Refuge Among the Fleas of Ravensbrück
In the winter of 1944, Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsey were transferred to Barracks 28 at Ravensbrück concentration camp. The straw bedding crawled...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Nahum 1:7.
In the winter of 1944, Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsey were transferred to Barracks 28 at Ravensbrück concentration camp. The straw bedding crawled with fleas. The stench was unbearable. Women were packed so tightly they slept in shifts. Corrie recoiled in despair. But Betsey opened their smuggled Bible to 1 Thessalonians and read aloud: "Give thanks in all circumstances."…
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