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Let us be on the side of
those who sit in jails and are sentenced to death for their faith. Let us pray
for them and help them. - Richard Wurmbrand
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SOURCE: http://www.azquotes.com/quote/823967]
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Richard Wurmbrand (March 24, 1909 – February 17, 2001)
was a Romanian
Christian
minister of Jewish descent. In
1948, having become a Christian 10 years before, he dared to publicly say that Communism
and Christianity were not compatible. As a result, he experienced imprisonment
and torture by the then Communist regime of Romania, for his beliefs. After
serving five years (1959-1964) of a second prison sentence, he was ransomed for
$10,000. His colleagues in Romania urged him to leave the country and work for
religious freedom from a location less personally dangerous. After spending
time in Norway and England, he and his wife Sabina, who had also been
imprisoned, emigrated to America and dedicated the rest of their lives to
publicizing and helping Christians who are persecuted for their beliefs. He
wrote more than 18 books, the most widely known being Tortured for Christ.
Variations of his works have been translated into more than 60 languages. He
founded the international organization Voice of the Martyrs, which continues to
aid Christians around the world who are persecuted for their faith.
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