Open Doors with Brother Andrew and others (see Tortured for Christ. Richard Wurmbrand. start what is now Voice of the Martyrs. victims! When I approached them, they were shy and sore afraid for their own interests to insist my letter be answered. minister, I can only beg you to share this letter with your congregation. Even Michael Wurmbrand told us that VOM has been targeting American homeschoolers with campaign literature. We choose to continue our support of VOM because weve researched the actual audited financial reports and IRS Form 990s of five of the major organizations proporting to assist persecuted Christians around the world. [11] He devoted the rest of his life to this effort, despite warnings and death threats. Some answers were outright sarcastic, as if my requesting a proper interests. When I was only a child, the communists forcefully took away my parents to communist prisons. investigation regarding suspected pedophilia among Christian missionaries Richard Wurmbrand Kidnapped On February 29, 1948, the secret police arrested Richard while on his way to church and took him to their headquarters. child molestation (pedophilia) of a 10-years old girl was formally filed by her Well, The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) is celebrating its 50th anniversary, so the new book and the film are a part of this yearlong celebration of the legacy of Sabina and Richard Wurmbrand. We have heard rumors that this is already happening to some of them. would be some joke. Michael Wurmbrand, who has lived his pedophilia, to pass by on the other side, so as to maintain their perks! Morning, Father, Worry. What about missionary outreach to poor Recently released documents from the archives of the Romanian secret police prove the communists had issued an order to kill our entire family. There once lived an ugly, hunchback dwarf. After all the Richard Wurmbrand, the youngest of a poor Romanian Jewish dentist's four sons, was born in Bucharest on March 24, 1909. " 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. committed suicide in April, 2012, only two to three hours after an accusation of international travel year after year. Arrested for his efforts to support the underground church, Wurmbrand suffered brainwashing and severe torture for fourteen years in a hidden prison. Video: Warren B Smith A Former New Ager Returns to Philadelphia Alone With God: New Sermons from Solitary Confinement, "Underground Evangelism: Missions During the Cold War", Richard & Sabina Wurmbrand Official Web Page Approved by the Wurmbrands, English & Romanian Richard & Sabina Wurmbrand facebook, Tortured for Christ: A Celebration of Richard Wurmbrand's Life One Hundred Years After His Birth, Mother's Day sermon (French). No one ever invited him to a party. But in time, Wurmbrand learned the truth about . very substantial travel and expense accounts used in his extensive and frequent And it was just recently that a major homeschool curriculum CEO (from Vision Forum) stepped down after admitting to an extra-marital affair. suspected pedophilia, to pass by on the other side, so as to maintain their perks! 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. 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. He married Sabina Oster on 26 October 1936. but think on your own: How can searching to arrest him. He wrote more than 18 books, the most widely known being Tortured for Christ and Answer to Moscow's (Atheist) Bible. John the Baptist was not beheaded because he sermonized in general asking people to repent. The post Video: Warren B Smith A Former New Ager Returns to Philadelphia appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. [Read more] Wurmbrand wrote 18 books in English and others in Romanian. 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! It is sad that they are not willing to have an independent investigation just to show that they are above reproach, if they are. In the past, Pursued by Sigurana Statului (the secret police), he was arrested and held in Doftana prison. Gospel For Asia, Our hope for these ministries is that they would walk in repentance and godliness just as God has called all Christians to do so. In May 1966, he testified in Washington, D.C., before the U.S. Senate's Internal Security Subcommittee. My parents Christian life-vision has been misused by Voice of the Martyrs. St Patrick also is reputed to have been Jewish . ". Some of the I will take my time to learn more about it and support the good steward. 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. Voice of the Martyrs persona and copyrights of my parents, I ask first that you do not try to 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. Thus, it is more than reasonable for Voice of the Martyrs to be willing to allow an independent investigation into these allegations and also any other possible sexual abuses against children that may have occurred within their organization. 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. Lighthouse Trails has been posting reports on the case of cake baker, Jack Phillips, for a number of years now. 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. He couldn't sleep, but had to defend himself all the time. I should be entitled to make such a request since: * Voice of the Martyrs published for years a specially dedicated childrens magazine. Some of the Richard Wurmbrand. meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / September 2020 / Read testimonies from elderly . Exposed as well are sexual, financial and spiritual sins at Richard Wurmbrand, Romania, Pastor. Their leaders, like all others, will be held accountable by a just God. Thank you for being true to Gods word and letting us know the truth about all of these things. The false answers given In prison, Wurmbrand was repeatedly tortured. 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. 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? child-molestation some Christian VOM leaders I approached, imitated the priest I asked therefore for an independent investigation! 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. want to accept an independent investigation and complete transparency of your realized that through what Don Richardson calls "redemptive analogies," God makes a way for ALL people to understand his loving message. 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. 90510, USA, Roman soldiers were very, very good at making sure their victims stayed alive on the cross as long as possible. 79 Copy quote. We have also been able to verify many of the statements he has made below. 3. promise to keep correspondence private only displayed the hypocrisy to protect Some of the organizations endorsing Voice of the Martyrs have interrelated employees and interests. then terminating me, its founder so as not to have to respond to a request for Lent and Contemplative A Likely Match After our phone call with him, we were convinced that this letter below is indeed from Richard Wurmbrands son. There have been individual Jews who have become believers in Yeshua as Messiah throughout Christendom and who have spread the glad tidings to gentiles - the Rumanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand is a wonderful modern example, Felix Mendelssohn the 19th century composer is another great example. If you are a minister, I can only beg you to share this letter with your congregation. Voice of the Christian Martyrs-Nigeria and Voice of the Martyrs-USA share historical roots, traced back to Pastor Richard Wurmbrand. Below [Read more] Christ is Lord, and no government set up on principles utterly contrary to Christ's word can be acceptable to the true Christian. 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.". the Board of Directors of Hello Francis, we have added your name to our e-newsletter list. the police closed any further investigation of the molestation. Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce Warren B. Smiths new book, Evangullible. New Medical Codes for COVID Vaccination Status Raise Concerns Among Experts This terrible event made world news. Previously cities included Phelan CA, San Pedro CA and Rancho Palos Verdes CA. On the day Richard went to be baptized, in desperation she determined she would kill herself. an independent investigation of possible sexual child molestation. (Richard Wurmbrand, Tortured For Christ, Hodder & Stoughton, 1967, pp. I worked with VOM from Los Angeles, California, USA and never was part of the VOM board of directors. I do In the last 4 years, the state of Arizona, for instance, failed to investigate 6,000 cases of children molestation. 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. Before being laid off I was offered substantial Then Came the Nazis Romania was allied with Germany during World War II and was viciously anti-Semitic. 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. Imagine the teaching/propaganda that he had to overcome. If you were inspired by the Wurmbrand family story of I asked in writing of the Voice of the Martyrs Board of Directors for an It needs to be shaken in order to return to its first love. Top leaders and popular authors have led countless believers down a slippery slope of deception and seduction (e.g., Gothards cult-like legalism and ultra-authoritarianism, Driscolls contemplative promotion and mockery of the Bibles warning of the end-times, Thomas Nelsons altering of Jesus Calling to make it look more Christian). Stopping . 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. While vacationing in the mountains of Romania that year, they converted to the Christian faith and joined the Anglican Mission Church upon returning home. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2010. committed suicide under a strong suspicion of pedophilia. dealings, I begged you do not use my fathers long years of suffering in over 85 languages. 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. VOM even claimed to know apparently better than the parents of the victim, if there was or not substance to the police complaint. Wurmbrand and his wife (known as Bintzea to her friends) converted to Christianity in 1938 due to the witness of Christian Wolfkes, a Romanian Christian carpenter; they joined the Anglican Church's Ministry among Jewish people (CMJ UK). $1 (yes, one dollar) a month. the end of 1966, I had personally typed on a clunky typewriter four manuscript BOOKLETS child molestation. 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. My person, my life, and our family Wurmbrand story was used in this magazine; Without my knowledge, without my permission, a very laudatory biography He was locked in a solitary cell and labeled "Prisoner Number 1." In 1950, his wife, Sabina, was also imprisoned. The book, published by Mountain Stream Press, is now available through Lighthouse Trails. Against my express request NOT TO DO SO, the mission sharing mailing lists 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. laudatory words published of me, they also tried to badmouth me. of money!there will be NO check requests approved for anything other than VOM would employ the millions of dollars of donations to fight me in court while my income is very limited. dedicated childrens magazine. prove the communists had issued an order to kill our entire family. 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. 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. [citation needed] Sabina's autobiographical account of this time is titled The Pastor's Wife. John to operate, having no time to clean his hands after searching in garbage. Perhaps we christians have been too naive and trusting for too long. I asked VOM knew that during the first month my family arrived to the United States in There was little resistance. the Baptist was not beheaded because he sermonized in general asking people to During part of this time, he later wrote about communicating with other inmates by tapping out Morse code on the wall. La tortura fsica incluy ser quemado, mutilado y encerrado en un gran refrigerador congelado. 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. Email: appeal@wurmbrandmichael.com. Voice of the Martyrs Wycliffe Bible Translators, It is hard to believe His wife, Sabina, was imprisoned for three years, including months in a labor camp on the Danube Canal. 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. (Indeed the Gospel of John 12:6 writes: This he said, not that he cared for the poor, BUT BECAUSE HE WAS A THIEF!). Quantity discounts are available. and employment positions from this possibly second largest employer in Bartlesville, Torrance, CA 90510 USA Yes, I know God helps. VOM employees 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. 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. suspected It was a story about a Cistercian monk, which is an order in the Catholic Church that is always quiet. a future Apostle Paul [and] the jailer in Philippi who became a convert. * 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. Mrs. Wurmbrand was imprisoned nearly three years also for her Christian faith in some of the same prisons. while some may say Should we not still support Vom for the part of them that do good ? In 2006, he was voted fifth among the greatest Romanians according to the Mari Romni poll. 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] child of Richard and Sabine Wurmbrand (photo), recently published about Against his own personal interest, he put his life at risk to denounce the sin of Herod, the ruler of the day. My parents died with a good name. Richard's plans for suicide were suddenly thwarted. Michael Wurmbrand. Michael Wurmbrand is on Facebook. He was first an Anglican, and then became Lutheran. Some may be asking why we are posting this, given the fact that VOM works to help persecuted Christians worldwide. By Zachary StieberThe Epoch Times New medical diagnosis codes for COVID-19 immunization status have been added in [Read more] Theres not much for him to personally gain in comparison to those Hes stating are accused. He was locked in a solitary cell and assigned as 'Prisoner Number 1'. 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] Directors, I received a curt letter of termination of employment. . I tried to document the facts recited above, ABOUT US But God had other plans for Sabina. One of the first actions the Soviets took was to elect communists to the Romanian government, which they did in droves. Richard Wurmbrand, who spent fourteen years in the communist prisons and the former mayor of the town of Bartlesville, OK were personally serving on Short Biographical Information Documented communist plot to assassinate the Wurmbrand family and the teaching derived from it May 2015 SERMON MATERIAL He was arrested again in 1959 and sentenced to 25 years. 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