The small church of 18 members in Volgograd has had to say farewell to a young father, baptized just two years ago, who passed away suddenly just before Christmas, of apparent heart failure. Here is his story, told by a childhood friend, who helped him become a disciple. It was published at www.icocnews.ru on December11, 2017: 30 years ago, my friend Zhenya Kochetkov and I – we all called him “John” -- were walking along the street together in the small city of Volzhski. Act