in the crumbling Soviet Union, the Petrosyan family is forced into exile – wherever they go. Their Armenian heritage marks them as discriminated against first in their home country of Azerbaijan and then in Russia. After finding their eternal hope through the church founded by American missionaries, the hostility of everyday life forces them to seek refuge in the United States. In the shadow of exile, hope became their home. Based on an exciting true story about faith and hope in the midst of great oppression.