Today we start with the story I used once as an illustration for the article posted in our Newsletter dated last month. The story was told by a man who heard the conversation of three little girls when he walked down the street. The girls were staring at a shop window filled with Christmas decorations and talking. The man noted that two of them described the toys and gifts in the window; meantime the third was quiet about. It aroused the man’s attention; so, he stopped behind them and listened. As he followed that talk, he noted that the silent girl couldn’t see. Later the man said, It was most interesting to hear how two girls described the different articles to their blind friend. Surely it is a difficult task for the young tellers to describe a “twinkling star” and especially for their blind listener to understand because she cannot help herself even with a touch.

I was born in Moscow during the soviet union era; as to my religious background, I was baptized at an early age as an orthodox Christian. In fact, I had not known the salvation of God in Christ Jesus as well as many of my countrymen at that unfavorable time. I received a common diploma from high school and later the diploma of a pilot engineer.

In short, I was engaged with the Russian Air Force for almost 18 years. Serving as a jet pilot I had amazing fun and immensely stressful situations at the same time. While piloting a jet outside of a large Mongolian town, I experienced what would prove to be a turning point for the rest of my life. Due to a misunderstanding, my “Su” was clipped by the jet of my wingman at around 1200 feet above...