Corrie ten Boom's Table Was Always Set for One More
In the years before the Nazi occupation of Holland, Corrie ten Boom's father Caspar kept an open home above their small watchmaking shop on Barteljorisstraat...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16.
In the years before the Nazi occupation of Holland, Corrie ten Boom's father Caspar kept an open home above their small watchmaking shop on Barteljorisstraat 19 in Haarlem. The ten Boom family had a tradition they called "the extra plate." Every evening, an additional place setting appeared at their table — not for a specific guest, but for whoever God might send.…
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