Olga A Anischenko

Olga’s family is from Ukraine, who undergone religious persecution. At 14, Olga and her family immigrated to the United States. It was a new life of many adjustments. Something simple as discovering that you can eat oranges every day, instead of hiding them under a pillow and being scared that you will not have them tomorrow. It’s living in a 2-bedroom apartment with 10 people. It’s going to school and not being able to understand or speak the language. It’s studying 10 new English words every night. And, finally, succeeding and being the first person in her family to graduate from high school and junior college.

Oleg, Olga’s husband was born in Sukhumi, Georgia. But grew up in Nakhodka, Russia. He immigrated to USA at the age of 12 in 1989. When, at the age of 19, Oleg met Olga and shared his feelings for her,

Olga preceded to tell him that she was not interested in dating him. And if he was really interested, he should call her in a year. In one year to the date Oleg calls. They fall in love and eventually are married. They work hard. Oleg is an auto mechanic. Olga is a Nutrition Assistant for WIC. Oleg and Olga have 3 lovely children, a nice home, and a good life. They attend church where her family attends. Their faith is perfunctory. Oleg asked God to help him find a deeper faith. This led Oleg and Olga to question everything about their faith and what they were doing. They were seeking God and didn’t expect that He would come in a thunderstorm.

Olga, pregnant with their fourth child, had an ultrasound, which showed that the baby had a serious heart condition. After further tests, the doctors recommended an abortion. This was in direct conflict with their values.

The baby was born early and underwent multiple open-heart surgeries. After seven months, Elijah passed away, but he left a story to tell.

Olga wrote a book "The Puzzle of Elijah" and "Пазл Илюши" about their journey, with a hope to encourage others, who are going through an adversity in life, not to give up. Life is still beautiful, no matter what. Her message today is “God is preparing you for something more”. That every human being has a choice of living in hell or heaven on earth, and that with a positive attitude they can develop a wonderful life of hope and progress.

Today, Olga is on the radio, speaking at the conferences and participating in the community. She opened a non-profit organization, and built a website to support others and answer their questions. Her ministry is to help those in the valley of tears. She continues to study about health and nutrition and released a number of booklets on inner healing, health loss, burnout, and how to get back to a healthy, happy and a full of purpose life!