Download or read book The Hiding Place written by Elizabeth Sherrill and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of how Corrie and her family became leaders in the Dutch Underground, hiding Jewish people in a specially built room in their house and aiding their escape from the Nazis.

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Download or read book Tramp for the Lord written by Corrie Ten Boom and published by Fleming H. Revell Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Corrie ten Boom's story, the story of a modest and simple Dutch woman who survived Hitler's death camps to become one of our time's most unique and effective communicators of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Download or read book Oh how He Loves You written by Corrie Ten Boom and published by Fleming H. Revell Company. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ninth book of the Corrie ten Boom Library draws from ten Boom's lifelong walk with the Lord to reveal how God can work a glorious transformations in every area of life. Here, she writes on sickness and affliction, offering biblical wisdom to soothe and strengthen the soul. She also delivers a powerful message on the freedom and forgiveness found in God's love.

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Download or read book I Stand at the Door and Knock written by Corrie ten Boom and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2008-09-23 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains Forty New, Never-Before-Published DevotionsAt the height of Nazi power, amid the horrors of a concentration camp, the seeds of faith and forgiveness grew to fruition in the heart of a young Dutch woman named Corrie ten Boom. Outlasting Ravensbrück and Hitler’s regime, Corrie went on to accomplish what brute power never could: conquering hearts across the world with healing words of hope, forgiveness, and trust in God.This is Corrie ten Boom at her best and most inspiring. These forty timeless devotionals remind you of the treasures of faith in Christ, the mysteries of God’s kingdom, and joy of a surrender that leads you out of fear into the freedom of love and forgiveness.I Stand at the Door and Knock offers timeless messages of faith, hope, and forgiveness from a veteran saint.

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Download or read book God s Healing Words written by Debbie Marrie and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful little book provides you with what the Bible has to say about healing.

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