The Watchmaker's Home That Was Ready Before the Storm

In the Dutch city of Haarlem, Casper ten Boom ran a small watch shop called the Beje. For decades before the Second World War, the ten Boom family opened their home to anyone in need — Jewish neighbors, struggling families, lonely strangers. Every evening, Casper gathered his household for Scripture reading and prayer. He taught his children that every human being was precious to God and that their home belonged not to them, but to the Almighty.…