Children of the Storm: The Autobiography of Natasha Vins [Paperback]

Natasha Vins (Author)

Book Description

Young, school-age Natasha receives pressure from her teachers to give her unquestioning allegiance to the
Soviet State. Anti-Christian sentiment dogs her family's life as well. The Vins family faces imprisonment, humiliation,
court trials, and loss of jobs as part of the persecution waged by their government. In her teen years, Natasha
begins to see that doors close to those who remain faithful to Christ. Now she must count the cost and decide
for herself whether she wants to pay the price. The autobiography of Natasha Vins.

Product Details

• Paperback: 135 pages
• Publisher: JourneyForth (June 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579248543
• ISBN-13: 978-1579248543
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #519,717 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #91 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Biographies > Religious

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read, June 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Children of the Storm: The Autobiography of Natasha Vins (Paperback)

This is one of the best-written and most gripping Christian autobiographies I've read in years. I started it in the afternoon, managed to put supper on the table for my family and get the kids in bed, and finished the whole thing. My father is a Baptist pastor and we regularly prayed for our fellow believers in the persecuted church, so it was especially moving for me to get a clear picture of what life was like for the Vins family as they tried to minister in the Soviet Union during the years of Communist oppression. I would recommend this book for junior high students on up. It would be an excellent book for families to read aloud and discuss together, or for Sunday School teachers to share a chapter or so with their classes during a reading time each week (they'd keep coming back for sure). The book really makes you evaluate the depth or your own Christian commitment in the light of what Natasha and her family endured.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not a children's book alone, June 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Children of the Storm: The Autobiography of Natasha Vins (Paperback)

This is an autobiography of a mid-twentieth century Russian girl, Natasha, and her family from Kiev. It is an adult book that children with 5th grade reading level can also enjoy. Children of the Storm recounts her father's imprisonment, her schooling and questioning of Christianity, and all that happened to them in the years of Soviet crackdown of Biblical Christians. Fast-moving, very interesting, well-written. I highly recommend it.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, June 28, 2006

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This review is from: Children of the Storm: The Autobiography of Natasha Vins (Paperback)

I opened the book for the first time Sunday afternoon in the car, and finished it on Monday night. Natasha tells of her girlhood, and the persecution her family endured for Christ. I really appreciated her telling of how she came to the Lord; until she graduated from high school she was a "Christian" because her parents were, and wondered how important it was. Then she understood the gospel and her parents faith became her own, and she lived for Jesus. She has an engaging manner of writing, perhaps because she writes as one real person would speak to another, not with studied eloquence.

I was encouraged by the testimony of the trials and severe hardships her family went through. It made me reflect on how easy I have it here, and what I am willing to sacrifice for my Lord. I would encourage Christians, young or old, to read "Children of the Storm."