Corrie Ten Boom

Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker and Christian who, along with her father and other family members, helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II by hiding them in her closet.

She was imprisoned for her actions. Her most famous book, The Hiding Place, is a biography that recounts the story of her family’s efforts.

Date of birth:
15th April, 1892
Date of death:
15th April, 1983
"When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer."
― Corrie Ten Boom
Topic(s): Trust
"Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength."
― Corrie Ten Boom
Topic(s): Sympathy
"The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation."
― Corrie Ten Boom
Topic(s): Life
"Discernment is God’s call to intercession, never to faultfinding."
― Corrie Ten Boom
Topic(s): God
"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God."
― Corrie Ten Boom
Topic(s): God
"Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart."
― Corrie Ten Boom
Topic(s): Forgiveness

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