A movement where Christ is named
The Voice of the Martyrs
Prayer & missions · Founded 1967 · by Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand · Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States
The Voice of the Martyrs, often called VOM, is a Christian ministry founded in 1967 by Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, who themselves suffered imprisonment for their faith. It serves Christians who are persecuted for following Jesus Christ in hostile and restricted nations. VOM helps believers in these places, tells their stories to the wider church, and calls Christians everywhere to pray for and stand with their persecuted brothers and sisters.
What they do
The Voice of the Martyrs serves Christians who are persecuted for their faith in Jesus Christ, coming alongside believers in hostile and restricted nations. It provides practical help, encouragement, and Bibles and Christian resources to those who suffer for following Christ, including families of those imprisoned or killed for their faith.
VOM also works to make the persecuted church known to Christians around the world, sharing testimonies through publications and media so that believers everywhere can pray for and support one another. Rooted in the witness of Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, it calls the wider church to remember those in chains as though bound with them.
The Scripture behind the work
Where the door leads
The Voice of the Martyrs points to Jesus Christ by standing with those who suffer for His name and by inviting all Christians to pray for them. The courage of the persecuted church testifies that Jesus is worth everything. A next step is to pray today for a believer facing persecution, and to read Hebrews 11 and 13 about faith and remembering those in chains.
Connect to the real thing
The Living Bread is a door, not the destination. The life is with Christ and his people.
People also ask
Who founded The Voice of the Martyrs?
The Voice of the Martyrs was founded in 1967 by Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, who were themselves imprisoned for their Christian faith.
Whom does VOM serve?
VOM serves Christians who are persecuted for following Jesus Christ in hostile and restricted nations, and calls the wider church to pray for them.