One soul, Brother Georgi Tkachoff, was baptized today, on September 30, 2026, in Sofia, Bulgaria, and was added to the Bulgarian Field at the IMS. And my humble person, Pastor Margarit Zhekov, Leader of the Publishing Department at the Bulgarian Field of the IMS, had the honor and the joy to perform the baptism. The daily temperature in Sofia, Bulgaria, reached 19 degrees Celsius, which was, of course, the perfect weather for a Christian baptism.
Thus, the local church at the IMS in Sofia, Bulgaria, has 18 members. In addition, Brother Georgi Tkachoff is one of the best Bulgarian and European painters. His oil painting “Blue Pitcher with Frogs”, featured among the highlighted works presented by Avesta Art Gallery in Sofia, is a proof of his mastery as an art painter: https://avestaart.com/picture_info.php?picture_id=59.
Bulgaria, today officially Republic of Bulgaria, was founded in 681 A. D., and in 9th century the Bible was translated into Bulgarian by the first Bulgarian Christian apostles, Cyril and Methodius. During the reign of the King Ivan Asen the Second from 1218 to 1241, Bulgaria’s territory reached three seas – the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, called by the Bulgarians the White Sea as well, and Adriatic Sea – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Asen_II, and after his victory against Theodore Komnenos Doukas, King Ivan Asen the Second freed the captured Greek soldiers who belonged to the army of Theodore Komnenos Doukas, gave them to eat and drink, and let them go home, applying the Lord’s Word in Romans 12:20.
Written by Margarit Zhekov
Just after the baptism; a photo from the personal archive of Brother Georgi Tkachoff.
