01757cam a2200301 i 4500 350165034 TxAuBib 20140604120000.0 140207s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014005504 9781414391908 hbk. $19.99 1414391900 hbk. $19.99 (OCoLC)866937675 DLC rda eng DLC IG# BTCTA YDXCP ALH TxAuBib rda LaGrow, Cathy. The waiting : the true story of a lost child, a lifetime of longing, and a miracle for a mother who never gave up / Cathy LaGrow with Cindy Coloma. [Carol Stream, Illinois : Tyndale Momentum, [2014] viii, 323 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "In 1928, 16-year-old Minka was on a picnic in the woods when she was assaulted and raped [and became pregnant]. The baby was secretly born, named Betty Jane, and given up for adoption. For decades, Minka wrote letters trying to get news of her daughter; she kept loving and praying for her, even though she never dared believe they would meet again. Until nearly eighty years later, when Minka whispered [a] secret, impossible prayer for the first time ... Unbeknownst to Minka, that very same day, a judge was releasing the sealed adoption records to her 77-year-old daughter. And soon, Minka's phone would ring"--Amazon.com. 20140604. Disbrow, Minka 1911- Lee, Ruth 1929- Christian biographies. Adoption Religious aspects Lutheran Church.