Deborah J. Amend

“I laughed and cried as I read A Dress for Anna.  As an adoptive mom myself, sometimes I shook my head in frustration as I read and recalled the complicated, costly, process of “becoming family.”  Through the entire book I marveled as I watched the miraculous, powerful hand of God move circumstances, governments, and people to accomplish His great purposes.  You’ll love this book!  It will make you hunger for more God-adventures in your own life.”

Terry Meeuwsen
Co-host, The 700 Club
Director, Orphan’s Promise

A Dress for Anna is a moving story about one mother’s journey along the road of adoption. It is a must read for anyone with a heart for the orphaned or for anyone who has toyed with the idea of adoption.  Deb Amend’s wit and charm bring the pages of her story to life and allow readers to laugh, cry, get angry and rejoice right alongside her as she deals with the highs and lows of the adoption process. Be warned, you will fall in love with Anna.

Karen Springs
Gift of Adoption
Mission Immanaul,  Kyiv Ukraine

I, like Anna Amend, arrived in this world with a birth defect. I grew up believing that my mother would never have picked me had she been given a choice.  Meeting Deborah, Anna’s mother, and witnessing her joy in adopting Anna, canceled the lifelong lie. Seeing her love for her daughter set me free.

The Amend family’s story heralds the healing power of unconditional love. Mother and daughter showcase God’s miraculous redemption story. Indeed brokenness need not be a place of shame, but God’s Stage for wholeness and holiness.

Judith Ann Squier
Author of the upcoming book His Majesty in Brokenne ss

A delightful read with lots of insight into the challenges of inter country special-needs adoption. Both the faith of the Amends and the strength shown by Anna are inspirational, and I would encourage everyone with a heart for God’s precious little ones—and in particular, an interest in the adoption of special-needs children—to read “A Dress for Anna.”

Scott Rosenow, Director
The Shepherd’s Crook Ministries
www.theshepherdscrook.org

I am honored to have been among the first to experience Deborah Amend’s tender memoir, A Dress for Anna. Time and time again the riveting beauty of Anna’s story tugged at my every heart string. Deborah approaches this wonderful story with such courageous candor that one can’t help but be drawn in. We see evidence of God’s marvelous mercy and grace reflected in the promise and hope of an enchanting, delightful little girl named Anna. What an encouragement to be reminded of the great heritage we all share as children of the King!

Dolores G. Mize,
Author of I Know I am Loved, and Embraced by Love
www.iknowiamloved.com

“The author’s personal account of her family’s emotional, physical, and spiritual journey to their daughter, Anna, offers the reader honest, positive, and inspiring insight into international adoption.”

Joan Thomas,
Licensed Independent Social Worker
Adoption Assessor

There are different kinds of saints. The famous ones are burned at the stake. The less famous wear hairnets and serve lunch in school cafeterias. Each has a story with the power to inspire. Each has a calling to touch a life with the tangible love of Christ. Deb and Rob Amend have done just that, and their story is inspiring.

William Shrader,
Director, Latin America Childcare Peru
www.latinamericachildcare.org