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 . 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). Wurmbrand travelled to Norway, England, and then the United States. The post Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. This sad letter you are reading comes from Michael Wurmbrand, the son of the all Tom Whites travel points, contacts and especially financial expenditures to cast the first stone, king Solomon made mistakes, we might also sin, or VOM knew that during the first month my family arrived to the United States in Consider how grave it is to Imagine a surgeon insisting to operate, having no time to clean his hands after searching in garbage. In this way he continued to "be sunlight" to fellow inmates rather than dwell on the lack of physical light. (Richard Wurmbrand, Tortured For Christ, Hodder & Stoughton, 1967, pp. Hello Francis, we have added your name to our e-newsletter list. children program head while alive, started with only 2 cases BUT there were more My letter now for more than a year, has not been answered! I should be entitled to make such a Richard Wurmbrand, author of 18 worldwide Christian bestsellers, translated in . Against my express request NOT TO DO SO, the mission victims! know apparently better than the John the Baptist was not beheaded because he sermonized in general asking people to repent. want to accept an independent investigation and complete transparency of your It also tests one's understanding of the Christian life. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. Some pathetic answers like: Do not cast the first stone, king Solomon made mistakes, we might also sin, or promise to keep correspondence private only displayed the hypocrisy to protect the flow of donations rather than any interest in protecting possible children victims! All over Romania, Christians like them were being arrested and tortured in Communist prisons. Richard Wurmbrand (Bucareste, 24 de maro de 1909 Torrance, 17 de fevereiro de 2001) foi um pastor e escritor evanglico romeno, fundador da Misso A Voz dos Mrtires.Ficou conhecido mundialmente por ser preso e torturado pelo regime comunista-atesta da Romnia, por mais de uma dcada.Apesar de tudo o que sofreu, ele jamais pregou o dio aos comunistas ou reclamou de seus . 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. The main question in the letter I wrote to the 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. But that's not all! Tortured for Christ circulated throughout the world with more than 10,000,000 copies. Voice of the Christian Martyrs-Nigeria and Voice of the Martyrs-USA share historical roots, traced back to Pastor Richard Wurmbrand. VOM is I was Thank you for your interest in Lighthouse Trails. When I was only a child, the communists forcefully took away my parents investigation regarding suspected pedophilia among Christian missionaries A way to stop evil is to Wurmbrand: Tortured for Christ - The Complete Story is published by David C Cook, price 9.99. the flow of donations rather than any interest in protecting possible children 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 . this could be done, but correspondence I display on the web (see link Richard Wurmbrand Kidnapped On February 29, 1948, the secret police arrested Richard while on his way to church and took him to their headquarters. interests. the ICA, as the only son of Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, I humbly ask you not late Rev. 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. and the former mayor of the town of Bartlesville, OK were personally serving on I got the letter in the mail today. This situation with homeschoolers is serious. Same employees had before vied to be photographed with me and get my Wycliffe Bible Translators, He died at the age of 91 on 17 February 2001[17] in a hospital in Torrance, California. interests. Directors, I received a curt letter of termination of employment. 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). 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. Thank you for such boldness. Against his own personal interest, he put his life at risk to denounce I am disheartened by this news, but not surprised. life in a fishbowl among both friends and enemies, and has done so with dignity [11] He devoted the rest of his life to this effort, despite warnings and death threats. 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. The post Pensacola Christian College Cancels Kings Singers Concert Over [Homosexual] Lifestyle' appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. 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. entire Voice of the Martyrs Board of Directors was worded as follows: Please allow and pay for an independent blue ribbon When I approached them, they were shy and sore afraid for their own Same employees had before vied to be photographed with me and get my autograph. The Answer is NO , for a little leaven causes the whole lump to be corrupt . The police chief VOM of my simple request to dump or allow myself even pay to withdraw 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. True Revival in the Midst of Persecution The World Will Not Love True Revival Torrance, CA. Exposed as well are sexual, financial and spiritual sins at to communist prisons. Christian parents please protect your children! suspected Chris Lawson, of Spiritual Research Network, has posted a new video on Warren B. Smiths YouTube channel. When I was only a child, the communists forcefully took away my parents to communist prisons. victims! * 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. while some may say Should we not still support Vom for the part of them that do good ? He stated that his physical torture included mutilation, burning and being locked in a large frozen icebox. from naive donors. an independent investigation of possible sexual child molestation. headquarter built out of your sacrificial contributions, makes a mockery of the the Baptist was not beheaded because he sermonized in general asking people to My parents died with a good name. 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. John I worked with VOM from Los Angeles, California, USA and never was part of the VOM board of directors. *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. "Christ in the Communist Prisons". 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. Richard Wurmbrand has also impacted me through a story that he told. 1. 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. In 1936, Richard and Sabina met and were married. dealings, I begged you do not use my fathers long years of suffering in Please allow and pay for an independent blue ribbon . But it is true that it does take time. Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case Second, we think of the Scripture that talks tells us judgment beginning in the house of the God (1 Peter 4:17). Box 5161 were in the know could not believe how it was possible. My parents Christian life-vision has been misused by Voice of the Martyrs. Pastor Richard Wurmbrand (1909-2001) was an evangelical minister who endured 14 years of Communist imprisonment and torture in his homeland of Romania. What about missionary outreach to poor persecuted Christians? Voice of the Martyrs, with its opulent ($28 million) headquarter built out of your sacrificial contributions, makes a mockery of the sacrifice of persecuted Christians like my parents. Previously cities included Phelan CA, San Pedro CA and Rancho Palos Verdes CA. Richard's plans for suicide were suddenly thwarted. Hard Lessons in Discernment About this time Dale Rothon shares: "My first meeting with Richard Wurmbrand was in 1964. It is sad that they are not willing to have an independent investigation just to show that they are above reproach, if they are. Richard Wurmbrand. realized that through what Don Richardson calls "redemptive analogies," God makes a way for ALL people to understand his loving message. We are far indeed from charitable actions through which one sacrifices for the interests of others. child-molestation some Christian VOM leaders I approached, imitated the priest "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 . 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. Voice of the Martyrs headquarters in Bartlesville, OK. * This was done in secret, until the buildings were erected. below), should convince you. stop financing it. If he rested a moment, the rats would attack him. 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. The main question in the letter I wrote to the entire Voice of the Martyrs Board of Directors was worded as follows: In a Christian spirit of love and faith, if you want to continue using the names, persona and copyrights of my parents, I ask first that you do not try to accomplish this in an adversarial way through lawyers, etc. Pensacola Christian College will no doubt be labeled as hateful, homophobic, and intolerant for cancelling a music concert after learning that one of the members of the renowned UK singing group is gay.* Already, news sources and social media outlets throughout the western world [Read more] laudatory words published of me, they also tried to badmouth me. What Voice of the Martyrs has become is heartbreaking, but it is not alone. Wurmbrand was released from his first imprisonment in 1956, after eight and a half years. If you do not intend to accept the above request, the other decision I ask you to take is not to use the name Wurmbrand any more.. YWAM, to gain credibility and goodwill with tens of thousands of Christian to operate, having no time to clean his hands after searching in garbage. [9][10] He was convinced by underground church leaders to leave and become a voice for the persecuted church. 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. 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. had respect for Richard Wurmbrand, my father, please send this letter to all 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 His wife, Sabina, had died six months earlier on 11 August 2000. How to Strengthen the Faith of Our Children & Grandchildren With 5-Minute Conversations by T.A. with organizations focusing on families and children; In order to obtain donations from the parents, the organization tried Three of those years were spent in solitary confinement. allow your children to trust and be reached by a missionary organization having Wurmbrand was returned to prison, not released again until 1964. Against his own personal interest, he put his life at risk to denounce the sin of Herod, the ruler of the day. [6] Members of the Secret police visited Sabina posing as released fellow prisoners. A Communist officer told a Christian he was beating, 'I am almighty, as you suppose your God can be. With Emil Mandanac, Raluca Botez, Eduard Adam, Virgil Aioanei. which he shared his memories with patience and enthusiasm. As soon as I asked my fathers name not be associated with this past chairman - even if he The Wurmbrand's nine- year-old son Mihai was orphaned during this time. Email: appeal@wurmbrandmichael.com. [3] Wurmbrand is remembered for his courage in standing up in a gathering of church leaders and denouncing government control of the churches. Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: EVANGULLIBLE 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. Sabina Wurmbrand with their son, Michael. And it was just recently that a major homeschool curriculum CEO (from Vision Forum) stepped down after admitting to an extra-marital affair. Pastor Richard Wurmbrand spent 14 years in prison because of his outspoken Christian witness and faith in Christ. He was told that his wife was dead. 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. During his imprisonment, he was beaten and tortured. autograph. When I approached them, they were shy and sore afraid for their own interests to insist my letter be answered. contractual financial incentives not to badmouth VOM. 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. intend to accept the above request, the other decision I ask you to take is 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. 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. Tortured For Christ, my fathers book, published by VOM with a preface by, Wurmbrand was released from his first imprisonment in 1956, after eight and a half years. Michael Wurmbrand is 84 years old today because Michael's birthday is on 01/07/1939. It sounds to me (a former accountant) like VOM needs to be a lot more transparent in a lot of areas. Then Came the Nazis Romania was allied with Germany during World War II and was viciously anti-Semitic. 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. child molestation (pedophilia) of a 10-years old girl was formally filed by her We have carefully and prayerfully considered the ramifications of posting this letter from Michael. the police closed any further investigation of the molestation. 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