Meet Katya!
Katya is
Nganasan
and speaks mainly Russian. She was
raised in Dudinka orphanage
with her sister Masha ! Katya
came to know the Lord
while in the orphanage where
our missionaries came to preach the Gospel
!
Since that time
she committed to follow Jesus and became a key national leader
in bringing
local people to the Lord - t
hose who moved to live in Dudinka from tundra and those who come to visit Dudinka
from tundra
.
Katya posses pastoral skills
to take care of nationals and has
influence among them
.
Nationals trust her
because she managed
to avoid the pitfalls
most other locals fall into
- alcoholism!
Katya is really a
n example of maturity, commitment and faith in Jesus Christ!