When Tex and I first began to minister in Romania, we met secretly with some university students every day in the mountains. We taught basic principle so discipleship and witnessing. One girl, Lydia, had a tremendous hunger for the Word of God.

One day Lydia had a fever. We told her she must not climb the mountain, but she said, “I must. I must learn how to tell my friends about Jesus.”

A year and a half later, I met with those same university students. They told me how brave and bold Lydia had been as a witness. I asked Lydia if she had a particular method. “Oh, no. I just try every day to yield myself to the Holy Spirit, and He gives me courage. One day I was witnessing to a girl in the university, and I thought she was very interested in knowing about Jesus. However, I later learned she was with the secret police. It frightened and discouraged me.”

I asked Lydia how she overcame that fear.

With a smile she said, “The Holy Spirit who lives in me gives me the courage to continue.”