Gary and Nataliya are a member care couple who are part of the team at Villa Isabel in Torremolinos,Spain. They provide encouraging pastoral care to our workers in North Africa. She is from the Ukraine and he is an American.
Nataliya is a professional translator (Russian, Ukrainian, English) of Christian books, and for pastors and teachers plus business meetings; coordinates women's conferences in Ukraine providing counsel to ladies during these times; She has a Master of Divinity degree; She served as a trainer for ten years with Evangelism Explosion; and has served as Assistant Director of a public school. Her mother, daughter and grandson live in the Ukraine.
Gary was involved in the aerospace industry in Ohio and Arizona before going to work for God. His family includes his twin sons Greg and Jeff who live in Arizona and Alabama, respectively. He is the proud grandfather of three super grandchildren in Arizona. He did his D school in Switzerland in 2001 and began offering his services to Y-Italy shortly thereafter. He moved to Spain in January 2007 to be closer to the workers in North Africa.