Hristov, Todor Todorov / Hanovski / is born on 06.09.1960 in the village Malomir, Yambol. He grew up as a cheerful little kid, enjoying everything around him, and wishing only good for everyone and everything. First began to steal money from his parents, then by his classmates at school, when they stripped their clothing and left them on hangers. Going to school and training, but continued to steal, drink and smoke. He beat with his classmates and often with greater than him, to protect the weaker. He is sociable and cheerful, but very impetuous. Continue to steal, now from the homes of the known guys who went in before. Later began to steal across the city. He was excluded from the school.

He likes to be free and to do whatever he wants. After that about two years he live vagabond life, from town to town throughout Bulgaria, filled with theft, alcohol and women. He was arrested a few times because he hes no documents. He steals a lot, sleeping in hotels, going to restaurants, and when somethimes left without money goes back into the some expensive and nice restaurant, eat, drink and leaves without pay. One man said to him: "Tosho if you keep that way, many years of imprisonment will lie!"

Todor Hanovski - One changed prisoner testimony

In the autumn of 1977. he was captured during a robbery. In the police he admits all his theft, that he remember he is done, but there are so many who did not say, because he dont remember them all. In late August 1978 he was jailed in the underage prison “Boychinovtsi” with a verdict of 1 year and 6 months. He said: "Everything I dont know about criminal lifestyle, I learned there."

Six months after serving his first sentence in March 1980., he recieve a new sentence for 1 year and 6 months. Again for theft. A year and two months later, on 13.04.1981 he is free.

In 1982. gets 7 year sentence for robbery, which on 13.01.1983 enter into performance. Bringing him into the Burgas prison. The further increase his stay in prison the more impetuous, intemperate and embittered he bocomes. It deals with everything that is forbidden, does not honors anyone and anything. He fight with prisoners and beat with coxswains. Speak out against the administration of the prison and organize a variety of things against the management there. Finally, on 09.11.1988 for his joy, joy for the administration and the inmates, he was released from prison. And long-awaited desire freedom finally comes, but he stayed domestic prisoner, whether in prison or outside it. Filled with anger and hostility towards all and everything.

After a short stay out on 28.02.1989 he enters again with a 5 year prison sentence for robbery.

Once he go out, for three and a half years he deal with any crime - theft, robbery, fraud, rape, extortion. He became a member in several criminal gangs. On 01.03.1996 he’s been arrested. This time they give him 17 year sentence.

While hi was in custody after his last arrest, he reads the book “Run baby run” by Nicky Cruz. This book described the life of one man in America, much like him - rejected by society, considered incurable, from which they were shaking all around Brooklyn bands! A man filled with anger, rebellion and disobedience to the whole society. Then one pastor says to him that God can accept him as his son, whatever wхат crime he is committed, regardless of how deep is sunk in sin. It changed him and his life forever!

Then in this cell in Yambol, Todor began to pray and say: "Lord, since you released this so deeply sunk in sin man from his way of life You will free me toо. Please, do it. " While he was in custody, he reads “the Gospel of Luke” and “Acts of the Apostles”. Five months after ending investigation he was jailed in Burgas prison. He found a Bible and began to read it, he is all the tima with it and nothing else attracts him. All who know him from years ago, say: "Hanovski is mad”. They are accustomed to seeing in him and in his actions only rebelliousness and disobedience. Some think he's crazy, but other sey he pretends. Todor says: "The truth is that I never liked my way of life, but I had no strength to change myself, but now while reading God's Word - It had the power, authority and capacity to change me."

For those who think it's crazy, it responds with the following words: "Guys, lets clarify what is madness. So years ago, when give you cigarettes with interest, I stole, beat you, I did all sorts of shenanigans, then according to your thinking I was normal, but now, when God freed me from all these evil things and I do not do them now, but I think only good, now I'm crazy? Do not you understand that you have confused in the idea of good and evil?

In 1998 Apostolic center Bourgas started weekly services to which all prisoners who wish to attend, may do it freely. Todor stands with perseverance and dedication. Currently he is still in prison and now leads the church inside.

"Neither my parents nor any other person, neither the State nor any other organization or institution had the ability to change me, but God was able to get to me" - Todor Hanovski