I asked therefore for an independent investigation! Mrs. Wurmbrand was imprisoned nearly three years also for her Christian faith in some of the same prisons. Add to this the utter catastrophe of contemplative mysticism (i.e., occultism) overtaking countless Christian organizations, schools, and denominations, and weve got the makings for an apostate church. withholding help to persecuted Christians in far away lands badly in need of I have supported VOM both financially and by recommendation to others to support, for close to 20 years. had respect for Richard Wurmbrand, my father, please send this letter to all Tortured for Christ: Directed by John Grooters. There is one more issue we want to address and that is the allegations of sexual abuse that were brought against Tom White by the parents of a 10-year-old girl. He died at the age of 91 on 17 February 2001[17] in a hospital in Torrance, California. know apparently better than the to communist prisons. Our past does influence our future in many ways. I should be entitled to make such a I asked dealings, I begged you do not use my fathers long years of suffering in but think on your own: How can What VOM published even how within months of our arrival in the United States, from 1967 on, I worked together with my parents Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, to start what is now Voice of the Martyrs. This terrible event made world news. They claimed to have attended her husband's funeral. parents with the local police, and while the Bartlesville, OK. police were YWAM, Torrance, CA. prove the communists had issued an order to kill our entire family. to the glory of God. In fact, since the contemplative prayer movement has come into full swing, more and more churches are observing Lent. Michael Wurmbrand (Author) 8 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback $17.60 9 Used from $13.01 Print length 160 pages Language English Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Publication date January 1, 1974 ISBN-10 0340186844 ISBN-13 978-0340186848 See all details The Amazon Book Review Wurmbrand preached in caves and bomb shelters and to congregations hidden deep within the Romanian forests. LTRP Note: The following is posted for research and informational purposes. Born in 1909, Richard Wurmbrand was a Romanian stockbroker turned pastor whose ministry traversed the Holocaust and Soviet occupation. and Levite in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, trying their best re. On the day Richard went to be baptized, in desperation she determined she would kill herself. How could my request be refused? In 2016 VOM sent 64% of annual donations to foreign work..the next best was Open Doors at 31%. ". When I was only a child, the communists forcefully took away my parents VOM would employ the millions of dollars of donations to fight me in court while my income is very limited. establish and put to rest any suspicions re. Pastor Richard Wurmbrand (1909-2001) was an evangelical minister who endured 14 years of Communist imprisonment and torture in his homeland of Romania. But in time, Wurmbrand learned the truth about . Below [Read more] The post Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith:
EVANGULLIBLE appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. During part of this time, he later wrote about communicating with other inmates by tapping out Morse code on the wall. Only 4 days after I addressed this letter to the Board of Michael Wurmbrand, who has lived his life in a fishbowl among both friends and enemies, and has done so with dignity to the glory of God. 3. This sad letter you are reading comes from Michael Wurmbrand, the son of the If you were inspired by the Wurmbrand family story of Alone With God: New Sermons from Solitary Confinement, "Underground Evangelism: Missions During the Cold War", Richard & Sabina Wurmbrand Official Web Page Approved by the Wurmbrands, English & Romanian Richard & Sabina Wurmbrand facebook, Tortured for Christ: A Celebration of Richard Wurmbrand's Life One Hundred Years After His Birth, Mother's Day sermon (French). At times he stole to eat. He later recounted that he maintained his sanity by sleeping during the day, staying awake at night, and exercising his mind and soul by composing and then delivering a sermon each night. Although they are separate and completely autonomous organisations with their own leaders and separate boards of directors, the US organisation did fund some projects in Nigeria. state of Arizona, for instance, failed to investigate 6,000 cases of children While we know that 1 John tells us we are liars if we say we do not sin (1 John 1:8-10) (for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God), it also says if we continue in sin, we do not have God in our lives (1 John 3:6-10). I put in a Wrong phone #. which he shared his memories with patience and enthusiasm. As soon as I asked Wurmbrand was released from his first imprisonment in 1956, after eight and a half years. Pastor Richard Wurmbrand March 24, 1909-February 17, 2001. Evangullibleeasily deceived by teachings that contradict the Gospel of Jesus [Read more] Recently released documents from the archives of the Romanian secret police prove the communists had issued an order to kill our entire family. P.O. Richard Wurmbrand, Romania, Pastor. your donations? Mailing Address LTRP Note: We urge readers of this article to contact Voice of the Martyrs and beseech them to allow an independent investigation in order that other children connected to VOM may be protected. It so happened in this time period the government issued a general amnesty. In 1950, his wife Sabina was also imprisoned. It also tests one's understanding of the Christian life. The new mayor of Bucharest had offered a storage space for the books under former dictator Nicolae Ceauescu's palace, where he had spent years in confinement, praying for a ministry to his homeland. Then Came the Nazis Romania was allied with Germany during World War II and was viciously anti-Semitic. false pretenses. He was locked in a solitary cell and assigned as 'Prisoner Number 1'. La tortura fsica incluy ser quemado, mutilado y encerrado en un gran refrigerador congelado. the Board of Directors of . We are not the only ones doing so in a spirit of deep concern. Wallenberg served as Sweden's special envoy in Hungary in the closing stages of World War II, helping to save thousands of Jews. At the time of his 1:00. Except by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Even Michael Wurmbrand told us that VOM has been targeting American homeschoolers with campaign literature. The betrayer of Lord Jesus, Judas, His colleagues in Romania urged him to leave the country and work for religious freedom from a location less personally dangerous. But many of these Christian leaders are beginning to be exposed. a Christian spirit of love and faith, if you want to continue using the names, 2. suspected written: Tom White was VOM, and according to VOM, I have no right to ask that It was raised in the following year to the value of about 2 tanks of gas/month worth of help only because I wrote feet of email messages and renounced a total of over $100,000 of my salary over four years (I accepted being paid only $500/month!) Then Came the Nazis Romania was allied with Germany during World War II and was viciously anti-Semitic. Torrance, Ca. Richard Wurmbrand, who spent fourteen years in the communist prisons of Romania, author of the book Tortured For Christ, a book of valiant Christian testimony under communist persecution that has been translated in over 85 languages. in his apparently most unselfish enunciation of a project to help the poor, John Wurmbrand was ordained twicefirst as an Anglican, then, after World War II, as a Lutheran priest. children in home-schooling families. According to Josephus, Rome crucified 3,000 Jews in A.D. 7 alone. We called and had a ten-minute conversation with him. Torrance, CA 90510 USA victims! And now, the letter we received from Michael Wurmbrand: This sad letter you are reading comes from Michael Wurmbrand, the son of the late Rev. the ICA, as the only son of Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, I humbly ask you not When the government attempted to control the . Who or what is going to fill the void? During his imprisonment, he was beaten and tortured. If you still want to help projects started by my parents, Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, now hanging in the air, please help me reclaim my parents and my family name. of mine was written, printed and distributed to tens of thousands of So effective was the work of the Wurmbrands that Richard was eventually arrested in 1948 after which he spent a total of 14 years in Communist prisons, three of those years in solitary confinement, suffering much at the hands of his captors. Richard Wurmbrand, who spent fourteen years in the communist prisons of Romania, author of the book Tortured For Christ, a book of valiant Christian testimony under communist persecution that has been translated in over 85 languages. When the government attempted to control churches, he immediately began an "underground" ministry to his people. In the last 4 years, the state of Arizona, for instance, failed to investigate 6,000 cases of children molestation. Wurmbrand was a professor in the only Lutheran seminary in his country. How could I have foreseen that in a case of blatant suspected child-molestation some Christian VOM leaders I approached, imitated the priest and Levite in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, trying their best re. but rather in an Richard Wurmbrand, who spent fourteen years in the communist prisons One lighthearted scene that utilized these well is where Wurmbrand's son and some friends go pester the Russian guards in the few Russian words they know . Variations of his works have been translated into more than 65 languages. dead to me.". . As an adolescent, he was sent to study Marxism in Moscow, but returned clandestinely the following year. Merv Knight is one of the longest-serving members of VOM's worldwide family, having met VOM founder Richard Wurmbrand on the first day of August in 1969. Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith:
EVANGULLIBLE Richard Wurmbrand. He is widely recognized as one of the country's greatest . Richard Wurmbrand Kidnapped On February 29, 1948, the secret police arrested Richard while on his way to church and took him to their headquarters. We have heard rumors that this is already happening to some of them. When I approached them, they were shy and sore afraid for their own [1] As a result, he experienced imprisonment and torture by the then-Communist regime of Romania, which maintained a policy of state atheism. He prayed: "God, I know surely that You do not exist. child molestation. This terrible event made world news. Third, as we witness various Christian organizations being exposed for sexual, financial, and other scandals (such as the recent allegations by over thirty women against Bill Gothard, the serious plagiarism by Mark Driscoll, the demise of Vision Forum (a major player in homeschooling resources, and so forth), two things come to our mind: First, the secular media is using these stories to make it look like this is how most fundamentalist conservative Christians behave. The post Hard Lessons in Discernment appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. It is hard to believe the flow of donations rather than any interest in protecting possible children the sin of Herod, the ruler of the day. In reality, VOM employees were expressly forbidden to have contact with me, so as not to lose some income and employment positions from [one of the] largest employers in Bartlesville, OK. affair" or an unfortunate sudden decision. Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce Warren B. Smiths new book, Evangullible. Directors, I received a curt letter of termination of employment. conflict with Michael The church is filled with mega-corporation-style organizations that act as if they can do anything they want while they toy with the emotional and spiritual lives of millions and play catch-me-if-you-can. to use the name Wurmbrand any more. parents of the victim, if there was or not substance to the police Richard Wurmbrand, Tortured for Christ 3 likes Like "The following is one of the oldest sermon illustrations used in the Christian church. Richard Wurmbrand, who spent fourteen years in the communist prisons of Romania, author of the book Tortured For Christ, a book of valiant Christian testimony under communist persecution that has been translated in [to] over 85 languages. They are the founders of VOM, and Richard served 14 years in prison in Romania, and Sabina served three years in prison, including many months in a labor camp. True Revival in the Midst of Persecution The World Will Not Love True Revival the Baptist was not beheaded because he sermonized in general asking people to VOM employees their son, Michael. Against his own personal interest, he put his life at risk to denounce the sin of Herod, the ruler of the day. start what is now Voice of the Martyrs. We contacted Richard Wurmbrand, the founder's son, (Editors note: they actually contacted Michael Wurmbrand, Richard's son.) Voice of the Christian Martyrs-Nigeria and Voice of the Martyrs-USA share historical roots, traced back to Pastor Richard Wurmbrand. Gullibleeasily deceived. Short Biographical Information Documented communist plot to assassinate the Wurmbrand family and the teaching derived from it May 2015 SERMON MATERIAL Consider how grave it is to . We sat together in a room with about 15 people. $1 (yes, one dollar) a month. This was done by sharing mailing lists with organizations focusing on families and children; * My person, my life, and our family Wurmbrand story was used in this magazine; * Without my knowledge, without my permission, a very laudatory biography of mine was written, printed and distributed to tens of thousands of American children; * In order to obtain donations from the parents, the organization tried to gain credibility and goodwill with tens of thousands of Christian children in home-schooling families. child of Richard and Sabine Wurmbrand (photo), recently published about His wife, Sabina, had died six months earlier on 11 August 2000. The main question in the letter I wrote to the VOM employees Missionary Organizations). My letter now for more than a year, has not been answered! His only crimes were his fervent belief in Jesus Christ and his public witness for that faith. A way to stop evil is to Wurmbrand's legacy - Voice of the Martyrs When they were miraculously released, the Wurmbrands started an organisation, now called Voice of the Martyrs, which exists to share the gospel where it is banned, and support persecuted believers across the world, helping them to love their enemies. I tried to document the facts recited above, but think on your own: How can Christian missionaries in a good Christian conscience even indulge to build themselves an opulent $28,000,000 headquarter from your donations, while withholding help to persecuted Christians in far away lands badly in need of your donations? (Indeed the Gospel of John 12:6 writes: This he said, not that he cared for the poor, BUT BECAUSE HE WAS A THIEF!). Please would you start a new ministry call real voices of actual martyrs or something creative enough to reveal this wrongdoing. For more than 25 years of a ministry that spanned almost three-quarters of a centurywhether free or imprisoned; through peace, war, and unspeakable tortureRichard Wurmbrand kept firm on that goal. no thank you for my founding the organization or the many years of service! When I was only a child, the communists forcefully took away my parents to communist prisons. VOM knew that during the first month my family arrived to the United States in the end of 1966, I had personally typed on a clunky typewriter four manuscript versions of this book. Our St. Herman Brotherhood and Monastery has for a long time had great respect and appreciation for the life, testimony and work of Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, a Jewish convert to Christianity who suffered for fourteen years in Communist prisons in Romania due to his unrelenting Christian activity. [7] During his second imprisonment, his wife Sabina was given official news of his death, which she did not believe. The entire organization shut down, leaving a vacuum within the homeschool world. LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. He was arrested again in 1959 and sentenced to 25 years. In prison, Wurmbrand was repeatedly tortured. Video: Warren B Smith A Former New Ager Returns to Philadelphia And it was just recently that a major homeschool curriculum CEO (from Vision Forum) stepped down after admitting to an extra-marital affair. I was answered IN WRITING (by the convicted felon-embezzler who had meantime become Vice President of VOM, see above) that my request is morally wrong. He married Sabina Oster on 26 October 1936. Un da fue golpeado en las plantas de los pies hasta que le arrancaron la carne, y al da otro fue golpeado hasta los huesos. The post New Booklet:
How to Strengthen the Faith of Our Children & Grandchildren With 5-Minute Conversations appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. Bartlesville, OK 74005-0443. I was The worst vindictive act towards myself though was the refusal on the part of If you do not Pastor Richard Wurmbrand spent 14 years in prison because of his outspoken Christian witness and faith in Christ. Christian parents please protect your children! Three of those years were spent in solitary confinement. the flow of donations rather than any interest in protecting possible children Some directors are related or get income from the organization. Concerned with the possibility that Wurmbrand would be forced to undergo further imprisonment, the Norwegian Mission to the Jews and the Hebrew Christian Alliance negotiated with Communist authorities for his release from Romania for $10,000 (though the going rate for political prisoners was $1,900). Wurmbrand: Tortured for Christ - The Complete Story is published by David C Cook, price 9.99. letter now for more than two years, has not been answered! Email: appeal@wurmbrandmichael.com. Lighthouse Trails has been posting reports on the case of cake baker, Jack Phillips, for a number of years now. However this has now stopped and . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Already Lighthouse Trails has heard from many believers who have repented after being deceived by the Jesus of Jesus Calling. Christ is Lord, and no government set up on principles utterly contrary to Christ's word can be acceptable to the true Christian. suspected pedophilia, to pass by on the other side, so as to maintain their perks! [15] Wurmbrand engaged in preaching with local ministers of nearly all denominations. PO Box 5161 If he rested a moment, the rats would attack him. 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