Testament of Memory

Description

“My children!  I am giving you these
writings of mine describing my life as a testament that you may work harder for
God than I worked for Him…” 

The author, a native Altai tribesman, Father Mikhail
Chevalkov, was a man of great moral courage and integrity.  He was one of the
first native disciples of the Russian Orthodox missionary priest Makarii
(Glukharev), glorified as a saint in 2000 AD.   In this simple yet profound
narrative, the  reader travels with Chevalkov, through his life as we learn of
his conversion, his struggle for literacy,  the care shown to  his family, and
his numerous encounters with pagan tribes.  Chevalkov created the written Altai
language as he  translated church service  books  and  religious songs, as well
as allegorical poems, parables and maxims. This memoir will enrapture the reader
with its directness and beauty whilst also providing invaluable insights for
students of  Christian mission, ethnography,  and
geography.