Pastor helps family start anew

WELCOME—The Rev. Phil White, right, introduces the Kovalev family to the congregation at Simi Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church on Dec. 17. The Kovalevs, from left, Andrew, Elena, Hannah and Daniel, came to the U.S. from Russia to escape President Vladimir Putin’s rule. MICHELE WILLER-ALLRED/Acorn Newspapers Their trek was long and arduous, but God’s blessings, they

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