Richard Wurmbrand
Richard Wurmbrand was born in 1909 in Bucharest to a Jewish family.
Initially attracted to communism, he converted to Christianity in 1938 and became a Lutheran pastor.
After Romania's communist takeover, he conducted underground ministry and was arrested twice, spending fourteen years imprisoned and tortured.
Released in 1964, he was ransomed for $10,000 and moved to the West.
In 1967, he founded The Voice of the Martyrs to support persecuted Christians in communist and Muslim countries.
He testified before the US Senate and wrote eighteen books, including Tortured for Christ.
He died in 2001 in California.
