They came to California. Demetri Dudaman, his wife and children. They came from the poor land of Romania. They came to the land of fun, surf, sand and extreme wealth. The Magic Kingdom. Where media and film making sends it's magic spell over the world. And home to the largest porn industry in the world. They came in 1984 and couldn't speak english. A Russian organization gave them an apartment. But it was very dirty. Dogs had lived there before. The carpet stunk powerfully... Dudaman said, "My wife started crying. 'The children had fallen asleep on the suitcases...************************************************ ** I walked around...saying, 'Why did you punish me God?' Why did you bring me to this country? I can't understand anybody.... then I sat on a rock. I heard a voice say, 'Dumitru, why are you so despaired?' I said, "Why do you punish me? What did I do that was so rotten that you brought me to the United States?' I have nowhere to lay my head down upon. I can't understand anybody. ." He said, 'Dumitru, I brought you here to this country because this country will burn." You see, before coming to America, Dumitru had been put in jail in Russia and had suffered terribly. He was arrested for bringing illegal books into Russia. He had smuggled in Bibles in. This story is taken from Dumitru's own words, a true story of what happened to him. He said, "They took me to the police station and put me in a very dark cell. It was so dark, I could not see the walls. After a time, I heard someone open a door. I said, 'Is there anybody in here?' I heard a squeak, like a rat squeak. I felt something crawl up my leg.... I yelled as loud as he could, 'God don't let me down!' A powerful light appeared in the room. Out of the light, a voice said, 'Dumitru, don't be afraid. I am with you. Look at me.'.....'I am the angel Gabriel. Dont be afraid, you will go through many tortures.' He said, 'Look around.' And I saw a whole floor of dead rats.' Then they took me into a room. There, they had a very unusual chair. They tied my feet around it. Then they put something under my feet. They tied something over my heart. They stuck a big bowl on my head. Then they stuck two things in my ears. They said, 'Think about what you did. You are going to die now.' They plugged it in. I felt such a powerful shock ... I couldn't see anymore. I thought, I am going to die. When I thought, I am going to die, the same light appeared. 'Dumitru, you won't die. Plead the blood of Jesus.' I started saying, 'The blood of Jesus, the blood of Jesus.' When I woke up, I was laying down. My eyes and mouth were full of blood. They were throwing cold water on me, slapping me around.***************************************************** The next day they brought my wife Maria in. They said... 'Who gave him the Bibles? How did he take them to Russia?'... They started beating Maria...She fell into a coma.******************************************************* Then they put me on the electric chair once again. They did the same thing with me. They turned the power up even higher. When I thought I was dead, again the angel of God came to me. 'Dumitru, don't be afraid. You won't die, plead the blood of Jesus. When I woke up, I woke up the same way. Full of blood. They slapped me around again and poured cold water on me. (The Colonel), He said, this time we will kill you. He picked up the phone and called six policemen. This is all I heard. 'Kill him.' They jumped on me with their feet. They mashed me up so bad, that nine of my ribs were cracked... I fell into a coma....When I woke up...a doctor said... 'Dumitru, God still let you live.'... Dumitru went home. He carried Bibles for four more years. The he came to California in 1984. Now in the smelly apartment, he went and sat on a rock outside. "I heard the same voice say, (that was with me in jail ...) 'Dumitru, why are you so despaired?' I said, "Why do you punish me? What did I do that was so rotten that you brought me to the United States?' I have nowhere to lay my head down upon. I can't understand anybody. ." He said, 'Dumitru, I brought you here to this country because this country will burn." "Then why did you bring me here to burn? Why didn't you let me die in my own country?" Dumitru, have patience and I will tell you... He showed me all the cities of California. Then he showed me Las Vegas. 'You see what I have shown you. This is Sodom and Gamorrah. In one day it will burn.' He said, 'Its sin has reached the Holy One.' He showed me another great city. He said, 'Do you know what city this is?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'This is New York City. This is Sodom and Gomorrah. In one day it will burn.' He showed me Florida. He said, This is Sodom and Gamorrah. In one day it will burn.' .... He said in America, people honor people. The honor that should be given to God, they give to other people. Americans think high of themselves. They say, I serve God, but they don't. In the church there are divorces, adultry, fornication, sodomy, abortion and all kinds of sin. Jesus Christ doesn't live in sin. He lives in holiness.... The nations of the world immigrated into America, and America accepted them.... and they went after other gods. Because of this, he named them, "The Mystery Babylon." Then He told Dumitru to read, Revelation 18 and Jeremiah 51:8-15. ************************************************************ Dumitru told his story in the United States. More of his story can be found on the web site at Hand of Help Ministry.com