He Cares, He Comforts: Finding Faith in Sickness and in Suffering

by Corrie ten Boom

Corrie ten Boom devoted her entire lifetime to serving the Lord. After World War II, when she and her family had been imprisoned for helping to save the lives of persecuted Jews in Holland, Corrie traveled the world for many years sharing the message of God’s love and salvation.

Through those travels, she made countless friends, many of whom were suffering with sickness or grief. She had such a longing to visit and comfort each of them, and thus, she wrote this book and two subsequent ones (He Sets the Captives Free and Don’t Wrestle, Just Nestle) as a way to “write them a letter”—an idea she believes given to her by the Lord.

In this first of the three books, Corrie writes about twenty-three different friends she met who were experiencing sickness, pain, and grief, and who found, in the midst of their suffering, peace and even joy when they made the decision to put their trust and faith in the Lord.

Captured in the pages of this book of true stories are life-changing insights Corrie gained as she witnessed time and again the loving hand of a God who cares and who comforts.

“When we pray, every word we say is heard by the Lord, and I even read in the Book of Revelation that our prayers are kept in Heaven. Often we cannot reach others, but the Lord can reach everyone. What a joy to have such a Savior!”

92 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 25, 2023

About the author

Corrie ten Boom and her family were Christians who were active in social work in their home town of Haarlem, the Netherlands. During the Nazi occupation, they chose to act out their faith through peaceful resistance to the Nazis by active participation in the Dutch underground. They were hiding, feeding and transporting Jews and underground members hunted by the Gestapo out of the country. It is estimated they were able to save the lives of 800 Jews, in addition to protecting underground workers.

On Feb. 28, 1944, they were betrayed and Corrie and several relatives were arrested. The four Jews and two underground workers in the house at the time of the arrest were not located by the Nazis and were extricated by the underground 47 hours after they fled to the tiny hiding place (located in Corrie's room).

The ten Boom family members were separated and transferred to concentration camps. Corrie was allowed to stay with her precious sister, Betsy. Corrie's father (Casper), her sister (Betsy) and one grandchild (Kik) perished. Corrie was released in December of 1944.

These acts of heroism and sacrifice became the foundation for Corrie ten Boom's global writing and speaking career which began after she was released.

Ten Boom has received numerous awards for her writing and speaking. Notably, she was honored by the State of Israel for her work in aid of the Jewish people by being invited to plant a tree in the famous Avenue of the Righteous Gentiles, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, near Jerusalem. She was also knighted by the Queen of the Netherlands in recognition of her work during the war, and a museum in the Dutch city of Haarlem is dedicated to her and her family.