"[16] Wurmbrand last lived in Palos Verdes, California. *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. Evangullibleeasily deceived by teachings that contradict the Gospel of Jesus [Read more] Then Came the Nazis Romania was allied with Germany during World War II and was viciously anti-Semitic. But since I cant send my money straight to those folks I have to depend on someone with connections and a heart. He stated that his physical torture included mutilation, burning and being locked in a large frozen icebox. The Wurmbrand's nine- year-old son Mihai was orphaned during this time. 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. 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. Join Facebook to connect with Michael Wurmbrand and others you may know. When the government attempted to control the . prove the communists had issued an order to kill our entire family. Soviet newspapers [Read more] He was locked in a solitary cell and assigned as 'Prisoner Number 1'. ". 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. as is known that Richard was and is a complete teacher, Beyond that as believers we must consider Toms family and possibly children as in the zeal we drag and damage their lives too. We are grateful for the numerous personal interviews in To my knowledge, the previous headquarters of VOM in the same town cost in the neighborhood of about $90,000! 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. See: for this independent investigation, the VOM attitude of respect towards myself I Before being laid off I was offered substantial contractual financial incentives not to badmouth VOM. I have both moral and legal rights to the persona of my parents, even regarding the unauthorized use of my own name, pictures, etc. all Tom Whites travel points, contacts and especially financial expenditures to in his apparently most unselfish enunciation of a project to help the poor, to the glory of God. We also have had e-mail correspondence with him since. 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. . I asked in writing of the Voice of the Martyrs Board of Directors for an Being the son of Richard Wurmbrand, a person of my background and My person, my life, and our family Wurmbrand story was used in this magazine; Without my knowledge, without my permission, a very laudatory biography Exposed as well are sexual, financial and spiritual sins at And, 4. He is widely recognized as one of the country's greatest . . sacrifice of persecuted Christians like my parents. 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 . 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. Short Biographical Information Documented communist plot to assassinate the Wurmbrand family and the teaching derived from it May 2015 SERMON MATERIAL However this has now stopped and . The post Asbury RevivalLetter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. repent. persona and copyrights of my parents, I ask first that you do not try to This is how he tells it. He was upset at first but soon grew calm, believing God would keep him alive no matter how severe the suffering ahead. not for mission work, but for construction work in Oklahoma (see above link). Richard Wurmbrand suffered 14 years in underground prison cells, months in solitary confinement, and years of physical torture. with organizations focusing on families and children; In order to obtain donations from the parents, the organization tried A story of transformation . Christians who were in the know could not believe how it was possible. 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. with less than not to rock the boat. We started what is now Voice of the Martyrs under a communist sentence of death. of Romania, author of the book Tortured For Christ, a book of valiant "Christ in the Communist Prisons". Box 5161 About the Wurmbrands. Mrs. Wurmbrand was imprisoned nearly three years also for her Christian faith in some of the same prisons. request since: After I brought all of these facts to light, I was asked also to keep quiet, position could have more inside information than I can discuss publicly. Stopping . conflict with Michael Wurmbrand we try to solve with prayer and mediation! The Complete Story. child molestation. One of the first actions the Soviets took was to elect communists to the Romanian government, which they did in droves. interests. The post Announcing New Book Release by Warren B. Smith: EVANGULLIBLE appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. But that's not all! independent investigation, to be undertaken from outside of VOM. and employment positions from this possibly second largest employer in Bartlesville, I was Arrested for his efforts to support the underground church, Wurmbrand suffered brainwashing and severe torture for fourteen years in a hidden prison. suspected After reading from Lighthouse Trails, etc. Two years later, they began following Jesus as the Messiah. Our hope for these ministries is that they would walk in repentance and godliness just as God has called all Christians to do so. Wurmbrand: Tortured for Christ - The Complete Story is published by David C Cook, price 9.99. life in a fishbowl among both friends and enemies, and has done so with dignity Their leaders, like all others, will be held accountable by a just God. 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. Richard Wurmbrand, Tortured for Christ 3 likes Like "The following is one of the oldest sermon illustrations used in the Christian church. Imagine the teaching/propaganda that he had to overcome. Remember, Christ tells us, the way is narrow and there are few who find it. Richard Wurmbrand, author of 18 worldwide Christian bestsellers, translated in . I asked someone the same age as myself, how he knew that the man sitting over there with the smile on his face had been 14 years in prison. Tortured for Christ: Directed by John Grooters. 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. The Bible tells us this will happen in the end times. I read it. the flow of donations rather than any interest in protecting possible children suspected pedophilia, to pass by on the other side, so as to maintain their perks! establish and put to rest any suspicions re. Quantity discounts are available. Perhaps we christians have been too naive and trusting for too long. Although he was warned not to preach, he resumed his work in the underground church. During part of this time, he later wrote about communicating with other inmates by tapping out Morse code on the wall. from 1967 on, I worked together with my parents Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, to It is hard to believe Mihai Wurmbrand answered, "That is my . This was done by sharing mailing lists with organizations focusing on families and children; * My person, my life, and our family Wurmbrand story was used in this magazine; * Without my knowledge, without my permission, a very laudatory biography of mine was written, printed and distributed to tens of thousands of American children; * In order to obtain donations from the parents, the organization tried to gain credibility and goodwill with tens of thousands of Christian children in home-schooling families. [4] He was arrested on 29 February 1948, while on his way to a Divine Service.[5]. 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. Michael Wurmbrand And her little story. But in time, Wurmbrand learned the truth about . His contact details are below. When the government attempted to control churches, he immediately began an "underground" ministry to his people. want to accept an independent investigation and complete transparency of your Copyright 2002-2023. Please would you start a new ministry call real voices of actual martyrs or something creative enough to reveal this wrongdoing. As an adolescent, he was sent to study Marxism in Moscow, but returned clandestinely the following year. He was first an Anglican, and then became Lutheran. Already Lighthouse Trails has heard from many believers who have repented after being deceived by the Jesus of Jesus Calling. Christian parents please protect your children! the Board of Directors of The post Hard Lessons in Discernment appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. The false answers given immediately from the VOM circulation advertising, about 2,000 copies of The investigation in the famous legal action in England of Jimmy Saville, the BBC children program head while alive, started with only 2 cases BUT there were more than 600 pedophilia complaints after Saville died. headquarter built out of your sacrificial contributions, makes a mockery of the The post Video: Warren B Smith A Former New Ager Returns to Philadelphia appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project. 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). Same employees had before vied to be photographed with me and get my Below [Read more] Richard Wurmbrand, Romania, Pastor. Due to his extraordinary memory, he was able to recall more than 350 of those, a selection of which he included in his book With God in Solitary Confinement, which was first published in 1969. What patient has any use for such a surgeon? VOM employees I suffered plenty. It is much more likely, especially this day and age, that a large organization of individuals would be corrupt and looking out for self interest than it is that one man who would inevitably end up having to endure the full force of such a large organization and their gained finances- be the one whose truly willing to suffer for good and right. He was a friend of Costache Ioanid, the Romanian Christian poet. dead to me.". 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. John the Baptist was not beheaded because he sermonized in general asking people to repent. VOM is He was told that his wife was dead. I know Michael Wurmbrand is supporting an organization that gives 100% of donations to persecuted Christians. 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. and Levite in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, trying their best re. About this time Dale Rothon shares: "My first meeting with Richard Wurmbrand was in 1964. nor the donors were told of such grandiose projects. Against my express request NOT TO DO SO, the mission child molestation (pedophilia) of a 10-years old girl was formally filed by her It sounds to me (a former accountant) like VOM needs to be a lot more transparent in a lot of areas. laudatory words published of me, they also tried to badmouth me. In the past, Voice of the Martyrs had written a dedication about myself sent to tens of thousands stating: To the Rev. children in home-schooling families. All over Romania, Christians like them were being arrested and tortured in Communist prisons. 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!) My parents died with a good name. The present chairman of VOM is a former mayor of Bartlesville and was part of the city leadership. pedophilia, to pass by on the other side, so as to maintain their perks! Morning, Father, Worry. all Tom Whites travel points, contacts and especially financial expenditures to In this way he continued to "be sunlight" to fellow inmates rather than dwell on the lack of physical light. VOM knew that during the first month my family arrived to the United States in the end of 1966, I had personally typed on a clunky typewriter four manuscript versions of this book. Love of money is the root of all evil. no thank you for my founding the organization or the many years of service! 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. And, in fact, Lent is often being used as the open door to [Read more] His wife, Sabina, had died six months earlier on 11 August 2000. versions of this book. By Zachary StieberThe Epoch Times New medical diagnosis codes for COVID-19 immunization status have been added in [Read more] Colorado Appeals Court Rules Against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in Trans Cake Case to. parents with the local police, and while the Bartlesville, OK. police were What about missionary outreach to poor persecuted Christians? Voice of the Martyrs, with its opulent ($28 million) headquarter built out of your sacrificial contributions, makes a mockery of the sacrifice of persecuted Christians like my parents. Our past does influence our future in many ways. Chris Lawson, of Spiritual Research Network, has posted a new video on Warren B. Smiths YouTube channel. Voice of the Martyrs. Michael explains below what happened after he made that request. I am mortified! As Richard's physical health strengthened, so did his understanding of the gospel. VOMs heart is beating strong for the persecuted. 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. the Baptist was not beheaded because he sermonized in general asking people to 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. John And, I see no reason to doubt the message given by Michael Wurmbrand for a few reason. Sabina Wurmbrand with their son, Michael. * 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. In 1964, Richard was released from jail and spread God's Word amid threats that he shouldn't preach. I was answered IN WRITING that my request is morally wrong. death. He died at the age of 91 on 17 February 2001[17] in a hospital in Torrance, California. How could my request be refused? Christian missionaries in a good Christian conscience even indulge to build LTRP Note: The following is posted for research and informational purposes and is from a secular news source. Though a devout Lutheran priest, Wurmbrand was highly ecumenical in that he worked with Christians of many denominations. 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