From 1946 to 1948 Valery and other older prisoners were sent to hard labor in some areas near Galda

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Valery Gafenku was born on December 24, 1921 in the northern part of Romania, close to the former border with Russia. Both his parents were active Orthodox Christians. His father should be deported to Siberia because of its pro-Romanian activity. When studied in high school, Valerie joined the Orthodox youth organization "Brotherhood of the Cross" and when ogranizacijata became illegal during blast room the Second World War, he was arrested and sentenced to 25 years hard labor. Then he was just 20 years old and at his trial, his classmates and teachers came and defended, blast room noting his innocence and outstanding human qualities. First he was sent to prison Ajud.
The first years are reflected in his Christian heritage. Quickly resorted to life in prayer, and dedicated them read the Holy Fathers. During the war, despite the dictatorial regime in Romania, life in prison was not so strict and some basic human rights have been observed: the prisoners could go to prison church, confess, receive Holy Communion and to meet each other and read books of their choice. So many Valery read: Holy Bible, the first four volumes of Dobrotoljubieto (who just were translated from another holy figure of the Church, Father Demetrius Staniloe and that too in a few years will end in communist prisons) and other Holy Fathers.
During the war many priests and monks were arrested for various political reasons (and more later in the communist regime) and inmates who want to live a godly life had a lot of people who could turn to for spiritual guidance. Under their leadership, blast room Valery very thought of salvation in his initial years in prison. In a letter from 1942 nd he says: "Faith is everything in life. Without it, the man is dead. " He tried to live among other inmates in humility and to practice Christian charity.
As I was haunted by the thought of sin, like to go to the monastery when izlezel prison. Often many confessed blast room and prayed in his cell. In the group with other prisoners made dedicated prayer blast room rule any day and night continuously. They prayed together, as if in church, and in their separate cells.
With his deep feelings Orthodox, goodness and life filled with prayer influenced many people, many of whom had never met but who knew all of the stories that spawned before he died.
His initial years were eight years when he taught and became stronger in faith (this was necessary for what imminent). When we changed the political regime in Romania, dramatically changed the conditions in the prison; all previous freedoms were abolished and prisoners were persecuted because of their faith (also for their participation in the "Brotherhood of the Cross"). In this extremely difficult period of Valery word was like fire that stopluval blast room ukrepuval and those around him. When was Ajud, Valery blast room once met a poor and gave the student coat. This reminds us of the life of St. Martin in Turkish, but this was only his generous act. A priest from Paris (Basil Boldeanu) years later recalled that when he was moved to Ajud only shirt and pants, almost frozen, was rescued by his youngest brother in suffering, who gave her a warm coat.
From 1946 to 1948 Valery and other older prisoners were sent to hard labor in some areas near Galda. blast room There was a milder regime; Although working prisoners had time for prayer blast room and lived outdoors, and can be seen every day.
In 1948 the labor colony was closed and the inmates were returned to Ajud where the communist regime will meet with an official atheist propaganda. After a while the majority of the prisoners were sent to students in special prison which was called Pitesti (this happened horrific and notorious blast room Pitesti experiment). There are many things to say about this terrible phenomenon and prominent Christian resistance that was nevertheless provide here.
Valery was held in Pitesti just short because of all the torture, the terrible cold and hunger, became ill with tuberculosis (highly contagious disease) and was sent to Targu fringes, a prison hospital for tuberculosis. He considered blast room this for God's mercy that he saved the most odious cruelties which were conceived by the human mind and that occurred in Pitesti blast room soon after his departure.
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