Women share stories of war and hope [God With Us: Stories of Women in Times of Conflict]

Helen Wiens Franz still gets emotional when she thinks about the trip from the refugee camp to the train station. The war was over and the refugees were being sent back to Russia. None of the women and children wanted to return.

Then, from somewhere in the truck, someone started singing, Nur mit Jesus will ich Pilger wandern (Only with Jesus will I make my pilgrimage). The song stayed with her as she spent that night praying for God to intervene.

"Peace came over me," she said. The next morning, a group of men went to plead with an American commander. He arranged for them to stay in Germany. Eventually Helen came to Canada, and the song and the answer to prayer came with …