The Door She Didn't Have to Open
In December 1942, Corrie ten Boom's father Casper answered a knock at their door in Haarlem, Netherlands. A frightened Jewish woman stood on the step,...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Esther 4:16.
In December 1942, Corrie ten Boom's father Casper answered a knock at their door in Haarlem, Netherlands. A frightened Jewish woman stood on the step, asking if they could hide her. The ten Boom family owned a watch shop — they were not soldiers, not politicians, not resistance fighters. They were ordinary Christians who read scripture around the breakfast table each morning.…
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