believed that God instilled anger in him to bring him through Bataan.
Over the years, Snyder served as pastor of various Houston area Baptist churches, including Kashmere Garden, Northwood Manor, East Houston, and Candlestick.
First unable to forget the suffering that he endured as a prisoner, Snyder harbored a strong hatred for the men who showed no mercy to him and other captive Americans and Filipinos. "When I got back, if I had the power to push a button and sink every island in Japan, that’s what I would have done. But since the Lord’s been in my life, I’ve been back to Japan four times to preach to them. I love them."
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