MAY 9, 2024
RUSSIA

“Looking Beyond My Problems”

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The Lesosibirsk City Court of the Krasnoyarsk Territory will soon announce its verdict in the case involving Brother Andrey Shiyan. The prosecutor has yet to request a potential sentence.

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Andrey Shiyan

Born: 1969 (Lesosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory)

Biography: Worked as a customs specialist

Married Inna in 1992. They have one daughter

Inna, her mother, and her younger brother began to study with Jehovah’s Witnesses first. Andrey agreed to attend a meeting and was impressed by the clear logic found in the Bible

Inna was baptized in 2001, and Andrey in 2002

Personal Comments

What helps you to maintain your peace of mind?

I have grown to appreciate what is written at Romans 15:13: “May the God who gives hope fill you with all joy and peace by your trusting in him, so that you may abound in hope with power of holy spirit.” Meditating on my hope is what helps me to cope. Whenever I see the clouds of fear or doubt building, I take a mental excursion to the new world. The more often I picture myself there, the less often I find myself weighed down by what is happening. This gives me strength and motivates me to keep looking beyond my problems to what awaits not only me but all of us in the future.

Like Andrey, may we find comfort and strength in Jehovah’s promises as we allow his ‘word to be our hope.’—Psalm 119:114.

Time Line

November 25, 2021

Home searched
April 11, 2023

Home searched again. Criminal case initiated. Placed under travel restrictions
December 29, 2023

Criminal trial began

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