Miraculously Saved from Concentration CampĦ. Although the Secret Police suspected there were more persons actually hiding in the house, even after careful search, the 4 Jews and 2 resistance fighters were kept hidden until they were rescued by other members of Corrie’s network several days later. Gestapo agents kept the watchmaker’s shop under surveillance throughout the day, then arrested every person who attempted to enter the house, and the entire ten Boom family also, 30 in all. He had entered the shop saying he was Jewish and seeking help for his wife who had been arrested. On February 28, 1944, Corrie and her family were betrayed by a man who was an informant. There in this small space, they would have to remain very still and quiet, until an all-clear was given.ĥ. There was a buzzer in the house which signaled danger as security sweeps came through the neighborhood, giving the refugees just over a minute to safely hide. This small space was the size of a small wardrobe closet and could hold up to six people at a time. The secret room built into Corrie’s bedroom behind a false wall became the hiding place and refuge for both Jews and those who were members of the resistance movement, sought out by the Gestapo and Dutch authorities. I think the rest of the world would agree.Ĭorrie Ten Boom Hid Jews behind Her BedroomĤ. According to Jewish custom, celebrating the same day for both birth and death is the unique sign of a very special individual. She moved to Placentia, California in 1977, and on her birthday in 1983, at the age of 91, she passed into Heaven’s gates. Corrie ten Boom was born in Haarlem, Netherlands on April 15, 1892, the youngest of 4 children. Her words and stories continue to have great relevance and impact in our world today.ġ0 Inspiring Facts and Stories You May Not Know about Corrie Ten Boom:ġ. God brought incredible beauty and healing through her difficult experiences. They began providing "hiding places" for Jewish people and Dutch resistance fighters in their home, helping many to escape the Nazi Holocaust. But when World War II broke out, this Dutch Christian family knew they had to offer help to those being persecuted. Evidence that God still uses all we walk through in this world for greater purposes and good, more than we could possibly ever imagine.Ĭorrie spent the first 50 years of her life living peacefully with her father and sister above their watch shop in Haarlem, Holland. Her deep wisdom came with the cost of journeying through tremendous pain in this life, yet even today, she has left us with amazing nuggets of truth from her experiences. Corrie ten Boom is an example of faith in action.Corrie ten Boom was one of the most godly, inspiring individuals that many of us have ever read words from. How could they do this? By their complete faith and trust in our Heavenly Father, their love for mankind and a heart of forgiveness toward the evil and despicable acts of sinful men. They risked their lives to save complete and utter strangers. This was my first lesson in learning to trust Him completely…”Ĭorrie ten Boom and her family loved without limitation. If we are true intercessors, we must be ready to take part in God’s work on behalf of the people for whom we pray.” “We never know how God will answer our prayers, but we can expect that He will get us involved in His plan for the answer. “And our wise Father in heaven knows when we’re going to need things too. “There is no panic in Heaven! God has no problems, only plans.” But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.” “Trying to do the Lord’s work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. “It is not my ability, but my response to God’s ability, that counts.” “Don’t bother to give God instructions just report for duty.” “Dear Jesus…how foolish of me to have called for human help when You are here.” “Whenever we cannot love in the old, human way. When He tells us to love our enemies, He gives, along with the command, the love itself.” “It is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world’s healing hinges, but His. “Love is larger than the walls which shut it in.” “There is no pit so deep, that God’s love is not deeper still.” “Your love in me is stronger than the hatred.”
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