24/07/2026
This Sunday @ 6pm - the final part of the ancient story of Joseph who saved his family and helped create a nation all because he saw God at work through terrible injustice and forgave. We meet in the Church Hall @ St Andrew’s Straits. Free refreshments on arrival with friendly company.
"Forgiveness is letting go of a bell rope. If you have ever seen a country church with a bell in the steeple, you will remember that to get the bell ringing you have to tug awhile. Once it has begun to ring, you merely maintain the momentum. As long as you keep pulling, the bell keeps ringing. Forgiveness is letting go of the rope. It is just that simple. But when you do so, the bell keeps ringing. Momentum is still at work. However, if you keep your hands off the rope, the bell will begin to slow and eventually stop."
—Corrie ten Boom
About Corrie ten Boom:
Miraculously, Corrie came home from the N**i death camp. Her sister, Betsie, died in the camp. Corrie realized her life was a gift from God, and she needed to share what she and Betsie had learned in Ravensbruck: “There is no pit so deep that God’s love is not deeper still,” and “God will give us the love to be able to forgive our enemies.”
At age 53, Corrie began a worldwide ministry that took her into more than 60+ countries in the next 32 years! She testified to God’s love and encouraged all she met with the message that “Jesus is Victor.”
Corrie received many tributes because of her efforts.
Following the war, Corrie was honored by the Queen of Holland as a War Hero. In 1968, the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem asked Corrie to plant a tree in the Garden of Righteousness, in honor of the many Jewish lives her family saved. Corrie’s tree stands there today.
In the early 1970’s, Corrie’s book The Hiding Place became a best seller, and World Wide Pictures (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association) released the major motion picture “The Hiding Place.” Corrie went on to write many other inspiring books. There are five evangelical videos about Corrie.
Corrie was a woman faithful to God. She died on her 91st birthday, April 15, 1983. It is interesting that Corrie’s passing occurred on her birthday. In the Jewish tradition, it is only very blessed people who are allowed the special privilege of dying on their birthday!
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“Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.”
—Corrie ten Boom, Holocaust Survivor ❤️
Keep your boundaries firm while keeping your heart free from bitterness. Forgiveness does NOT mean it's ok to open a door up to engage an abuser. This type of forgiveness is done during time alone with Jesus, in prayer. You and the Lord (Matthew 6). Stay safe. Give Jesus your bitterness; ask for a heart refreshing. ✝️
