<div class="MsoNormal"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMZSDkY9FH0jpXtkwcG3VK8abA23GZiIlToRH_kxs5VQ4y_Lz70ean20Ci_rHjXgyqG3JadOuEVH-Z4XZ3KzpQIM3DlkF-Uml5UtVgjZD4ggxqHUCdL-SPCmj2uftbhzs2dZLHIBkfTN1/s1600/240697_10150183218472761_5055511_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMZSDkY9FH0jpXtkwcG3VK8abA23GZiIlToRH_kxs5VQ4y_Lz70ean20Ci_rHjXgyqG3JadOuEVH-Z4XZ3KzpQIM3DlkF-Uml5UtVgjZD4ggxqHUCdL-SPCmj2uftbhzs2dZLHIBkfTN1/s320/240697_10150183218472761_5055511_o.jpg" width="306" /></a></div> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt;">Peter Iliyn spoke at our October Night of Missions. He spoke about taking seriously our divine appointments that God gives us, keeping up with the people whom God has put in our lives. He weaves a wonderful story, and holds his audience captive, all the while challenging us in our missional thinking.</span><br /> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">http://ywamchico.com/Podcast/Tuesday-10-22-13-Peter-Ilyin.mp3</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt;">Peter was born in&nbsp;<st1:country-region w:st="on">Paraguay</st1:country-region>&nbsp;to parents who emigrated from&nbsp;<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Raised in the Russian culture and language, he continued his education at the&nbsp;<st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<st1:placename w:st="on">California</st1:placename>,&nbsp;<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:place></st1:city>, where he earned his BS in electrical engineering and material science. Peter joined Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in 1976, and has been able to cross barriers throughout the former Soviet Union and&nbsp;<st1:place w:st="on">Eastern Europe</st1:place>&nbsp;with his ministry.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt;"><br /> <span style="background: white;">&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="background: white;">Peter has traveled and ministered in over seventy-five countries across Asia,&nbsp;<st1:city w:st="on">South America</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>, and throughout Eastern and&nbsp;<st1:place w:st="on">Western Europe</st1:place>. Currently he is the North American Director for YWAM. He and his wife Luba have four children and live in&nbsp;<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Jefferson</st1:city>,&nbsp;<st1:state w:st="on">Oregon</st1:state></st1:place>.</span><br /> <span style="background: white;">&nbsp;</span></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt;"><span style="background: white;"><a href="http://outofthefarcorners.com/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVn65zsQJpZIlBS64HPhXz4Cvh4yEqSriU3i38L44eB-KsCOFfy8Uevjj37E-ZdnFOWd3nr_1snY-KdvpZF9KRUNDE3vXaIRIxTBab3vR9vh3tyA_5M9j5Q2VVZ-j47knahrOZe0XsLLAH/s1600/far-corners.jpg" /></a></span></span></div> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.0pt;"><br /> <span style="background: white;">He has authored a book, <a href="http://outofthefarcorners.com/">Out of the Far Corners</a>, recounting the story of his father’s emigration from <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Russia</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Vanya Iliyn’s formative years were spent on the move, traveling the far corners of the world—<st1:country-region w:st="on">Russia</st1:country-region>, Central China, and the&nbsp;<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Americas</st1:place></st1:country-region>—amid seemingly impossible hardships. His journey crossed the landscape of his heart as well. Orphaned and alone, Vanya could look only to God for protection, guidance, and grace. His remarkable story speaks to the power and majesty of God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>