Jesus taught Nicodemus: The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. (John 3:8). Cherkasovs family faced a dilemma.
But God will not give peace in the soul, in the mind, or in sleep. On the fifteenth of July, 1920, Ivan Voronaev left on a ship from New York to Europe. There was a Bible Institute in Gdansk, Poland. An unexpected knock came to the Voronaev apartment, and a voice was heard, In the name of the law, open this door. Ivan Voronaev was arrested on this cold winter night. To save the nation of Israel from a destructive famine which was destroying Palestine, God sent Joseph. 4. Individual communities publish their own periodicals. A great revival began. It was witnessed by many people who knew him as a Christian person. Their discussions lasted for many hours in remembrance of previous events of great revival. During the Soviet-German war, the Union of Christians of the Evangelical Faith operated on Ukrainian territory with the center in the Berestechko area and the Union of Christians of Evangelical Faith operated in eastern Ukraine. And now the family was broken, the children were scattered, and only one was left. In the ministry of preaching the Word of God, the minister gets a clear revelation from God and becomes a chosen vessel of Jesus Christ. But they served, and the Holy Spirit blessed them in circumstances where others couldnt do anything in that time. He wanted to save the people from the power of sin, from death, and Gods judgment. The official press outlets of the AUU CEFP are the magazines Blahovisnyk (Announcer of Good News), Yevanhelskyi holos (Evangelical voice), and Yevanhelyst (Evangelist). He was well acquainted with Ivan Voronaev and Vasily Koltovich. It did not throw them into mourning or depression. The roads were built with concrete, and they served the people for many years. (Earl Kerns). The frame gets filled in later on with walls and ceilings. It was edited and narrated by Paul John Wigowsky.
One fact is clear: children should be the ones to bury their parents, not the other way around. The families of Voronaev and Koltovich crossed the border of the Soviet Union at the end of the summer of 1921, and their ship took them to the port of sunny, but famished, Odessa. This time, they received a positive reply and submitted necessary documents containing data on religious communities for registration to the Council on Matters of Religions. There was no guarantee that something was going to be better in the future. Pentecostals were preceded by the communities of Molokans and Dukhobors, who prepared the ground for the spread of Pentecostalism. These moves were under Gods supervision, and Voronaev walked in Gods fullness and time. They often met at Peter Kuharenkos apartment and held discussions and prayers. Many Ukrainians left to Canada. Pentecostals are known for their radio and TV programs. Families that stopped in Bulgaria on their way to Russia had to wait for their time, and wait for Gods fullness. At the beginning of the 20th century, Pentecostalism came to the Russian Empire, and from there to Ukraine. The family was scattered, the brothers were almost all arrested, and everyone was sent to labor camps to be destroyed. Dead bodies of men, women, and children lay on the streets for days, even weeks. Its recorded in the Book of Acts: Many immigrants from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland went to that church. Believe me, that is a great talent. When we read about the stories of the heroes of faith, our thinking comes up with facts and numbers, but what really happened to them in life, we dont know. There were organized gangs, an unstable political situation, and most of all was the question of what would the new system bring. (1) The first reason is that for me this history is holy and priceless. Then they prayed. God has his own plan and he pushes it higher and higher, and he moves the bar up to a service of responsibility, just like a coach trains a high jumper. This number, which was later found out, was half the European population.. If only he knew that 60 years after his torturous death, there would be more than 10 Pentecostal churches and an uncountable number of groups. Second, two revolutions, the First World War, and the civil war in Russia showed that the end was no where in sight. This was a time of revival in the United States. And in December of 1936, he was sent to far Siberia. A large team of brothers, and their families, were on a missionary journey to fulfill the will of God. The Roman Empire was working on the establishment of its empire. Let this path be an example of heroic faith: Demons were the masters of dirty work. After that, a time of inquisition came. In October, 1927, the second Ukrainian Conference of Pentecostal Christians took place. Abilities given by God are a gift in the service of Jesus Christ. In the matter of age, I could have been their great grandchild. It was created for one reason: to oppress the workers and the revolutionaries. This man had grey hair and a large white beard. There is little happiness in life, and it does not continue with time. The following story was written by Vladimir Franchuk: As Zechariah wrote: And in that day it shall be that living waters shall flow from Jerusalem. (Zechariah 14:8). Didnt the Prophet Joel tell us of this? This is his fullness in his time. They were on earth, and they had a typical family life. On 3 September 1925, the All-Ukrainian Union of the CEF was formed. Ivan Voronaev was once again fasting and praying, looking for a confirmation of what was said earlier by the Holy Spirit through Anna Koltovich. The whole world spoke of this system, but to the people on the inside they couldnt speak of it because they saw it with their own eyes. New people are like dynamite -- just tell them what your request is and they will put their hearts and souls into it and give everything for the service of God, and for the freedom which they have received from the Lord. Several periodicals were published.
People took ships to get to the shores of the United States. Earlier we took for granted the privilege of using these rivers of living water, which once began as creeks, using the water from the well which someone had once dug out and was taken care of by someone else. There are also various bible courses and schools attached to communities. Nikita Petrovich Cherkasov was born in the year 1886. Many were shot; many were destroyed in two years, building roads to the far north. This was really far North. Most of the communities did not agree to enter, and part of those who did enter were soon dissatisfied. Second, he uses different types of heresy, which enter the church. God prepared this family for the next move.
In his eight years of living in the United States, he moved a total of four times four places of residency.
[Note: This short historical account was translated from Russian to English by Inna Zavgorodniy. Pentecostalism is a Protestant religious trend which originated at the end of the 19th century. Ivan Voronaev, as an earnest preacher, couldnt sit still in his office. The brothers were shunned from the church, and there was a label placed on them heretics. Now they were known as people who turned away from Gods teachings. The Voronaev family left with the Koltovich and Zaplishno families. Filled with the Holy Spirit, many immigrants returned to their home countries happily. In our time, when a person who was in Gods plan moved or relocated, people thought of him as being unfortunate. The church that was established by the hand of Ivan Voronaev grew rapidly. The Odessa prison sent Ivan Voronaev to the Kharkov prison for the trial and punishment. He used all the situations in this country for his own purpose and his own plan.
During this time many people were seeking out God. They longed for the cleansing of their sins, and God answered their prayers. In February, 1922, the first Pentecostal Church was established in Odessa, Russia. Katerina serves 25 years in Soviet prisons. Look at the path this family took. Those who were alive were too weak from the famine to bury the bodies of the dead. They went through sea storms; they did not look at the possible dangers. More than 300 churches were established; five thousand members were baptized with the Holy Spirit. Ivan and Katerina were set free in 1936. In 1920, the first organized communities appeared in northwestern Ukrainian Volyn, and in 1924, the first Convention of Christians of the Holy Pentecost was held in Kremenchuk, where a union of Pentecostal communities was formed, which union was headed by Ivan Herasevych. Joining Voronaevs team were Belarus-born Vasily Koltovich and his family: his wife Anna, and two daughters. They went wherever God sent them, and they were wherever God wanted them to be, and this oftentimes cost them their lives. Ivan Voronaev became a pastor in a small Baptist Church in San Francisco. This time, they received a positive reply and submitted necessary documents containing data on religious communities for registration to the Council on Matters of Religions. Ivan Voronaev went down his personal Way of the Cross. The Soviet Union continued to close her borders, political and economical stability was declining, and the border war was still being fought. As a result, these lists were used to start arrests and trials of active members and leaders of the church. The persecutors didnt have a problem making a case against Nikita Cherkasov, to blame him and to raise a great hatred from the people against an innocent person. Now the question of his life needed to be dealt with, and he had to leave Russia as soon as possible. God called him to minister as a preacher of the gospel. Its a paradox. The river of life was flowing through the city of Odessa. The Voronaev family was greeted with another trial. Civilization was moving at a fast tempo. Four great concerns were raised about leaving the United States for Russia: First, Ivan Voronaev left Russia for the United States.
In the future many dry zones were to greet them.
Pentecostals were preceded by the communities of Molokans and Dukhobors, who prepared the ground for the spread of Pentecostalism. Wagons made for transporting bulk items were filled with planks; there was no food and no water. If he was to go, he wanted confirmation. The Pentecostals asked the Soviet government for permission to establish their own union of churches. His freedom lasted for only three months. So it didnt last long, and many knew nothing of it. After that, with a recommendation from the Brotherhood of Baptists, he moved to the city of Seattle in the state of Washington, where he would establish a Slavic Church. After three months of relief, Voronaev tried to get a hold of his children in the United States to ask them to help him get back to the USA. Driven by hunger, many ate the rotten meat of animals such as horses, dogs, and cats. Many theologians and preachers read only the prophecies about the promise of the Holy Spirit, and how it was supposed to happen as the will of God. Their clothing was torn, their boots were wrapped with cardboard. These were years of strong spiritual revival. The death of their 18 year old daughter, Vera. Nikita Cherkasov accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. The European immigrants all had different denominations.
In Manchuria she gave birth to a son and arrived in San Francisco with two children. Christs promise led them: I will be with you always. They drifted on that promise. The thirsty land was filled with blessed waters, which poured out bountifully from God. Open your eyes, get up and look in the bush and see and know that I, the Lord, am speaking to you. At this time Russia had its own situation, which was setting it up for revival, and was bringing it up to the time of Gods fullness. A long deep winter night stood still. The first characteristic was the gift of a good memory. The barracks were not heated, and when it rained, the ceiling leaked. Millions of people embarked on a chance for happiness. They were not concerned about the living conditions or the regimes of their countries. However, there was a special day in his life, the 12th of August, 1907. In 1948, in Dniprodzerzhynsk, an illegal convention was held with the participation of delegates of all Pentecostal associations. In the future this system would take millions of lives through genocide against its own people. And rend your heart, and not your garments. (Joel 2:12-13) From the XI-XIII centuries, Christianity was forced on others by strength and war; however, this was a futile scheme. Many immigrants came to the United States for material happiness, but the Voronaev family didnt look for material happiness. The family of D. Zaplichno remained to continue the work in Bulgaria. He got there by train, ship, truck, and walking. Believe me, this is not an easy thing to do. 3.
The missions Holos nadii (Voice of Hope) in Lutsk, Vozmozhnost (Ability) in Mariupol, and Dobryi Samarianyn (Good Samaritan) in Rivne are involved in active missionary activity in the territory of the Russian Federation. In 1921, the first Pentecostal community was organized in Soviet Ukraine, in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa. Peter was on the road for eleven days from Odessa to the end of the camp where Ivan Voronaev was held. Because he was God. He answered his call with an open heart, and he became a living witness and preacher. Many of them were Orthodox, or Catholic. First, he chases people down with fear and destruction. There were many barracks built out of wood. Finally the Soviet Union let them through. In the organizational work of the churches, there would be several measures against heresy. In his life, Nikita didnt stand apart from many people. The people never stopped their work schedule, even if the land was covered in snow and ice. But Nikita Cherkasov didnt pay attention to the persecution or the pursuits, or any other obstacles; he continued to preach earnestly. There we experienced Gods full blessing. For the Voronaev family, her death was a fatal hit. Sometimes they would say that the Romans only conquered them territorially. A story in the Gospel, and also a story of Christianity, says: Apostles, disciples, and their followers; for the service of preaching the Gospel, there were persecutions, beatings with sticks, being thrown into prisons; but after leaving the prison, they left to serve with great happiness. Nikita Cherkasov also faced these situations. From a human standpoint, there was not a single reason to go back to Russia. All of this was done with a great risk, for the Orthodox priesthood didnt let these acts out of their sight. In September, 1925, the second Conference of Pentecostal Christians took place.
There are also various bible courses and schools attached to communities. Instead, they were welcomed with new trials, pains and sufferings. Their bodies were eaten by wild animals, and the only thing left was their skeleton. This was the time of the Christian epoch. 9. When Jesus disciples began to open churches without the written gospel, which did not exist at the time, the disciples shared their testimonies and passed on the history of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Messiah and our Savior, from one mouth to another. Looking from the sidelines, it seemed humanly unrealistic to go through with it. She came to America when she turned 73 years old. They went and settled down in the city of Kaluha, south of the city of Moscow. 8. The most important thing is that it is realism to God.
Voronaevs church became crowded; the people prayed for a bigger building. It is hard to understand it with the mind of a human. This is an act of deep commitment to God. 5. As a result, all the participants of the convention were arrested and convicted. The wind of the Holy Spirit filled every dark, quiet, and closed corner. However, the culture was dominated by the Greeks. The second characteristic was that he really loved the Word of God, and he loved God. It was brought to western Ukraine by emigrants who returned from the USA. Bulgaria went through a fire of the Holy Spirit revival. Many of them saw that Voronaev was anointed by God and had many leadership abilities, and he had the desire to serve God. And they heard an answer from the Lord; Go and I will bless you spiritually, and I will give you everything you need to survive. This century was a time of global spiritual change, not only in towns and cities, but all over the world. And then, Voronaevs family moved to New York. The preaching of the Gospel continued in spite of the persecution of Christians and the torturous deaths of some apostles, leaders, and followers. (Fred Smoichuk) Pastor E.S. Paul served his time, 3 years and 4 months, and was set free. In a small church, a spiritual wire from heaven reached down and filled it with the light of the Holy Spirit. Apostle Paul says in Galatians: God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, Abba, Father! (Galatians 4:6), Many immigrants who came to the United States became missionaries, and they carried that fire of revival to Eastern Europe and Russia, and for this they paid a high price with their lives, just as their predecessors had done. They had to live by faith only. In the city of Semipalatinsk, God moved one brothers heart, and this brother gave Nikita Cherkasov his passport. Ivan Voronaevs friends, M. Nagorni, I. Antonyuk, and P. Ilchyuk left to Poland. 2), On January 7, 1930, by the Orthodox calendar it was the birth of Jesus Christ. It was called the Full Gospel Church. By 1939, the union included over 300 communities. They sent him there to his death. Like the law, he wages war in different directions. They transported her from Odessa the same way they transported her husband. The Romans took over Palestine. A person in Gods gospel plan is considered to be someone that the ministry cannot be without. Also in the 20th century, many revolutions occurred; there were two world wars, and wars within countries. After he left the country, his wife followed with his daughter, Vera. Their clothing was light, and it barely covered the prisoners body, even though the wind chill was -30 (below) to -40 (below) degrees Celsius. Upon their release in 1956, the leaders of the Christians of the Evangelical Faith-Pentecostal (CEF-P) took advantage of the period of the thaw and held another illegal convention in Kharkiv and approached the Soviet authorities with a similar request. In 1911, Ivan Voronaev left his birthplace, with her great riches, in human poverty. And whoever was physically weak and could not work, they were killed on the spot. Williams, who in the future would be the Superintendent of the Assemblies of God. The driver responded, These were the people who went against the communist regime. When the family of Ivan Voronaev settled in New York, it turned out that their neighbor was a Pentecostal family by the name of Cerets, which Katerina Voronaev talked about. When he left home, he would often be gone for two to three months, ministering in other regions. In 1926, there was a gathering of the first Ukrainian Conference of Christians of the Pentecostal faith. And also the first Russian Conference of Pentecostal Christians. Must we go preach to our people in these circumstances? Once again he had to go on the road to serve in New York. Children dont have a great amount of knowledge about how to anger someone, and they lack the memory to remember malice or to produce it. For everyone who asks, receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. (Matthew 7:7-8). This time frame took the lives of nine million people. In life people call these movements sharp turns. To make these maneuvers, you have to be flexible in Gods hands and be under his total control. 