Out of the Far Corners: An Epic Tale of Rejection, Grace, and Deliverance

by Peter Iliyn

Overview

"Misha, Marusia, and Lena ran up and embraced me. We stood for a long time like that, clinging to each other, weeping and watching Mama's grave fill up with dirt. We were four orphaned children with a future as uncertain as the swirling desert winds of this strange new country."

Vanya Iliyn's formative years were spent on the move, traveling the far corners of the world -- Russia, Central China, and the Americas -- amid seemingly impossible hardships. His journey crossed the landscape of the heart as well. Orphaned and alone, Vanya could look only to God for protection, guidance, and grace. His remarkable story, written in his own words by his eldest son, Peter Iliyn, speaks to the power and majesty of God.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016688435
Publisher:	YWAM Publishing
Publication date:	03/29/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Peter Iliyn was born in Paraguay to parents who emigrated from Russia. Raised in the Russian culture and language, he continued his education at the University of California, Berkeley, 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 Eastern Europe with his ministry. Peter has traveled and ministered in over seventy-five countries across Asia, South America, Australia, and throughout Eastern and Western Europe. Currently he is the North American Director for YWAM. He and his wife Luba have four children and live in Jefferson, Oregon.

Editorial Reviews

This saga is a story about God. It is the account of God’s unshakable faithfulness to those who suffer. It is the legend of how God hones and shapes each of His children into the image of His dearly beloved Son. It is a chronicle of grace.

Joni Eareckson Tada

As a documentary filmmaker, I have come across hundreds of interesting stories over the years. Very few have moved me like the epic and inspiring journey of Vanya Iliyn. I find it fascinating that, amidst the momentous events of World War II, God could be so taken up with the cause of a skinny orphan boy in China. But that is who He is.

George Otis, Jr.

Out of the Far Corners is all you could wish for in a rip-roaring escape adventure. But Peter Iliyn has also given us a textbook for spiritual escape, as illustrated in young Vanya’s release from the bitterness that could have followed years of abuse and being misunderstood.

John Sherrill