"In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith -- more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire -- may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ."
1 Peter 1:6-7
One of my favorite women of faith is Corrie Ten Boom. During WWII her family hid hundreds of Jews in their home, protecting them from arrest. Eventually her entire family was imprisoned in Nazi internment camps after being betrayed by a neighbor. All but Corrie perished in the camps. During her imprisonment she led countless people to Christ, and after the war she continued to serve the Lord by sharing her story with the world. She once said, "I have experienced His presence in the