“Jehovah Will Be With Me”

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“Jehovah Will Be With Me”

May 23, 2024


The Urupskiy District Court of the Karachayevo-Circassian Republic will soon announce its verdict in the case involving Brother Aleksey Pasynkov. The prosecutor has yet to request a potential sentence.


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Aleksey Pasynkov

Born: 1988 (Moscow, Moscow Region)


Biography: Raised by a single mother. Aleksey works as a plumber and interior finisher


His mother began studying with Jehovah’s Witnesses when he was ten years old. Impressed by the respect the Witnesses show for the Bible and the love they display. Aleksey’s mother was baptized in 2000, and Aleksey in 2002


Married Yuliya in 2013. They have a son who is disabled


Personal Comments


What Bible verse gives you and your wife the strength to endure?


I often meditate on 1 Corinthians 10:13, where it says: “No temptation has come upon you except what is common to men. But God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but along with the temptation he will also make the way out so that you may be able to endure it.” My wife and I have faced several difficult trials over the last few years. Our son was born with a severe mental disability. He is now eight years old and requires constant care. In 2021, my wife’s parents were in a car accident. Her father died, and her mother was left incapacitated. Then this persecution began. This verse reminds me that these types of trials are a sad part of life in this system. But we have felt many times that Jehovah is near, giving us the strength to endure. Without a doubt, I would like to see all these problems resolved as soon as possible. I am confident, though, that even if my trials last a while longer, Jehovah will be with me.


We are grateful to know that despite experiencing various trials, we can always take refuge in Jehovah and rejoice in him.—Psalm 5:11.


Time Line


November 23, 2021


Authorities detained Aleksey at his place of employment and then searched his home


December 8, 2022


Criminal case initiated


March 3, 2023


Home searched a second time. Aleksey and Yuliya interrogated


March 31, 2023


Home of Aleksey’s mother and brothers searched


October 4, 2023


Placed under travel restrictions


December 14, 2023


Criminal trial began

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