Nadzieja: The Story of a Girl Named Hope

She was born in Russia but ended up in a Polish orphanage. Later, she crossed the ocean to America, while many of her friends stayed behind to eventually face the oppression of Hitler.

What happens in Nadzieja’s life will amaze you and amuse you and sometimes grieve you. But Nadzieja means “hope” and where her hope is placed is the most important part of this story. In the midst of adversity and unthinkable challenges, Nadzieja’s hope is a constant. Her story may challenge your idea of what it means to have a “good life” and, most certainly, will require you to think about where your hope is.

In her humble and candid manner, Nadzieja tells her story, a true story, of what it can look like to put your faith in the One, True, Living God.