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“If Jesus is God – Let My Daughter Be Alive!” Notes on Indonesian Orthodoxy

November 20, 2015 By Fr. John 2 Comments

by Fr. George Maximov What is the Crown Princess of Bali doing in an Orthodox church, why do Russians prefer to confess to Indonesians, and why Orthodoxy is a blessing for Indonesia—these and other themes are discussed in the Indonesian notes of Fr. George Maximov. The first thing that struck me upon landing in Jakarta […]

Filed Under: Latest Stories, Muslims Tagged With: Fr. Daniel Byantoro, Fr. Ioasaph Tandibilang, Indonesian Orthodox

How St. Xenia Helped a Muslim Woman Become an Iconographer

November 19, 2015 By Fr. John 2 Comments

God is glorified in His saints. St. Xenia is a patron of our family, so I am always happy to share good news concerning her help to others! Everything came together in Alla Mescherova’s life seemingly as it should: auditing classes in the Repin Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, then learning iconography in the […]

Filed Under: Latest Stories, Muslims Tagged With: convert, muslim, orthodox, St. Xenia

The Jewish Confessor of Orthodoxy

September 21, 2015 By Fr. John 6 Comments

The Story of Aleksander Jacobson Commemorated September 8 (†1930) They hated Me without a cause   John 15:25 I N THE YEAR 1929, in the frightful concentration camp of Solovki, beginning with the end of winter there was a great increase of scurvy, and towards spring out of 18,000 prisoners of the fourth division of the camp (the […]

Filed Under: Jews, Latest Stories Tagged With: Aleksander Jacobson, confessor, Jewish, orthodox

“Our Ancestors Were Orthodox”

September 13, 2015 By Fr. John 1 Comment

The story of a Kabardian, former Muslim Another interview by Fr. George Maximov Father George Maximov: Hello! You’re watching My Path To God. Our guest’s name is Mikhail. He is a descendant from one of the nations that are usually associated with the world of Islam, although every Muslim nation in Russia has a Christian page […]

Filed Under: Featured, Latest Stories, Muslims Tagged With: convert, Fr. George Maximov, Kabardian, muslim, orthodox

Eleven Anonymous Turkish Muslims Baptized Orthodox Christians

July 16, 2015 By Fr. John 2 Comments

Eleven Turkish citizens, among them a famous Turkish actor, were baptized in May 2015. The baptism was celebrated by the Metropolitan of Attica. The [original] 13 muslim men and women (between the ages of 30 and 40) were impressed by the beauty of the Orthodox monuments of the island [of Chios], and on their return […]

Filed Under: Latest Stories, Muslims Tagged With: baptism, convert, muslim, orthodoxy, Turkish

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