“Jehovah Will Never Abandon Me”

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“Jehovah Will Never Abandon Me”

July 11, 2023


The Pozharsky District Court of the Primorye Territory will soon announce its verdict in the case involving Brother Valeriy Vyaznikov. The prosecutor has yet to request a potential sentence.


Profile


Valeriy Vyaznikov


Born: 1963 (Sredniy Urgal, Khabarovsk Territory)


Biography: Worked in a coal mine and later at a power station


Married Marina in 1991. The couple have four children


They began studying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses as a couple in 1993. Fulfillment of Bible prophecy convinced him the Bible is reliable. Both baptized in 1994


Personal Comments


What Bible verse has taken on special meaning to you during this difficult time?


One day I felt particularly anxious, so I prayed to Jehovah about it. Later that same day a friend sent me a message that included several Bible verses. Among them was Jeremiah 31:3, where Jehovah says: “I have loved you with an everlasting love.” That thought really touched me. I was reminded again that Jehovah will never abandon me. He is truly a caring, loving, and tender God.


We are confident that if we, like Valeriy, continue to rely on the power of God’s Word, we too will successfully endure all our trials.—Hebrews 4:12.


Time Line


2018


Investigators conducted surveillance on Jehovah’s Witnesses in the city of Luchegorsk. An undercover agent pretending to be interested in the Bible made secret recordings of conversations with various Jehovah’s Witnesses in the area


July 16, 2021


Criminal case initiated against Valeriy. He was accused of trying to involve others in the activities of a banned organization


December 5, 2022


Placed under travel restrictions


February 9, 2023


Criminal trial began

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