Corrie ten BOOM

*Corrie ten BOOM*

Corrie ten BOOM has to be my first Christian hero. Her story is amazing. I had in my possession for a time a cassette tape with her speaking at a meeting. Powerful! http://www.tenboom.org/ She has had many great quotes attributed to her. One of my favorite parts of her story is when her and her father would board the train to go to Amsterdam so her father (a watch maker) could set his watch by the BIG clock and would be able to come back and make sure his clocks were all set with the correct time. This one trip Corrie, who was an old maid at the time, tells her dad that she doesn't know how she will make it without him when he dies. He ask her, "When we get on the train...when do I give you your ticket?" She replied, "Right before we get on the train." He then tells her that's when God will give her the grace she needs to deal with him going home to Heaven the same way...right before she needs it. It is hard knowing that our loved ones will die someday...but we have a loving Father that will give us the grace when we need it. God's love is so amazing. If you have never read anything of hers please do, it is very exciting how God worked and moved in her life.