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Corrie Ten Boom's memoir, "The Hiding Place", proves that…
Corrie Ten Boom's memoir, "The Hiding Place", proves that even in suffering, people are still able to share God's word and give thanks.
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Betsie made a huge difference in the barracks, transforming the originally hostile atmosphere into a more amiable one.
"What a difference since Betsie has come to this room! Where before this had been the moment for scuffles and cursing, tonight the huge dormitory buzzed with 'Sorry!' 'Excuse me!' And 'No harm done (Boom 217)!'"
Prior to Betsie's arrival, the women in Barrack 28 constantly fought over things like the temperature. "...quarrels erupted constantly. There was one raging now," Corrie tells us, "as the women sleeping nearest the window slammed them shut against the cold. At once scores of voices demanded that they be raised again (Boom 211." However, due to Betsie's reliance on God and the services she and her sister held, the women were touched by the Holy Spirit and soon learned to tolerate and even love each other.