William Wood
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Andre was born in 1978 during the times of the USSR. He can recall the time when
he was a pioneer (member of the Soviet communist youth organization with almost mandatory
membership). Atheism was the official policy of the state and that was the reason
why the communist system finally collapsed in 1991. In the late 80’s Christian ministries
started coming to the USSR. Andre started reading his first Bible in the early 90’s
and was fascinated by it. Then a friend of his invited him to a Christian church
that had been started by a few Christians from Louisiana. Thank God for missionaries!
He got saved in that church and the foundations of Andre’s faith were laid in that
congregation. When Andre went to college in 1995 his faith faced a serious challenge
and he backslid going back to the sinful ways. But a couple of years later he listened
to a Christian radio station and God through the preacher really convicted Andre
and he rededicated his life to the Lord. Since that time he has been in love with
the Word of God. In 2000 Andre graduated from college and started working as a translator.
In 2003 William Wood contacted Andre in Moscow and they decided to move to Komi (Northern
Russia) to minister together. Simeon joined the team that very year and the Lord
led them to Ust-
Andre Kudinov
