Richard Wurmbrand - a small biography for a great man
Richard Wurmbrand (Bucharest, 24 March 1909 - Glendale, California, 17 February 2001) is one of the largest Christian preachers of the twentieth century, founder of the organization Voice of the Martyrs.
Born to a Jewish family, he spent his childhood in Istanbul. It was 9 years old when his father died and his family returned to Romania in 15 years.
Young, he is interested in Marxism: he went to meetings held secretly by the Romanian Communist Party, then illegal, and went to Moscow to study political science. Pursued by the secret police, he is incarcerated in prison Doftana. He later abandoned his political ideals.
He married in October 1936 with Sabina Oster. He converted to Christianity in 1938 and joined the Anglican mission to convert Jews. After the Second World War, he was ordained Lutheran.
Accused of proselytizing (against the Red Army), he was arrested on 29 February 1948 and his wife, Sabina, in 1950.
Released in 1956, he resumed his sermons, and was again arrested by the Securitate in 1959. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison and was tortured. In 1964, 2 Protestant associations are free Richard Wurmbrand, paying a deposit of $ 10,000.
He now defends the persecuted church. He went to the U.S. Senate in 1965, which reflects the situation.
In 1967, he founded the association Jesus to the Communist World, which later became Voice of the Martyrs, defending the right of Christians in communist countries and Muslims.
He wrote several books in English and Romanian.
Born to a Jewish family, he spent his childhood in Istanbul. It was 9 years old when his father died and his family returned to Romania in 15 years.
Young, he is interested in Marxism: he went to meetings held secretly by the Romanian Communist Party, then illegal, and went to Moscow to study political science. Pursued by the secret police, he is incarcerated in prison Doftana. He later abandoned his political ideals.
He married in October 1936 with Sabina Oster. He converted to Christianity in 1938 and joined the Anglican mission to convert Jews. After the Second World War, he was ordained Lutheran.
Accused of proselytizing (against the Red Army), he was arrested on 29 February 1948 and his wife, Sabina, in 1950.
Released in 1956, he resumed his sermons, and was again arrested by the Securitate in 1959. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison and was tortured. In 1964, 2 Protestant associations are free Richard Wurmbrand, paying a deposit of $ 10,000.
He now defends the persecuted church. He went to the U.S. Senate in 1965, which reflects the situation.
In 1967, he founded the association Jesus to the Communist World, which later became Voice of the Martyrs, defending the right of Christians in communist countries and Muslims.
He wrote several books in English and Romanian.
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