The 1989/90 revolution removed the Ceausescu dynasty, but not the Marxist attitudes.  There remains a heaviness here because the economic and political freedoms they thought would be theirs have not happened.

   Millions have grown up with no exposure to the Gospel.  Some leaders in the Orthodox church (state church) oppose Protestants and foreign evangelistic outreach.  One Orthodox leader called Evangelicals “the biggest heresy in Europe.”

   The transition from persecution to worship and witness has been difficult.  There is a great need for biblical teaching.  Few pastors have had formal training.  Most can not afford the tuition and fees for this kind of education. 

     In the last ten years, five new churches have been opened every Sunday and over 100,000 people have turned to God and have become active in local churches.

      There are more evangelical Christians in Romania than in any other Eastern European country, but there are still 7 million Romanians who live in 9,600 villages that are without even one evangelical church. There is a need for thousands of  new-church plants.

    The Romanian people are warm, loving, and VERY RECEPTIVE to the Gospel.  NOW is the time to work while doors and hearts are open.