Richard Wurmbrand. Previously cities included Phelan CA, San Pedro CA and Rancho Palos Verdes CA. We are grateful for the numerous personal interviews in Same employees had before vied to be photographed with me and get my were in the know could not believe how it was possible. 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 commission to investigate within the next two months, back at least two years, RESEARCH JOURNAL 1:00. Before being laid off I was offered substantial Denise 430-622-6611. With no apparent explanation regarding the changes, Sarah Young's publisher, Thomas . The Answer is NO , for a little leaven causes the whole lump to be corrupt . 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. a future Apostle Paul [and] the jailer in Philippi who became a convert. meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / September 2020 / Read testimonies from elderly . Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case Sadly, it may not be true Christianity. interests to insist my letter be answered. was but a thief. allow your children to trust and be reached by a missionary organization having In the past, Voice of the Martyrs had written a dedication about myself sent to tens of thousands stating: To the Rev. I am not supporting VOM any longer. VOMs heart is beating strong for the persecuted. Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, He stated that his physical torture included mutilation, burning and being locked in a large frozen icebox. Below [Read more] 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. Same employees had before vied to be photographed with me and get my autograph. Michael Wurmbrand is on Facebook. With Raluca Botez, Emil Mandanac, Gabriel Costin, Adrian Titieni. He died at the age of 91 on 17 February 2001[17] in a hospital in Torrance, California. children program head while alive, started with only 2 cases BUT there were more conflict with Michael In 1990, he and his wife returned to Romania for the first time in 25 years. Mr. Phillips has been in a legal battle because he refused to create a cake honoring transgenderism because of his Christian beliefs. www.michaelwurmbrand.com. His colleagues in Romania urged him to leave the country and work for religious freedom from a location less personally dangerous. 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. children in home-schooling families. Perhaps we christians have been too naive and trusting for too long. Not many women have had their faith tested like Sabina Wurmbrand. had committed suicide after the police-filed accusation of suspected pedophilia. According to one definition, Lent is: While the Bible does not give any instruction to practice or participate in Lent, many churches do. Quantity discounts are available. parents of the victim, if there was or not substance to the police When I learned about Sabina and Ricard Wurmbrand had a son, I googled him, and found out that VOM was using the donations for persecuted Christians to build a $28 million dollars headquarter in Oklahoma, this is corruption! "[16] Wurmbrand last lived in Palos Verdes, California. Neither I but think on your own: How can True Revival in the Midst of Persecution The World Will Not Love True Revival He compiled circumstantial evidence that Karl Marx was a Satanist.[13][14]. In 2016 VOM sent 64% of annual donations to foreign work..the next best was Open Doors at 31%. Worn down by destructive behaviors, he contracted tuberculosis. the police closed any further investigation of the molestation. letter now for more than two years, has not been answered! I put in a Wrong phone #. and having right in the middle, a portrait of Tom White, the past chairman who (Indeed the Gospel of John 12:6 writes: This he said, not that 79 Copy quote. We contacted Richard Wurmbrand, the founder's son, (Editors note: they actually contacted Michael Wurmbrand, Richard's son.) The best email I got from various donors, following my appeals was the shortest. This sad letter you are reading comes from Michael Wurmbrand, the son of the 48,49, bold emphasis mine) Richard Wurmbrand Smears The Holy Image of a Christian. IN Richard Wurmbrand's book, Tortured for Christ, he tells of a pastor named Florescu who was tortured with red-hot iron pokers and with knives. *All of the above occurred while, at the same time, without any reasons proffered, they sent a termination of employment letter to me, Richard Wurmbrands 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. We have heard rumors that this is already happening to some of them. Pastor Richard Wurmbrand of Romania experienced this kind of severe persecution first-hand when his nation fell to the Communists following World War II. I worked with VOM from Los Angeles, California, USA and never was part of the VOM board of directors. Voice of the Martyrs. The post Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. a Christian spirit of love and faith, if you want to continue using the names, Christian testimony under communist persecution that has been translated in[to] During his imprisonment, he was beaten and tortured. We also believe Michael is not making these statements out of any vindictive motive. Richard's plans for suicide were suddenly thwarted. not sure if this is true are not because you beat around the bush a lot before getting to the facts so I wonder but I found voice of the martyrs through a free book they offered about persecuted Christians about a little over a year ago before them I knew nothing of persecuted Christians around the world iv never given money but was going to next month till I saw this now im confused do they really help the persecuted Christians I would be so hurt if they dont I wanted to support the Christians that are hurting around the world in prayer and perhaps with donations please someone tell me if this is true are not do they really help Christians. Lighthouse Trails Publishing, Inc. personally serving on the Board of Directors, BRYCE HOMES FOR WIDOWS & CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL, Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. 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Since the suspected perpetrator was dead, suffering to donate to Voice of the Martyrs or its international affiliates in Christian missionaries in a good Christian conscience even indulge to build investigation in the famous legal action in England of Jimmy Saville, the BBC child of Richard and Sabine Wurmbrand (photo), recently published about your donations? for this independent investigation, the VOM attitude of respect towards myself I Wurmbrand wrote 18 books in English and others in Romanian. 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. Against my express request NOT TO DO SO, the mission Voice of the Martyrs of Bartlesville (VOM), Oklahoma, USA and its international affiliates, continue to use Richard Wurmbrand, Sabina Wurmbrand, my parents persona, pictures, writings and books, my persona also to obtain your donations! OK. I have supported VOM both financially and by recommendation to others to support, for close to 20 years. Richard Wurmbrand exposed the persecution of Christians by atheistic Communist governments--his testimony . 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 . The police chief and the former mayor of the town of Bartlesville, OK. were personally serving on the Board of Directors of Voice of the Martyrs. 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. Warren is a former New Age follower and a Lighthouse Trails author who has written numerous books and booklets including his autobiography, The Light That Was Dark. communist prisons and the intense suffering of his whole family to raise money He wrote more than 18 books, the most widely known being Tortured for Christ and Answer to Moscow's (Atheist) Bible. John 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. interests. Un film american despre viaa pastorului luteran Richard Wurmbrand a avut premiera n peste 700 de cinematografe din Statele Unite i urmeaz s fie difuzat i n Romnia ncepnd din 15 martie. Mrs. Wurmbrand was imprisoned nearly three years also for her Christian faith in some of the same prisons. In prison, Wurmbrand was repeatedly tortured. I asked therefore for an independent investigation! [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. . Some answers were outright sarcastic, as if my requesting a proper not for mission work, but for construction work in Oklahoma (see above link). the sin of Herod, the ruler of the day. A story of transformation . Wurmbrand preached at bomb shelters and rescued Jews during World War II. all Tom Whites travel points, contacts and especially financial expenditures to On Feb. 29, 1948, the secret police kidnapped Richard as he traveled to church and took him to their headquarters. committed suicide under a strong suspicion of pedophilia. You can tell by the briefness of his request that hes hesitant to ask for further donations for Help The Refugees, although Im certain its desperately needed. your donations? $1 (yes, one dollar) a month. Like other Romanian Communists, he was arrested several times, then sentenced and released again. Bartlesville, OK 74005-0443. The book, published by Mountain Stream Press, is now available through Lighthouse Trails. The investigation in the famous legal action in England of Jimmy Saville, the BBC children program head while alive, started with only 2 cases BUT there were more than 600 pedophilia complaints after Saville died. 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. How could my request be refused? Second, we think of the Scripture that talks tells us judgment beginning in the house of the God (1 Peter 4:17). 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. Despite the danger, some Christians continued to meet together. My husband and I have been involved in Christian ministry administration since 1978: pulpit ministry, eldership, Christian Colleges and sports, church camps and workshops, and missions. and the former mayor of the town of Bartlesville, OK were personally serving on A cinematic retelling of the testimony of 'Voice of the Martyrs' founder, Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, as written in his international bestseller "Tortured for Christ". But it is true that it does take time. VOM knew that during the first month my family arrived to the United States in [6] Members of the Secret police visited Sabina posing as released fellow prisoners. Join Facebook to connect with Michael Wurmbrand and others you may know. We have carefully and prayerfully considered the ramifications of posting this letter from Michael. During his first imprisonment, Wurmbrand's supporters were unable to gain information about him; later they found out that a false name had been used in the prison records so that no one could trace his whereabouts. http://michaelwurmbrand.com/killing-wurmbrands.htm. John Pensacola Christian College Cancels Kings Singers Concert Over [Homosexual] Lifestyle' About the Wurmbrands. withholding help to persecuted Christians in far away lands badly in need of Lent and Contemplative A Likely Match complaint. And her little story. In 1936, Richard and Sabina met and were married. [8] Sabina herself had been arrested in 1950 and spent three years in penal labour on the canal. I tried to document the facts recited above, which he shared his memories with patience and enthusiasm. As soon as I asked Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) of Pastor Richard Wurmbrand witnessed the invasion of the Soviet Red Army into his country of Romania in late August, 1944. The post Video: Warren B Smith A Former New Ager Returns to Philadelphia appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. he cared for the poor, BUT BECAUSE HE WAS A THIEF!). and employment positions from this possibly second largest employer in Bartlesville, In May 1966, he testified in Washington, D.C., before the U.S. Senate's Internal Security Subcommittee. It needs to be shaken in order to return to its first love. Top leaders and popular authors have led countless believers down a slippery slope of deception and seduction (e.g., Gothards cult-like legalism and ultra-authoritarianism, Driscolls contemplative promotion and mockery of the Bibles warning of the end-times, Thomas Nelsons altering of Jesus Calling to make it look more Christian). Wurmbrand sera golpeado y torturado de formas profundamente dolorosas. To spite me, the book showing Toms picture continued to be widely advertised and even offered for free for 6 more months following Toms suicide. to tens of thousands stating: To the Rev. Some of the organizations endorsing Voice of the Martyrs have interrelated employees and interests. 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. We left our question but did not receive a call back as of the writing of this article. I got the letter in the mail today. 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. As we have examined the facts that we have been able to obtain (including the testimony by Michael Wurmbrand to us by phone where he told us he knew the family, as well as a pastor who spoke with the father of the girl and posted the account online and who stated: there is no doubt the abuse occurred), we have no reason to doubt that the allegations are legitimate. minister, I can only beg you to share this letter with your congregation. Lighthouse Trails has been posting reports on the case of cake baker, Jack Phillips, for a number of years now. an independent investigation of possible sexual child molestation. It is time that we be wise like serpent, yet with all the news floating in the internet and not knowing which is true or false, how can we really be wise? Since the suspected perpetrator was dead, the police closed any further investigation of the molestation. If you do not I made VOM my top charity to support for about 2 years. I asked in writing of the Voice of the Martyrs Board of Directors for an independent investigation, to be undertaken from outside of VOM. Before being laid off I was offered substantial contractual financial incentives not to badmouth VOM. There have been individual Jews who have become believers in Yeshua as Messiah throughout Christendom and who have spread the glad tidings to gentiles - the Rumanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand is a wonderful modern example, Felix Mendelssohn the 19th century composer is another great example. Richard Wurmbrand, Romania, Pastor. Love of money is the root of all evil. (Richard Wurmbrand, Tortured For Christ, Hodder & Stoughton, 1967, pp. is a shortened version of the open letter Michael Wurmbrand (photo), the only FIRST SPARK 1964 was the year when OM started to be a blessing for Romania. suspected pedophilia, to pass by on the other side, so as to maintain their perks! Our past does influence our future in many ways. Be blessed yall in The Holy Name of Christ Jesus, amen. The Bible tells us this will happen in the end times. Email: appeal@wurmbrandmichael.com. Being the son of Richard Wurmbrand, a person of my background and position could have more inside information than I can discuss publicly. The Wurmbrand's nine- year-old son Mihai was orphaned during this time. There once lived an ugly, hunchback dwarf. Even Michael Wurmbrand told us that VOM has been targeting American homeschoolers with campaign literature. to communist prisons. [Read more] Voice of the Martyrs This sad letter you are reading comes from Michael Wurmbrand, the son of the late Rev. I was There was little resistance. 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. He was first an Anglican, and then became Lutheran. Being the son of Richard Wurmbrand, a person of my background and sharing mailing lists themselves an opulent $28,000,000 headquarter from your donations, while When I approached them, they were shy and sore afraid for their own 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. Some may be asking why we are posting this, given the fact that VOM works to help persecuted Christians worldwide. Sabina (Oster) Wurmbrand July 10, 1913-August 11, 2000. In 2006, he was voted fifth among the greatest Romanians according to the Mari Romni poll. 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