Moldova (MNN) ― A call for action against Moldova's election results tapped into a deep vein of discontent among youth.
Sergey Rakhuba with Russian Ministries says, "Communists took an easy victory in the last election, but people are fed up--especially young people who disagreed with it."
Dubbed the Twitter revolution, young people utilized Twitter, Facebook and SMS text messaging to spread the word about protesting the election results. Hundreds of anti-Communist demonstrators responded by gathering in Moldova's capital and storming the country's parliament.
The digital tools that drew thousands of protesters and rioters to Moldova's capital became the next scapegoat. To the Communists in power, it's a threat from the West. It's not a long leap to see where that could go.
Rakhuba says, "If President Voronin stays in power, it means there will be lots of pressure on Western mission groups and the groups that have closes ties with Western churches."
Already, Moldova's president Vladimir Voronin is moving to gain control over the situation. He has already expelled Romania's ambassador and introduced a new visa regime for Romanians.
Although it's speculation, there's cause for prayer. Rakhuba says their ministries in the country will continue as long as it's possible to keep them funded. However, a return to Communism means "they want to control. It means they will cut communications from the Western community, and they will clean up their territory by squeezing out all evangelical missionaries (and) mission groups."
