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“Saving My Assassin" A Story On A Close Call with Death, and The Miracle of How She Survived | Virginia Prodan
Published 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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Virgina Prodan grew up in Communist Romania, watching her parents whisper behind closed doors about a government that took a little more from them every year. She decided as a kid she was going to become a lawyer and find the truth.
She did. Top ten percent of her class, using a forgotten law book she found in a library to get Christian prisoners out of jail. Then the dictator took notice. He sent a man to her office with a gun, told her she wouldn't listen, and said he was there to end that.
She shared the gospel with him instead. He put the gun down and walked out. Years later, Reagan helped get her family out of Romania. She landed in America with two daughters, one more on the way, and no English, and rebuilt her life from nothing.
What we covered:
→ Growing up under a dictator who declared himself God
→ Finding a forgotten law book that got prisoners out of jail
→ The man sent to kill her, and what happened when he pulled the gun
→ Reagan, the State Department, and a case that reached the United Nations
→ Starting over in America with three kids and no English
You don't need everything figured out to obey. You need the nerve to walk through whatever door is actually in front of you.
Thank you to Virginia for sitting down and telling this story start to finish. It's not an easy one to tell, and she gave us all of it.
*Chapters*
00:00 Intro
01:49 Growing up in Communist Romania
03:50 Passing the government's test to get into law school
06:02 Quitting law and finding faith in a stranger's church
10:26 Defending Christian prisoners and becoming international news
17:07 House arrest and threats against her family
19:11 The document that reached Reagan, and the beating that followed
24:18 The assassin sent to kill her
27:11 Escaping to America and starting over with three kids
43:57 The dictator's fall and what she still believes about justice
*Connect with Virginia Prodan*
https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginia-prodan-0244581b/
https://www.instagram.com/virginiaprodan/
https://www.facebook.com/virginiaprodanauthor/
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She did. Top ten percent of her class, using a forgotten law book she found in a library to get Christian prisoners out of jail. Then the dictator took notice. He sent a man to her office with a gun, told her she wouldn't listen, and said he was there to end that.
She shared the gospel with him instead. He put the gun down and walked out. Years later, Reagan helped get her family out of Romania. She landed in America with two daughters, one more on the way, and no English, and rebuilt her life from nothing.
What we covered:
→ Growing up under a dictator who declared himself God
→ Finding a forgotten law book that got prisoners out of jail
→ The man sent to kill her, and what happened when he pulled the gun
→ Reagan, the State Department, and a case that reached the United Nations
→ Starting over in America with three kids and no English
You don't need everything figured out to obey. You need the nerve to walk through whatever door is actually in front of you.
Thank you to Virginia for sitting down and telling this story start to finish. It's not an easy one to tell, and she gave us all of it.
*Chapters*
00:00 Intro
01:49 Growing up in Communist Romania
03:50 Passing the government's test to get into law school
06:02 Quitting law and finding faith in a stranger's church
10:26 Defending Christian prisoners and becoming international news
17:07 House arrest and threats against her family
19:11 The document that reached Reagan, and the beating that followed
24:18 The assassin sent to kill her
27:11 Escaping to America and starting over with three kids
43:57 The dictator's fall and what she still believes about justice
*Connect with Virginia Prodan*
https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginia-prodan-0244581b/
https://www.instagram.com/virginiaprodan/
https://www.facebook.com/virginiaprodanauthor/
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dillon-england-show--6370921/support.
*Connect with Dillon*
https://www.instagram.com/thedillonenglandshow/
https://twitter.com/imdillonengland
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonmengland/
https://www.facebook.com/dillon.england.5
*Sponsor — Broadcast Brew (Low-Acid Coffee)*
Order our LOW ACID COFFEE “THE BROADCAST BREW”
Thank you to Cool Beans Coffee Brewery for your partnership.
https://www.coolbeanscoffeemi.com/product-page/broadcast-brew-low-acid-blend
*ABOUT THE DILLON ENGLAND SHOW*
Authentic conversations with interesting people across personal growth, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle — direct, faith-forward, Detroit grit.
Subscribe for full conversations and weekly clips.
Share this with someone on your leadership team.
Comment your biggest takeaway.