I’ve been reading and learning a lot about the Holocaust lately. I picked up Edu Manga: Anne Frank as a graphic novel to review for my young adult class and loved it. I felt like I was learning it all again for the first time, and just wanted to learn more. Since then Ben and I have watched Auschwitz – Inside the Nazi State which was a history and account of life there. We also watched Secret Lives which followed the stories of parents who sent children off to be hidden, the rescurers, and the adults who were just little kids during the Holocaust. And, of course, there is the wonderful Hiding Place which is such a wonderful and inspiring movie. Corrie Ten Boom is just amazing, learning to thank God for everything even during those horrific times. Though she hates the lice at first she learns to thank God even for the lice! The guards wouldn’t come into where she was kept because of the lice and therefore she and her sister were allowed to still read the bible they had and share it with others. Amazing woman. And currently I am finishing up Corrie’s little book, A Tramp finds a Home . She is so inspiring. She suffered so much, yet persevered to praise God in everything and to see his hand.
“There is a burden on my heart to tell everyone about the blessing of suffering; about the blessings of persecution and taking part in Christ’s sufferings” – Corrie Ten Boom in A Tramp Finds a Home
Last night at Freedom Farm Kraig Kaijala spoke. Nothing Holocaust related, but a similar kind of suffering. He lost his wife about a year ago and shared about this experience, his grief, and how his outlook on suffering and life has changed. He offered such a valuable perspective about persevering through suffering and how God uses it in our lives. He really gave wisdom on Romans 5:2-5.
And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. – Romans 5:2-5
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