Richard said of his tormentors, “Communism had stripped the guards of any form of humanity … and only God’s love could restore them.” Richard endured 14 years in prison, but never wavered in his faith or devotion to share Christ with his tormentors. He is also placed in solitary confinement for three years during which he is frequently beaten. Richard refuses to betray the others and is imprisoned and repeatedly tortured.ĭuring his ordeal, he is put in a wooden box surrounded by sharp nails and forced to stand in it for days. The deal is that he won’t be tortured, but instead, he will be shot. They offer to “cut a deal” if he tells them the names of other believers. In 1948, Richard is grabbed by the secret police and taken to be interrogated. They loved God so much that they risked everything to bring soldiers The Gospel. He and others distributed thousands of disguised Gospel booklets and many came to Christ. He went to their barracks and told them about Jesus. Richard spoke fluent Russian so he could easily communicate to soldiers about Christ. When Bibles were banned, his congregation disguised The Gospel as Communist propaganda. Richard could no longer preach in the church, so he led a small congregation in his apartment. This courageous act put Richard in an unfavorable spotlight, causing the Communist secret police to begin watching him. But Richard, who served as a Lutheran pastor, wouldn’t stand for such blasphemy and courageously addressed the delegates by letting them know they needed to glorify the name of Christ, not the Communist Party. To help persuade Romanians, their messages were broadcasted to the whole nation. Many religious leaders praised Communism to show their loyalty. When Soviet troops entered Romania in 1944, religious leaders were given the choice of promoting Communism or being imprisoned. Based on the true story of Voice of the Martyrs’ founder, Tortured for Christ chronicles Richard Wurmbrand’s harrowing story of capture and torment by Communists while living in Romania during the Soviet invasion.

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