LAST YEAR THE SOZO CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER:

NATIONS

CHURCHES

CITIES

DAVID HATHAWAY

FOUNDER OF EUROVISION MISSION TO EUROPE

David is an evangelist, preacher and the founder of Eurovision Mission to Europe. For over 70 years, he has been sharing the Gospel around the world, with a special folls on Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

David was married to his wife, Barbara, until her passing and has dedicated his life to serving God.

Came to faith at the age of 15.
Began active ministry in the church at 17.

Has dedicated over 30 years to spreading the christian message among the peoples of Central Asia.

Married for 30 years.
Father of four and grandfather of two

IVAN KRYUKOV

BISHOP, SENIOR PASTOR OF NEW LIFE CHURCH

Miles Tolmin

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ALPHA INTERNATIONAL

LONDON / ENGLAND

Miles Tolmin is the CEO of Alpha International, based in London. Prior to this role, he served as Executive Director of Alpha Asia Pacific and was the vicar of Holy Trinity Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Before relocating to Malaysia a decade ago, Miles was Associate Vicar at Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) in London.

He has been married to his wife, Charle for 15 years and together they have two sons - Knox (7) and Nico (3)

For nearly a decade, Dan was part of the team at Hillsong church, where he led the youth ministry and later oversaw the church's creative department.

He now serves as the global youth director at Alpha
— a role he describes as his dream job!

DAN BLYTHE

DEWSBURY, ENGLAND

RAVIL TAIROV

YOUTH LEADER OF “WORD OF GOD” CHURCH – COMPEL

Ravil is 30 years old and has been happily married to his wife Aziza for 4 years.

Together, they have devoted their lives to serving teenagers and young people in the city of Almaty.
As a team in both life and ministry, Ravil and Aziza serve full-time at “Word of God” – Compel church, investing in the formation of a new generation — genuine, courageous, and alive in faith.

For over 10 years, Pavel has been dedicated to serving teenagers and young people across Uzbekistan.

He combines his pastoral ministry with entrepreneurial work in marketing and promotion.

Happily married to Estella for over 8 years, he is the father of two daughters — Gabriella and Gloria.

He has completed a full marathon (42.2 km).

PAVEL DYMCHENKO

YOUTH PASTOR OF META CHURCH

Married for 9 years and a father of three wonderful children.

As a teenager, he found himself on the streets and later behind bars.

However, by God’s grace, his life was radically transformed.
Today, Ikhtiyor is a loving husband, caring father, youth pastor, and entrepreneur who inspires others to change through his story.

IKHTIYOR ALIMOV

YOUTH PASTOR, YANGI YO’L CHURCH

GLOBAL YOUTH DIRECTOR FOR ALPHA

LONDON / ENGLAND

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN

TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN

YANGI YO'L, UZBEKISTAN