Lets remember Corrie ter Boom

[angels4u]

The story of Corrie ter Boom will always be very special to me...lets remember the great things she did for the Lord

Corrie Ten Boom

The Joy-Filled Life

"'Follow me,' a young girl in an officer's uniform said to me. I walked slowly through the gate, never looking back. Behind me I heard the hinges squeak as the gate swung shut. I was free, and flooding through my mind were the words of Jesus to the church at Philadelphia: 'Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it . . . '" (Revelation 3:8)

On December 28, 1944, after ten months of incarceration in concentration camps, Corrie Ten Boom was free. She had lost her father and beloved sister to the horrors of Nazi death camps. Gaunt, filthy, and weak, Corrie made her way to the railway station and boarded a train for a three-day journey home to Holland.

She later found out that an order had been given at the end of that very week to kill all women her age and older. An error in prison paperwork was the catalyst God used to release her.

The Ten Booms, all devout Christians, had provided a hiding place in their home for persecuted Jews during World War II. Corrie, who was fifty-nine at the time of her arrest, was placed in an isolation cell for the first few weeks of her imprisonment. Depression and the struggle to maintain a sense of hope consumed her.

"Only to those who have been in prison does freedom have such great meaning. When you are dying

[JesusisGod2]

Hi Angels,

Thank you very much for this very timely post. I am going through some struggles in my own life at the moment and God spoke to me through this message.

I really liked the "God has plans, not problems" for our lives, Amen, Praise God.

As I begin to meditate on this, I am sure God will use this to help me in my current state. I needed this message and I hope that others take the time to read it as well. There are words of encouragement in it, which it seems I am not alone in my need of encouragement.

God Bless

In Jesus

Kevin

[Guest shiloh357]

Another great post Angels!!

Thanks again.

[angels4u]

Shilo and Kevin

I am Dutch and she is very well known all over the world, its amazing what she and her sister did in the war and how the Lord protected her and her sister.

Did you ever read her books and how they were hiding Jews?

Her Dad was a very special man too and they feared the Lord.

There were lots of people those days who were hiding Jews in the war.

I'm pround to say that Holland always loved and helped the Jewish people

God Bless, Angels

[angels4u]

http://www.geschiedenisvoorkinderen.nl/eeuw/joden.htm

Here are pictures from the concentration camp, about 6 million people died and alot of people died on their way to the concentration camps many people didn't even know they were going to a concentration camp.

Corrie ter Boom was a very special lady and the Lord was with her all during the war and many people came to know the Lord through her and her sister.

She was reading the bible to the people around her in the concentration camp.

God didn't lots of miracles through her and our God is still the same.....

Let's not forget......

[Guest shiloh357]

One of my personal traditions durnig the week of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Rembrance Day), is to watch the Hiding Place. She and her sister were truly amazing women, and I KNOW that their reward in Heaven is greater than great.

The world must NEVER forget...

[nebula]

I am Dutch ...

I'm pround to say that Holland always loved and helped the Jewish people

I didn't know you were Dutch. That's pretty neat!

Good for Holland!!

[angels4u]

Yes I'm Dutch and I'm going next week to The Netherlands until April 15 to see my Mom ,her health is not good and if I don't go now I'm afraid I might not see her again. If you happened to think of me, please pray that everything goes well and that I'm able to talk to her---she was in the hospital, her kidneys didn't work and she had fluid around her heart and lungs, her heart is not good and they can't do anything about it.

thanks, Angels

Shilo, we have the movie "The Hiding place' and I believe that everbody should see it at least ones.

[Guest shiloh357]

Angels,

I will be praying for you and your mother.

Yes, I think that everyone should see "The Hiding Place." One way I minister to fellow Jews is by honoring those who died as a result of Hitler's madness. As I honor their relatives, it gives us a common bond. Sometimes, they are more willing later on to listening about my faith, because they know that I am still a Jew, and that I will die as Jew. Jesus did not take my Jewishness away from me, but rather has enabled me to be a better Jew and a better person.

Believe me, they see that. Jews do not listen to what you say, until they have seen how you act. Judaism is a very deeds oriented religion. They pay attention to how you act. They do not watch your actions, rather they watch your reactions. They know that anyone can plan their actions, but they cannot plan their reactions.

Nonverbal witnessing goes way farther than anything you can say when it comes to reaching Jewish people.

It doesnt take some grandiose display either. Sometimes, it is simple things that mean the most. For example, if you live near Jewish family, and you hear that they have had a death in the family, take them a nice bouquet of flowers and a card. I would not suggest food, because of the complicated dietary laws involved. It is the gesture that counts. You have shown them that you care. Sometimes God uses the simple, thoughtful gestures to touch lives.

I guess I am rambling, but my point is that Corrie, and her sister Betsie, showed the Jewish people what true Christianity was. They payed the ultimate price, but they serve as examples to us all.

Holocaust remembrance day also remembers the sacrifices of some 5,000 Christians who died or were tortured for hiding and/or aiding in the escape of thousands of Jews from Europe during the years of Hitler's insanity.

[nebula]

Shiloh - I haven't heard of Holocasust Rememberance Day before.

When is it?