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Title: Life of an Eskimo Christian pioneer
Review: ALONE IN MY KAYAK recounts the life of Paul Patkotak, one of the first Alaska Eskimos to covert to Christianity. Written from stories told by Patkotak himself before he passed on to his reward and from stories recounted by his children, this is an excellent account of the tribulations of a Christian essentially alone in the culture of his birth. The book gives a remarkable view of the Alaska native culture, often in Patkotak's own words, and demonstrates the dichotomy between animism, based in fear, and Christianity, based in God's grace and love.Ms. Rodli's decades in the mission field in Northern Alaska and Greenland have clearly given her first-hand knowledge of the peoples and problems of the Northern cultures. It's refreshing to hear from someone who has "been there" instead of someone who judges based on the way he/she thinks it should be.
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