A PTSD Success Story

Some people who have been in extreme situations never recover. Others just get by. Many go on living but are haunted, changed and become permanently disabled.

Yet there are some, who undergo the most horrendous evils, physical, mental, emotional and spiritual--and emerge stronger that never. Their body may be scarred, but their spirit soars.

I have always been a fan and a student of the writings of people who survived extreme situations. I believe in reading the autobiographies and biographies of people who find a way to overcome negative circumstances.

Richard Wurmbrand is such an individual. His classic work is Tortured for Christ. Pictured here is his book In God's Underground. Below is the publisher's description.

His books may be available at the public library. They are available for purchase for a very reasonable amount at Voice of the Martyrs, the organization he founded. VOMbooks.org

"Imprisoned by the Romanian Communists for his work in the Christian Underground, and subjected to medieval torture, Wurmbrand kept his faith—and strengthened it. For fourteen years, he shared that faith with suffering cellmates and gave them solace. In solitary confinement, he tapped out his message of hope and Christian love. In Room Four, the “death room”, he helped dying patients even though his lungs were riddled with tuberculosis and his body lacerated and bloody from whips and kicks. Anguished over the fate of his wife and son, he could still tell jokes and stories to make despairing prisoners laugh. Sorely tempted by the promise of release and reprieve, he refused to become a Communist collaborator.

And the miracle is that he survived.

With humble gratitude to God and Christ, he tells his personal story. It’s an inspiring drama of triumphant faith."