Corrie Ten Boom Research Paper

Cornelia “Corrie” ten Boom was born in Haarlem, Netherlands, on April 15, 1892. She was the youngest of 4 siblings (two sisters and a brother.) her father, Casper ten Boom, was a renowned jeweler and watchmaker. Corrie became Holland’s first female watchmaker. After Corrie’s mother passed away from heart failure, Corrie busied herself with helping her father in the shop and she started a girl’s youth club in which she taught Bible, crafts, sewing, and performing arts. In 1940, the ten Boom way of life was altered forever. The German blitzkrieg had attacked the Netherlands. As persecution of the Jews became more rampant, the ten Boom family became active in the resistance and helped save almost 800+ Jews throughout the war. On February 28, 1944 the ten Boom Home was raided, and the entire family was taken captive. …show more content…
Her courage throughout her trials and joys is the courage I strive to have. She is not only my hero, but also my inspiration. Corrie valued the importance of family, she valued God’s will, and she valued human life. She lived a life full of submission to God’s will, and although it was not always easy, she strived to better herself and to the right thing. As I said before, it is estimated that 800+ Jews were saved because of Corrie and her family’s work. They put their life on the line for people they did not even know, God’s people. As I think about Corrie’s best-seller The Hiding Place, I cannot help but realize that everything she did was with her whole heart. She was a hard-worker and a leader at the right times. Her life was a vast array of heartaches and joy, trials and happiness. Her life was not lived in vain. She lived it to the fullest knowing that she was doing God’s will. That is what I want my life to be. I may not be the richest person. I may not be the prettiest. I may not wear the designer clothes, but I want people to see Christ through me. I want to help people dray closer to Christ because I did my