Haralan popov biography of william

Written by Pastor Ryan Rindels

Early this summer, I read Richard Wurmbrand’s, Tortured Christ. First published in 1967, the book provides a firsthand account of Wurmbrand’s conversion, his ministry as a Lutheran pastor in Romania, and the years he spent in prison at the hand of Soviet authorities. 

For many in America, Wurmbrand’s story gave them firsthand knowledge of persecution that scores of Christians were subjected to in the mid-20th century.

Tortured for Christ led to the formation of Voice of the Martyrs, an advocacy group whose primary goal is to draw attention to persecuted churches around the globe. 

Unlike most believers who suffered in subterranean prisons and gulags, Wurmbrand (1909– 2001) not only survived but boldly chose to reveal his experiences behind the Iron Curtain despite threats from Romanian Communists.

Wurmbrand would testify before congress in 1966, publicly displaying scars inflicte