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Corrie ten Boom: Faith in the Face of Darkness
Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch Christian who, along with her family, helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II by hiding them in their home. Corrie’s faith was tested when she and her family were arrested and sent to concentration camps. Despite the horrors she faced, Corrie held on to her faith, even forgiving her enemies after the war.
Corrie’s story is a powerful example of forgiveness and unwavering faith in the darkest of times. Even when faced with unimaginable suffering, she chose to trust God and forgive those who wronged her.
In her book The Hiding Place, Corrie wrote:
"There is no pit so deep, that God’s love is not deeper still."1
Her life reminds us that no matter how dark our circumstances, God’s love is always with us, sustaining us through every trial.
Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding Place (Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 2009), 174.