OUR WEBSITES. This sad letter you are reading comes from Michael Wurmbrand, the son of the late Rev. However this has now stopped and . 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. Consider how grave it is to allow your children to trust and be reached by a missionary organization having had a case of suspected pedophilia and a suicide because of it in its midst, and then terminating me, its founder so as not to have to respond to a request for an independent investigation of possible child molestation. Hello Francis, we have added your name to our e-newsletter list. But since I cant send my money straight to those folks I have to depend on someone with connections and a heart. Some answers were outright sarcastic, as if my requesting a proper investigation regarding suspected pedophilia among Christian missionaries would be some joke. Michael Wurmbrand. In this way he continued to "be sunlight" to fellow inmates rather than dwell on the lack of physical light. And it was just recently that a major homeschool curriculum CEO (from Vision Forum) stepped down after admitting to an extra-marital affair. suspected establish and put to rest any suspicions re. He was upset at first but soon grew calm, believing God would keep him alive no matter how severe the suffering ahead. Wurmbrand travelled to Norway, England, and then the United States. but rather in an It sounds to me (a former accountant) like VOM needs to be a lot more transparent in a lot of areas. versions of this book. January 9. over 85 languages. I asked all Tom Whites travel points, contacts and especially financial expenditures to Please include me in your mailing list.I am from India. When I was only a child, the communists forcefully took away my parents In prison, Wurmbrand was repeatedly tortured. It is hard to believe this could be done, but correspondence I display on the web (see link below), should convince you. But if perchance You exist, which I contest, it is not my duty to believe in You; it is Your duty to reveal Yourself to me.". To read more, [click here]. Sabina Wurmbrand with their son, Michael. 79 Copy quote. My letter now for more than a year, has not been answered! 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. Tortured for Christ circulated throughout the world with more than 10,000,000 copies. Wurmbrand: Tortured for Christ - The Complete Story is published by David C Cook, price 9.99. But in time, Wurmbrand learned the truth about . suffering to donate to Voice of the Martyrs or its international affiliates in He was first an Anglican, and then became Lutheran. 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. Same employees had before vied to be photographed with me and get my ByGeorgi P. Vins(Pastor in USSR who spent 8 years in Soviet prison camps for his faith | Author ofThe Gospel in Bonds) Revival At the beginning of the 1960s, the Lord sent a spiritual revival among the Evangelical Baptists1 of the Soviet Union. Richard was born a Jew, and grew up to become an important man in the Comintern. [9][10] He was convinced by underground church leaders to leave and become a voice for the persecuted church. For example, millions of homeschool families have sought out the teachings of Bill Gothard. amiable way by fulfilling only one request for the board to decide and approve: 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. We are grateful for the numerous personal interviews in which he shared his memories with patience and enthusiasm. As soon as I asked for this independent investigation, the VOM attitude of respect towards myself I enjoyed for years turned into one of incredible vindictiveness. suspected of mine was written, printed and distributed to tens of thousands of 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. My person, my life, and our family Wurmbrand story was used in this magazine; Without my knowledge, without my permission, a very laudatory biography prove the communists had issued an order to kill our entire family. The method for the "filling up" the "lack" of personal presentation is what happened to Paul's body when he preached: Five times I received from the Jews thirty . The young pastor Richard Wurmbrand and his wife Sabina were among many of the religious leaders in attendance at the Congress of Cults held in 1945 by the Romanian Communist government. repent. Mrs. Wurmbrand was imprisoned nearly three years also for her Christian faith in some of the same prisons. Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2010. In what appears to be an effort to make controversial elements disappear, significant portions of material from the original Introduction to Sarah Young's #1 best-selling book Jesus Calling have been removed. Since the suspected perpetrator was dead, the police closed any further investigation of the molestation. There was no sound because even the guards wore felt on the soles of their shoes. Lighthouse Trails Publishing, Inc. personally serving on the Board of Directors, BRYCE HOMES FOR WIDOWS & CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL, Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: EVANGULLIBLE, Asbury RevivalLetter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits, True Revival in the Midst of Persecution The World Will Not Love True Revival, New Medical Codes for COVID Vaccination Status Raise Concerns Among Experts, Pensacola Christian College Cancels Kings Singers Concert Over [Homosexual] Lifestyle', New Booklet: How to Strengthen the Faith of Our Children & Grandchildren With 5-Minute Conversations, Video: Warren B Smith A Former New Ager Returns to Philadelphia, Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case. During his imprisonment, he was beaten and tortured. repent. Who or what is going to fill the void? Voice of the Martyrs. Book Overview. Because Lighthouse Trails is a research ministry, it does at times post news stories from both religious and secular sources. http://michaelwurmbrand.com/killing-wurmbrands.htm. The Man Who Came Back - Richard Wurmbrand - 1974 . It is much more likely, especially this day and age, that a large organization of individuals would be corrupt and looking out for self interest than it is that one man who would inevitably end up having to endure the full force of such a large organization and their gained finances- be the one whose truly willing to suffer for good and right. I asked in writing of the Voice of the Martyrs Board of Directors for an Voice of the Martyrs headquarters in Bartlesville, OK. * This was done in secret, until the buildings were erected. Mihai Wurmbrand answered, "That is my . His wife, Sabina, was imprisoned for three years, including months in a labor camp on the Danube Canal. My parents died in 2000-2001. As they learn that their leader has been sexually assaulting young girls for the past number of decades, will these dear families swing to the opposite of the pendulum and enter the emerging/new spirituality? 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. McMahon is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The main question in the letter I wrote to the ABOUT US Already Lighthouse Trails has heard from many believers who have repented after being deceived by the Jesus of Jesus Calling. The Voice of the Martyrs opened a printing facility and bookstore in Bucharest. We also have had e-mail correspondence with him since. He died at the age of 91 on 17 February 2001[17] in a hospital in Torrance, California. With Raluca Botez, Emil Mandanac, Gabriel Costin, Adrian Titieni. Bartlesville, OK 74005-0443. from 1967 on, I worked together with my parents Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, to YWAM, 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? 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! I suffered plenty. Our booklets are designed to give away to others or for your own personal use. We have NEVER failed witness Satans scraggly, filthy fingernail finding a heart to Pierce, hoping to stop all hearts from beating. 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. February 3, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails Editors. 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. "The Voice of the Martyrs was founded in 1967 by Richard Wurmbrand, a Romanian Lutheran/Anglican pastor, who had worked with the . * A repeated offender 3rd degree felon, who as of 2013 was STILL UNDER A-10-YEARS CONVICTION SENTENCE AS AN EMBEZZLER was named the Voice of the Martyrs Vice President. VOM is Christian missionaries in a good Christian conscience even indulge to build accomplish this in an adversarial way through lawyers, etc. request since: After I brought all of these facts to light, I was asked also to keep quiet, I was written by VOM, when asking help for formerly interests to insist my letter be answered. Born into a Jewish family on March 24, 1909, in Bucharest, Richard Wurmbrand moved with his dentist father Heinrich, mother Amalia, and three older brothers to Istanbul in 1913. Michael also answers to Richard Wurmbrand, Wurmbrand Mihai Heinrich, M Wurmbrand, Michael A Wurmbrand and Michael H Wurbrand, and perhaps a couple of other names. Wurmbrand was returned to prison, not released again until 1964. He was badly beaten. conflict with Michael Wurmbrand we try to solve with prayer and mediation! your donations? The worst vindictive act towards myself though was the refusal on the part of VOM of my simple request to dump or allow myself even pay to withdraw immediately from the VOM circulation advertising, about 2,000 copies of Tortured For Christ, my fathers book, published by VOM with a preface by, and having right in the middle, a portrait of Tom White, the past chairman who had committed suicide after the police-filed accusation of suspected pedophilia. Exposed as well are sexual, financial and spiritual sins at Voice of the Martyrs VOM employees organizations endorsing Voice of the Martyrs have interrelated employees and Chris Lawson, of Spiritual Research Network, has posted a new video on Warren B. Smiths YouTube channel. Then starving rats were driven into his cell through a large pipe. John In May 1966, he testified in Washington, D.C., before the U.S. Senate's Internal Security Subcommittee. Pensacola Christian College Cancels Kings Singers Concert Over [Homosexual] Lifestyle' all Tom Whites travel points, contacts and especially financial expenditures to Bruce Holmes. and having right in the middle, a portrait of Tom White, the past chairman who Arrested for his efforts to support the underground church, Wurmbrand suffered brainwashing and severe torture for fourteen years in a hidden prison. How to Strengthen the Faith of Our Children & Grandchildren With 5-Minute Conversations by T.A. I asked in writing of the Voice of the Martyrs Board of Directors for an independent investigation, to be undertaken from outside of VOM. Voice of the Martyrs withholding help to persecuted Christians in far away lands badly in need of This terrible event made world news. The police chief Wurmbrand wrote 18 books in English and others in Romanian. Christians who Only 4 days after I addressed this letter to the Board of In 1944, when the Soviet Union occupied Romania as the first step to establishing a communist regime, Wurmbrand began a ministry to his Romanian countrymen and to Red Army soldiers; the Socialist Republic of Romania had a doctrine of state atheism. We also believe Michael is not making these statements out of any vindictive motive. affair" or an unfortunate sudden decision. All over Romania, Christians like them were being arrested and tortured in Communist prisons. Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: EVANGULLIBLE while some may say Should we not still support Vom for the part of them that do good ? We have also been able to verify many of the statements he has made below. His best-known book, titled Tortured for Christ, was published in 1967. 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. By Zachary StieberThe Epoch Times New medical diagnosis codes for COVID-19 immunization status have been added in [Read more] [7] During his second imprisonment, his wife Sabina was given official news of his death, which she did not believe. John the Baptist was not beheaded because he sermonized in general asking people to repent. He and his family worked in war zones, rescued Jewish children from ghettos, and smuggled Bibles at the . We do have a concern in the midst of these kingdoms crumbling and that is for the Christians who have been followers of these organizations. A Communist officer told a Christian he was beating, 'I am almighty, as you suppose your God can be. had committed suicide after the police-filed accusation of suspected pedophilia. under a communist sentence of If you are a Top 60 Richard Wurmbrand Quotes (2023 Update) 1. Missionary Organizations). 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. Wurmbrand was a professor in the only Lutheran seminary in his country. Richard Wurmbrand joined the crowd to smear and reduce the holy image of a Christian to a possible prostitute and/or betrayer of Christians! I do not want to allow VOM to use my parents good name, to raise money under false pretenses. victims! His wife, Sabina, had died six months earlier on 11 August 2000. Love of money is the root of all evil. death. Pastor Richard Wurmbrand: Finishing the Race. child molestation. How could my request be refused? Tortured for Christ: Directed by John Grooters. [1] As a result, he experienced imprisonment and torture by the then-Communist regime of Romania, which maintained a policy of state atheism. to the glory of God. www.michaelwurmbrand.com. On Feb. 29, 1948, the secret police kidnapped Richard as he traveled to church and took him to their headquarters. www.helpforrefugees.com 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). Three years later Sabina followed, an experience which fills most of her book. *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. As Richard's physical health strengthened, so did his understanding of the gospel. 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. Sadly, it may not be true Christianity. thank you for honoring the blood of Christ. would be some joke. In 2016 VOM sent 64% of annual donations to foreign work..the next best was Open Doors at 31%. Box 443 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. Gullibleeasily deceived. promise to keep correspondence private only displayed the hypocrisy to protect New Booklet: How to Strengthen the Faith of Our Children & Grandchildren With 5-Minute Conversations I wish VOM would be transparent and support an unbiased investigation. (Richard Wurmbrand, Tortured For Christ, Hodder & Stoughton, 1967, pp. But that's not all! Funding and projects should be transparent in any forthright institution and if Mr. Wurmbrand still suspects VOM of misappropriation of funds, he should inform the IRS. According to one definition, Lent is: While the Bible does not give any instruction to practice or participate in Lent, many churches do. By David Dombrowski Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of [Read more] He was locked in a solitary cell and labeled "Prisoner Number 1." In 1950, his wife, Sabina, was also imprisoned. What patient has any use for such a surgeon? dedicated childrens magazine. When the government attempted to control the . Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce Warren B. Smiths new book, Evangullible. ". 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. He was told that his wife was dead. Be blessed yall in The Holy Name of Christ Jesus, amen. just so these Christian martyrs would be helped. 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