Corrie ten Boom's Prison Letters

Very satisfied!

This book is a collection of letters that Corrie and her sister Betsie wrote while imprisoned by the occupying Germans in Holland for aiding Jews. They are full of faith yet give the real grimy details of prison life. There were also scraps of paper that Corrie wrote about her surrounding and snippets of a diary that Betsie kept. The two women appreciated every blessing from God and kept their faces turned to God while others around them sunk into despair. Even though they endured constant deprivations, hunger, illness, hard labor and unfair treatment, they kept their eyes on Jesus Christ, and trusted in God's purpose and plan for their lives. It may sound trite, but not when you're in the middle of a brutal concentration camp where people get shot because the guard is having a bad day. These letters were smuggled out of the prison in Vught by a sympathetic soldier and handed to Corrie's sister Nollie who kept every scrap of paper. It was only lately in Corrie's life that she was moved to reread these letters and the painful memories. But knowing that God had a purpose for preserving these writings she decided to publish them so that others can share in the precious lessons of love and faith that sustained them through their ordeal.

Corries books are always an inspiration to me and always two of the love of Jesus and the importance of Salvation through him. This one is no exception. Letters written by both Corrie and Betsie to family, and family to them during their imprisonment before Ravensbrook. The love of Jesus and family is very evident. Faith again got them through a hard time. I would definitely recommend this book.

A well written account of the life and times of the Ten Boom family as they lived in Nazi occupied Holland during WWII. Corrie Ten Boom was the most famous member of a serious Christian family who hid Jews from Nazi round ups and deportations to death camps. After being betrayed, the family was sent to prison and Corrie and her sister Betsy were sent to a concentration camp. The two sisters maintained their faith in God while imprisoned. Betsy died in the camp but Corrie was released by the Nazis in error and survived the war. After the war, Corrie traveled the world telling anyone who would listen about Jesus Christ. Inspiring!

As always, Corrie and her family inspire us to realize the great blessings we have been given for so many years and also help us to know we could loose those blessings and freedoms if we are not careful. Tyrants like Hitler have poisoned many strong societies through out history and if it happened to them it could happen to us. We must remember that the united many is always stronger than the privileged few. After reading many or her books it is apparent that the Nazi's feared that power so much that they felt it necessary to starve their prisoners to weaken that enormous power of the many. I hope Americans will always be willing to stand up against evil.

I had read "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom many years ago and was very interested in this book by her. I found it very moving. It is hard to imagine the despair and hardships that Corrie and her family had to endure during this time simply because they were caring, giving Christians living by their convictions. God was truly in their lives helping them to get through such a horrible time.

i like it very much.

The miraculous healing power of forgiveness. This book changed my life. It ought to be required reading for highschool students.

If you like the books by Corrie ten Boom this compulsary reading. Bought this for a friend as an addition to The Hiding Place.

Excellent. Written by a very godly lady.

Got this on my kindle it is so beautiful about how she key going in dark times

very pleased.

Thank you.