In 1911 Ivan and Vazili moved to
Arizona. There was, a prophesy in Arizona in which it was told to them
that they must tell their parents to leave Russia because soon the gates
will close.
Upon hearing of this, Alexay Sergaich and his wife, Maria Filipivna,
sold their possessions and were ready to leave within three months. With
them was his other son, Petro, and his son-in-law, Pavel Michalovich Popoff.
With them were others that were also migrating to America. They were among
the last to leave Russia, as soon after World War I started and the migration
stopped.
Shortly before leaving Russia, Alexay Sergaich was moved by the Holy
Spirit. He went to Telegins home and obtained the manuscripts which were
written by Maxim Gavrilovich while in prison. He brought them home and
his wife took a loaf of partially baked bread from the oven, hollowed out
the center, and placed the booklets into the bread. She then put the broad
back into the oven to conceal the opening. It was necessary to take the
writings in secret, because if the authorities would have discovered them,
they would have been taken away.
The[y] arrived in Galveston, Texas in the spring of 1912, some of the
group went to Los Angeles, but Alexay Sergaich and those with him went
directly to Arizona. |
Arizona Sobranie
(Prayer House, Church)
[On Griffith Lane, east of 75th Ave] |