They had a son, Mihai (Michael) during this time.Īt the end of WWII the Russians poured into Eastern European countries. They also spent a lot of time in underground bomb shelters teaching the Bible. Richard and Sabina rescued many Jewish children from the ghettos where the Nazi’s were forcing the Jews to live. They were both on fire for Christ and began a successful ministry witnessing for Christ in Romania.ĭuring WWII Sabina’s Jewish parents, two sisters, and one brother were killed in Nazi concentration camps. Richard eventually was ordained as an Anglican minister. While spending time in the mountains of Romania they came to Christ. In their early lives they sought to live the high life. In 1936, at the age of 23, she met Richard Wurmbrand who was also born in a Jewish family. After graduating from high school in Czernowitz she attended the Sorbonne in Paris where she studied languages. Sabina Oster Wurmbrand was born on Jin Czernowitz in what was then called the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Both Richard and Sabina were able to show the love of Christ in the ultimate way – by forgiving their torturers. Their testimony is a wonderful inspiration to all. The Wurmbrands relate the horror of their experiences at the same time as they praise God for seeing them through the torture. There is great narration, wonderful pictures, live interviews with their son, Mihai, and above all film footage of testimony from Richard and Sabina. Please subscribe to “Voice of the Martyrs” newsletter and read the stories monthly of the brave Christians who will suffer torture and/or death rather than deny their Savior. Thousands of Christians are dying each year in Muslim countries and many other places. While some say that it is “out of date” because the Soviet empire has come down, the story of Christian persecution is just as real today as it ever was. The story of Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand is very moving. Produced by the Christian History Institute and Voice of the Martyrs Richard & Sabina Wurmbrand: The Underground Pastor and His Wife

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