Before being laid off I was offered substantial Wurmbrand was released from his first imprisonment in 1956, after eight and a half years. Thank you for your interest in Lighthouse Trails. I am disheartened by this news, but not surprised. If you do not Sabina (Oster) Wurmbrand July 10, 1913-August 11, 2000. Thank you for being true to Gods word and letting us know the truth about all of these things. One of the first actions the Soviets took was to elect communists to the Romanian government, which they did in droves. I do not want to allow VOM to use my parents good name, to raise money under false pretenses. [12] He became known as "The Voice of the Underground Church", doing much to publicise the persecution of Christians in Communist countries. were expressly forbidden to have contact with me, so as not to lose some income Not many women have had their faith tested like Sabina Wurmbrand. Hard Lessons in Discernment 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. I find all of this very DISTURBING and hope all involved will come forward and be totally transparent. We have also been able to verify many of the statements he has made below. Due to his extraordinary memory, he was able to recall more than 350 of those, a selection of which he included in his book With God in Solitary Confinement, which was first published in 1969. investigation regarding suspected pedophilia among Christian missionaries Then Came the Nazis Romania was allied with Germany during World War II and was viciously anti-Semitic. 1. interests. Sorry, whether you like it or not, this unpleasant event that happened to VOM with its Chairman during twenty years cannot be dispensed with as just a family affair or an unfortunate sudden decision. A story of transformation . Voice of the Martyrs Join Facebook to connect with Michael Wurmbrand and others you may know. Soviet newspapers [Read more] The main question in the letter I wrote to the Lighthouse Trails has been posting reports on the case of cake baker, Jack Phillips, for a number of years now. He was told that his wife was dead. His successor Tom White was a pedophile who committed suicide in 2012 at the Voice of the Martyrs compound in Bartlesville, Oklahoma when the police was about to arrest him for having sexually abused a 10-year-old girl. 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. At times he stole to eat. Wurmbrand, the youngest of four boys, was born in 1909 in Bucharest in a Jewish family. I worked with VOM from Los Angeles, California, About Richard And Sabina Wurmbrand. from 1967 on, I worked together with my parents Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, to He couldn't sleep, but had to defend himself all the time. According to Michael Wurmbrand's 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 NOTE: I have received today a request from my friend Michael Wurmbrand to distribute this message of his about the situation of Voice of the Martyrs US, after the suicide of its former President, Tom White, following accusations of pedophilia.. Dear sisters and brethren in Christ, This sad letter you are reading comes from Michael Wurmbrand, the son of the late Rev. His wife, Sabina, was imprisoned for three years, including months in a labor camp on the Danube Canal. to. Like the first Christians please ask: Brethren, what shall we do? (Book of Acts 2:37) You may write to me at the address below. "The Voice of the Martyrs was founded in 1967 by Richard Wurmbrand, a Romanian Lutheran/Anglican pastor, who had worked with the . Many of them are sincere conservative Bible-believing Christians, and they are the ones who are going to be most hurt by what their leaders have done. John the Baptist was not beheaded because he sermonized in general asking people to repent. In 1964, Richard was released from jail and spread God's Word amid threats that he shouldn't preach. 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. then terminating me, its founder so as not to have to respond to a request for Michael (Mihai) Wurmbrand as a young boy with his parents. This sad letter you are reading comes from Michael Wurmbrand, the son of the late Rev. the police closed any further investigation of the molestation. I wish VOM would be transparent and support an unbiased investigation. Evangelicalin, of, or according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the literal teachings of the Holy Bible. Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) of Being the son of Richard Wurmbrand, a person of my background and If, however, the only thing an investigation would accomplish is to prevent the 10 year old girl from moving forward with her life and drag Tom Whites family through the muck, then it wouldnt be very helpful. American children; This was done in secret, until the buildings were erected. accomplish this in an adversarial way through lawyers, etc. After serving a total of fourteen years, he was ransomed for $10,000. Denise 430-622-6611. [1] As a result, he experienced imprisonment and torture by the then-Communist regime of Romania, which maintained a policy of state atheism. In the past, Some pathetic answers like: Do not "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." He didn't know if his son and wife were dead or alive. John USA and never was part of the VOM board of directors. which he shared his memories with patience and enthusiasm. As soon as I asked When I approached them, they were shy and sore afraid for their own Richard Wurmbrand, who spent fourteen years in the communist prisons Since the suspected perpetrator was dead, He prayed: "God, I know surely that You do not exist. www.helpforrefugees.com ". promise to keep correspondence private only displayed the hypocrisy to protect Christian testimony under communist persecution that has been translated in[to] with less than I asked therefore for an independent investigation! We are grateful for the numerous personal interviews in suspected His father, Richard Wurmbrand, was also in prison, kidnapped by the Romanian secret police four years before for speaking out for Jesus and not supporting the Communists. from naive donors. When the government attempted to control the . My parents died in 2000-2001, and I am now 74 years old. Comments are closed, but trackbacks and pingbacks are open. In 1990, he and his wife returned to Romania for the first time in 25 years. It so happened in this time period the government issued a general amnesty. A way to stop evil is to stop financing it. Some of the sharing mailing lists 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. Voice of the Martyrs headquarters in Bartlesville, OK. * This was done in secret, until the buildings were erected. 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. The Bible tells us this will happen in the end times. Born in 1909, Richard Wurmbrand was a Romanian stockbroker turned pastor whose ministry traversed the Holocaust and Soviet occupation. This terrible event made world news. VOM knew that during the first month my family arrived to the United States in La tortura fsica incluy ser quemado, mutilado y encerrado en un gran refrigerador congelado. repent. VOM employees * 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. Richard Wurmbrand retired in 1992 and died in 2001 at 91 years of age. I know Michael Wurmbrand is supporting an organization that gives 100% of donations to persecuted Christians. 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. and the former mayor of the town of Bartlesville, OK were personally serving on 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!) RESOURCES Is VOM still not worth giving to. Michael Wurmbrand. On Feb. 29, 1948, the secret police kidnapped Richard as he traveled to church and took him to their headquarters. 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. When I was only a child, the communists forcefully took away my parents to communist prisons. *A fundraiser for VOM was promised to be paid a percentage or cut of the funds he raised! On the day Richard went to be baptized, in desperation she determined she would kill herself. cast the first stone, king Solomon made mistakes, we might also sin, or Be blessed yall in The Holy Name of Christ Jesus, amen. How could my request be refused? They now realize that Gothards teachings were wrong; sadly, rather than finding what true biblical Christianity is, many will merely turn to another extreme and perhaps even away from God all together, blaming Him for what man has done. VOM of my simple request to dump or allow myself even pay to withdraw We started what is now Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2010. During his imprisonment, he was beaten and tortured. 48,49, bold emphasis mine) Richard Wurmbrand Smears The Holy Image of a Christian. With Raluca Botez, Emil Mandanac, Gabriel Costin, Adrian Titieni. 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. entire Voice of the Martyrs Board of Directors was worded as follows: In Our past does influence our future in many ways. Only 4 days after I addressed this letter to the Board of Directors, I received a curt letter of termination of employment. Wycliffe Bible Translators, (Richard Wurmbrand, Tortured For Christ, Hodder & Stoughton, 1967, pp. Neither I nor the donors were told of such grandiose projects. a Christian spirit of love and faith, if you want to continue using the names, Chris Lawson, of Spiritual Research Network, has posted a new video on Warren B. Smiths YouTube channel. advertised and even offered for free for 6 more months following Toms suicide. The post Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. His contact details are below. the ICA, as the only son of Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, I humbly ask you not 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. Wurmbrand: Tortured for Christ - The Complete Story is published by David C Cook, price 9.99. 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. A cinematic retelling of the testimony of 'Voice of the Martyrs' founder, Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, as written in his international bestseller "Tortured for Christ". The Man Who Came Back - Richard Wurmbrand - 1974 . We left our question but did not receive a call back as of the writing of this article. Mailing Address 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. your donations? To spite me, the book showing Toms picture continued to be widely See: persona and copyrights of my parents, I ask first that you do not try to 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. 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 . [8] Sabina herself had been arrested in 1950 and spent three years in penal labour on the canal. Book Overview. all Tom Whites travel points, contacts and especially financial expenditures to When I was only a child, the communists forcefully took away my parents molestation. BOOKLETS Wurmbrand was released from his first imprisonment in 1956, after eight and a half years. My own mothers Bible to be displayed there was obtained from me under false pretenses. And her little story. 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. 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]. VOMs heart is beating strong for the persecuted. the Board of Directors of Email: appeal@wurmbrandmichael.com. Though a devout Lutheran priest, Wurmbrand was highly ecumenical in that he worked with Christians of many denominations. committing suicide, Tom White had a $140,000+, plus perks, yearly salary and Some directors are related or get income from the organization. http://michaelwurmbrand.com/killing-wurmbrands.htm. 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] Second, we think of the Scripture that talks tells us judgment beginning in the house of the God (1 Peter 4:17). and having right in the middle, a portrait of Tom White, the past chairman who of Romania, author of the book Tortured For Christ, a book of valiant Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: EVANGULLIBLE It would take a very long time and a lot of money to try to stop such use through courts. realized that through what Don Richardson calls "redemptive analogies," God makes a way for ALL people to understand his loving message. the flow of donations rather than any interest in protecting possible children OUR WEBSITES. pedophilia, to pass by on the other side, so as to maintain their perks! 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. We then searched on the Internet and found a phone number for Michael Wurmbrand. When returning to his mother country, Wurmbrand was already an important Comintern agent, leader, and coordinator directly paid from Moscow. Christians who were in the know could not believe how it was possible. Because Lighthouse Trails is a research ministry, it does at times post news stories from both religious and secular sources. Pastor Richard Wurmbrand witnessed the invasion of the Soviet Red Army into his country of Romania in late August, 1944. How could I have foreseen that in a case of blatant suspected not for mission work, but for construction work in Oklahoma (see above link). their son, Michael. 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. Sabina Wurmbrand with their son, Michael. conflict with Michael After I brought all of these facts to light, I was asked also to keep quiet, not to rock the boat. Tortured For Christ, my fathers book, published by VOM with a preface by, 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. 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). Richard Wurmbrand, Sabina Wurmbrand, my parents persona, pictures, writings and Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA and its international affiliates, continued to use Three of those years were spent in solitary confinement. Wurmbrand was a professor in the only Lutheran seminary in his country. Torrance, CA 90510 USA 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. We also believe Michael is not making these statements out of any vindictive motive. Hello Francis, we have added your name to our e-newsletter list. Thank you for such boldness. He was locked in a solitary cell and assigned as 'Prisoner Number 1'. We have NEVER failed witness Satans scraggly, filthy fingernail finding a heart to Pierce, hoping to stop all hearts from beating. In the last 4 years, the "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 . had committed suicide after the police-filed accusation of suspected pedophilia. How could my request be refused? The betrayer of Lord Jesus, Judas, He was a friend of Costache Ioanid, the Romanian Christian poet. But that's not all! Ethnos360 / New Tribes Mission, I asked someone the same age as myself, how he knew that the man sitting over there with the smile on his face had been 14 years in prison. Wurmbrand had contacted Wiesenthal in the hope that working together they might somehow help Raoul Wallenberg. Wurmbrand travelled to Norway, England, and then the United States. to communist prisons. 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. 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. [4] He was arrested on 29 February 1948, while on his way to a Divine Service.[5]. To my knowledge, the previous headquarters of VOM in the same town cost in the neighborhood of about $90,000! request since: After I brought all of these facts to light, I was asked also to keep quiet, I should be entitled to make such a request since: * Voice of the Martyrs published for years a specially dedicated childrens magazine. 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. 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. . know apparently better than the for this independent investigation, the VOM attitude of respect towards myself I withholding help to persecuted Christians in far away lands badly in need of 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 . below), should convince you. 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. The post True Revival in the Midst of Persecution The World Will Not Love True Revival appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. Gospel For Asia, 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.". I could also see in our persecutors. I have both moral and legal rights to the persona of my parents, even regarding the unauthorized use of my own name, pictures, etc. May 8th 1988, Qubec City Canada MP3, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Wurmbrand&oldid=1136743307, American people of Romanian-Jewish descent, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2020, Articles with Romanian-language sources (ro), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 31 January 2023, at 22:42. ". victims! He wrote more than 18 books, the most widely known being Tortured for Christ and Answer to Moscow's (Atheist) Bible. The police chief 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. to use the name Wurmbrand any more. Sabina: Tortured for Christ - The Nazi Years: Directed by John Grooters. What patient has any use for such a surgeon? In 1948, having become a Christian ten years before, he publicly said Communism and Christianity were incompatible. In this newly posted video, Warren is speaking at pastor Joe [Read more] As outrageous as it sounds, considering tens of millions of dollars solicited from you, it is documented. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. 3. conflict with Michael Wurmbrand we try to solve with prayer and mediation! Michael explains below what happened after he made that request. When I approached them, they were shy and sore afraid for their own The Christian Church is under heavy attack. His only crimes were his fervent belief in Jesus Christ and his public witness for that faith. Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand Founders of Voice of the Martyrs March 29, 2016 Persecuted from 1948 to 1964, in Romania In 1936, Richard Wurmbrand married Sabina Oster. John Top 60 Richard Wurmbrand Quotes (2023 Update) 1. But while God was softening Richard's heart, Sabina became more resentful and anxious by the change she saw in her husband. Eventually, Wurmbrand was a recipient of an amnesty in 1964. minister, I can only beg you to share this letter with your congregation. How could I have foreseen that in a case of blatant suspected My parents Christian life-vision has been misused by Voice of the Martyrs. under a communist sentence of Already Lighthouse Trails has heard from many believers who have repented after being deceived by the Jesus of Jesus Calling. contractual financial incentives not to badmouth VOM. would be some joke. 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 . We also have had e-mail correspondence with him since. I was answered IN WRITING that my request is morally wrong. Mrs. Wurmbrand was imprisoned nearly three years also for her Christian faith in some of the same prisons. 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 . If you are a At the time of his committing suicide, Tom White had a $140,000+, plus perks, yearly salary and very substantial travel and expense accounts used in his extensive and frequent international travel year after year. international travel year after year. and Levite in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, trying their best re. very substantial travel and expense accounts used in his extensive and frequent [11] He devoted the rest of his life to this effort, despite warnings and death threats. Christian missionaries in a good Christian conscience even indulge to build establish and put to rest any suspicions re. If you are a minister, I can only beg you to share this letter with your congregation. Christians who When the government attempted to control churches, he immediately began an "underground" ministry to his people. 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 . Some of the About this time Dale Rothon shares: "My first meeting with Richard Wurmbrand was in 1964. While it is not the intention of Lighthouse Trails to destroy any ministry, we cannot in good conscience push under the rug situations that come to our attention when they affect so many. . Against his own personal interest, he put his life at risk to denounce Like other Romanian Communists, he was arrested several times, then sentenced and released again. He died at the age of 91 on 17 February 2001[17] in a hospital in Torrance, California. Two years later, they began following Jesus as the Messiah. It is hard to believe Richard Wurmbrand (1968). 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. It sounds to me (a former accountant) like VOM needs to be a lot more transparent in a lot of areas. 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. This is how he tells it. Love of money is the root of all evil. child molestation. Some may be asking why we are posting this, given the fact that VOM works to help persecuted Christians worldwide. The betrayer of [our] Lord Jesus, Judas, in his apparently most unselfish enunciation of a project to help the poor, was but a thief. My person, my life, and our family Wurmbrand story was used in this magazine; Without my knowledge, without my permission, a very laudatory biography Richard Wurmbrand, co-founder of The Voice of the Martyrs, led an underground Christian ministry to those who suffered under Nazi and Communist oppression in his homeland of Romania. Michael Wurmbrand, who has lived his Yes, I know God helps. 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