RICHARD WURMBRAND FOUNDATION, A Christian Nonprofit Missionary Organization, Statement of Faith: The Apostles' Creed.
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Pastor Richard Wurmbrand and wife Sabina
"Late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand suffered 14 years in Romanian communist prisons. Mrs. Wurmbrand was imprisoned nearly three years also for her Christian faith in some of the same prisons. To read for free online all their published books look up links in column 3!"

Below: First US Video (year 1967) of Pastor Richard Wurmbrand; Introduction: Reverend Myrus Knutson (subtitled)
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Short Biographical Information

Documented communist plot to assassinate the Wurmbrand family and the teaching derived from it

Click to read an interview given on 7/2/2016 describing the suffering of Michael Wurmbrand in communist Romania; how the Wurmbrand family miraculously escaped (1965) arrived in the United States in 1966 and started a Christian missionary work.

A different interview is shown below.

Michael Wurmbrand Video-Interview (in Romanian with English subtitles) at The Memorial MUSEUM to the Victims of Communism, Sighet, Romania


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SERMON MATERIAL

"BELIEF MEANS 'JESUS IS THE CHRIST!'"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /March 2024 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"BECOME AWARE OF GOD’S HIDDEN BLESSINGS"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /February 2024 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"THE CHURCH SHOULD BE A MISSION"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /January 2024 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"WHERE IS GOD?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /December 2023 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"HOLINESS"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /November 2023 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /October 2023 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"THE CHURCH IS A BLESSING"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /September 2023 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"WITH CHRIST THERE IS FREEDOM EVEN IN JAIL"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /August 2023 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"TRUTH NEEDS NO DEFENSE "
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /July 2023 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"THE SPIRITUAL NEED TO HATE SIN"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /June 2023 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"CHRIST IS ALL IN ALL"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /May 2023 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"TRUE PROPHETS"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /April 2023 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"THE DANGER OF LIBERAL THEOLOGY"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /March 2023 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"THE MIRACLE OF GOD’S GRACE"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /December 2022 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"THE WAY OF THE CROSS"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /November 2022 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"THE LIGHT SHINETH IN DARKNESS"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /October 2022 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"BURDENSOME CHRISTIANITY"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /September 2022 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"WHAT MEANS "CHRISTIAN-LOVE"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand /August 2022 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"THE HAVE-NOTS"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / July 2022 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments and also testimonies from some of the Christian Ukrainian Refugees from the ongoing war, we were able to help.

"HOW TO SUBMIT TO GOD?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / June 2022 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments we were able to help; also helped: Christian Ukrainian Refugees.

"RUN AWAY FROM THE DARKNESS OF COMMUNISM!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / May 2022 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments we were able to help; also helped: Christian Ukrainian Refugees.

"DO NOT BE DECEIVED!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / April 2022 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Vinogradskiy Daniil Mikhailovich, Vatulko Anatoli Mikhailovich; also helped: Christian Ukrainian Refugees.

"HEAL THE SIN OF DEPRESSION!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / March 2022 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Nadezhda Iosifovna Reiner, Sasin Victor Pavlovich, Bogdan Serghei Egorovich.

"DO NOT TEMPT GOD!
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / February 2022 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Tkach Vasily Ivanovich, Pavel Vezikov, Antonov Anatoly Anisimovich.

"SERVE GOD ACCORDING TO YOUR CALLING"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / January 2022 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Krivtsova Natalia Pavlovna, Viktor Miroshkin.

"CHRIST CAN STRENGTHEN US"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / December 2021 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Fedorchenko Ivan Ivanovich; Shokha Viktor Petrovich; Enns, Yakov Yakovlevich.

"FAITH BY THE BUSHEL"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / November 2021 /
Read testimonies from some of the elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help:Petr Ivanovich Tkachenko.

"THE MIGHT OF LOVE!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / October 2021 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Iakimenko Maria Afanasii, Olga Gontar, Fomina Lyudmila.

"WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR JAILED CHRISTIANS REMAINING HUNGRY?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / September 2021 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Simendyaeva Tamara Alfredovna.

"ARE CHURCHES SPREADING THE GOSPEL?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / August 2021 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Kushnir Mykhail Georgievych; Olga Georgievna Pantiukhova (Nikora).

"IS YOUR CHURCH LEADER “A LOVER OF GOOD?”"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / July 2021 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Nina Anatolevna Chukhontseva; Vera and Nadejda Sidorova.

"A DIVINELY INSPIRED CHOICE"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / June 2021 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help:Baptist minister Stepan Grigoriewicz Germaniuk (continued from the March, April and May 2021 Newsletters.)

"IGNORING GOD’S MESSAGE"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / May 2021 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Baptist minister Stepan Grigoriewicz Germaniuk (continued from the March and April 2021 Newsletters.)

"MESSENGERS OF GOD"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / April 2021 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Baptist minister Stepan Grigoriewicz Germaniuk (continued from the March 2021 Newsletter.)

"BEST THINGS ARE YET TO COME!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / March 2021 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help:Baptist minister Stepan Grigoriewicz Germaniuk.

"How to Obtain God’s Mercy?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / February 2021 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help:Baptist Oleg Popov; Raisa Matviychuk; Orphans at Agape Orphanage, Pascani, Romania.

"How to worship God?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / January 2021 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help:Baptist Anatolii Koplik

"Where is Jesus born?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / December 2020 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help:Reverend Gheorghe Marian; Sasha Shevchenko; Iurii Bogdanov; also orphan children at Agape Orphanage, Romania

"The Spiritually Dead!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / November 2020 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help:Reverend Zetea Stefan; Reverend Augustin MARE; Disadvantaged Children at Richard Wurmbrand High School, Romania

"Bitter Books!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / October 2020 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help:Vasiliy Makarovich Aleksandr; Disadvantaged Children at Richard Wurmbrand High School, Romania; Orphans at Agape Orphanage, Pascani, Romania

"Doting upon the Unrighteous!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / September 2020 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help:Rodin Vladimir Pavlovich, Pavlov Alexey Ivanovich, Deme Maria

"Renouncing Immaterial Possessions"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / August 2020 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help:Galina DULIA , Anatol Kirilyuk, Chepets Ivan Filatovich

"Love is strong as death!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / July 2020 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help:Peter Oliynyk, Bytin Alexander Fedorovich , Orphans at Agape Orphanage, Romania

"On God’s Covenants"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / June 2020 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help:Liudmila Petrovna Protsyshina

"Who are God’s Ordained Priests?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / May 2020 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help:Klimoshenko Nikolay Stepanovich, Bosco Vitaliy Nikolaevich

"Trying to be Great in the Kingdom of Heaven!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / April 2020 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Didneak Grigore Vasilevici, Matveichuk Raisa, Mahovik Stepan Methodovich

"The Kingdom of God Is In You!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / March 2020 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Nikitkov Alexander Valentinovich, Victor Karpuk

"Add To Your Faith, Virtue"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / February 2020 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Gotman Margarita; Vera Nikolaevna Goryanina

"Fear Not!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / January 2020 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Sigarev Mikhail Lavrentievich, Romaniuk Vladimir Nikolaevich

"Filled up to the brim!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / December 2019 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Petru Abramovich Rogaliskii, Ivan Dmitrievich Tzera, Anatolii Rublenko

"God Demands Urgency!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / November 2019 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Pavlenco Alexandru Ivanovich, Nagornai Anatolii Konstantinovich, Vasile Turkevich, Disadvantaged Children at Richard Wurmbrand High School, Romania.

"Place Your Sorrows in The Past!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / October 2019 /
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Tevs Ivan, Pantyukhova Olga, Orphans at Agape Orphanage, Romania.

"Manna from Heaven!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / September 2019
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Martian Tiberiu, Nikolai Kruchinin, Mashnitskaya Leonida, Mashnitsky Petru, Mihai Sabau

"Christians Need Weep, Cry, Scream, or Howl!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / August 2019
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Gheorghe Marian, Berezovskii Vasile, Kapetii Vasile, Victor Fanea

"Oppose Evil With No Compromise"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / July 2019
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Galina Iatziuk, Vera Jeltonojko, Krugovih Alexandru, Omilianciuk Nikolai

"Prepare a Feast for Jesus"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / June 2019
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Ioan Mereu, Reutova Tatiana, Jukovskaia Evelina, Ekaterina Shepel

"The Sin of Apathy"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / May 2019
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Kosteniuk Victor, Popov Tatiana, Antonina Kurkina, Anatolie and Pavel Shkarovski

"Jesus' Politeness"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / April 2019
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Sasin Victor, Dorofeeva Galina, Lavkaitis Vatlava, Firsova Valentina

"The Seal of the Living God"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / March 2019
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Disadvantaged Children at Richard Wurmbrand High School, Romania, Petru RUMATCHIK, Goman Liuba and Vitali

"Are Your Children Blessed?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / February 2019
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Orphans at Agape Orphanage, Romania, Atanasoaie Neculai, Aursulesei Ioan, Ileana Russ

"Our Modest God"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / January 2019
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Orphans at Agape Orphanage, Romania, Disadvantaged Children at the Richard Wurmbrand High School, Romania, Matei Boila

"The Son of God marvels"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / December 2018
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Yulia Romanov, Filip CRACIUN

"Entrust God with the Little You Have"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / November 2018
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Razumovskii Alexandru, Dorofeeva Galina, Julia Romanov, Victor Sasin, Loiko Nikolai

"Jesus, used to being driven out!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / October 2018
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Emil Riti, Barin Catherine, Orphans at Agape Orphanage, Romania, Tevs Ivan, Aida Skripnikova

"Why Try Communicate with Persecuted Believers?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / September 2018
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Disadvantaged Children at Richard Wurmbrand High School, Romania, Levtzeniuk Anatolii, Sergiu Grosu

"How to Glorify God?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / August 2018
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Shapoval Dina, Demcenko Vitalie, Nicolai Varacsa, Didneak Maria

"How to Obtain Joy in the Lord?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / July 2018
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Traian Ban, Teodor (Relu) Babut, Szilagi Sandor, Mihai Iovin

"Do We Know the Riches of God?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / June 2018
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Mircea Detesan, Gheorghe Mladin, Pusok Miklos (senior and junior) Caraman Constantin, Ilie Neamtu

"Imminent Danger - Karl Marx was a Satanist!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / May 2018
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Kisvaradi Magdolna, Orphans in Agape Orphanage, Romania, Ferencz and Iulia Visky

"Walking in the Spirit"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / April 2018
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Krivtzova Natalia, Balogh Bela, Disadvantaged Children in the Richard Wurmbrand High School

"Why Pilate Received no Answer from Jesus`? "
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / March 2018
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Galina Ivanovna, Fadeeva Dina, Muhin Alexandru, Polushin Leonid

"Is There Any Need for the Christian Faith?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / February 2018
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Ghenadi Efremov, Ritikov Vladimir, Tuliupa Vladimir, Goman Vitalie and Liuba, Savelieva Valentina

"The 19 Joys That Make Christian Believers Be Radiant"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / January 2018
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: POIUNOV Fedor, Vasile SMETANIUK, Vera and Sidorova Panteleevna, Disadvantaged Children and Orphans in the Richard Wurmbrand Highschool and the Agape Orphanage, Romania

"God Is Love"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / December 2017
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Bible Smugglers Silvestru Tcaciuc, Nicolae Barsan

"Surrounded by Angels"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / November 2017
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Andrei Borinsky, Krivko Michail, Andrietz Alexander, Disadvantaged Children and Orphans in the Richard Wurmbrand Highschool and the Agape Orphanage, Romania

"God's Disappointment in Us, His Children!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / October 2017
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Victor FILIPSHIN, Victor PEREDEREEV, Lacatosh Pavel, Yurii Meshko, Petru URSUL, Nikolai RUSNAK

"Christians are doing a great work!"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / September 2017
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Mikhail Deshko, Pidchenco Vera, Andrietz Petru, Dubovic Vladimir, Iachimiuc Ivan

"The Three Right Prayer Requests"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / August 2017
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Petru Pecican, Olimpia and Antoneta Prefit, Augustin Prundus, Andrei Yudintsev, Disadvantaged Children and Orphans in the Richard Wurmbrand Highschool and the Agape Orphanage, Romania

"Why Have Faith?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / July 2017
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Jucova Valentina, Simionova Lidia, Paiunov Feodor, Disadvantaged Children in the Richard Wurmbrand Highschool

"Profound Faith"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / June 2017
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: CLIPA, Teodora, Eugenia Farcas, Grigore DOGARU, Disadvantaged Children and Orphans in the Richard Wurmbrand Highschool and Agape Orphanage, Romania

"Trusting God in Prayer"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / May 2017
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: SKORNIAKOV, Nina, Eugen Blajut, IUDINTEVA Olga, Disadvantaged Children in the Richard Wurmbrand Highschool, Romania

"The Power of Faith"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / April 2017
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: IVASHENCO Iacov, Natalia DUDENKOVA, Liubovi and Victor Kuzmichi, PRUTEANU Maria, Orphans in Agape Orphanage, Romania

"A Prayer when in Trouble"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / March 2017
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Ludmila SAVCHENKO, Muravleov Nicolae, NICHITA Gheorghe, BOGDANOV Iurii, BORINSKII Filip, SMIRNOV Nicolae, Orphans in Agape Orphanage, Romania

"What do we need?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / Februry 2017
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Rodoslavov Eugen, Lyuba Lozinskaya, Mikhail Alexandrovich Pshenitsyn, Orphans in Agape Orphanage, Romania

"A Remedy for Suffering"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / January 2017
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Stephen Ghermaniuk, Liubovi Uhina, NAPRIENKO, Valentin and Beniamin, Pozdniakov Nicolae, Vilcinskaia Galina

"Who is Jesus Christ?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / December 2016
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Petru Pruteanu, Vladimir KOROP, DRON Nicolae, TIMCHUK Vladimir, Petru RUMATCHIK

"Our Belief in God's Miracles"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / November 2016
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Zambrian Melian, Zaharia Oselsky, Vera and Mikhail Horev, Baklajansky Vladimir, Ion Clipa

"God Is Alive"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / October 2016
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Costache Codreanu, Trifu Ion, Ilie Neamtu, Oleg Perbikovski, Orphans in Agape Orphanage, Romania

"Our Father"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / September 2016
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Liviu Chifor, Vasile Gherman, Gheorghe-Aron Mladin, Raceanu Nicolae, Racovitan Teodor, Andercau Vasile, Teodor Daraban

"The Son of God"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / August 2016
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Vasile Tasca, Vadan Vasile, Teodor Miclea

"We need honor persecuted Christians"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / July 2016
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Vasile Tasca

"What Makes A True Minister"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / June 2016
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Ivan BELEV, TUDOSE Constantin

"Is There A God?"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / May 2016
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Todor Nicolae, Ferencz and Iulia Visky

"The Bread Which Came Down From Heaven"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / April 2016
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Traian Chilau, Elena Stratulat, Disadvantaged Children in the Richard Wurmbrand Highschool, Romania

"The Inner-Man"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / March 2016
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Pusok Miklos, Jidveian Nicolae, Kisvaradi Magdalena, Orphans in Agape Orphanage, Romania

"Being In The Spirit"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / February 2016
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Melania Ritiu, Rebreanu Petre, Erdes Varvara, Orphans in Agape Orphanage, Romania, Nicolae Tudor

"The Last Judgment"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / January 2016
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Nicolaie Moldoveanu, Dumitrascu Gheorghe, Gheorghe Coceanga

"You are the salt of the earth; you are the light of the world"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / December 2015
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Ariesan Grigore, Terelai Petrica, Ioan Bota, Nistor Chisbora, Orphans in Agape Orphanage, Romania,

Being "poor in spirit," the "key" to the Kingdom Of Heaven
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / November 2015
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Buruiana Tudora, Moga Maria, Szabo Margareta, Dorz Traian, Disadvantaged Children and Orphans in the Richard Wurmbrand Highschool and the Agape Orphanage, Romania

John 3:16
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / October 2015
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Lidia Vasiu, Tamasila Trandafir, Preda Ioan, Iftimoaie Anica, Orphans in the Agape Orphanage, Romania

God's Beauty Parlor
meditation by late Mrs. Sabina Wurmbrand / September 2015
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Elena POPA, Stan Valerica, Preda Iovita, Stepanescu Ilie, Orphans in the Agape Orphanage, Romania

"...that they may be one..."
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / July 2015
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Monica Calota, Anica Iftimoaie, Orphans in the Agape Orphanage, Romania Pop Alexandru

"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord..."
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / June 2015
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Lunguleasa Ioan, Bregaru Florica, Dumitra Mihai, Alexandru Pop, Augustin Pop, Disadvantaged Children and Orphans in the Richard Wurmbrand Highschool and the Agape Orphanage, Romania

Documented communist plot to assassinate the Wurmbrand family
and the teaching derived from it / May 2015
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Andronic Luci, Barbu Maria, Disadvantaged Children and Orphans in the Richard Wurmbrand Highschool and the Agape Orphanage, Romania

"The Labourers Are Few"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / March 2015
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Tertulian Langa, Pantelie Petre, Cristescu Gheorghe

"A poem composed during communist solitary confinement"
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / February 2015
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Jozsef VARADI, STEFANACHE Dragomir, Azamfirei Stefan, Boanta Ioan, Disadvantaged Children and Orphans in the Richard Wurmbrand Highschool and the Agape Orphanage, Romania

God's love: "Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city..."
meditation by late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand / December 2014
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Andrei Gheorghe, Silaghi Cornel

Richard Wurmbrand Obtains Clothing for His Freezing Fellow Inmates
(a testimony of a fellow prisoner about late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand) / October 2014
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Stepanescu Ilie, Disadvantaged Children and Orphans in the Richard Wurmbrand High School and the Agape Orphanage, Romania

"And Jesus called a little child unto him" / August 2014
meditation by Michael Wurmbrand
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Valer Irinca, Ioan Prodan, Szekely Balint, Disadvantaged Children and Orphans in the Richard Wurmbrand High School and the Agape Orphanage, Romania

2nd Newsletter of Michael Wurmbrand / May 2014 / Testimony of Reverend Boila (how a criminal became a Christian
in the communist prison of Jilava!)
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Disadvantaged Children and Orphans in the Richard Wurmbrand High School and the Agape Orphanage, Romania

1st Newsletter of Michael Wurmbrand / February 2013
Read testimonies from elderly Christians, formerly persecuted and imprisoned for their faith under communist governments, we were able to help: Disadvantaged Children and Orphans in the Richard Wurmbrand High School and the Agape Orphanage, Romania

LONG SERMONS (In the works!)


URGENT!`

From Michael Wurmbrand,
the only son of Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand

  • With much sorrow in my heart, I can only ask:
    Do not attend the movies titled "Tortured for Christ" or "Sabina" made by representatives of the nonprofit organization named Voice of the Martyrs (VOM.) VOM advertises such worldwide.

    Please do not buy their $12.50 tickets. If you have been moved by the Wurmbrand family history of persecution and suffering, please do not contribute to Voice of the Martyrs.

    Here are the facts: These motion pictures, though I am portrayed in them according to previews, were made without my knowledge or permission. VOM uses our family sad history of persecution to cover up Voice of the Martyrs questionable Christian reputation. Please judge for yourself!

  • The suicide of its chairman of 20 years Tom White, only 2-3 hours after the parents of a 10-year old filed a formal complaint with the local police of suspected sexual child molestation of their daughter. I received a letter of dismissal 4 days only, after asking in writing for an independent investigation. Now more than nine years later my letter to the VOM board of directors remains unanswered!

  • Voice of the Martyrs used at least 28 millions dollars out of missionary donations to build itself opulent buildings. Tom lied to one and all re. his private life. Tens of millions of dollars of sacrificial missionary donations were used by VOM in difficult economic times, to support the local construction industry in the town of Bartlesville, OK (population: about 35,000.)

  • Look at this picture of a miserable refugee camp in the Philippines, published by VOM (click link: Philippines Camp ) and compare it with the $28,000,000+ opulent headquarters built by VOM in Bartlesville, OK ( click link : VOM $28 Millions Opulent Headquarters ) AND ASK YOURSELF, "Where did or do a lot of my donations really go?" The answer should be obvious to you. How can I allow such a hoax be perpetrated using the name of the Wurmbrand family?

  • VOM loaned tens of thousands of dollars to a third degree felon, an embezzler convicted to 10 years of prison and they made him vice-president to justify this up legally;

  • VOM tried to warm their way into the hearts of children of home-schooling Christian parents. They spread in thousands of copies, without my knowledge or permission, a purported biography of my life written by some ghost-writer. How can an organization claiming to be "Christian," tainted with a suspected sexual molestation scandal, do this?

  • Voice of the Martyrs showed lack of Christian ethics by using at least $28 millions of donor money taken from the mouths of persecuted widows and children into financing tens of millions of dollars building in Bartlesville. Now Voice of the Martyrs shows the same lack of Christian ethics by the unapproved use of my persona and of the persona of my father and that of my mother to which I have moral and registered legal right. To portray my mother Sabina, admired worldwide for her Christian sacrifice, Voice of the Martyrs used in this movie AN ACTRESS KNOWN IN ROMANIA AS A PUBLIC ADVOCATE OF HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGES, ADVERTISING PUBLIC SEX (Click in your browser:https://wurmbrandmichael.com/RB-Blog.pdf) Imagine how would you feel if your family name, your children and money were used like that by others to make profits that go to generous salaries and a $28 million-dollar building, rather than reaching the actual hands of the persecuted and suffering?


    If you doubt my identity, please look up documented details at Wurmbrand Michael letter re. VOM or the missionary sites Help For Refugees AND Richard Wurmbrand Foundation

  • The $28 million Voice of the Martyrs headquarters has the inscription: The Richard Wurmbrand Center. I have both moral and registered legal rights to the persona of my parents, even regarding the unauthorized use of my own name, pictures, etc. Tortured for Christ circulated throughout the world in more than 10,000,000 copies. Please help me reclaim my parents and my family name. Imagine how would you feel if your family name, your children and your money were used like that by others?

  • The Bible recounts how Abraham brought a sacrifice to God. Then he stayed up many hours trying to chase birds of prey ready to snatch sacrificed meat. (Genesis 15:11) Why? His sacrifice had meaning if it was dedicated to God and not opportunistically transformed into pet-food.

  • Our family suffering was dedicated to our faith in God and it is not supposed to be used by some unethical individuals to make loans to a crook to escape parole or support the construction industry in Oklahoma at the tune of tens of millions of dollars. I am at my wit's end how to stop the use by Voice of the Martyrs for its money raising schemes, the Wurmbrand family sad history of suffering. Respond with a "yes" to the email in the left column if you want to be helpful. I am one person. I need a lot of help. One way to help, is to make this letter part of your Facebook or Twitter page.

    Please let all Christians around you, on your mailing list, let your church know as soon as possible, of my request not to participate in the showing of this movie. God Bless, Michael

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In a Communist Prison, Richard Wurmbrand Obtains Clothing for His Freezing Fellow Inmates


Excerpt from "Our Daily Prison", an article written by a former inmate of Romania's communist prison system. It appeared a few years ago in a Romanian historical magazine.

(Translated into English at the Richard Wurmbrand College in Iasi, Romania)

"We were in the transit room waiting for our departure to the Pitesti [communist prison] ...I went on to introduce myself to those whom I had not met yet when I got to the second prisoner who, ... had caught my attention as soon as he had been introduced in the room. [This prisoner] continued to be one of the most controversial persons I had ever met during my detention. I am talking about Pastor Richard Wurmbrand. He was an unusual man not only in terms of his looks, but also in terms of his behavior, a man who could not pass as unnoticeable. Tall and well-built among the other prisoners, at first sight it seemed that the dungeon had not managed to alter his body. Appearances were, however, deceitful. ... We stayed together from the moment I met him on the first day until the following day when the [communist] Security [police] set us on different destinations. The curiosity he had awakened in me at first turned into an ever growing interest which was also determined by the quaint attraction he had on those listening to him. He was endowed with the gift of speaking and seemed to be a natural born preacher. He was simple, but always logical in arguments and he was always ready to tackle the most arid theological problems, thus charming his audience. He spoke with conviction and he was persuasive.

...The Pastor had made it his mission to share the Gospel with unbelievers, being passionate about bringing Jews to Christianity. Thus, he started his activity right in the ghetto of the [capital] city [Bucharest.] ... Despite the opposition of fanatic Jews who were restless because of this intruder, Wurmbrand was not affected by the rumor he was causing and went on spreading Christ's Word with tireless passion and perseverance. His church was ever growing and his sermons were ever more listened to which made the animosities grow even stronger inside the Jewish community. ...

When the war began, ...[a number of Jews] ...were sent to concentration camps. A lot of Jews told me about countless such cases for which Wurmbrand fought and managed to get permission from the authorities to let them stay home. This fact has been confirmed by Roman Catholic priests among whom Bishop Schubert [who was imprisoned as well, NT.] More often than not, in such cases when Wurmbrand could not fulfill his goals through his relationships, he would ask for help from the Catholic organizations or even higher Catholic prelates to intervene with the authorities or use their personal influence with different personalities of the regime. I was told that he had similar relationships with the Patriarchate as well, in order to obtain their support in his tireless work of helping the persecuted. ... At the end of the war, the Soviet invasion completely changed the country. ... The most representative public figures, political and cultural personalities, as well as traditional national institutions became the target of these stumble bums, who were willing to play the game of the invader which meant the collapse of the Romanian society. The church was a primary objective on this list of mass destruction. All the denominations suffered from all kinds of pressures...

Pastor Richard Wurmbrand went on taking care of his parish and helping the persecuted, as he had done before the Russians came. The cataclysm that turned the world upside down around him did not manage to change the course of his life. He dedicated himself with the same passion and energy to his activity. Now only the names of the victims, whose suffering he kept trying to alleviate, changed. Bishop Schubert told me about the relationships that the Catholic Church had with Wurmbrand during those times and how fruitful their collaboration with him was in helping people who were suffering or were in danger. .... Wurmbrand... did not hesitate even once in saving countless Saxons of Transylvania and Schwabs people doomed to deportation in USSR... Abuses were piling up as sick, old and young people were taken out of their houses as well as women with infants ... Wurmbrand ... made use of his Jewish relationships, which were very precious during those times when many key positions were in the hands of the Jews. Another advantage was that he could speak Russian, which allowed him to go up to the Soviet administration and army offices where he was tireless in getting favor for his causes. Bishop Schubert had only words of praise for Wurmbrand's support towards the church's efforts to save a lot of German families from Romania from deportation.

The most spectacular action Wurmbrand set in motion, recounted by many priests with whom I shared the prison cell, took place in 1945. During that year the regime summoned a "Congress of all Denominations" held inside the parliament building. Several thousand representatives of the clergy of all denominations came from all over the country. .... The Patriarch blessed the gathering and Petru Groza, the Prime Minister, had the opening speech. Burducea, the Minister of Religious Affairs, whom they said was a former priest, was seated next to him. What followed was a parody of a congress, that only communists could orchestrate. Groza spoke about the role of the church in the new organization of the state and then the speakers from the clerical spoke. All their speeches followed the same pattern, each and every one of them affirming their wish to collaborate with the government. ... The outbreak of terror had the regime's desired outcome: public declarations of allegiance and collaboration.... under Stalin's parenting eye that was watching from the painting that dominated the audience. There had been a number of speakers when Pastor Wurmbrand signed up to say something as the representative of "Swedish Missionary Church" and of "The Ecumenical Council of Churches." The first few phrases did not give way to a different speech than those before his. While tackling the subject deeper, the audience started paying more attention. ....

When Wurmbrand finally pointed in his conclusion the incompatibility of the church of Christ to collaborate with the Marxist-atheistic regime, the whole room became chaotic. The applause of those who thought alike but did not have the courage to voice their opinions mingled with the rebukes of those who did not agree with him or who just wanted to be seen protesting. .... Pastor Wurmbrand was the only participant at the congress who had the courage to defy the regime at the peak of the meeting, thus openly rejecting any kind of collaboration. The reply came a few months later. Wurmbrand was arrested. ...

A few years later, while still in prison, I found out about another episode from Wurmbrand's life, this time from his detention period. ...Wurmbrand was sent to the Tirgu Ocna prison.... Tirgu Ocna meant the last step of their detention. It was here that a large number of young students arrested after August 23, found their death tortured while investigated, submitted to the torture of "reeducation" or to the extreme labor at the Canal, starved to death in the first awful years of the communist regime. .... Those who did not have the chance to die in other prisons, found their death at Tirgu Ocna.

For the world's sake, the penitentiary was called "The Tuberculosis Hospital," when in fact it was a regular prison, with a medical room with no medicine just as the other ones were. Medical treatment was nonexistent. Among these prisoners, whose lives were slowly perrishing, those who entered the final stage of the disease were moved in the adjoining room for the last days of their life. Circulation between rooms was free so the dying ones were taken care of by the still somewhat healthy ones who could be of a last use: to help them turn in their beds, to give them something to drink or to bring them a word of comfort. I was told that Wurmbrand, even though he himself was extremely sick and weakened, stayed day and night at the beds of those from "the chamber of death" as the room was called. I talked to some legionaries [members of a famous anti-Jewish political movement, NT] who managed to get out of there alive and who were with Wumbrand at Tirgu Ocna. "If all our priests behaved themselves in prison as Wurmbrand did, our church would be the way we wanted it!" - one of them told me.

Then, he told me what he meant. Due to Western intervention and pressure, Wurmbrand's church from Norway had managed to get the authorization from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send him a parcel with clothes and medicines. This was unheard of in those times - a political prisoner getting a parcel from outside the country. It was the first time a foreign medicine for the treatment of tuberculosis entered the prison at Tirgu Ocna. There were a few streptomycin boxes in Wurmbrand's parcel. For his stage of the disease's progression, streptomycin was a life savior. When the prison doctor came to give Wurmbrand the streptomycin shots, he asked that the treatment be given to a young man in the "chamber of death" who was in far worse a stage than his. Only after the security officer gave his permission, was the young man given the medicine that Wurmbrand renounced. His deed left a profound impression upon the other prisoners at Tirgu Ocna. For them, Wurmbrand made the supreme sacrifice: he offered his own life for the sake of another suffering brother. Their gratitude was even greater as the young man to whom Wurmbrand had given his streptomycin was one of the most valuable youth in the Brothers of the Cross organization. Through his moral character traits and his exemplary life (most of which he spent in prison) he was considered a role model for his comrades and he enjoyed everyone's admiration and respect. I cannot tell for sure the identity of that young man, but I think his name was Gafencu. Wurmbrand's sacrifice, however, came too late to save the young man's life. Destiny had decided a different turn. A few days later the young man went into a coma and then died, while Wurmbrand, whose ending was supposed to be the same, miraculously survived.

I shared with you some episodes of Wurmbrand's life which I had been told while in prison. ...

Time went by pretty quickly in the cell we were isolated and waiting to leave. As usual in this type of situations we were excited about the change that was about to occur in our lives. The new acquaintances, the information exchange and our opinions about what was to come made us forget the cold in the cell, the hunger and the passing of time. We also missed our daily benchmark: the meal time. As we were about to be transferred, we were not included in the food ration of the Jilava [communist prison] kitchen. We were "taken out of the ration" as they used to say, and were supposed to get cold food on our way. The guards showed up in the afternoon. Those of us who had been sentenced to more than fifteen years [Richard Wurmbrand included] were taken out in the lobby, where chains were fastened on our feet. As I was sitting on the cold cement, I put my feet on the anvil, holding the chains tight in my hands while a guard was beating the rivets. This way I was guarding myself from a blow to my shins. Next in line was ... Wurmbrand and others. ... Now we were ready to go. We were lined two by two, those in chains at the front, since we were walking slower. In the clanking of the chains, the crowd started moving while the echo in the underground corridor announced the remaining ones that a bunch of inmates was leaving Jilava by police van. At the entrance of the first inner court of the fort, we were almost swept away by the cutting squall that was blowing through the ditches of Jilava. ....The setting for a shooting a black and white, horror movie from the 30's would not have been complete without our convoy, slowly dragging along, in the noise of the chains that we were clattering.

Besides the terrible frost outside, nothing out of the ordinary in the program: lining up and counting at the gate of Jilava, getting in into the two police vans and riding on a bumpy road to Bucharest. Then a stop and a waiting that to me seemed endless.

(Some of us) did not have winter clothes so the others embraced us to keep us warm. I was still shivering without being able to contain my chattering. My feet were frozen and I had a burning sensation when the chains were touching my ankles. We all had the permanent need to urinate. Being forced to hold it, I had acute pain in my bladder. ... Finally, the door of the van opened and, frozen to the bones, we were hurried by the armed guards towards the prison-rail car, pulled over at 20 meters in front of us. ... With the chains on our feet and paralyzed by cold, getting up on the high platform of the carriage that had no steps was a hassle even though we were helping one other. The prisoners that had got on before us were locked in the small cells on the two sides of the middle hallway. When we arrived, all the cells had already been occupied, so we were sent towards the end of the hallway and put in the room at the end of the carriage. ... At least we were protected from the wind. We spent several hours in this glacial atmosphere. It was only when our carriage was attached to the train the heating system starting working and we warmed up. Each one of us dealt with the frost in his own way. Those without chains were pacing from one corner to another; those cuffed were squatting or were stretching as much as the chains allowed them to. Among the 10-15 men that were together, there (was also) pastor Wurmbrand. Seeing that the stationing of our carriage was taking too long and we were freezing, Wurmbrand told us that he was going to get a warmer pullover from the backpack stacked on the hallway together with all our of luggage. We were sure he was not going to make the guards give him his backpack. The guards on this train with prisoners were renowned for their inflexibility and their meanness. They never did the least humane gesture. For example, during the scorching summer, in the overcrowded carriages, when the prisoners who were suffocating because lack of air and fainting from heat asked for water there would have been hours until one of the guards would bring them some water. However, our skepticism did not discourage Wurmbrand in his attempt to get his backpack. We witnessed this attempt over an hour. The first part went as we had predicted, seeming to confirm the failure theory: Wurmbrand knocked on the door. He did not get any answer although we heard the guards chatting. Wurmbrand knocked one more time. The hallway was silent. Only after he knocked for the third or the fourth time, he heard the usual answer: "Stop knocking!"

Wurmbrand kept on knocking on the door, as calmly as before, without knocking harder or increasing the rhythm. From now on, the knocking alternated with the replies from the hallway and everything turned in a kind of dialog. However, while on this side of the door Wurmbrand them kept the tone of his knocking at the same level, on the other side the guard starting losing his temper and became angry, using the well-known foul language of his order. The replies of the guard were becoming more and more threatening: "Stop knocking!" "Stop knocking, you, bandit!" "Don't you hear, bandit! If you keep knocking, I'll report you!"

Wurmbrand, after every threat of the guard, calmly knocked on the door again.

Finally, we heard not only the guard's curses but also the steps of the boots that were approaching us. The small window in the door of the cell opened and the furious, bloodshot face of the guardian showed up. Shouting at Wurmbrand, he asked him why he was knocking on the door. With a gentle voice, Wurmbrand apologized for his insistence and gave the guardian the reason

"It can't be done!" was the answer and the small window in the door was closed back.

The guardian had not even taken a few steps when Wurmbrand knocked on the door again. This time, with a crazy roar, the guardian opened the small window and lavished upon him with insults and threats. Having the same calmness and serenity, Wurmbrand asked again for his backpack, appealing to the guard's human side, which could not allow him to remain insensitive to the sufferings of his fellow man. The fact that Wurmbrand did not react to his threats or his insults, speaking with a soft voice, had the desired effect.

Disarmed by the way Wurmbrand formulated his plea, the guardian, with his simple mind, reasoned the only possible conclusion concerning his opponent:

"What were you as a civilian? A lawyer?"

"No, sergeant!"

"You looked as a lawyer, pleading with the judge to let the bandit on trial go free!"

"I plea only in front of one judge, sergeant. And I pray for all people, even for you, sir."

The intrigued guardian started talking to Wurmbrand. We could admire how Wurmbrand with his mastery of language lured him to Wurmbrand's discussion "home court," how he retained his attention and interest, with a skill of an oriental merchant who did not let his client go away until he bought his merchandise. I do not know the extent to which this disguised sermon had a profound effect upon the guardian. What we all attested to was that Wurmbrand earned his regard. At one point, the guardian abruptly ended the conversation, slammed the small window and walked away, mumbling something about the priests "all of them being thieves." A few minutes later, when the latches of our cell were raised, we realized that the words he had uttered were said for his comrade's ears.

The guardian had actually gone to get the backpack for Wurmbrand. He pushed with his foot through the crack of the door, that he immediately closed back, and through the small window told Wurmbrand to take his pullover. However, he warned him to take only one pullover, as the rules stipulated, still standing at the window to watch him. A useless guarding watch, since Wurmbrand opened the backpack right behind the door, without being seen by the guardian.

With incredible handiness, he started taking out four or five warm pieces of clothing and threw them, one after another, under the benches in the cell. Then, holding the last one in his hand, a pullover, stood up and showed it to the guardian, thanking him at the same time for his compassion that he showed towards his sufferings. Guardian opened the door halfway and Wurmbrand gave him back his backpack. The man took it without saying anything about the fact that now it was almost empty compared to how it was when he had brought it into the cell."

2001 Pastor Richard Wurmbrand Funeral
(subtitled)

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Speakers: Michael Wurmbrand, Gwen Carpenter, Anthony Iannetta, Pastor Myrus Knutson


You may see below, also in this column, links to FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE BOOKS by pastor Richard Wurmbrand and wife Sabina.

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Reaching Toward the Heights
"Reaching Toward the Heights"
A Year of Daily Bible Meditations by Richard Wurmbrand.
Tortured For Christ
"Tortured For Christ"
by Reverend Richard Wurmbrand who suffered 14 years in Romanian communist prisons.
THE PASTOR'S WIFE
"THE PASTOR'S WIFE"
by Sabina Wurmbrand. For her public Christian witness, Sabina was imprisoned by the Romanian communists for nearly 3 years.
WAS KARL MARX A SATANIST?
"WAS KARL MARX A SATANIST?"
by Reverend Richard Wurmbrand. The communist German journal Deutsche Lehrerzeitung, under the heading "The Killer of Marx," denounced WAS KARL MARX A SATANTIST? book vehemently, calling it "the most broadly based, provocative, and heinous work written against Marx."
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In countries formerly under communist governments in Eastern Europe your donations help:

  • Orphans in the Agape Orphanage, Pascani, Romania started in 1993 by the Wurmbrands;
  • elderly Christians who endured many years of communist prison for their Christian witness, many of them now in their 80s and 90s;
  • Christian education of disadvantaged children in the Richard Wurmbrand High School, Iasi, Romania.
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Volunteer Construction at the Richard Wurmbrand High School, Iasi

As soon as communism fell in Romania, several believers inspired through the Christian witness of late Reverend Richard Wurmbrand started an evangelical high school bearing his name. While under communist governments they were able to read books like Tortured For Christ circulated secretly among underground local church members. Though in crammed facilities and behind in paying its teachers salaries, a team of dedicated Christian teachers are able to educate over 400 kids.

The Richard Wurmbrand College is a fully Romanian government-accredited high school (1st -12th grades) in Iasi.

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