Corrie Ten Boom - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

04/09/20 • 54 min

“God does not have problems. Only plans,” proclaimed Corrie ten Boom when a clerical error allowed her to be released from a Nazi concentration camp one week before all women prisoners her age were executed.
After being released from the horrors of Ravensbruck, Corrie continued to live in reliance on God, just as her family had as they hid Jews from Nazi terror. Traveling the world as an ambassador of the power of forgiveness in Christ, Corrie later established rehabilitation centers to help other Holocaust survivors. Her 1971 autobiography, "The Hiding Place", has inspired many people to see God at work through the darkest of life’s circumstances.
Recorded October 9, 2016

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Keith Green - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

Keith Green (1953 – 1982), a pianist, singer and songwriter is best known for his strong devotion to Christ and challenging others to the same. Several of his songs are very well known around the world, including "Oh Lord, You're Beautiful", "Asleep in the Light", "Your Love Broke Through", "You Put This Love in My Heart" and "There Is a Redeemer", the last of which was written by his wife Melody.
Along with eleven others, Keith Green died in a plane crash at the age of 29, having been a Christian only 7 years.
"A radical preacher. A former child television star. A confused spiritual seeker. A passionate prophet. A musical minstrel. And arguably one of the single most important artists in the history of contemporary Christian music. His music remains a staple for the spiritually aware and his power to influence since his tragic death only proves Keith Green's lasting charisma. Elvis has nothing on him." (Rick Chromey, a tribute on the Last Days Ministries website)
Recorded January 28, 2018

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Richard Wurmbrand - a brief biography by Michelle Buckman

Richard Wurmbrand (1909–2001) was born to a Jewish family in Bucharest, Romania. In 1936, he married Sabina Oster and in 1938 they placed their faith in Jesus Christ.
During World War II, Richard and Sabina preached in bomb shelters and rescued Jewish children out of the ghettos. They were repeatedly arrested and beaten and, at least once, nearly executed. Sabina lost her Jewish family in Nazi concentration camps.
In 1945, when Romanian Communists seized power, Richard and Sabina attended a congress where many religious leaders praised Communism and swore loyalty to the new regime. Richard declared to the delegates, and to the whole nation, that their duty was to glorify God and Christ alone.
On Feb. 29, 1948, the secret police kidnapped Richard. In 1950, his wife, Sabina, was also imprisoned leaving their 9-year-old son, Mihai, alone and homeless. Sabina was released after three years, and Richard was also later released, only to be re-arrested and then released in an amnesty in 1964.
In December 1965, two organizations paid a ransom to allow the Wurmbrand family to leave Romania for Norway and then on to England. Richard began his ministry as a voice for persecuted Christians to the West, where he also wrote "Tortured for Christ", the story of his time in prison.
Recorded June 24, 2018