Over ten years ago, something terrible happened in Yaroslavl, a Russian City that will never forget that terrible thing that happened there!One day quite some time ago, a neighbour heard that a baby was crying in a house not far away, but at the time he didn’t think about it a whole lot and went back to his daily life. In the days that proceeded, he noticed that the baby continued to cry inconsolably,

even though no one had seen any signs of life from the house, there were never lights on or any sign of activity at all.When the police got into the house it was derelict and empty, the people who had lived there before had taken all their things, cleared the house and disappeared. The only thing that was left in the house was their own little baby, how awful! The little girl was one year old and they found her on a dirty cold floor all on her own for many days!

The authorities investigated further and discovered that the baby was called Liza Verbitskaya, although her parents were nowhere to be seen, in fact, no one could find them or where they were. Little Liza was taken to a doctor and she recovered in the hospital for a good number of days to make sure she really was nursed back to health after her ordeal. While she was in the hospital there was a woman called Inna Nika, who was there looking after her sick son and was there day and night.

One particular day she happened to hear a scream from the hospital room next door and had a look inside the room, out of curiosity and concern, to see what was going on. Little Liza was there in the room and Inna felt a maternal pull toward the little girl. From that day forth, Inna visited Liza every day and came with clothes, food and toys for her.Inna was about to visit Liza one day, like every other day, but Lisa was not there, she had gone.

She found out that the little girl was thought to be strong enough to be released from care at the hospital to an orphanage. Inna felt so empty and really yearned to be reunited with the little girl again, so much so that she made the decision to go and find her! When she did find her she felt that there was no doubt in her mind, she wanted to adopt the little girl.

Inna began the adoption process as soon as she could and after a lot of paperwork, Liza was given permission to live with Inna and her family, where she loved her like one of her own. When Inna adopted Liza, with the paperwork and delays she was nearly two. She was so afraid of loud noises she couldn’t chew food! She had been very traumatized…

Inna was more determined than ever to provide the little girl with the care and love she had always required, and her dark days were clearly behind her. Liza struggled to learn to walk, but as she grew older, Inna enrolled her in a dance studio in the hopes that she would become more confident in herself and come out of her shell.

Nobody knows why, but with all the love and care she received from her adopted mother, it wasn’t long before Liza blossomed like any other girl her age. Liza, unlike her siblings, had dark skin and stood out like a sore thumb; growing up was difficult for her. Inna always told her daughter not to listen to others because they are easily swayed by jealousy.

Liza, who is now a teenager, has won several beauty pageants, talent shows, and her first job as a fashion model. What a remarkable contrast between how her life began and how she has succeeded! Her modeling career and incredible story have elevated her to the status of Russian celebrity, so much so that her biological mother learned about her and immediately wanted to contact her! Liza didn’t want to be in contact with a mother who had abandoned her as a baby. I’m glad Liza’s life turned out to be amazing with a loving family; let’s share this incredible and inspiring story to inspire all of us to do better!