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    Delighting in Persecutions for Christ's Sake
    Delighting in Persecutions for Christ's Sake
    Delighting in Persecutions for Christ's Sake
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    Delighting in Persecutions for Christ's Sake

    By Constantin Rusu

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    One day, in February 1980, at the age of 30, while working as an officer in the Army, Constantin Rusu met the Lord Jesus in a miraculous way and became a Christian. For his faith in Christ, he lost everything. From 1980 to 1988 he was arrested and interrogated by the Communists at least 70 times for being a witness for the Lord. He has never been more happy than the time he was interrogated for his faith in Christ. He could say what the apostol Paul wrote in his second letter to Corinthians chapter 12 verse 10: "That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties."
    This book "Delighting in persecution for Christ's sake" is his amazing life story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherConstantin Rusu
    Release dateJul 28, 2018
    ISBN9780463974032
    Delighting in Persecutions for Christ's Sake
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    Constantin Rusu

    I was born in1950 in Communist Romania and served as an officer in the Romanian Army until 1980. I also studied for five years at the Faculty of Law in Bucharest Romania, becoming a licensed Lawyer in 1980. One day, in February 1980, at the age of 30, I met the Lord Jesus in a miraculous way and became a born again Christian. For my faith in Christ, I lost everything. From 1980 to 1988, I was arrested and interrogated by the Communists at least 70 times for being a witness for the Lord. One of my books published here is a testimony of my life as a Christian in the Romanian underground Church. Feel free to download it (for free) here at Smashwords.com. Since 1990 I live in British Columbia, Canada with my wife and travel around the world as a witness for the Lord. I have four grown children and eight grandchildren.

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      Delighting in Persecutions for Christ's Sake - Constantin Rusu

      DELIGHTING IN PERSECUTION

      FOR CHRIST’S SAKE

      An Amazing Story of an Army Officer Persecuted By the Communists For His Christian Faith

      By

      CONSTANTIN RUSU

      About the Author

      Constantin Rusu served as an officer in the Romanian Communist Army for 11 years. He also studied for five years at the Faculty of Law in Bucharest Romania, becoming a licensed Lawyer in 1980. One day, in February 1980, at the age of 30, he met the Lord Jesus in a miraculous way and became a Christian. For his faith in Christ, he lost everything. From 1980 to 1988 he as arrested and interrogated by the Communists at least 70 times for being a witness for the Lord.

      This book is a testimony of his life in the Romanian underground Church. Since 1990 he lives in British Columbia, Canada with his wife and travel around the world as a witness for the Lord. He has four grown children and eight grandchildren.

      Since 2014 he published four books:

      THE SOON COMING WORLD WAR 3, TRIBULATION AND RAPTURE.

      LORD TELL US WHEN

      DELIGHTING IN PERSECUTION FOR CHRIST' SAKE

      and HEAL THE SICK, CAST OUT DEMONS

      To book the author for a free speaking engagement you may contact him by email at crusu@telus.net

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      CHAPTER 1 I Want To Pay For The Bullet

      CHAPTER 2 My Miraculous Encounter With The Lord Jesus

      CHAPTER 3 Witnessing For The Lord Before My Military Superiors

      CHAPTER 4 The Church Experience

      CHAPTER 5 On The Mission Field

      CHAPTER 6 Over The Border

      CHAPTER 1

      I WANT TO PAY FOR THE BULLET

      (All names in the testimony below are changed in order to protect the identity of the persons involved)

      My last interrogation took place in June 1988, at the police station in Timisoara, Romania.

      I’m going to put you in jail for the rest of your life! Colonel Urla’s face was crimson red as he pounded his fist on the table.

      For what crime? I asked.

      For all the unsolved crimes in the city for the last 20 years! His frustration was at a boiling point.

      Mister Colonel, for me to live is Christ and to die is gain. (Philippians 1:21). I’ll pay the 7.10 lei for my bullet, but I would like to ask you to please stop screaming. I’ve been wearing a uniform like yours for many years. I see you as my father. I do not want you to have a heart attack and die. I want you to be able to enjoy your retirement in a few years.

      Go home! Get out of here! That was the last time I would ever see Colonel Urla. Two months later, in August 1988, the police issued passports for my whole family (my wife, myself and our four children aged two, three, four and five) and took us to the Yugoslavian border.

      The Communist government fell on December of 1989. In April of 1990 I traveled back to Romania from the UNHCR hotel where my family and I were staying in Austria. We were to get copies of the children’s birth registrations. The government had destroyed all of our

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