Communism had been like a vice for Anatoly, who had grown up in a family of believers. It squeezed the life out of him, leaving him without direction, but always reaching for the bottle of alcohol to deaden the pain of a dead-end life. God, in His mercy, gave him a new life in Christ, complete with plans full of hope. Among those plans was Lidia, who would become his wife and helper in ministry.
Before God reclaimed her life, Lidia, too, lived a life of despair far from our Savior. That life included 10 years in prison for killing her first husband.
Today, Anatoly and Lidia have established a new church in their village in southwest Moldova, not far from Romania. Your gifts to Bible League provide the Scriptures they and others need to reach people with the Gospel. Your prayers encourage them in their work. |
Serving their community
Committed to doing “as much as possible for God and for people,” in Europe’s poorest country, the couple welcomes about 40 children into their home each day after school. They help the kids with their homework, feed them a good lunch, and study the Bible with them. As this couple serves their community and shares God’s Word, people’s lives are changing and God’s Church is growing.
Finding riches in the Word of God
For more than 40 years, Moldova was one of the Soviet Union’s 15 republics. When the atheistic Soviet system collapsed, it left in its wake a spiritual longing in the souls of its people. Even though religious traditions are tightly woven into the fabric of Moldova’s culture, society, and families, many are open to the Gospel message.
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