Pastor Wurmbrand learns that the Romanian secret police are plotting his death, but continues to speak out. Tortured for Christ , Wurmbrand's testimony is published, and the first issue of the monthly newsletter today called The Voice of the Martyrs is released. A failed attempt at democracy leads to a massacre of an estimated 1,000 protestors at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. Nov. 9, the Berlin Wall is torn down. In Romania thousands gather in a square protesting the oppressive regime of Nicolae Ceausescu.
Many soldiers turn on the secret police and thousands in attendance are killed.
Finally, on Dec. 25, peace comes to Romania. Richard and Sabina return to Romania, their homeland, after 25 years of exile. He regrets the execution of the Ceausescus and preaches a message of love and forgiveness. A Christian printing facility and a bookstore are opened in Bucharest where Wurmbrand was imprisoned. The ministries of VOM continue to spread across the world, helping persecuted Christians in many areas, including Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Vietnam, Nigeria, China, Sudan and more.