Growing up in Kazakhstan and Ukraine, life for young Lara was difficult. If only Mama and Papa could get along. Then they could live together as a family and have money to buy lots of food. Lara’s journey had many twists and turns: her father’s tears, a mysterious death, a “haunted” house, and cursed drink. Through it all, Lara’s one overriding goal was to learn to know God—and she did!