Overview
How would they escape the Russian invasion? How would they get to America? Many questions plagued Christa Eckert's family as they faced the upheaval of World War II, losing everything in a heartbeat. Though of noble ancestry, descended from the Teutonic Knights who Christianized the Baltic regions of Europe, the Red Army gave no special favors to aristocrats in their quest to make all men "equal." Witness God's leading as He brought them to Americaas the last German-Estonian immigrants allowed to enter under a special quota for displaced families.In this story of survival, Christa shares remarkable stories of the Lord's leading throughout her life. Be encouraged by her story of faith and God's amazing provision as she recalls the highlights of her life when she could have perished In a Heartbeat, yet God had another plan.
Synopsis
How would they escape the Russian invasion? How would they get to America? Many questions plagued Christa Eckert's family as they faced the upheaval of World War II, losing everything in a heartbeat. Though of noble ancestry, descended from the Teutonic Knights who Christianized the Baltic regions of Europe, the Red Army gave no special favors to aristocrats in their quest to make all men "equal." Witness God's leading as He brought them to America
as the last German-Estonian immigrants allowed to enter under a special quota for displaced families.In this story of survival, Christa shares remarkable stories of the Lord's leading throughout her life. Be encouraged by her story of faith and God's amazing provision as she recalls the highlights of her life when she could have perished In a Heartbeat, yet God had another plan.