Mariana “Mari” Christian went from sleeping on a park bench in downtown Wichita, where she would set her alarm for every 10 minutes to check her surroundings, to years of stable housing and faithfully serving children, including at her church.
Her life, family and friends say, was one of hope.
She had a traumatic childhood that included being adopted from Romania to aging out of foster care in Kansas. She sought God along the way and found Christian women who poured into her…