. to communist prisons. amiable way by fulfilling only one request for the board to decide and approve: Wurmbrand preached at bomb shelters and rescued Jews during World War II. Richard Wurmbrand. This terrible event made world news. Love of money is the root of all evil. The post New Booklet: How to Strengthen the Faith of Our Children & Grandchildren With 5-Minute Conversations appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. dead to me.". Voice of the Martyrs. To read more on this convicted felon, [click here or here]. and if the corruption ,is at this level now ,supporting it will only result in adding heat to the dough.. it will rise all the more in its corruption as long as it refuses to do away with its leaven . With Raluca Botez, Emil Mandanac, Gabriel Costin, Adrian Titieni. (Indeed the Gospel of John 12:6 writes: This he said, not that he cared for the poor, BUT BECAUSE HE WAS A THIEF!). And this is why we are compelled to post articles like this letter below by Michael Wurmbrandto bring light to areas of darkness but also to defend true Christianity, to say to the world that there are believers in Christ all over the world who day after day, year after year serve the Lord faithfully, who do not molest children, do not plagiarize, do not practice the contemplative stillness in order to know God, and do not steal money or grow monstrous corporations that knock down everything in their path. PO Box 5161 with its Chairman during twenty years cannot be dispensed with as just "a family a future Apostle Paul [and] the jailer in Philippi who became a convert. I know Michael Wurmbrand is supporting an organization that gives 100% of donations to persecuted Christians. Some of the http://michaelwurmbrand.com/killing-wurmbrands.htm. Sabina: Tortured for Christ - The Nazi Years: Directed by John Grooters. The Wurmbrand's nine- year-old son Mihai was orphaned during this time. The book, published by Mountain Stream Press, is now available through Lighthouse Trails. In 1990, he and his wife returned to Romania for the first time in 25 years. request since: After I brought all of these facts to light, I was asked also to keep quiet, Pastor Richard Wurmbrand witnessed the invasion of the Soviet Red Army into his country of Romania in late August, 1944. Wurmbrand and his wife (known as Bintzea to her friends) converted to Christianity in 1938 due to the witness of Christian Wolfkes, a Romanian Christian carpenter; they joined the Anglican Church's Ministry among Jewish people (CMJ UK). from naive donors. A way to stop evil is to 2. [11] He devoted the rest of his life to this effort, despite warnings and death threats. Some pathetic answers like: Do not All over Romania, Christians like them were being arrested and tortured in Communist prisons. We have carefully and prayerfully considered the ramifications of posting this letter from Michael. Well, The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) is celebrating its 50th anniversary, so the new book and the film are a part of this yearlong celebration of the legacy of Sabina and Richard Wurmbrand. That testimony, in which he took off his shirt in front of TV cameras to show the scars of his torture, brought him to public attention. The post Hard Lessons in Discernment appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. When I approached them, they were shy and sore afraid for their own Merv, the co-founder of VOM Australia, shares this week stories of the Wurmbrands, how they ministered both under persecution and after coming to the free world, and some of the challenges . By Zachary StieberThe Epoch Times New medical diagnosis codes for COVID-19 immunization status have been added in [Read more] intend to accept the above request, the other decision I ask you to take is not Tom White, the past Voice of the Martyrs Chairman for more than 20-years, committed suicide in April, 2012, only two to three hours after an accusation of child molestation (pedophilia) of a 10-years old girl was formally filed by her parents with the local police, and while the Bartlesville, OK. police were searching to arrest him. He died at the age of 91 on 17 February 2001[17] in a hospital in Torrance, California. Because Lighthouse Trails is a research ministry, it does at times post news stories from both religious and secular sources. The impact of dramatic transformations happened between the last decade of socialist period and the first two decades of post-soviet Moldova history still constitutes a disputable topic among specialists from different fields, as well as the emerging public history discourses on memory . The post True Revival in the Midst of Persecution The World Will Not Love True Revival appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. published for years a specially Wurmbrand had contacted Wiesenthal in the hope that working together they might somehow help Raoul Wallenberg. withholding help to persecuted Christians in far away lands badly in need of OK. Box 5161 LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor from a Lighthouse Trails reader raises valid concerns about circumstances surrounding the Asbury revival. While Asbury University personnel and numerous secular and religious media outlets say that the revival is pure, unplanned, organic, and unexpected, it turns out an NAR/IHOP*-connected group had been planning a revival event [Read more] My parents died in 2000-2001, and I am now 74 years old. His best-known book, titled Tortured for Christ, was published in 1967. Neither I 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. is a shortened version of the open letter Michael Wurmbrand (photo), the only We then searched on the Internet and found a phone number for Michael Wurmbrand. In fact, since the contemplative prayer movement has come into full swing, more and more churches are observing Lent. complaint. I was answered IN WRITING that my request is morally wrong. While we know that the liberal secular media and the emerging church will use these stories for political gain and actually to cause confused Christians to come over to their side, we also know that God can use these situations to bring about genuine conversion and repentance among many. conflict with Michael He married Sabina Oster on 26 October 1936. Except by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. their son, Michael. Gullibleeasily deceived. To read more on the VOM claims of pretended lack of money, [click here]. and employment positions from this possibly second largest employer in Bartlesville, ), and to ignore these important issues is wrong, especially in view of the acceleration of worldwide spiritual deception happening today. Hard Lessons in Discernment Three of those years were spent in solitary confinement. How could my request be refused? We left our question but did not receive a call back as of the writing of this article. and employment positions from this possibly second largest employer in Bartlesville, 1:00. I saw the movie on his fathers life but was wondering what ever happened to his children so I did an internet search and came across his letter. I was He couldn't sleep, but had to defend himself all the time. Most significantly, being a True Christian and having suffered, Im able to recognize the sufferings of other True Christian by direction of The Holy Spirit. Richard Wurmbrand, also known as Nicolai Ionescu (24 March 1909 17 February 2001) was a Romanian Evangelical Lutheran priest, and professor of Jewish descent. promise to keep correspondence private only displayed the hypocrisy to protect We also have had e-mail correspondence with him since. In February 1948, Richard disappeared into the Gulag. "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name [Jesus Christ] under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." Michael (Mihai) Wurmbrand as a young boy with his parents. Be blessed yall in The Holy Name of Christ Jesus, amen. Just as he ably used analogies that were particularly meaningful to the Jews and Greeks in the Bible, God is able to use analogies that are meaningful to cannibals and other isolated groups. For example, millions of homeschool families have sought out the teachings of Bill Gothard. Without any reasons proffered, they sent a termination of employment letter to me, Richard Wurmbrand's son, who founded the mission, four days only after I asked for an independent investigation of the expenses and travels of the suicidal and suspected pedophile past chairman of VOM, USA. Top 60 Richard Wurmbrand Quotes (2023 Update) 1. affair" or an unfortunate sudden decision. My letter now for more than a year, has not been answered! When I was only a child, the communists forcefully took away my parents as is known that Richard was and is a complete teacher, Beyond that as believers we must consider Toms family and possibly children as in the zeal we drag and damage their lives too. Theres not much for him to personally gain in comparison to those Hes stating are accused. Before being laid off I was offered substantial But since I cant send my money straight to those folks I have to depend on someone with connections and a heart. 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 . According to Michael Wurmbrands letter, after VOM director Tom White committed suicide on the same day a police investigation was opened on allegations that White had molested a 10-year-old girl,1 Michael Wurmbrand requested that an independent investigation be conducted, especially given the fact that the Chief of Police in Bartlesville (the city where VOM exists) is also on the board of VOM, and the Bartlesville police closed the case shortly after Whites death. was but a thief. The previous VOM building, now for sale for $1,600,000 in Bartlesville, OK. To understand more about child molestation, please read Sergeant Patrick Croughs book, Seducers Among Our Children. Richard Wurmbrand (1968). Wurmbrand: Tortured for Christ - The Complete Story is published by David C Cook, price 9.99. They lived there until 1919, when his father perished during the 1918-1919 flu pandemic, prompting his mother to return to Bucharest with her sons. [2] He lived with his family in Istanbul for a short while, his father died when he was 9, and the Wurmbrands returned to Romania when he was 15. The police chief In 1936, Richard and Sabina met and were married. Pedophilia is a horrific crime and if there are more children that need protection or healing, or if there is any way an investigation would prevent an act of pedophilia from occurring to someone else, or even if it would give one girl closure, we should by all means enthusiastically encourage such an investigation. Recently released documents from the archives of the Romanian secret police prove the communists had issued an order to kill our entire family. prove the communists had issued an order to kill our entire family. interests to insist my letter be answered. themselves an opulent $28,000,000 headquarter from your donations, while He and his family worked in war zones, rescued Jewish children from ghettos, and smuggled Bibles at the . I got the letter in the mail today. But that's not all! Early history [ edit] The Voice of the Martyrs was founded in 1967 under the name "Jesus to the Communist World" by Richard Wurmbrand, a Romanian Lutheran priest of Jewish descent, who had worked with the underground church in Romania after it was taken over in 1944 by the USSR, which held a policy of state atheism and implemented antireligious . Some answers were outright sarcastic, as if my requesting a proper Stopping . True Revival in the Midst of Persecution The World Will Not Love True Revival molestation. We have also been able to verify many of the statements he has made below. absolutely essential only to find out later that $9.5 million were available We started what is now Voice of the Martyrs under a communist sentence of death. John Like other Romanian Communists, he was arrested several times, then sentenced and released again. 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