Corrie ten Boom: 100 Years of Praying and Still Counting

The world has known that Israel is God’s chosen people since the penning of the Old Testament. And, down through the years they have been treated in various ways by nations and individuals alike.  What we are supposed to do, however, is obvious because of the directive found in Ps. 122:6 - - we are to pray for the Peace of Jerusalem.  There are many verses in the Word of God that give directions, and many a man has had one speak to him and given his life direction. In the case of Ps. 122:6, one of those men was Willem ten Boom.

William ten Boom was a clock maker in Haarlem, Holland who, in 1844, began a prayer meeting to fulfill the directive to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. He carried the tradition on until his death, and then his son, Casper, and his family took over and kept the prayer line open. This went on until 1944, when the Nazis stopped the prayer and placed a number of the ten Booms in prison.

One of those family members imprisoned was Corrie ten Boom.  In her dramatic story, THE HIDING PLACE, she tells how she and her family made their home a refuge to Jews and members of the Dutch underground alike. Today, the ten Boom home where this all took place has been turned into a museum. To take a virtual tour of the museum, go here. To pick up and continue where the ten Booms left off, Dr. Michael Evans created the Jerusalem Prayer Team with the intent purpose of praying for the peace of Jerusalem. As the ten Booms became a friend to the Jews, so has Dr. Evans. And, he is recognized as such, as multiple Prime Ministers of Israel have sought his advice and friendship. Today, along with the Jerusalem Prayer Team, you can serve God as Corrie ten Boom and her family did - -  praying for the peace of Jerusalem.