“I was a strong atheist,” recalls Solomia, a 60-year-old teacher in Moldova. “I taught all children in an atheistic spirit, trying to convince them that God didn’t exist.

“At the time it was very important,” Solomia adds, referring to Moldova’s years under Communism. Once a part of Romania, Moldova became a Soviet republic as WWII drew to a close.

God’s plan for her life
Solomia’s love of learning moved her to participate in a Bible study led by two Bible League-trained Christians. She received her own Bible when she completed the study. “God had His own plan for me, and I’m thankful He took me out from the abyss of sin,” she says.

Bible points way to Jesus Christ
As the teacher became a student of God’s Word, Solomia began to know Jesus Christ as her personal Savior. She could no longer contain her love for the Lord. Solomia gave her life to Christ—and now she’s sharing Him with others. “The Holy Bible is extremely important in my life,” she says. “I now spread the Word of God to people from those villages where I worked as a teacher in the past. I wish to meet all my former students and their parents to tell them about our Redeemer—Jesus Christ!”

Moldovans open to the Gospel, but work remains
People across Moldova are open to the Gospel, and evangelical Christianity has grown. Much work, however, remains. Moldova’s evangelical community numbers approximately 129,000 people, or about 3 percent of the country’s 4.3 million people. More than 1,000 villages across the country do not yet have an evangelical witness.