Betteken's Refuge

Photo Credit: TGS International

Title: Betteken’s Refuge

Author: Diane Yoder

Grade Level: 5&6th

What would you do if you lived in Antwerp when persecution of Anabaptists arrived? Would you live in fear of the arrest of your minister father? What if it is your mom who is arrested? How would you survive? This is the powerful testimony of Maeyken Wens, written from the perspective of her daughter. As with all persecution stories, it is hard and deeply painful. However, it presents a valuable perspective of a child in the time of persecution.