Katie Powell

Katie is another person who is inspiring to me. There isn't anything published about her, but who cares, shes still amazing! I first met her in junior high at summer camp but didn't get to know her until our freshman year of high school. She and I attended the same church, and grew up near each other. It wasn't until a few years later that I found out about where Katie came from.

When she was nine years old she was adopted from Russia.

One night at camp a few years later she told me the whole story... from the very beginning. Her mother was a teenager, and a drug addict. Soon after having Katie, her mother, most likely strung out, put her in a dumpster and left her there. If it weren't for a policeman patrolling the area that heard the newborns cries, she would never have been a part of my life. She spent years in and out of different orphanages and foster homes, before an American family made her theirs.

Katie is one of the most loving, happy, and crazy people I know. She has overcome huge obstacles and become a true testament to God's love. I am grateful her Katie's friendship, and grateful that she is a part of my life.