Biography
Andrey Sorokin has lived all his life in Kansk (Krasnoyarsk Territory). Here he was born and raised, worked, married, raised children and, already in retirement, faced criminal prosecution for his faith.
Andrey has an elder sister. As a child, the boy loved to play football and hockey, and was also fond of checkers. After school, he immediately went to work: for 19 years he was a milling machine operator, then for 9 years - a blacksmith, and since 2011 - a janitor.
At the factory, he met Oksana, who worked there as a cook. In the summer of 1990, they got married. They had a son and a daughter. Spouses love to spend time together, play board games. Andrey is also fond of reading.
In 1995, Andrey began to study the Bible and a year later decided to become one of Jehovah's Witnesses. "I was worried about many questions, especially on scientific topics," Andrey recalls. "And the Bible proved that it can be trusted."
After the search of the believer's accounts, he was arrested, he lost the opportunity to receive a pension and provide for his family. "The whole way of life has changed," said Andrey. "My wife and son are outraged that I am persecuted for reading the Bible and trying to live according to God's laws."