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I Believe in Life After Death; An Autobiography
From the foreword:
Nikolay Yerofeyevich Boyko has been well known to God's people of the persecuted brother-hood of unregistered churches since 1968, when his name first appeared on the lists of prisoners sentenced for faith in Jesus Christ in the Soviet Union.
Since the day he first turned to the Lord, he joyfully confessed the name of Jesus Christ to all people. For this he was repeatedly deprived of his freedom.
Only God knows how many derisions Nikolay Yerofeyevich endured in captivity. His oppressors denied him meetings with visitors, withheld his letters from him, and intended to literally destroy him by placing him in a refrigerated cell while he was ill with pneumonia.
But, in His indescribable mercy, the Lord watched over the life of His servant. Nikolay Yerofeyevich remained unbending and did not take the path of collaboration with his persecutors.
Although his oppressors did not intend to ever free Nikolay Yerofeyevich alive, the dear brother with God's help lived on, staying faithful in the fire of incredible trials. And in answer to the prayers of the Lord's people, in 1988 he was given back to the brotherhood of churches that had remained independent from government control.
Nikolay Yerofeyevich spent the subsequent fifteen years of freedom in earnest ministry. With whatever strength he had, he carried on pastoral ministry, served as a member of an interregional ministers' council, and was the responsible minister working to build up churches in the Odessa district of the International Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists (IUC ECB), formerly known as the Council of Evangelical Baptist Churches (CEBC).
He reached the considerable age of eighty-two years, shining proof that our lot lies completely in the hands of the Lord and that existing conditions do not in the least determine the length of one's life—only God's will does. Despite the harsh path, he reached the finish line with great strength and went to be with the Lord at a patriarch's length of days. Life's battle he finished victoriously.
Nikolay Yerofeyevich Boyko has been well known to God's people of the persecuted brother-hood of unregistered churches since 1968, when his name first appeared on the lists of prisoners sentenced for faith in Jesus Christ in the Soviet Union.
Since the day he first turned to the Lord, he joyfully confessed the name of Jesus Christ to all people. For this he was repeatedly deprived of his freedom.
Only God knows how many derisions Nikolay Yerofeyevich endured in captivity. His oppressors denied him meetings with visitors, withheld his letters from him, and intended to literally destroy him by placing him in a refrigerated cell while he was ill with pneumonia.
But, in His indescribable mercy, the Lord watched over the life of His servant. Nikolay Yerofeyevich remained unbending and did not take the path of collaboration with his persecutors.
Although his oppressors did not intend to ever free Nikolay Yerofeyevich alive, the dear brother with God's help lived on, staying faithful in the fire of incredible trials. And in answer to the prayers of the Lord's people, in 1988 he was given back to the brotherhood of churches that had remained independent from government control.
Nikolay Yerofeyevich spent the subsequent fifteen years of freedom in earnest ministry. With whatever strength he had, he carried on pastoral ministry, served as a member of an interregional ministers' council, and was the responsible minister working to build up churches in the Odessa district of the International Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists (IUC ECB), formerly known as the Council of Evangelical Baptist Churches (CEBC).
He reached the considerable age of eighty-two years, shining proof that our lot lies completely in the hands of the Lord and that existing conditions do not in the least determine the length of one's life—only God's will does. Despite the harsh path, he reached the finish line with great strength and went to be with the Lord at a patriarch's length of days. Life's battle he finished victoriously.
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August 30, 2016
I was given this book by a friend's mother after she found out I am not religious.
Overall it was an interesting story.
The writing wasn't the best and it could definitely be trimmed down. I was expecting the tone to be extremely pushy of a specific agenda and it wasn't too bad, but maybe this is because I was expecting it.
Every single thing good or bad is given the reason "because it is God's desire". Because of this the author is able to find a way, no matter how terrible the circumstances, to do good and serve other people in a positive way. Whether you believe in God or not I feel that a person can do this in their own life an make a positive impact on everyone around them.
To me this book made me wonder if it might be easier to stay positive in every situation because of religion because of the fear that there is someone/something out there watching you and judging you no matter what you are doing. Unfortunately this book did not turn me into a believer but it did make me reflect on how we take things for granted and have tendencies to focus on the negatives in a situation vs the positive. We look at the most trivial things and get angry or frustrated, such as TV shows, but the author spend 45 years in prison, under deplorable conditions, because of his belief in God but manages to do good everywhere he goals, all while keeping cool and staying true to his values.
Overall it was an interesting story.
The writing wasn't the best and it could definitely be trimmed down. I was expecting the tone to be extremely pushy of a specific agenda and it wasn't too bad, but maybe this is because I was expecting it.
Every single thing good or bad is given the reason "because it is God's desire". Because of this the author is able to find a way, no matter how terrible the circumstances, to do good and serve other people in a positive way. Whether you believe in God or not I feel that a person can do this in their own life an make a positive impact on everyone around them.
To me this book made me wonder if it might be easier to stay positive in every situation because of religion because of the fear that there is someone/something out there watching you and judging you no matter what you are doing. Unfortunately this book did not turn me into a believer but it did make me reflect on how we take things for granted and have tendencies to focus on the negatives in a situation vs the positive. We look at the most trivial things and get angry or frustrated, such as TV shows, but the author spend 45 years in prison, under deplorable conditions, because of his belief in God but manages to do good everywhere he goals, all while keeping cool and staying true to his values.
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