The Truth Seekers, Second Edition

The first part of THE TRUTH SEEKERS features Viktor Gorgachuk. Born in the USSR in 1966, his devout Orthodox parents keep his birth a secret by bribing the midwife not to report it. They are determined to protect their son from the Soviet educational system. Viktor is a brilliant child with a prodigious memory. When he is four he is hidden in a remote monastery where he is educated by learned monks. When he is released to his parents at twelve years of age he has mastered six languages and theoretical math. Realizing they had a child prodigy in their care, his parents decide to get further away from the central government and take Viktor to a town inn south central Siberia. About the time of his release the midwife reveals his secret birth to the KGB which begins a search for Viktor and his parents. His parents secretly leave Viktor with a family of Pentecostals and flee to Vladivostok where they are apprehended by the KGB. Refusing to divulge Viktor's location, they are killed. Viktor remains in hiding for five years, sheltered by the Pentecostal community. When he is seventeen years old he flees the USSR and escapes to America. Viktor's escape from the KGB and his adventures leading up to his immigration to America is a riveting story. The second part of the book follows Viktor in America. After graduating from Princeton University and then Fuller Seminary he eventually becomes a renowned pastor within the Evangelical community. Unfortunately, Evangelicalism is very divided theologically. At one end of the divide are Pentecostals who believe supernatural spiritual gifts are active today and speaking in tongues is required evidence of Spirit baptism. At the other end are Cessationists who believe supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit ceased after the original apostles all died. Pentecdostal Pastor Viktor Gorgachuk becomes close friends with Cessationist Pastor Bill Ballard. They deplore the division within Evangelicalism. Both are committed to Scripture as the ultimate authority for faith and practice. They agree to study each other's doctrine for a year to determine what Scripture actually says. They further agree to meet every three months to share their findings. They go a step further and each agrees to accept the other's doctrine if it is firmly supported by Scripture. The interaction between two sincere Evangelical preachers searching for truth is compelling. It's a story that millions of Evangelicals and others seeking for Scriptural reality can relate to. Join THE TRUTH SEEKERS if you dare.