We are far indeed from charitable actions through which one sacrifices for the interests of others. Our hope for these ministries is that they would walk in repentance and godliness just as God has called all Christians to do so. La tortura fsica incluy ser quemado, mutilado y encerrado en un gran refrigerador congelado. Michael Wurmbrand has founded a new organization to help Christians in need. Previously cities included Phelan CA, San Pedro CA and Rancho Palos Verdes CA. life in a fishbowl among both friends and enemies, and has done so with dignity child molestation. The Wurmbrand's nine- year-old son Mihai was orphaned during this time. 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 . your donations? Michael Wurmbrand, About this time Dale Rothon shares: "My first meeting with Richard Wurmbrand was in 1964. Consider how grave it is to Michael Wurmbrand Between Hammer & Sickle Paperback - January 1, 1972 by Mihai Wurmbrand (Author) 8 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback $6.67 18 Used from $3.41 Print length 172 pages Language English Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Ltd Publication date January 1, 1972 ISBN-10 0340149892 ISBN-13 978-0340149898 See all details Please would you start a new ministry call real voices of actual martyrs or something creative enough to reveal this wrongdoing. I have both moral and legal rights to the persona of my parents, even regarding the unauthorized use of my own name, pictures, etc. Richard Wurmbrand joined the crowd to smear and reduce the holy image of a Christian to a possible prostitute and/or betrayer of Christians! In 1965, Western churches ransomed Wurmbrand from Rumania for $10,000. Voice of the Martyrs. No sorry and What is going to happen to these homeschoolers? of Romania, author of the book Tortured For Christ, a book of valiant Who or what is going to fill the void? 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. persecuted Christians under communism, now in their 90s, we are technically out The betrayer of Lord Jesus, Judas, 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? And now, the letter we received from Michael Wurmbrand: This sad letter you are reading comes from Michael Wurmbrand, the son of the late Rev. I got the letter in the mail today. A few comments on that: First, as Lighthouse Trails has always maintained, the power of sin lies in its secrecy; and this is especially true in cases of child sexual abuse. I wrote the VOM directors: If you enjoy, for motivations of your own, to wallow in the mire of suspected pedophilia go ahead. Richard Wurmbrand suffered 14 years in underground prison cells, months in solitary confinement, and years of physical torture. suspected But while God was softening Richard's heart, Sabina became more resentful and anxious by the change she saw in her husband. themselves an opulent $28,000,000 headquarter from your donations, while His Christian witness led to 14 years of imprisonment and torture in a Communist prison. Against his own personal interest, he put his life at risk to denounce the sin of Herod, the ruler of the day. My parents Christian life-vision has been misused by Voice of the Martyrs. During his imprisonment, he was beaten and tortured. When I approached them, they were shy and sore afraid for their own published for years a specially I asked therefore for an independent investigation! Some answers were outright sarcastic, as if my requesting a proper investigation regarding suspected pedophilia among Christian missionaries would be some joke. Copyright 2002-2023. The post Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: EVANGULLIBLE appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. Imagine a surgeon insisting Two years later, they began following Jesus as the Messiah. complaint. RESOURCES The booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. ), and to ignore these important issues is wrong, especially in view of the acceleration of worldwide spiritual deception happening today. During part of this time, he later wrote about communicating with other inmates by tapping out Morse code on the wall. Torrance, CA. VOM employees while some may say Should we not still support Vom for the part of them that do good ? But in time, Wurmbrand learned the truth about . Three of those years were spent in solitary confinement. Love of money is the root of all evil. His wife, Sabina, was imprisoned for three years, including months in a labor camp on the Danube Canal. In 2006, he was voted fifth among the greatest Romanians according to the Mari Romni poll. 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! immediately from the VOM circulation advertising, about 2,000 copies of Yes, I know God helps. (Richard Wurmbrand, Tortured For Christ, Hodder & Stoughton, 1967, pp. It is hard to believe www.michaelwurmbrand.com. Comments are closed, but trackbacks and pingbacks are open. I have supported VOM both financially and by recommendation to others to support, for close to 20 years. from naive donors. The revival preceded a great assault from the atheistic authorities. With Emil Mandanac, Raluca Botez, Eduard Adam, Virgil Aioanei. Torrance, Ca. Second, if indeed Michaels statements are true (and we have no reason or evidence to doubt they are), then in all fairness, the body of Christ needs to know these things.There have been other concerns about VOM (ecumenism, Catholic sympathies, contemplative, etc. VOM, like all others, is imperfect. contractual financial incentives not to badmouth VOM. . 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!) New Medical Codes for COVID Vaccination Status Raise Concerns Among Experts their son, Michael. Michael (Mihai) Wurmbrand as a young boy with his parents. The post Hard Lessons in Discernment appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. In order to verify the authenticity of the letter we received, we contacted VOM first. A way to stop evil is to My parents died with a good name. but think on your own: How can To spite me, the book showing Toms picture continued to be widely As outrageous as it sounds, considering tens of millions of dollars solicited from you, it is documented. He is widely recognized as one of the country's greatest . Voice of the Martyrs. to tens of thousands stating: To the Rev. accomplish this in an adversarial way through lawyers, etc. Sabina (Oster) Wurmbrand July 10, 1913-August 11, 2000. He married Sabina Oster on 26 October 1936. [6] Members of the Secret police visited Sabina posing as released fellow prisoners. My parents Christian life-vision has been misused by Voice of the Martyrs. What Before being laid off I was offered substantial contractual financial incentives not to badmouth VOM. [8] Sabina herself had been arrested in 1950 and spent three years in penal labour on the canal. interests. which he shared his memories with patience and enthusiasm. As soon as I asked 48,49, bold emphasis mine) Richard Wurmbrand Smears The Holy Image of a Christian. Christian parents please protect your children! His wife, Sabina, had died six months earlier on 11 August 2000. Ethnos360 / New Tribes Mission, Because Lighthouse Trails is a research ministry, it does at times post news stories from both religious and secular sources. Like other Romanian Communists, he was arrested several times, then sentenced and released again. Richard Wurmbrand, who spent fourteen years in the communist prisons 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. Recently released documents from the archives of the Romanian secret police VOM employees . Imagine a surgeon insisting to operate, having no time to clean his hands after searching in garbage. entire Voice of the Martyrs Board of Directors was worded as follows: In advertised and even offered for free for 6 more months following Toms suicide. want to accept an independent investigation and complete transparency of your Remember, Christ tells us, the way is narrow and there are few who find it. *A fundraiser for VOM was promised to be paid a percentage or cut of the funds he raised! Wurmbrand was released from his first imprisonment in 1956, after eight and a half years. It was a story about a Cistercian monk, which is an order in the Catholic Church that is always quiet. Mihai Wurmbrand answered, "That is my . No sorry and no thank you for my founding the organization or the many years of service! After reading from Lighthouse Trails, etc. repent. Wurmbrand, the youngest of four boys, was born in 1909 in Bucharest in a Jewish family. victims! "The Voice of the Martyrs was founded in 1967 by Richard Wurmbrand, a Romanian Lutheran/Anglican pastor, who had worked with the . 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. Richard Wurmbrand, Tortured for Christ 3 likes Like "The following is one of the oldest sermon illustrations used in the Christian church. " Not all of us are called to die a martyr's death, but all of us are called to have the same spirit of self-sacrifice and love to the very end as these martyrs had. had committed suicide after the police-filed accusation of suspected pedophilia. child-molestation some Christian VOM leaders I approached, imitated the priest versions of this book. Same employees had before vied to be photographed with me and get my allow your children to trust and be reached by a missionary organization having The Answer is NO , for a little leaven causes the whole lump to be corrupt . On Feb. 29, 1948, the secret police kidnapped Richard as he traveled to church and took him to their headquarters. my fathers name not be associated with this past chairman - even if he Michael explains below what happened after he made that request. Tortured For Christ, my fathers book, published by VOM with a preface by, Michael Wurmbrand In May 1966, he testified in Washington, D.C., before the U.S. Senate's Internal Security Subcommittee. In February 1948, Richard disappeared into the Gulag. had respect for Richard Wurmbrand, my father, please send this letter to all [11] He devoted the rest of his life to this effort, despite warnings and death threats. Christians who were in the know could not believe how it was possible. And, in fact, Lent is often being used as the open door to [Read more] 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. Torrance, CA 90510 USA 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. had a case of suspected pedophilia and a suicide because of it in its midst, and commission to investigate within the next two months, back at least two years, Exposed as well are sexual, financial and spiritual sins at With no apparent explanation regarding the changes, Sarah Young's publisher, Thomas . I worked with VOM from Los Angeles, California, USA and never was part of the VOM board of directors. I tried to document the facts recited above, he cared for the poor, BUT BECAUSE HE WAS A THIEF!). If you do not communist prisons and the intense suffering of his whole family to raise money parents with the local police, and while the Bartlesville, OK. police were cast the first stone, king Solomon made mistakes, we might also sin, or I am not supporting VOM any longer. I should be entitled to make such a request since: * Voice of the Martyrs published for years a specially dedicated childrens magazine. YOUNG RICHARD WURMBRAND, a Romanian Jew who described himself as an atheist and a Marxist, stole to get food when he had to as a child, became a successful businessman, married Sabina Oster (also a Jew), and lived a life of self-indulgence. I asked in writing of the Voice of the Martyrs Board of Directors for an 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. During all of that time not once did he ever see the sun, the stars, a bird or anyone besides his captors and a few prisoners. all Tom Whites travel points, contacts and especially financial expenditures to No one ever invited him to a party. About the Wurmbrands. He prayed: "God, I know surely that You do not exist. In 1936, Richard and Sabina met and were married. and having right in the middle, a portrait of Tom White, the past chairman who And, 4. 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. A way to stop evil is to stop financing it. 2. Bruce Holmes. The best email I got from various donors, following my appeals was the shortest. The couple would have one child, a son, Mihai. 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. We have carefully and prayerfully considered the ramifications of posting this letter from Michael. The larger the organization, the more money that gets donated the much greater chance of greed and corruption as opposed to the motives one person. 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. were expressly forbidden to have contact with me, so as not to lose some income After serving a total of fourteen years, he was ransomed for $10,000. Even Michael Wurmbrand told us that VOM has been targeting American homeschoolers with campaign literature. Since the suspected perpetrator was dead, the police closed any further investigation of the molestation. suffering to donate to Voice of the Martyrs or its international affiliates in children in home-schooling families. conflict with Michael Michael Wurmbrand is 84 years old today because Michael's birthday is on 01/07/1939. Gospel For Asia, autograph. He wrote more than 18 books, the most widely known being Tortured for Christ and Answer to Moscow's (Atheist) Bible. 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 was only a child, the communists forcefully took away my parents not want to allow VOM to use my parents good name, to raise money under Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, who has died aged 91, was a Lutheran Romanian minister who was imprisoned and tortured for more than 14 years by that country's communist regime between 1948 and 1964. 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. Richard Wurmbrand retired in 1992 and died in 2001 at 91 years of age. The entire organization shut down, leaving a vacuum within the homeschool world. I do not want to allow VOM to use my parents good name, to raise money under false pretenses. A cinematic retelling of the testimony of 'Voice of the Martyrs' founder, Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, as written in his international bestseller "Tortured for Christ". Wycliffe Bible Translators, laudatory words published of me, they also tried to badmouth me. 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. * Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) spent $28 million dollars not on the mission field but to build its own headquarter thus in economic times difficult for us all, encouraging construction in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA, a town of only about 32,000. "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." The Voice of the Martyrs opened a printing facility and bookstore in Bucharest. Richard Wurmbrand Kidnapped On February 29, 1948, the secret police arrested Richard while on his way to church and took him to their headquarters. He was first an Anglican, and then became Lutheran. He couldn't sleep, but had to defend himself all the time. children program head while alive, started with only 2 cases BUT there were more committing suicide, Tom White had a $140,000+, plus perks, yearly salary and the Board of Directors of Only 4 days after I addressed this letter to the Board of establish and put to rest any suspicions re. Richard Wurmbrand (1968). Some directors are related or get income from the organization. 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. this could be done, but correspondence I display on the web (see link the Baptist was not beheaded because he sermonized in general asking people to I worked with VOM from Los Angeles, California, with less than Some answers were outright sarcastic, as if my requesting a proper If you are a withholding help to persecuted Christians in far away lands badly in need of a Christian spirit of love and faith, if you want to continue using the names, Richard Wurmbrand, author of 18 worldwide Christian bestsellers, translated in . and employment positions from this possibly second largest employer in Bartlesville, Wurmbrand sera golpeado y torturado de formas profundamente dolorosas. When the government attempted to control the . 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