![]() Corrie ten Boom lived the deeper life with God. Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden. ![]() What wings are to a bird, and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul. Hayford, president, International Foursquare Church chancellor, The King's College and Seminary "The Hiding Place is a classic that begs revisiting. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it. need to be inspired afresh by the courage manifested by her family."-Jack W. Corrie Ten Boom, Clippings from My Notebook. Let God’s promises shine on your problems. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness. The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation. Then, on the 28th of February, 1944, the family was betrayed. "A groundbreaking book that shines a clear light on one of the darkest moments of history."-Philip Yancey, author, The Jesus I Never Knew "Ten Boom's classic is even more relevant to the present hour than at the time of its writing. () Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is estimated that during 1943 and the first two months of 1944, the ten Boom family, along with their resistance network, rescued some 800 Jews and protected countless numbers of the Dutch underground. The Hiding Place, p.248, Chosen Books It is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the worlds healing hinges, but His. Now The Hiding Place, repackaged for a new generation of readers, continues to declare that God's love will overcome, heal, and restore. Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill (2006). For 35 years millions have seen that there is no pit so deep that God's love is not deeper still. Here is the riveting account of how Corrie and her family were able to save many of God's chosen people. Only Corrie among her family survived to tell the story of how faith ultimately triumphs over evil. Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door. In World War II she and her family risked their lives to help Jews and underground workers escape from the Nazis, and for their work they were tested in the infamous Nazi death camps. And for all these people alike, the key to healing turned out to be the same. They were hiding, feeding and transporting Jews and underground. During the Nazi occupation, they chose to act out their faith through peaceful resistance to the Nazis by active participation in the Dutch underground. is the perfect preparation for the future only He can see."-Corrie ten Boom Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler's concentration camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of the twentieth century. His fourth book, 'THE WATCHMAKER’S DAUGHTER: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie ten Boom,' will be released by HarperCollins on March 7, 2023. Corrie ten Boom and her family were Christians who were active in social work in their home town of Haarlem, the Netherlands.
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