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. 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? 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. In April 1967, the Wurmbrands formed Jesus to the Communist world, later renamed Voice of the Martyrs, an interdenominational organisation working initially with and for persecuted Christians in Communist countries, but later expanding its activities to help persecuted believers in other places, especially in the Muslim world. Richard's plans for suicide were suddenly thwarted. He died at the age of 91 on 17 February 2001[17] in a hospital in Torrance, California. 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. Rumania's Communists threw Richard Wurmbrand into prison in retaliation for his refusal to endorse them. (Indeed the Gospel of John 12:6 writes: This he said, not that I asked This terrible event made world news. "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." If you do not How could my request be refused? 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. We are not the only ones doing so in a spirit of deep concern. dead to me.". child molestation (pedophilia) of a 10-years old girl was formally filed by her 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. Wurmbrand was ordained twicefirst as an Anglican, then, after World War II, as a Lutheran priest. I worked with VOM from Los Angeles, California, USA and never was part of the VOM board of directors. to tens of thousands stating: To the Rev. Michael explains below what happened after he made that request. Between hammer and sickle Paperback - January 1, 1973 by Michael Wurmbrand (Author) 8 ratings Paperback from $49.83 3 Used from $49.83 1 New from $49.99 Print length 172 pages Language English Publisher Tyndale House Publication date January 1, 1973 ISBN-10 0340149892 ISBN-13 978-0340149898 See all details The Amazon Book Review Pensacola Christian College Cancels Kings Singers Concert Over [Homosexual] Lifestyle' Acts 4:12, HOME [15] Wurmbrand engaged in preaching with local ministers of nearly all denominations. Although he was warned not to preach, he resumed his work in the underground church. This situation with homeschoolers is serious. 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. St Patrick also is reputed to have been Jewish . very substantial travel and expense accounts used in his extensive and frequent It so happened that the biggest anti-Vietnam rally was that day . We then searched on the Internet and found a phone number for Michael Wurmbrand. I have supported VOM both financially and by recommendation to others to support, for close to 20 years. Box 5161 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. It is a proven fact that most child predators do not molest just one child during the course of their lifetimes. However this has now stopped and . and Levite in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, trying their best re. 1:00. letter now for more than two years, has not been answered! We started what is now Voice of the Martyrs under a communist sentence of death. In 1964, Richard was released from jail and spread God's Word amid threats that he shouldn't preach. 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. organizations endorsing Voice of the Martyrs have interrelated employees and 90510, USA, He was a friend of Costache Ioanid, the Romanian Christian poet. For example, he later recounted having the soles of his feet beaten until the flesh was torn off, then the next day beaten again to the bone, claiming there were not words to describe that pain. 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. Torrance, Ca. Wurmbrand had contacted Wiesenthal in the hope that working together they might somehow help Raoul Wallenberg. from 1967 on, I worked together with my parents Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, to On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. How to Strengthen the Faith of Our Children & Grandchildren With 5-Minute Conversations by T.A. But many of these Christian leaders are beginning to be exposed. 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. A story of transformation . The post Hard Lessons in Discernment appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. 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. child of Richard and Sabine Wurmbrand (photo), recently published about Pastor Richard Wurmbrand of Romania experienced this kind of severe persecution first-hand when his nation fell to the Communists following World War II. He was badly beaten. 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 . Like other Romanian Communists, he was arrested several times, then sentenced and released again. 1909 - 2001. child molestation. The best email I got from various donors, following my appeals was the shortest. ". Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Evangullibleeasily deceived by teachings that contradict the Gospel of Jesus [Read more] The post Pensacola Christian College Cancels Kings Singers Concert Over [Homosexual] Lifestyle' appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. I tried to document the facts recited above, were in the know could not believe how it was possible. child molestation. The Bible tells us this will happen in the end times. 2. He couldn't sleep, but had to defend himself all the time. Against his own personal interest, he put his life at risk to denounce Voice of the Martyrs The present chairman of VOM is a former mayor of Bartlesville and was part of the city leadership. Top 60 Richard Wurmbrand Quotes (2023 Update) 1. Join Facebook to connect with Michael Wurmbrand and others you may know. the Baptist was not beheaded because he sermonized in general asking people to I have both moral and legal rights to the persona of my parents, even regarding the unauthorized use of my own name, pictures, etc. 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. Christian parents please protect your children! entire Voice of the Martyrs Board of Directors was worded as follows: In I know Michael Wurmbrand is supporting an organization that gives 100% of donations to persecuted Christians. 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. What I do Only 4 days after I addressed this letter to the Board of His Christian witness led to 14 years of imprisonment and torture in a Communist prison. the police closed any further investigation of the molestation. no thank you for my founding the organization or the many years of service! If you are a Wurmbrand was a professor in the only Lutheran seminary in his country. 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. With Raluca Botez, Emil Mandanac, Gabriel Costin, Adrian Titieni. suspected pedophilia, to pass by on the other side, so as to maintain their perks! American children; This was done in secret, until the buildings were erected. 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. pedophilia, to pass by on the other side, so as to maintain their perks! There was no sound because even the guards wore felt on the soles of their shoes. The worst vindictive act towards myself though was the refusal on the part of "One day a Christian lady asked her pastor: "Do you not think the time is now ripe to start the special task of spreading the gospel . Mihai Wurmbrand answered, "That is my . Although he was warned not to preach, he resumed his work in the underground church. absolutely essential only to find out later that $9.5 million were available We have heard rumors that this is already happening to some of them. The Answer is NO , for a little leaven causes the whole lump to be corrupt . children program head while alive, started with only 2 cases BUT there were more Richard Wurmbrand spent fourteen years in a Romanian prison thirty feet underground. which he shared his memories with patience and enthusiasm. As soon as I asked It is hard to believe a future Apostle Paul [and] the jailer in Philippi who became a convert. The false answers given Voice of the Martyrs I was written by VOM, when asking help for formerly After spending time in Norway and England, he and his wife Sabina, who had also been imprisoned, emigrated to America and dedicated the rest of their lives to publicizing and helping Christians who are persecuted for their beliefs. 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! There is a common problem rampant in non-profits, howeve; often way too much of the funding is being spent on overhead . [citation needed] Sabina's autobiographical account of this time is titled The Pastor's Wife. but think on your own: How can The main question in the letter I wrote to the 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. In the past, but rather in an See: But God had other plans for Sabina. Richard Wurmbrand. 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. 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. Wurmbrand was released from his first imprisonment in 1956, after eight and a half years. 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. Our hope for these ministries is that they would walk in repentance and godliness just as God has called all Christians to do so. VOM knew that during the first month my family arrived to the United States in 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. Voice of the Martyrs. Pastor Richard Wurmbrand spent 14 years in prison because of his outspoken Christian witness and faith in Christ. Some of the organizations endorsing Voice of the Martyrs have interrelated employees and interests. No one showed him love or even attention. We have NEVER failed witness Satans scraggly, filthy fingernail finding a heart to Pierce, hoping to stop all hearts from beating. 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. To read more on this convicted felon, [click here or here]. His colleagues in Romania urged him to leave the country and work for religious freedom from a location less personally dangerous. Recently released documents from the archives of the Romanian secret police while some may say Should we not still support Vom for the part of them that do good ? As an adolescent, he was sent to study Marxism in Moscow, but returned clandestinely the following year. Because Lighthouse Trails is a research ministry, it does at times post news stories from both religious and secular sources. commission to investigate within the next two months, back at least two years, the sin of Herod, the ruler of the day. The evangelical/Protestant church is in big trouble. After all the He wrote more than 18 books, the most widely known being Tortured for Christ and Answer to Moscow's (Atheist) Bible. Please include me in your mailing list.I am from India. 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. 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. laudatory words published of me, they also tried to badmouth me. VOM even claimed to know apparently better than the parents of the victim, if there was or not substance to the police complaint. January 9. Their only son, Mihai, by then a young adult, was expelled from college-level studies at three institutions because his father was a political prisoner; an attempt to obtain permission to emigrate to Norway to avoid compulsory service in the Romanian army was unsuccessful.[8]. Ethnos360 / New Tribes Mission, Tens of thousands of dollars out of contributions for supposed missionary work were extended as a loan to him to pay back some of what he stole and escape parole supervision. The Christian Church is under heavy attack. I was called by the prison commandant and told how if I renounce my obstinacy and start taking food, there is a chance I could be liberated and be back with my family. Richard Wurmbrand, who spent fourteen years in the communist prisons If you do not I was written: Tom White was VOM, and according to VOM, I have no right to ask that my fathers name not be associated with this past chairman even if he committed suicide under a strong suspicion of pedophilia. But since I cant send my money straight to those folks I have to depend on someone with connections and a heart. persecuted Christians? Voice of the Martyrs, with its opulent ($28 million) oppressors. Richard Wurmbrand. intend to accept the above request, the other decision I ask you to take is not If you were inspired by the Wurmbrand family story of He was told that his wife was dead. [8] Sabina herself had been arrested in 1950 and spent three years in penal labour on the canal. to use the name Wurmbrand any more. Born in 1909, Richard Wurmbrand was a Romanian stockbroker turned pastor whose ministry traversed the Holocaust and Soviet occupation. BOOKLETS 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. In May 1966, he testified in Washington, D.C., before the U.S. Senate's Internal Security Subcommittee. repent. * Voice of the Martyrs had agreed reluctantly in 2001 to help about 100 believers who were imprisoned 5-10 years for their faith in communist prisons in Romania, currently destitute in their 80s and 90s, with less than $1 (yes, one dollar) a month. The Man Who Came Back - Richard Wurmbrand - 1974 . Variations of his works have been translated into more than 65 languages. 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 . ), and to ignore these important issues is wrong, especially in view of the acceleration of worldwide spiritual deception happening today. 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). themselves an opulent $28,000,000 headquarter from your donations, while The betrayer of Lord Jesus, Judas, It would take a very long time and a lot of money to try to stop such use through courts. My parents Christian life-vision has been misused by Voice of the Martyrs. and Levite in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, trying their best re. 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. an independent investigation of possible sexual child molestation. Remember, Christ tells us, the way is narrow and there are few who find it. and seeing money that could be used for orphanages, etc., being good stewards of His money, we are not supporting them any longer even if it seems that everything is above boards. but rather in an amiable way by fulfilling only one request for the board to decide and approve: Please allow and pay for an independent blue ribbon commission to investigate within the next two months, back at least two years, all Tom Whites travel points, contacts and especially financial expenditures to establish and put to rest any suspicions re. Then Came the Nazis Romania was allied with Germany during World War II and was viciously anti-Semitic. . *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. 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. This confinement was in a cell twelve feet underground, with no lights or windows. John Wurmbrand preached at bomb shelters and rescued Jews during World War II. Neither I VOM employees Richard Wurmbrand, the youngest of a poor Romanian Jewish dentist's four sons, was born in Bucharest on March 24, 1909. ". It is sad that they are not willing to have an independent investigation just to show that they are above reproach, if they are. [Read more] Hard Lessons in Discernment Voice of the Martyrs headquarters in Bartlesville, OK. * This was done in secret, until the buildings were erected. was but a thief. Gullibleeasily deceived. Same employees had before vied to be photographed with me and get my Michael Wurmbrand, Richard Wurmbrand joined the crowd to smear and reduce the holy image of a Christian to a possible prostitute and/or betrayer of Christians! The Complete Story. Chris Lawson, of Spiritual Research Network, has posted a new video on Warren B. Smiths YouTube channel. Gospel For Asia, After our phone call with him, we were convinced that this letter below is indeed from Richard Wurmbrands son. And, 4. 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