Dumitru Duduman (1995): California va arde!!🔥

Dumitru Dudman was born to George and Escaterina Duduman on July 14, 1932 in Hințești, Romania. His native village is situated in the northeastern part of Romania near the Russian border. Here Dumitru was brought up in the knowledge of God by his parents, but most of all from his grandfather, Costache, whom he loved deeply. He grew accustomed to religious persecution at a very young age seeing his father and older brother, Costache, put in prison for their beliefs. Although the rest of the family had not been arrested, they were ordered to hard labor in the Communist farmland projects. Even though Dumitru had been brought up in a Christian home, by the age of fourteen he had started wandering from God. At the age of seventeen he rebelled and joined the Romanian army. His rejection of God saddened his parents greatly and for many months they prayed for him continually. Dumitru spent the first eight months of his army career in the Chitila boot camp. Even today this boot camp is well known for it's harsh treatment of new recruits. After finishing boot camp, Dumitru was one of few soldiers chosen to go on to the Constanta Military School. He started in Constanta in 1951 and stayed there four and one half years. Upon his graduation, Dumitru received a diploma and was given the rank of Lieutenant in the Marines. Soon he had eighty men under his command. It was also during this time that persecution against Christians began to escalate. Dumitru was given orders to search every ship coming into the Constanta harbor at the Black Sea. If he should find Bibles, he was to confiscate them and arrest whomever was responsible for bringing them into the country. One morning as he and eight of his men were searching for a ship, Dumitru came upon a large number of bibles. He was overjoyed at finding the Bibles knowing that this would bring yet another upgrade in his ranking. While questioning the man who was responsible for bringing the Bibles, Dumitru had his first personal encounter with the power of God. He heard a voice telling him to help the man unload the Bibles and cause him no harm. When the voice persisted, Dumitru obeyed and helped the missionary to the fullest. For two years Dumitru remained on the Black Sea helping missionaries that came through. After being sent to another school for six months, he was returned to his unit as a full Major. The future seemed very bright for Dumitru, until the Communist government of Romania passed a law that would change his life forever. They ordered that all soldiers in the Romanian army who are Christians or who came from Christian homes to be dismissed immediately. At age twenty-four, angry and disappointed, Dumitru returned home seeking vengeance. He went to the church service that his father was attending with the purpose of venting his anger and frustrations. As he walked to the church service, he heard a song being sung that touched his heart so deeply that he began to weep. This was the seed that took root in his heart and made him commit himself to God not long after that experience. Shortly after this event he met Maria (Ecaterina) who would become his wife and bear his first child. A girl, whom they named Virginia, was born to them on April 18, 1957. One year later, Maria gave birth to another baby, this time a boy. They named him Costica, but he died when he was only five and a half months old. In his time of trial Dumitru turned to God, and his love for the Lord continued to grow. He was soon baptized with the Holy Spirit, and not long after he began to preach. As he continued to dedicate himself to God, the enemy came against him more and more. People were coming to Christ, and the devil was not pleased. After much prayer and a promise from God, Dumitru finally saw the hand of God move in a mighty way. Maria was healed and her sight was completely restored. God began to use Dumitru in the area of healing and prophecy, and many saw the power of God during his travels throughout Romania. As Dumitru continued to see God's goodness and power, he became involved in Bible smuggling. There was a great hunger for the Word of God in Romania, as well as in Russia, and Bibles were very scarce. In 1973 Dumitru began smuggling large quantities of Bibles over the Russian border. He had established many connections with outside missionaries who would supply him with Bibles. Through many miraculous occurrences, God continually protected Dumitru. In one instance, God even blinded the eyes of the police so they would not see the car filled with Bibles that he was riding in. In all of his years of smuggling Bibles he was never caught. In '79 based on information received from informants within the Christian church, Dumitru was arrested and brutally tortured for over five months. Every means imaginable were used, from electric shock to breaking nine of his ribs trying to obtain the names of people that helped Dumitru smuggle Bibles.