Setan graduated high school very early and went to medical school in Phnom Phen at the age of 15. While in his second year, truckloads of Khmer Rouge soldiers came onto the campus forcing Setan and others to flee for their lives to the countryside.
Everyone was forced to flee the cities
When the communist Khmer Rouge came to power they sought to kill everyone with an education, every business person, anyone who might pose any threat to their total domination. The cities were emptied as people were forced to flee to the countryside to work as slaves on communes.
Setan was placed in a commune with other youth and forced to work in the fields from 4 AM until Midnight with very little food.
Life on the commune was brutal. Many died of starvation, exhaustion, untreated sickness, and the brutality of those in power.
One time, those running the camp found a Student ID card Setan had tried to hide. That marked him as educated and thus an enemy of the Khmer Rouge. They took him to kill him along with several others. In desperation, Setan cried out to the God of the universe, 'If you are real, save me!' Miraculously his life was miraculously spared at the last minute. You can see more about their story, in this video produced by CBN about the story of Setan and Randa:
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