Born as the second daughter to a family in rural China, Ai-Ming learns early in life how cruel the world can be. Growing up in a society that highly values male children, Ai-Ming is often reminded what a disappointment she had been to her parents and experiences the degradation of abuse. Broken in spirit, Ai-Ming contemplates suicide until one day words from Scripture grip her heart. As she learns to know the Lord, she finds security and purpose.