An unforgettable true story that will touch your heart and
make you believe in love’s enduring legacy, and in the power of
prayer.
In 1928, 16-year-old Minka was on a picnic in the woods when she
was assaulted and raped. And suddenly this innocent farm girl—who
still thought the stork brought babies—was 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 her secret, impossible prayer for the first
time: Lord, I’d like to see Betty Jane before I die. I promise I
won’t bother her or interrupt her life. I just want to lay eyes on
her. 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. Written by Cathy LaGrow
(Minka’s granddaughter), The Waiting brings three
generations of this most unusual family together over the course of
a century to tell a story of faith that triumphs, forgiveness that
sets us free, and love that never forgets.