PASTOR NATASHA IS 79 YEARS OLD
By Sunday Adelaja
If you know me you should have heard of Pastor Natasha
If you don’t know her then you need to go do your homework
Do your research and get a dose of positive energy for your week
Exactly 33 years ago I met this unique woman. For those who have read my book she is the one I referred to as “Natasha Alcoholic”. The reason is well explained in multiple of my writings and messages.
She became a foundational member of The Embassy Of God Church in Kyiv, Ukraine. Natalia Potopaeva or Natasha Potopaeva has since become a legend in post soviet Christendom.
She came as an alcoholic dependent person and managed to transform her life into that of a living legend.
From alcoholic addiction she became a deliverer in Christ Jesus to thousands of alcoholics and drug addicts.
Over 40.000 addicts and their relatives were helped by this little woman.
Before she traveled to Germany as a missionary she was pastoring a church of 3.000 members in Kyiv. She was bold enough to leave a big ministry to go start a fresh work in another country.
While in Germany she was overseeing over 30 churches in Germany and Western European countries under the Embassy Of God Church.
We met when I was 26 years old and she was 46, today a lot of waters have passed under the bridge of our lives. She is 79 today and I am 59 years old in exactly 15 days.
We both have seen a lot both in life and ministry but one thing that has not changed about Natalia Potopaeva is her grateful heart. She has ever remained a grateful soul either when she was Natasha Alcoholic or when she is Apostle Natalia.
She calls, or writes me to thank me for her changed life, a tradition she has kept all the 33 years I have known her. Hence this my little article about her humble yet tremendous life.
Pastor Natasha, congratulations to you on your new life in Christ. Long May you live and May your life continue to be an inspiration for thousands and millions of people in our life time and beyond.
Much love,
Your Pastor and Son
Dr. Sunday Adelaja