Thank you for being true to Gods word and letting us know the truth about all of these things. Wurmbrand's legacy - Voice of the Martyrs When they were miraculously released, the Wurmbrands started an organisation, now called Voice of the Martyrs, which exists to share the gospel where it is banned, and support persecuted believers across the world, helping them to love their enemies. 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. How could my request be refused? displayed the hypocrisy to protect How could I have foreseen that in a case of blatant suspected ABOUT US Pensacola Christian College Cancels Kings Singers Concert Over [Homosexual] Lifestyle' 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. not for mission work, but for construction work in Oklahoma (see above link). My parents Christian life-vision has been misused by Voice of the Martyrs. The entire organization shut down, leaving a vacuum within the homeschool world. If you do not Christians who were in the know could not believe how it was possible. www.michaelwurmbrand.com. A man answering the phone and listening to our question transferred us to a message machine. The booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Directors, I received a curt letter of termination of employment. Evangelicalin, of, or according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the literal teachings of the Holy Bible. Sabina (Oster) Wurmbrand July 10, 1913-August 11, 2000. Mrs. Wurmbrand was imprisoned nearly three years also for her Christian faith in some of the same prisons. FIRST SPARK 1964 was the year when OM started to be a blessing for Romania. LTRP Note: We urge readers of this article to contact Voice of the Martyrs and beseech them to allow an independent investigation in order that other children connected to VOM may be protected. molestation. Michael Wurmbrand, who has lived his When I approached them, they were shy and sore afraid for their own and employment positions from this possibly second largest employer in Bartlesville, And, 4. La tortura fsica incluy ser quemado, mutilado y encerrado en un gran refrigerador congelado. Tom White, the past Voice of the Martyrs Chairman for more than 20-years, committed suicide in April, 2012, only two to three hours after an accusation of child molestation (pedophilia) of a 10-years old girl was formally filed by her parents with the local police, and while the Bartlesville, OK. police were searching to arrest him. We started what is now realized that through what Don Richardson calls "redemptive analogies," God makes a way for ALL people to understand his loving message. the sin of Herod, the ruler of the day. The betrayer of Lord Jesus, Judas, Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2010. request since: After I brought all of these facts to light, I was asked also to keep quiet, It so happened that the biggest anti-Vietnam rally was that day . His Christian witness led to 14 years of imprisonment and torture in a Communist prison. Neither I suspected pedophilia, to pass by on the other side, so as to maintain their perks! dedicated childrens magazine. (Indeed the Gospel of John 12:6 writes: This he said, not that he cared for the poor, BUT BECAUSE HE WAS A THIEF!). In May 1966, he testified in Washington, D.C., before the U.S. Senate's Internal Security Subcommittee. Christ is Lord, and no government set up on principles utterly contrary to Christ's word can be acceptable to the true Christian. immediately from the VOM circulation advertising, about 2,000 copies of 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.. Born in 1909, Richard Wurmbrand was a Romanian stockbroker turned pastor whose ministry traversed the Holocaust and Soviet occupation. If you do not want to accept an independent investigation and complete transparency of your dealings, I begged you do not use my fathers long years of suffering in communist prisons and the intense suffering of his whole family to raise money from naive donors. I was written by VOM, when asking help for formerly persecuted Christians under communism, now in their 90s, we are technically out of money!there will be NO check requests approved for anything other than absolutely essential only to find out later that $9.5 million were available not for mission work, but for construction work in Oklahoma (see above link). Though a devout Lutheran priest, Wurmbrand was highly ecumenical in that he worked with Christians of many denominations. entire Voice of the Martyrs Board of Directors was worded as follows: Please allow and pay for an independent blue ribbon establish and put to rest any suspicions re. independent investigation, to be undertaken from outside of VOM. PO Box 5161 Soviet newspapers [Read more] 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. to. Before being laid off I was offered substantial contractual financial incentives not to badmouth VOM. The Christian answered, 'The power is all on my side. versions of this book. The Voice of the Martyrs opened a printing facility and bookstore in Bucharest. When I was only a child, the communists forcefully took away my parents Although they are separate and completely autonomous organisations with their own leaders and separate boards of directors, the US organisation did fund some projects in Nigeria. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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 1950, his wife Sabina was also imprisoned. As Richard's physical health strengthened, so did his understanding of the gospel. Christian parents please protect your children! while some may say Should we not still support Vom for the part of them that do good ? and the former mayor of the town of Bartlesville, OK were personally serving on Wycliffe Bible Translators, repent. 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. With Emil Mandanac, Raluca Botez, Eduard Adam, Virgil Aioanei. Pursued by Sigurana Statului (the secret police), he was arrested and held in Doftana prison. 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? . This sad letter you are reading comes from Michael Wurmbrand, the son of the He wrote more than 18 books, the most widely known being Tortured for Christ and Answer to Moscow's (Atheist) Bible. 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. Tortured for Christ circulated throughout the world with more than 10,000,000 copies. When I approached them, they were shy and sore afraid for their own interests to insist my letter be answered. VOM is Wurmbrand, the youngest of four boys, was born in 1909 in Bucharest in a Jewish family. Stopping . 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. parents of the victim, if there was or not substance to the police which he shared his memories with patience and enthusiasm. As soon as I asked Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce Warren B. Smiths new book, Evangullible. He was badly beaten. 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! Richard Wurmbrand (1968). Below [Read more] committed suicide in April, 2012, only two to three hours after an accusation of 2. Late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand suffered 14 years in Romanian communist prisons. LTRP Note: The following is posted for research and informational purposes and is from a secular news source. 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 asked in writing of the Voice of the Martyrs Board of Directors for an Only 4 days after I addressed this letter to the Board of Directors, I received a curt letter of termination of employment. I will take my time to learn more about it and support the good steward. To spite me, the book showing Toms picture continued to be widely advertised and even offered for free for 6 more months following Toms suicide. amiable way by fulfilling only one request for the board to decide and approve: and Levite in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, trying their best re. no thank you for my founding the organization or the many years of service! For example, millions of homeschool families have sought out the teachings of Bill Gothard. absolutely essential only to find out later that $9.5 million were available "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." BOOKLETS There was no sound because even the guards wore felt on the soles of their shoes. Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) of In the past, Voice of the Martyrs had written a dedication about myself sent to tens of thousands stating: To the Rev. Pastor Richard Wurmbrand March 24, 1909-February 17, 2001. Voice of the Martyrs The revival preceded a great assault from the atheistic authorities. (Richard Wurmbrand, Tortured For Christ, Hodder & Stoughton, 1967, pp. True the apostles were a group, but the group was small. complaint. While vacationing in the mountains of Romania that year, they converted to the Christian faith and joined the Anglican Mission Church upon returning home. Voice of the Martyrs. St Patrick also is reputed to have been Jewish . My After spending time in Norway and England, he and his wife Sabina, who had also been imprisoned, emigrated to America and dedicated the rest of their lives to publicizing and helping Christians who are persecuted for their beliefs. 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. to tens of thousands stating: To the Rev. 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 . [citation needed] Sabina's autobiographical account of this time is titled The Pastor's Wife. Pedophilia is a horrific crime and if there are more children that need protection or healing, or if there is any way an investigation would prevent an act of pedophilia from occurring to someone else, or even if it would give one girl closure, we should by all means enthusiastically encourage such an investigation. prove the communists had issued an order to kill our entire family. Richard Wurmbrand has also impacted me through a story that he told. If you still want to help projects started by my parents, Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, now hanging in the air, please help me reclaim my parents and my family name. 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. Our St. Herman Brotherhood and Monastery has for a long time had great respect and appreciation for the life, testimony and work of Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, a Jewish convert to Christianity who suffered for fourteen years in Communist prisons in Romania due to his unrelenting Christian activity. 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!) He was told that his wife was dead. He was first an Anglican, and then became Lutheran. 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. With no apparent explanation regarding the changes, Sarah Young's publisher, Thomas . However this has now stopped and . (Indeed the Gospel of John 12:6 writes: This he said, not that Some answers were outright sarcastic, as if my requesting a proper 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. intend to accept the above request, the other decision I ask you to take is not I was child-molestation some Christian VOM leaders I approached, imitated the priest 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. Richard Wurmbrand. to operate, having no time to clean his hands after searching in garbage. "[16] Wurmbrand last lived in Palos Verdes, California. * 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. letter now for more than two years, has not been answered! If you are a Richard Wurmbrand, author of 18 worldwide Christian bestsellers, translated in . The present chairman of VOM is a former mayor of Bartlesville and was part of the city leadership. Richard Wurmbrand, Sabina Wurmbrand, my parents persona, pictures, writings and To read more, [click here]. Then starving rats were driven into his cell through a large pipe. Against my express request NOT TO DO SO, the mission Voice of the Martyrs of Bartlesville (VOM), Oklahoma, USA and its international affiliates, continue to use Richard Wurmbrand, Sabina Wurmbrand, my parents persona, pictures, writings and books, my persona also to obtain your donations! 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. We also believe Michael is not making these statements out of any vindictive motive. the police closed any further investigation of the molestation. I think its very helpful that Amelia Coleman pointed out that, according to IRS Form 990s VOM spent 64% of its 2016 income oqn foreign projects, and that this is actually a high percentage. Richard Wurmbrand Kidnapped On February 29, 1948, the secret police arrested Richard while on his way to church and took him to their headquarters. It so happened in this time period the government issued a general amnesty. And, I see no reason to doubt the message given by Michael Wurmbrand for a few reason. to those who inquired were that this is a personal (?!?) New Medical Codes for COVID Vaccination Status Raise Concerns Among Experts RESEARCH JOURNAL VOM, like all others, is imperfect. LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor from a Lighthouse Trails reader raises valid concerns about circumstances surrounding the Asbury revival. While Asbury University personnel and numerous secular and religious media outlets say that the revival is pure, unplanned, organic, and unexpected, it turns out an NAR/IHOP*-connected group had been planning a revival event [Read more] very substantial travel and expense accounts used in his extensive and frequent 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. It is a proven fact that most child predators do not molest just one child during the course of their lifetimes. Tortured For Christ, my fathers book, published by VOM with a preface by, How could my request be refused? Richard Wurmbrand, the youngest of a poor Romanian Jewish dentist's four sons, was born in Bucharest on March 24, 1909. searching to arrest him. of money!there will be NO check requests approved for anything other than to gain credibility and goodwill with tens of thousands of Christian Denise 430-622-6611. At the time of his Since the suspected perpetrator was dead, the police closed any further investigation of the molestation. My parents died in 2000 . promise to keep correspondence private only displayed the hypocrisy to protect Since the suspected perpetrator was dead, I put in a Wrong phone #. he cared for the poor, BUT BECAUSE HE WAS A THIEF!). and Levite in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, trying their best re. Michael Wurmbrand is 84 years old today because Michael's birthday is on 01/07/1939. While we know that the liberal secular media and the emerging church will use these stories for political gain and actually to cause confused Christians to come over to their side, we also know that God can use these situations to bring about genuine conversion and repentance among many. Gullibleeasily deceived. Please allow and pay for an independent blue ribbon child molestation. I got the letter in the mail today. I could also see in our persecutors. Mihai Wurmbrand answered, "That is my . were in the know could not believe how it was possible. What is going to happen to these homeschoolers? would be some joke. . USA and never was part of the VOM board of directors. When the government attempted to control the . Richard . than 600 pedophilia complaints after Saville died. Its 440-622-6611, This was truly disturbing information. 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). Some directors are related or get income from the organization. Neither I nor the donors were told of such grandiose projects. Love of money is the root of all evil. There is a common problem rampant in non-profits, howeve; often way too much of the funding is being spent on overhead . Top 60 Richard Wurmbrand Quotes (2023 Update) 1. Already Lighthouse Trails has heard from many believers who have repented after being deceived by the Jesus of Jesus Calling. Roman soldiers were very, very good at making sure their victims stayed alive on the cross as long as possible. . The main question in the letter I wrote to the the Board of Directors of He is widely recognized as one of the country's greatest . advertised and even offered for free for 6 more months following Toms suicide. for this independent investigation, the VOM attitude of respect towards myself I If you Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Michael Wurmbrand, When I approached them, they were shy and sore afraid for their own YWAM, John meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / September 2020 / Read testimonies from elderly . I can kill you.'. Comments are closed, but trackbacks and pingbacks are open. 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. LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. 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