She tells of an incident in which she asked a pastor who was visiting their home to help shield a mother and newborn infant. Her mother had been known for her kindness to others before her death from a stroke.Ĭorrie credits her father's example in inspiring her to help the Jews of Holland. Her father was a kind man who was friends with half of the city of Haarlem. Her family were devoted members of the Dutch Reformed Church. She was 48, unmarried and worked as a watchmaker in the shop that her grandfather had started in 1837. 133)Ĭorrie was living with her older sister and her father in Haarlem when Holland surrendered to the Nazis. They were allowed to participate in their Sabbaths and in their feasts. There, in Amsterdam in that narrow street in the ghetto they met many wonderful Jewish people. had opened a small jewelry store in a narrow house in the heart of the Jewish section of Amsterdam. As I have walked the world-a tramp for the Lord-I have learned a few lessons in God’s great classroom.”Īuthor: Corrie Ten Boom About Corrie Ten Boom CORRIE TEN BOOM (1892-1983)
“Although the threads of my life have often seemed knotted, I know, by faith, that on the other side of the embroidery there is a crown. Before long, the Nazis captured Corrie and her family and sent them to a concentration camp, where Corrie lost both her sister and father.īut remarkably, throughout this turbulent time, from her near-destitute days in postwar New York to her heart-stopping adventures in Africa, Corrie sustained the faith in God that helped her become one of the most beloved evangelists of her time. Armed with the gift of their faith and their belief in doing what was right, this devoutly Christian family provided sanctuary for persecuted Jews.
In 1940, Corrie ten Boom was living with her father and sister above their watch shop in Haarlem when their country was invaded. Continuing from her bestseller The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom’s inspirational life story proves that miracles do happen.
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