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Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom (15 April 1892 [1] – 15 April 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker and later a Christian writer and public speaker, who worked with her father, Casper ten Boom, her sister Betsie ten Boom and other family members to help many Jewish people escape from the Nazis during the Holocaust in World War II by hiding them in her home.
Evans led the first World Deputation team to go out from Hollywood Presbyterian in June 1950. The early teams had the goal of taking the “message of Christ’s redeeming love to the war-weary students of Europe.” However, they were challenged by Corrie ten Boom: "The people of Europe do need to see the love and forgiveness of Christ. But ...
The Hiding Place is an autobiographical book written by Corrie ten Boom with John and Elizabeth Sherrill. It was published in 1971. The Sherrills came up with the idea for The Hiding Place while doing research for another book of theirs called God's Smuggler. At the time, ten Boom was already in her mid-70s.
Thanksgiving quotes for inspiration and a happy holiday with loved ones. ... — Corrie Ten Boom. 115. "If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." — Dolly Parton.
Corrie ten Boom (15 April 1892 – 15 April 1983) and her family are actively involved in the Dutch underground, invite the persecuted to live in their home and create a hidden room to conceal them during searches. Hans Poley, a young Christian, is the first guest and benefactor of the ten Boom family's extraordinary hospitality in May 1943. [5]
The ten Boom family belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church and believed strongly in the equality of all people before God. Betsie’s brother Willem ten Boom was a minister, [4] and the ten Boom sisters (Betsie, Nollie, and Corrie) had been active in charitable work before the war. [5]
The Hiding Place is a 1975 film based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Corrie ten Boom that recounts her and her family's experiences before and during their imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust during World War II. The film was directed by James F. Collier.
"Lead, Kindly Light" was sung by Betsie ten Boom, sister of Corrie ten Boom, and other women as they were led by the S.S. Guards to the Ravensbrück concentration camp during the Holocaust. [ 9 ] "Lead, Kindly Light" was sung by a soloist, Marion Wright, on the RMS Titanic during a hymn-singing gathering led by the Rev. Ernest C. Carter ...