::: Author ::: As all began... :::

"Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father,
in truth and love." 2 John 1:3

          Greetings! My name is Yuriy. I am a Christian, attend, and am a member of the Full Gospel Church. I live in Belorussia with my wife and three children.
          I am very glad that you dropped in to have a visit. All that I wish is to simply tell you of the Great God who can change lives.
          The idea to create a similar resource was born several years ago. But it was so undeveloped and inexpressive, that it could leave you in oblivion. But some circumstances have revived the given idea in my mind and finally I am seeing this dream realized. It is heavily influenced by the evangelization services in which I have actively participated. During the last years, I have met plenty of people. Their lives were simply like a nightmare: drugs, alcohol, prostitution and many other sins, took fine people and turned them into morally and spiritually ugly creatures. The lives of others initially differed nothing from the first, but.... Once they allowed God to put things in order in their hearts, He changed their lives. Former addicts became a fine part of a society, former alcoholics tell about a fine life without compare, prostitutes became loving wives and mothers. And all of this was created by God! For a long time I had thrown out the idea for this site, but when I was reminded of all that God has done, it again began to revive in my heart and mind. I understood that should speak about the volumes that God does. I decided in the beginning when developing this site that there should be various testimonies, but because of some technical circumstances I have chosen only one area. I'm glad to present to you the testimonies of former addicts, those who were stuck on the roadside of life, but whose lives have been changed because of Jesus Christ.
          Some of the testimonies are especially close to me, because I know their authors very well.
Only you can tell if I have done well or poorly. I will gladly receive any comments or suggestions on how to improve this
site. You can leave them in the :: GUEST BOOK :: or send them to me by e-mail: presentlife@narod.ru
          With love, Yuriy
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          Welcome! My name is Mark. I am a Christian also, and am a member of Grace Church of Dupage. I live in Illinois with my wife and four boys.
          I am very thankful that Yuriy has invited me to be a part of helping him spread the Good News of Jesus Christ, and how He can change lives. Besides the many testimonies of what God has done in the men and women's lives presented here, this site is itself an amazing work of God.
          You see, Yuriy lives and works in Belarus, and I live and work in the US. He knows very little English, and I know even less Russian! We have never heard each other's voice, nor have we seen each other's faces other than in the photos on these pages. We are each working hard to learn the other's language. Someday, we hope to meet. We know that will be in God's perfect time. In order to communicate in the meantime, we each use translation software. It can make for some confusing conversation at times, but God, in His Grace, has allowed us to understand each other.
          Yet God, in His perfect will has brought us together in an effort to reach people for Christ. So that we might tell them, and you, that Jesus Christ is the Lord, the God of Heaven and Earth. That the Lord created you, that He loves you, and that He died and rose again for you. That He can save you from your sins and create in you a new heart. He did this so that He might bring you to Himself, so that you might know the inexpressible joy of knowing Him! What an great and mighty God! It is our hope and prayer that as you read through these pages, that you too see your need of a Savior, and that you too come to Christ and be saved.