Praying in Chains

"There were years and years when brothers from among the most precious stayed in underground prison cells. They were beaten. They were tortured. They prayed and dreamed that this moment would come when the Gospel would triumph and we would be able to gather freely and worship God. Not many survived. God had so arranged that I be among the oldest of my generation. So for me it is a great privilege to be with you today.

Many of you are our children. Because, in prison, in between two sessions of torture, brothers and sisters prayed for the Romanian churches. They prayed for the youth and Romanian children ... for many of you. We prayed when we were in chains. We prayed that you would be faithful and worship God. You came to the faith through your parents, faithful pastors, but maybe even the prayers of those imprisoned contributed so that you today would be children of God. Therefore, do not be offended if I call you my dear, dear children. May God bless all of you."


[RW, speaking in a trailer for Prisoners of the Light]