In the hollow of His hand

A tight-knit group of Stundist believers endures escalating hostility that leads to arrests, forced separations, and deportation toward eastern prisons. The narrative follows families, children, and a few sympathetic clergy as they face mob violence, interminable journeys on the Siberian road, prison hospitals, and the pressure to renounce conscience. Domestic scenes of maternal care and rural memory alternate with harsh travel and incarceration, tracing how faith sustains some, breaks others, and binds a scattered community. The account emphasizes sacrifice, endurance, and the human cost of religious persecution while portraying communal worship and small acts of compassion amid suffering.