Collection 581 Oral History Interviews with Stoyka Todorova Krasteva-Meyer
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Stoyka Todorova Krasteva-Meyer, in which she describes her childhood in Bulgaria, the Communist culture in that country, her conversion to Christianity, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship's work in the country, the beginnings of a an indigenous campus ministry in the country, her attendance at International Fellowship of Evangelical Leaders conferences in Germany, Korea and Bulgaria; impressions of evangelical leaders, such as Samuel Escobar and John Stott; and a description of the church in Bulgaria. The time period covered by the interviews is 1973 to 2002.
Stoyka Krasteva-Meyer was interviewed by Bob Shuster on March 18 and May 9, 2002, in the offices of the Billy Graham Center Archives at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois.
Dates
- 2002
Creator
- Kresteva-Meyer, Stoyka Todorova. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research and can be accessed in the Billy Graham Center GC Archives' Manuscripts Reading Room.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright to the sound recordings in this collection is held by the Billy Graham Center Archives.
Biographical Information
Full name: Stoyka Todorova Krasteva-Meyer
Birth: April 27, 1973 in Pomorie, Bulgaria
Family:
Parents: Todor and Todorka (Dora) Krasteva
Siblings: One younger brother
Marital Status: Married to Thomas Allyn Meyer
Children: Theodore, born 2013
Conversion: December 1989, after seeing the Jesus film at the age of 16
Education:
1987-1992: English High School, Burgas, Bulgaria
Sept. 1992-February 1997: Bachelor’s degree, Varna University of Economics in Varna, Bulgaria
Sept 1997: Master’s degree in International Economic Relations from Varna University of Economics
2000-2001: Course in Psychology at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2001-2003: Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology
2013: Earned a doctorate in Psychology (Psy.D.) with a concentration in Neuropsychology and a certificate in Health Psychology from Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University-Schaumburg
Career:
Sept. 1997-June 1998: Assistant to the general manager at the Kempinski Hotel Zogrefski, Sofia, Bulgaria
1993-1997: Attended 5 European student conferences organized by Yale University in Hungary, Austria, and Slovakia
1997-2000: Attended 4 student evangelism conferences organized by the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in Germany, Bulgaria and South Korea
1998-2000: Staff member of the Bulgarian Christian Student Union, working in Sofia, Bulgaria
2002: Staff member at Intervarsity’s Cedar Camp in Michigan
Other Significant Information
Grew up in a Bulgaria that was still a communist state. Her family was strongly opposed to her faith
Extent
4 Audio Tapes
233 Minutes
Language of Materials
English
Additions and Accruals
The materials in this collection were given to the Billy Graham Center Archives by Stoyka Krasteva-Meyer in March and May 2002.
Accession 02-21, 02-34
March 18, 2002, May 9, 2002
Bob Shuster
Separated Materials
Books donated with the materials in this collection have been given to the Evangelims and Missions Collection of Buswell Library.
- Bulgarian Christian Student Union
- Church and state in Bulgaria
- College students -- Religious life.
- College students in missionary work.
- Communism -- Bulgaria
- Communism -- Europe, Eastern
- Conversion -- Personal narratives.
- Escobar, Samuel E., 1934-
- Evangelicalism -- Korea.
- Garber, Steven.
- InterVarsity Christian Fellowship of the United States of America
- International Fellowship of Evangelical Students
- Jesus (Motion Picture)
- Orthodox Eastern Church -- Bulgaria
- Pentecostalism -- Bulgaria
- Ramachandram, Vinoth.
- Stott, John R. W.
- Women -- Religious life.
Creator
- Kresteva-Meyer, Stoyka Todorova. (Person)
- Title
- Collection 581 Oral History Interviews with Stoyka Todorova Krasteva-Meyer
- Author
- Bob Shuster
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
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- Script of description
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- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Evangelism & Missions Archives Repository