Igor & Kristina Velikaneko, Moldova

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Igor Velikanenko was born in Moldova. His life was problematic due to circumstances in his early childhood and poor decisions throughout his teen years. He came to Christ in 1992 following an early release from prison and a vow to God to serve Him if he were released.

Igor wanted to learn more about God, so he became a student at the Doneck Christian College where he met his wife Kristina. Kristina became a believer through one of her friends who invited her to church. When they graduated, they went back to Moldova and did ministry in a church in Transnistria for five years. Kristina and Igor had a passion to share the Gospel with young people because God had changed their lives when they were young. It was their desire to see other people’s hearts changed as well.

In 2005 they joined staff with Campus Crusade for Christ and spent four years doing ministry in the Economic Academy of Moldova. They recently moved back to Transnistria and are very encouraged by how hungry for God people there are. They are involved in church planting there.