Challenging and strengthening
the church for serving God
ABOUT US
We are born again believers and followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. We've been working in Christian ministry and missionary outreaches in Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania since 2001.
Viktor:
"I was born in Russe, Northeastern Bulgaria, in the time when communism and militant atheism gripped the nation. My first 25 years were godless and hopeless. I was tormented without truth and purpose in life and did not buy the official state propaganda that there was no God. But there was no one to answer my questions. In 1991 I found the love of Christ. College student missionaries brought the gospel of Jesus to me. Since then I am committed to be a follower of Jesus. I enjoy telling others about the great love of God who gave His Son so we may have eternal life and be free from fear, sin, and death."
Viktor is a licensed lawyer and a missionary. He holds degrees from Sofia University in Bulgaria and Fuller Seminary in California, where he still works on a Ph.D. degree.
Teresa grew up in a Catholic home in Southern California. She gave her life to Christ at the age of 12 but did little to grow in the faith. Before going to college in Berkeley, Northern California, she eagerly sought guidance from God. Soon after she felt compelled to go to the psych school in Berkeley. There she joined an InterVarsity student Christian group. God used the believers from that student fellowship to influence her. She fully surrendered her life to Christ and received empowerment from the Holy Spirit. In 1991 Teresa was on a one month mission trip to Bulgaria where she met Viktor.
Teresa is a homemaker, a teacher, and a charity worker. She home-schools our two boys, Daniel and Mattias. She is involved with women’s ministry and is the mastermind behind much of our work with youth and orphans in Bulgaria.
AFFILIATIONS
We work across the board of Christian denominations and churches, although we are of a charismatic theology and practice.
The mission agency we work with -- Door of Hope International -- is an interdenominational group that works in Eastern Europe, Bulgaria, and other Balkan countries.
We also have relationship with several evangelical churches in the US and in Wales, UK.
The work of reaching the world with the love of Christ requires team work. We rely on the prayers and the support of Christians who have a heart for mission and service in our area of work.
PICTURES
All of us in 2007; R: Vik and Tes on a date
(without the kids) in San
Francisco
Danny, Tes, Matty and baby Noah in the middle in 2005;
R: Noah Kostov, March 2006 -- almost 10 months old
The first 20 days of the life of Noah Kostov-the new addition to our missionary team, born May 19, 2005: photos here!
Vik, Tes and Danny and Matty in 2003;
Right: Vik and Tes in 2001
More photos of the boys.