Richard and Sabina did not invite the Communists into their country,” Grooters said. “The call to me from Richard and Sabina is I may or may not have invited my neighbors into my country. Grooters said he wanted to tell the Wurmbrands’ story - Richard’s wife, Sabina, also was imprisoned - because of their commitment to loving their enemies. Monday, March 5. It will be shown at AMC Holland, 12270 James St., and at several theaters in Grand Rapids, including Celebration Cinema South, 1506 Eastport Drive SE, where Grooters will be on hand for a question-and-answer session following the showing. The movie, titled “Tortured for Christ,” shares the title of one of Wurmbrand’s books and will be shown in theaters for one night only at 7:30 p.m. “He took a public stance and he paid for it,” said John Grooters, of Grooters Productions, a Holland-based company hired by Voice of the Martyrs to make a movie based on Wurmbrand’s experience. He was imprisoned and tortured for 14 years. In 1948, a Lutheran pastor named Richard Wurmbrand was arrested in Communist-occupied Romania for preaching the gospel of Christ.
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