In the Valley of the Shadow
Rev. Visky was not the only one who referred to all Romania as a large, communist detention center.
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Beth Lantinga
- Jun 29, 2020
- 3 min
Soli Deo Gloria
Every story seemed to reveal his abiding awareness that his identity was hidden with God.
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Beth Lantinga
- Jun 27, 2020
- 4 min
Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid?
When we conducted the interviews in 2003, several people mentioned – somewhat offhandedly – that they had counted on the Americans to...
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Beth Lantinga
- Jun 24, 2020
- 5 min
The Power of Loving Obedience
Though life became difficult and often terrifying for the Visky family, Ferenc was never consumed by hatred.
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Beth Lantinga
- Jun 22, 2020
- 4 min
Praise and Prison
In the March 2003 visit with Ferenc and Julia Visky, it was apparent that he had deep love and respect for her.
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Beth Lantinga
- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
Meet Ferenc Visky
Collecting stories of faith and survival began in March of 2003 when we first met the Viskys.
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Beth Lantinga
- Jun 8, 2020
- 5 min
Living in Romania
During my conversation with Ilona Fulop, a small neighbor boy joined us, snuggling close to her, and the phone rang more than once . It was
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Beth Lantinga
- Jun 1, 2020
- 4 min
Finally a Pastor Again
Ever since his release from prison in 1964, Denes had been bombarding the bishop with his desire to be a pastor again. In spite of the stigm
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Beth Lantinga
- May 28, 2020
- 4 min
Released!
"My job, though, was awful. I had to load a conveyor with 110 pound sacks of sugar that were dropped from three stories up."
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Beth Lantinga
- May 14, 2020
- 3 min
Back to Prison
Though I wasn’t watching his face when Denes Fulop told this story, sometime later I asked whether this had been a hard one for him to tell.
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Beth Lantinga
- May 6, 2020
- 4 min
To a Romanian Gulag
AT THE DANUBE DELTA Though our June 2003 interview was not his first, it was apparent from Denes Fulop’s face and gestures that retelling...
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Beth Lantinga
- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
Introducing Ilona Fulop
For this post, I would like to take a little break from the Denes story and take you back to that bright June morning in 2003 when the team
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Beth Lantinga
- May 1, 2020
- 4 min
Denes Fulop Was Tried
After nearly six months of interrogation, they came to the conclusion that I was an incredibly harmful, dangerous man.
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Beth Lantinga
- Apr 28, 2020
- 2 min
The Accusations
“The main accusation against me was that I was part of the student meeting held on the afternoon of October 23, 1956. T
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Beth Lantinga
- Apr 21, 2020
- 3 min
The Interrogation
I wonder whether everyone who has endured a terrible physical assault finds it difficult to talk about the details. As you will see in the
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