My name is Maxim, I am 35 years old and married to Anya, she is 4 years younger than me. God gave us two wonderful babies, our daughter Danu and our son Daniel. We met 5 years ago, back then, none of us even thought that we would soon become a family and would live 2500 miles from our home in one of the most difficult regions of Russia – in the North Caucasus Region.

Now, the Republic of Ingushetia has become our second home. And all its population are people, like everyone in the world, who really need Jesus. 2.5 years ago, God told us at the same time that He wanted to see us as His workers in a place where never has been a church before. To this day there is not a single openly believer in Jesus in the local population here. The process of accepting God’s word is not easy. But we both knew that God is very kind and always showed His loving hand.

Anya grew up as an orphan. She received Jesus already in her youth, after He healed her from a serious illness. My brother introduced me to God, and the Lord led me by the hand for many years, repeatedly saving me from inevitable death and gradually transforming my life.

Each time we read the Holy Scriptures, we understood that God wants all nations to know about Him. The native church in Siberia blessed our family to do the evangelization work in Ingushetia and is praying for us to this day. Please remember also you about us in your prayers!

Ministry in Ingushetia – Maxim and Anya Volkov