My Heroes

Heroes we all have them - like Superman for little kids or an athlete or family members. Mine are Corrie Ten Boom, and Elisabeth Eliot. These women are my heroes because they both show the true meaning of forgiveness.


Corrie Ten Boom was a christian born on April 15, 1892 in Holland. During World War II her father wanted to help the Jews who were losing jobs because Hitler wanted them dead. So she and her family hid them in their house until they were caught and taken to a concentration camp were her father and sister both died. When she was released she went and started preaching God's word. After she finished preaching one day, a man came up to her and said "I am one of the guards who beat you and your family. I have accepted Christ and now I beg for your forgiveness." Corrie thought about this. How could she forgive a man who had beaten her and her family and refused to help her sister when she was ill. But God spoke to her and said "forgive him" so she did.­­­­

Elisabeth Eliot was the wife of Jim Eliot who was a missionary. He went on a trip to preach to the Auca Indians. But one morning, the Aucas attacked them and killed them with their spears. Even though the missionaries had guns and could have defended themselves, they refused to shoot at them and let the Aucas kill them. When the wives of the men including Elisabeth (or Betty) heard about what had happened, they were heart broken. But Elisabeth was like her husband and wanted to share the Word with the Aucas. So the wives of all the men went into the village of the Auca's and started telling them about Jesus through an interpreter. Then the Aucas asked them why they were so nice to them after they had killed their husband and Elisabeth said "God has forgiven us so we forgive you."


So you see why these are my heroes. They show true forgiveness. So next time your sibling hurts you or a friend turns around and stabs you in the back or hurts you, remember that these are small things compared to what Corrie Ten Boom, and Elisabeth Eliot had to go through.