To watch the movie, visit /tfcmovieevent. The documentary is done and narrated with sincerity and reverence. His experiences in a way parallel Nelson Mandela's in his country. It is an incredible testimony of God’s love in the most difficult of circumstances. Tortured For Christ is based on the experiences and writings of Richard Wurmbrand who spent years in a Romanian prison for doing evangelical work in his country.

Tortured for Christ, which includes scenes shot in the very prison where Wurmbrand endured torture and solitary confinement, is a powerful film that will challenge viewers to consider what it means to give everything for following Jesus Christ. Through it all, Wumbrand and his wife loved their enemies and sought to lead even their torturers to Jesus. He was then transferred to a group cell, where the torture continued for five more years.Īfter more than eight years in prison, Wurmbrand was released, immediately resuming his work with the underground church. Wurmbrand spent three years in solitary confinement, seeing no one but his Communist torturers. He was arrested in 1948, along with his wife, who was imprisoned as a slave-laborer for three years on the Danube Canal. When Soviet troops entered Romania in 1944, religious leaders were given the choice of promoting Communism or being imprisoned. In 1945, when the Communists seized Romania and attempted to take control of the churches, Wurmbrand, an evangelical pastor, began an effective, vigorous “underground” ministry to oppressed believers as well as to the Russian soldiers occupying his country. Based on the true story of Voice of the Martyrs’ founder, Tortured for Christ chronicles Richard Wurmbrand’s harrowing story of capture and torment by Communists while living in Romania during the Soviet invasion. Written, produced, and directed by John Grooters. For a limited time, Voice of the Martyr’s (VOM) award-winning film Tortured for Christ is available to view online for free.įilmed entirely in Romania, Tortured for Christ tells the story of VOM Founder Richard Wurmbrand and his wife, Sabina, who were persecuted for their Christian witness under Communist oppression in Romania. Follow her journey in this inspiring prequel to the award-winning 2018 feature film Tortured for Christ.

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