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It was a beautiful spring day in 1836, and Texas had just won its independence from Mexico. Across the wild frontier, Texans—including the Parker family—were celebrating in grand fashion. The Parkers had traveled 1,000 miles from Illinois to Central Texas, quickly building a strong fort to protect themselves from the feared Comanche. Yet, on this day, for some reason, they did the unthinkable and left the main gate wide open.

Hop into these sandals and go on a great adventure with Tina. She’s only eight, but she can walk forever. Tina will show and tell you where these sandals took her. And you’ll learn a lot about her life, her family, and the journey that brought her to America. Tina even got to meet the President!

1569: Anabaptist Dirk Willems plots his escape from prison and sure death. He succeeds, only to discover the one thing that will deliver him true freedom. 1875: On the rugged plains of the Llano Estacado, Lt. C.R. Ward leads his exhausted men on an expedition to remove the Comanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne. They are out of water and near death when his Seminole scouts find a miracle in the desert. 1921: Mennonite Jacob Rempel, holding the same beliefs as Willems, prepares his family to escape an entire country. Will their journey end the same?