Natalia "Natasha" Vins

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Natalia “Natasha” Vins stepped into Glory on December 21, 2019. Natasha was born November 27, 1952 in Kiev, Ukraine. She died peacefully at home in Elkhart.

Natasha was preceded in death by her parents, Georgi and Nadia Vins, and her grandmother Lydia Vins. Natasha is survived by her beloved husband Alexander Velichkin; her siblings Peter (Olga) Vins, Lisa (Scott) Carter, Jane (Richard) Comden, and Alexander Vins; and her adored nieces and nephews Sophia Vins, Christy Carter, Ethan Carter, Ashlea Carter, Brad Comden, Heather (Eric) Woodring, Peter Woodring, Evelyn Woodring, Patrick Comden, Nadia Vins, and Leo Vins.

Upon moving to Elkhart in 1980, Natasha became a member of First Baptist Church. She served at Russian Gospel Ministries with her father until his death. Most recently she and her husband were dedicated to taking the Gospel to remote Siberian villages under the auspices of Faith Global Missions. Natasha’s book Children of the Storm (JourneyForth, 2002) reveals her struggles in coming to faith as a teenager growing up in an atheistic country.

Natasha will be missed by her friends in many countries throughout the world, where for decades she interpreted for Bible teachers and gave her own testimony, sharing the good news of redemption in Jesus Christ.

Visitation will be Friday, December 27 from 1-3 p.m. and Saturday 1 hour prior to the 12:00p.m. (noon) service at Calvary Baptist Church, 27664 Co Rd 24, Elkhart, IN 46517.

Burial to follow at Prairie Street Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Gideons, P.O. Box 674, Elkhart, IN 46515

Arrangements through Waterman Westbrook and Clouse Funeral Home, Elkhart, Indiana.

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