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Lord, Keep Us Free

On our Focus on the Family Broadcast “Lord, Keep Us Free,” we’re airing an amazing story from World War II and the years preceding it.

It’s the story of Maria Hirschmann, also called Hansi. She was a teenager when Hitler’s tanks rolled into her native country of Czechoslovakia. In less than one year, she had been brainwashed into totally committing herself to the Nazi worldview.

She believed that she was part of a German super race. She believed they were called to conquer the world and make it a better place for everybody. She also believed that God had chosen Hitler and the German race to be the saviors of the world. By the end of World War II, she was a high ranking member of the Nazi youth.

When the war suddenly ended and Hitler was dead, her life suddenly came crashing in around her. She ended up in a communist labor camp, where she and her fellow prisoners were treated with cruelty. A lot of people died.

She managed to escape and fled to East Germany, dodging bullets all the way. She finally made it to an American army base scared to death of the American soldiers because of the Nazi propaganda she’d believed. Instead, she found freedom she never believed possible, in America and in Christ.

As with those others who survived terrible experiences in World War II, Hansi’s story is one of danger, courage, and the search for truth and meaning in the face of unspeakable evil.

Hear this recorded message from Hansi Hirschmann, speaking to a group of military wives at Fort Stuart near Savannah, Georgia on your local radio station, online, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, via Google Podcasts, or take us with you on our free phone app.

A CD of this program is available for a gift of any amount. Click here for more information. Or call 1-800-A-FAMILY (232-6459).

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Topics: Current Events Tags: faith August 28, 2023 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

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Jim-Daly Jim Daly is a husband, father and President of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame broadcast. His blog, Daly Focus, is full of timely commentary and wisdom designed to help you navigate and understand today’s culture. His latest book is Marriage Done Right.

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