The Hiding Place was one of the most dramatic, touching and fantastic films I have ever seen. When Bill Brown, the producer of The Hiding Place talked to us, I could feel the love that had been passed on to him from Corrie ten Boom, the main character of the movie. When Bill met Corrie ten Boom, he embarked on a spiritual journey. He told us about a real event that occurred with Corrie and a man while she was in Germany. The man walked up to her, immediately she recognized him as one of the German guards at the concentration camp during the war. It was the man that she saw beating her sister, Betsey, lying on the moist cold ground. The man said to her that after the war, he became a Christian and spent all of his time devoted to God; he asked Corrie for forgiveness. Even with the sudden hate she felt towards him, she prayed to God and asked God to rid of all the hatred in her and give her the love for forgiveness. My soul filled with the feelings of awe as to how a person could forgive someone after the certain things they had done. He also told us many events involving the film, The Hiding Place. They were stories of the people who wanted to hear the story of Corrie ten Boom told and contributed greatly to the making of the film. The spiritual stories of Corrie ten Boom inspired me to always try to forgive and have love in my heart. Bill is a very spiritual and humble man who has had unimaginable life-altering experiences.
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