Brother Corneliu, a retired engineer, has been active in the church all his life. He was a source of courage and steadfastness during the long years of communism. After his retirement, he moved to Bucharest and was a member of the largest church in that city when I became its pastor in 2005.
About three years ago, Brother Corneliu realized how different mobile devices could help him to read and listen to the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy books while walking, riding the bus, or doing different things. He was so enthusiastic about this discovery that whenever I would encounter him, he always had something to share with me from new and surprising truths he found in the old books he had read all his life. With a big smile on his face, he would speak of the new devotional life he was experiencing and its benefits.
In December 2012, Brother Corneliu was diagnosed with a cancer of the vocal cords. Making decisions for a specific therapeutic approach was a very difficult time for the whole family, but he was still confident—always speaking of his new life in the Word. He told me: “Now I will be better prepared to speak about God to people with a cancer.”
His wife, his family, and the whole church rallied around him for prayer and support, resulting in greater unity and faith. The latest medical tests indicate he has been cured. Brother Corneliu is proof “that all things work together for good to them that love God” (Rom. 8:28).
