*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. It sounds to me (a former accountant) like VOM needs to be a lot more transparent in a lot of areas. We then searched on the Internet and found a phone number for Michael Wurmbrand. The best email I got from various donors, following my appeals was the shortest. 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!) About the Wurmbrands. He was told that his wife was dead. Christian parents please protect your children! 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. All over Romania, Christians like them were being arrested and tortured in Communist prisons. 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. 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] 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. [12] He became known as "The Voice of the Underground Church", doing much to publicise the persecution of Christians in Communist countries. investigation in the famous legal action in England of Jimmy Saville, the BBC pedophilia, to pass by on the other side, so as to maintain their perks! In what appears to be an effort to make controversial elements disappear, significant portions of material from the original Introduction to Sarah Young's #1 best-selling book Jesus Calling have been removed. with less than Below Thank you for such boldness. After I brought all of these facts to light, I was asked also to keep quiet, not to rock the boat. The worst vindictive act towards myself though was the refusal on the part of than 600 pedophilia complaints after Saville died. He was a friend of Costache Ioanid, the Romanian Christian poet. to use the name Wurmbrand any more. In prison, Wurmbrand was repeatedly tortured. But it is true that it does take time. Despite the danger, some Christians continued to meet together. My parents died in 2000 . I suffered plenty. 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. committing suicide, Tom White had a $140,000+, plus perks, yearly salary and No sorry and no thank you for my founding the organization or the many years of service! I am mortified! He compiled circumstantial evidence that Karl Marx was a Satanist.[13][14]. Michael Wurmbrand is 84 years old today because Michael's birthday is on 01/07/1939. Against his own personal interest, he put his life at risk to denounce Michael Wurmbrand is on Facebook. Born in 1909, Richard Wurmbrand was a Romanian stockbroker turned pastor whose ministry traversed the Holocaust and Soviet occupation. know apparently better than the We have NEVER failed witness Satans scraggly, filthy fingernail finding a heart to Pierce, hoping to stop all hearts from beating. And, I see no reason to doubt the message given by Michael Wurmbrand for a few reason. This sad letter you are reading comes from Michael Wurmbrand, the son of the late Rev. [11] He devoted the rest of his life to this effort, despite warnings and death threats. According to Michael Wurmbrands letter, after VOM director Tom White committed suicide on the same day a police investigation was opened on allegations that White had molested a 10-year-old girl,1 Michael Wurmbrand requested that an independent investigation be conducted, especially given the fact that the Chief of Police in Bartlesville (the city where VOM exists) is also on the board of VOM, and the Bartlesville police closed the case shortly after Whites death. PO Box 5161 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. 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. of mine was written, printed and distributed to tens of thousands of a future Apostle Paul [and] the jailer in Philippi who became a convert. The Man Who Came Back - Richard Wurmbrand - 1974 . interests to insist my letter be answered. The evangelical/Protestant church is in big trouble. They lived there until 1919, when his father perished during the 1918-1919 flu pandemic, prompting his mother to return to Bucharest with her sons. " 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. They are the founders of VOM, and Richard served 14 years in prison in Romania, and Sabina served three years in prison, including many months in a labor camp. Christian missionaries in a good Christian conscience even indulge to build It is hard to believe Wurmbrand preached at bomb shelters and rescued Jews during World War II. There was little resistance. Pursued by Sigurana Statului (the secret police), he was arrested and held in Doftana prison. Acts 4:12, HOME Richard Wurmbrand joined the crowd to smear and reduce the holy image of a Christian to a possible prostitute and/or betrayer of Christians! On March 14th, Lighthouse Trails received an e-mail from Michael Wurmbrand, the son of the late Richard Wurmbrand, founder of Voice of the Martyrs. 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. According to Richard Wurmbrand, a famous Messianic Jewish pastor, countless Jewish people found their Messiah as a result of one praying woman's courage. pedophilia, to pass by on the other side, so as to maintain their perks! suffering to donate to Voice of the Martyrs or its international affiliates in * 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. I am disheartened by this news, but not surprised. 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. 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. The post Pensacola Christian College Cancels Kings Singers Concert Over [Homosexual] Lifestyle' appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. children program head while alive, started with only 2 cases BUT there were more 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. 1909 - 2001. Already Lighthouse Trails has heard from many believers who have repented after being deceived by the Jesus of Jesus Calling. Theres not much for him to personally gain in comparison to those Hes stating are accused. Hello Francis, we have added your name to our e-newsletter list. 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. Neither I In the last 4 years, the intend to accept the above request, the other decision I ask you to take is not In the past, interests. Imagine a surgeon insisting interests. conflict with Michael Variations of his works have been translated into more than 65 languages. His Christian witness led to 14 years of imprisonment and torture in a Communist prison. Pastor Richard Wurmbrand (1909-2001) was an evangelical minister who endured 14 years of Communist imprisonment and torture in his homeland of Romania. He was arrested again in 1959 and sentenced to 25 years. 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. meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / September 2020 / Read testimonies from elderly . . He was locked in a solitary cell and labeled "Prisoner Number 1." In 1950, his wife, Sabina, was also imprisoned. Torrance, CA 90510 USA I made VOM my top charity to support for about 2 years. 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. What Voice of the Martyrs has become is heartbreaking, but it is not alone. Only 4 days after I addressed this letter to the Board of Directors, I received a curt letter of termination of employment. Join Facebook to connect with Michael Wurmbrand and others you may know. laudatory words published of me, they also tried to badmouth me. Richard Wurmbrand, also known as Nicolai Ionescu (24 March 1909 17 February 2001) was a Romanian Evangelical Lutheran priest, and professor of Jewish descent. Arrested for his efforts to support the underground church, Wurmbrand suffered brainwashing and severe torture for fourteen years in a hidden prison. If you Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case oppressors. When I was only a child, the communists forcefully took away my parents On Feb. 29, 1948, the secret police kidnapped Richard as he traveled to church and took him to their headquarters. The post Hard Lessons in Discernment appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. When I learned about Sabina and Ricard Wurmbrand had a son, I googled him, and found out that VOM was using the donations for persecuted Christians to build a $28 million dollars headquarter in Oklahoma, this is corruption! Recently released documents from the archives of the Romanian secret police We have heard rumors that this is already happening to some of them. Wurmbrand was released from his first imprisonment in 1956, after eight and a half years. and employment positions from this possibly second largest employer in Bartlesville, advertised and even offered for free for 6 more months following Toms suicide. 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. Michael Wurmbrand (Author) 8 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback $17.60 9 Used from $13.01 Print length 160 pages Language English Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Publication date January 1, 1974 ISBN-10 0340186844 ISBN-13 978-0340186848 See all details The Amazon Book Review Late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand suffered 14 years in Romanian communist prisons. . Torrance, CA. sacrifice of persecuted Christians like my parents. Gospel For Asia, Tortured for Christ circulated throughout the world with more than 10,000,000 copies. and having right in the middle, a portrait of Tom White, the past chairman who This terrible event made world news. In reality, 90510, USA, 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. Mihai Wurmbrand answered, "That is my . Christian missionaries in a good Christian conscience even indulge to build Three of those years were spent in solitary confinement. commission to investigate within the next two months, back at least two years, The method for the "filling up" the "lack" of personal presentation is what happened to Paul's body when he preached: Five times I received from the Jews thirty . 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? 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] Video: Warren B Smith A Former New Ager Returns to Philadelphia Some of the I wrote the VOM directors: If you enjoy, for motivations of your own, to wallow in the mire of suspected pedophilia go ahead. I was written by VOM, when asking help for formerly 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! establish and put to rest any suspicions re. We are grateful for the numerous personal interviews in Richard Wurmbrand retired in 1992 and died in 2001 at 91 years of age. In May 1966, he testified in Washington, D.C., before the U.S. Senate's Internal Security Subcommittee. The Answer is NO , for a little leaven causes the whole lump to be corrupt . Richard Wurmbrand spent fourteen years in a Romanian prison thirty feet underground. this could be done, but correspondence I display on the web (see link interests to insist my letter be answered. To my knowledge, the previous headquarters of VOM in the same town cost in the neighborhood of about $90,000! 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. Christ is Lord, and no government set up on principles utterly contrary to Christ's word can be acceptable to the true Christian. molestation. The police chief Consider how grave it is to child of Richard and Sabine Wurmbrand (photo), recently published about contractual financial incentives not to badmouth VOM. Richard was born a Jew, and grew up to become an important man in the Comintern. Christians who were in the know could not believe how it was possible. to. stop financing it. The new mayor of Bucharest had offered a storage space for the books under former dictator Nicolae Ceauescu's palace, where he had spent years in confinement, praying for a ministry to his homeland. Richard Wurmbrand, Sabina Wurmbrand, my parents persona, pictures, writings and 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. Tortured for Christ: Directed by John Grooters. What Sabina: Tortured for Christ - The Nazi Years: Directed by John Grooters. RESEARCH JOURNAL 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. It would take a very long time and a lot of money to try to stop such use through courts. According to Josephus, Rome crucified 3,000 Jews in A.D. 7 alone. I suffered plenty. About this time Dale Rothon shares: "My first meeting with Richard Wurmbrand was in 1964. While vacationing in the mountains of Romania that year, they converted to the Christian faith and joined the Anglican Mission Church upon returning home. (Indeed the Gospel of John 12:6 writes: This he said, not that You can tell by the briefness of his request that hes hesitant to ask for further donations for Help The Refugees, although Im certain its desperately needed. of Romania, author of the book Tortured For Christ, a book of valiant to operate, having no time to clean his hands after searching in garbage. themselves an opulent $28,000,000 headquarter from your donations, while Wurmbrand was returned to prison, not released again until 1964. I do not want to allow VOM to use my parents good name, to raise money under false pretenses. Michael Wurmbrand, but think on your own: How can their son, Michael. sharing mailing lists 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. 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. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Released, the Wurmbrands immediately recommenced secret church work. 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. If you are a Quantity discounts are available. cast the first stone, king Solomon made mistakes, we might also sin, or VOM published even how within months of our arrival in the United States, 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. to those who inquired were that this is a personal (?!?) The present chairman of VOM is a former mayor of Bartlesville and was part of the city leadership. 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). 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