Andrei and Anna Mindru

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My name is Andrei. I was born into a typical Soviet atheist family. My childhood was happy, but in my teenage years  I thought that no one needed me. But God had a different plan concerning my life.
In 1997 I was invited to a students camp organized by Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ). At the start, because I was aggressive, and  made fun of Christians by telling them that God is a myth. But the attitude of the Christian students impressed me: they showed much love, forgiving all my hurtful words, and always trying to help me.
Even though I didnt always tell the truth, I loved the truth, and despite the pride I had, I listened to the arguments that were brought forth to support the existence of God. I meditated much on the things that I had learned, and in the end I believed in Christ. And Jesus has changed my life! 
While I was a student, God showed me how much students need Him and I decided to share the gospel with students. My last year at the university I felt the Lord calling me to the mission field with Cru. In 2001 after graduation I became staff with Campu Crusade. In 2003 I got married, and together with my wife, we serve God among college students.

My name is Anna. I was born into a small family: there was just my mother and I. Father lived far away from us in Kamchatka (Russia). All my relatives held to the Eastern Orthodox tradition, including myself, believing that what I did was right. I knew many things about God, but at the same time I had many questions. Studying in college one of my friends believed in Jesus and started to study the Bible with staff from Cru. She invited me to a student conference : here I saw the lives of the Christians, and I prayed that Jesus would help me discover the truth. God worked in my life and I believed Him. I became very happy, because God became the Father that I had never had until then.
I started to study the Bible & evangelize with other students. In my time as a student God taught me many things. In 2003 God called me to serve Him in Cru among students. This ministry is a blessing for me and my husband. We wish that God would be glorified through our family.

After 8 years of Ministry to students in Moldova, God called us to serve Him in Bashkortostan, one of Russian's Autonomies. Bashkirs are Muslims. To be Christian is a shame for them. Bashkirs who believed in Christ are persecuted by their own families. Bashkirs-Christians are only 50 persons. This nation is unreached for Christ. We've been ministering in Ufa in 2009-2014. Many students have heard about Christ during this time, and most of all we are pleased that the Lord called 2 students from Ufa to become missionaries.
 In 2014-17 we lived in Moscow in order to build there student-led movements. Moscow has more than 1 million students!

After 8 year of Ministry in Russia,  the Lord has called us to return in Moldova and help launching spiritual movements among students  there. So from 2017 we are again serving God in Moldova. 

Our vision: Spiritual  Movements led by teams of students in  every University so that every student knows someone who truly follows Jesus.

From February 2022 God led us to serve not just students, but also many of refugees from Ukraine.

In His service,
Andrei & Anca Mindru

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