Opposition

Last night we recieved an e-mail from a pastor in Moldova, Victor. He had been working to do his second Convoy of Hope outreach and has had nothing but persecution from the Orthodox Priests in his town. They did all they could to shut him down legally for the past 2 months, but the mayor said the church has legal rights to give out food to people. They were told they had to do it without the preaching.

Saturday morning the Orthodox priests came with a dozen people and made all the noise they could and blocked the distribution of food. The police stood by and watched but would not step in and allow Victor's church to do what they were allowed to do legally. The picture shows the Orthodox priests tearing down the fence while the police stand by and watch.

Please pray for this church in Nisporeni, Moldova. The Orthodox church does not like the gospel going forward and is trying to stop them in every way. Pray that the commotion yesterday will draw attention to this small Pentecostal church and people will begin to go there to seek the truth and seek the people that love and care for them.

Pray for this persecution throughout Moldova. People often ask me as we are in the states if the government gives us problems. It is really not the government, but the established church. It reminds me of the Jews in Jesus's time who did not like the thought of losing their control and power over the people to a Man of compassion and love. We have seen churches burned, torn apart board by board and blocked in every way by the Orthodox church.

The Bible says, "the gates of Hell will not prevail." Let's pray that this persecution in Moldova would make the church in Nisporeni grow and that the Evangelical churches throughout Moldova would grow.