Pastor Aki Pirskanen moved from his native Finland to the United States a few months ago to pastor the Elmhurst Seventh-day Adventist Church. I caught up with him to hear about the challenges of settling into a new country, the surprises he's encountered along the way, and his hopes for his new congregation.

The Illinois Conference is pleased to announce that Pastor Aki T. Pirskanen has accepted the call to serve as the new pastor of the Elmhurst Seventh-day Adventist Church. He will be joined by his wife, Säde, and their children.