Later, our family moved to Crimea where we live now. Here I have experienced a real encounter with Jesus and my life has changed greatly. Before, I would write songs and sometimes even music, but only in my mind. From the moment when I decided to devote my life to Jesus, something started happening in me. I heard many songs in my heart and didn't know what to do with them. God started calling me for a musical ministry. I made friend with Kiril and God helped me very fast to learn how to play guitar. Kiril was my teacher. I started playing in praise and worship group and it was the time of humbleness and growth.
During my trip to Kiev for a conference where the band Fill Driscol played in 2000, we decided to record our first album - it was a calling from God.
Khristenko Kiril
I have believed in Jesus Christ on April 12,1992. I was 18 at that time and stayed at the labor prison for stealing to which I was accustomed since I was a child. I spent there 3 years and 6 months. God had showed me His mercy many times as He protected me from the evil.
From the first days of my coming to God I had a great desire to play guitar and sing for His glory. This desire overwhelmed me and, having prayed to the Father I said, "Lord, You can see my heart and my desire to play and sing for You. Please, give me a guitar and teach me how to play it so that Your heart would be touched and that the hearts of the ones who would listen to it, would be healed. God, it is the desire of my heart." The answer to this prayer was the fact that very soon our brothers "at large" brought for the prison worship group a guitar. From that time, I sing and play without ceasing for my Lord. Recently, I started writing songs- God fills me with His presence and I must express it - that is what I do in my songs.
I have known Oleg since 1999 ãîäà. We go to the same church. God unites us in music in a wonderful way - what has one of us adds to what has the other. I believe that "Abba" is what Abba has born and His great name will be glorified through our worshiping Him.
