Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() VOM was really created to inform and inspire the American Church and to provide practical ways they can reach back into hostile and restricted nations and help Christians still undergoing persecution today. He shared the stories of the torture chamber and he shared the stories of the prison, and not just his story, but he said, “Hey, there are still pastors in those communist prisons.” And that’s really why and how VOM was founded. Richard came to the West and did exactly what he was told not to do. Pastor Wurmbrand died on Februin a hospital in Long Beach, California. His best-known book is entitled Tortured for Christ, released in 1967. ![]() But don’t talk about us, don’t talk about what we did to you.” Richard Wurmbrand, the youngest of four boys, was born in 1909 in Bucharest in a Jewish family. ![]() When they were ransomed out of Romania, the police took them aside and said, “You can preach all you want now, you can talk about God all you want. 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. 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. ![]()
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