South Russia, 1914. The world is at war, and revolution threatens. Against this backdrop of fear and danger, three young people search for hope and love. Katarina Hildebrandt s tranquil life on her family's Crimean estate is about to change. Tutor Jo...
As their world is torn apart by the Russian Revolution, Katarina Hildebrandt and Johann Sudermann strive to maintain their faith in God. Paul Gregorovich Tekanin has chosen what he thought to be the path to Utopia, but is instead finding it to be a w...
Johann Sudermann works with Benjamin Janz to secure permission for Mennonite emigration, but they are faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Katarina attempts to sustain her family and friends amid chaos, and Paul Gregorovich Tekanin tries to...
Luise Letkemann has great hopes for her future-including marriage to Daniel Martens-but as the political situation in the Soviet Union deteriorates and the Mennonites become targets for persecution, she sees her dreams slipping away. In light of the ...
Luise Letkemann thought she had experienced trying circumstances in the past, but the challenges heaped upon her now bring her to the end of herself. Through association, Daniel’s family has acquired the hatred of Senior Major Leonid Dubrowsky, who...
“I lift up my eyes to the mountains -- Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, The Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2 NIV Western Siberia, 1926. Daniel Martens and Luise Letkemann, with their fellow Mennonites, struggle...
Jeanne, a retired librarian and one-year widow, is dreading her first Christmas without Sam. However, when her childhood friend moves in next door, Jeanne wonders if alone might be better. Spunky Debbie McCormick won’t allow Jeanne to wallow in her...
Manchuria has been home to the Martens and Giesinger families ever since they escaped Soviet Russia in 1930. At fifteen years of age, Danny Martens and Rachel Giesinger are content with their lives, and with each other. But the end of World War II ch...
Bound by a secret and a promise, Danny and Rachel Martens immigrate to America from China via Germany in 1952. They settle into life in Oregon, and Danny's business flourishes. But memories and flashbacks from the Korean War plague his dreams.Their d...
Abby MacGuire and Joel Pickett find unexpected refuge in the town of Happenstance when a pre-Christmas storm disrupts their plans. Abby never allows anything to alter her course, but in these last days of her pregnancy, she's forced to admit she can'...