In August we organised a revival meeting at the Culture House of the village with the approval of the local authorities. We preached the Gospel, talked to people in the streets and distributed tracts about salvation. Right after that, the priest and his assistant went door to door in the village to warn the people about us. They said that we had come to them with laundered money, with drugs and in the power of the Devil. They collected all the tracts we distributed and burned them.

The next Sunday, together with a group of Christian believers from another church, we went to the village with the same purpose—meeting people for Bible study and visiting those who invited us to their homes. As we were visiting a family, the priest, his assistant and a bunch of young people burst in and forced us out. They started to push us, kick us, shout hysterically at us and make false charges. The priest hit me with his silver cross on my mouth and started to force it into my mouth while yelling at me that the village is “his harvest”. He also urged the young people who came with him to continue to hit and kick us. One of the girls from our group was hit by a boy from the priest's group. We barely escaped to another house where we meet.

In the meantime the local mayor showed up and he could see for himself the "battle field" and also smelled the alcohol of the priest's group. The priest yelled a final threat, “If you come again, we will kill you.” We had to call the police so that we could leave with our lives! We pray that the Lord will bring peace to this village. —Aidan, Church Planter, Romania

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