There is a large number of rape cases wherein the victim gets pregnant after the incident. Some of the victims keep and raise the child for as long as they can while most of the victims decide to put their child in adoption centers for them to have a brighter future.
Although it is painful to be apart from their daughter, they still leave them in adoption centers for the centers to be able to give them the love that they needed and to have someone to support them in following their dreams.
In the year 1928, the 16 year old Minka Disbrow was having a good picnic in the woods when three guys suddenly ruined it and raped her. Months after the incident, while she was still trying her best to have a good recovery, Minka found out that she's carrying a child that was caused by a painful incident.
As a 16 year old who can't bear all the pain caused by the pregnancy, she was brought by her parents to a Lutheran home for pregnant girls, and eventually she gave birth to a baby girl she called Betty Jane.
In this video, Minka Disbrow mentioned that she really wanted to raise Betty Jane and to support her in everything, but the sad truth is that she won't be able to do that since she's just a teenager and she knows for sure that she won't be able to Betty Jane the best things in life.
She even said that she loved Betty Jane so much that she managed to send her to adoption centers for her own good.
Time flies, and Minka isn't getting any younger, so she decided to write letters to adoption agencies to look for updates and information about her long lost daughter. What even breaks her heart, is the fact that she can't take Betty Jane out of her mind especially on the 22nd of May, which is Betty Jane's birthdate.
She never lets a day pass without praying to God to finally meet her daughter. And all that I can say is that God is really good.
"Lord, if you would just let me see her. I promise you I will never bother her," Minka Disbrow prayed to God.
After the long wait of more than 70 years, her prayers were finally answered. She received a call from a woman named Ruth Lee, who turns our to be her long lost Betty Jane.
The way they reacted upon seeing each other is more heart warming than everything else. The way they hugged each other says that they really have been longing for that hug all their lives.
Do you consider their story as a miracle? Were you able to shed tears while watching their video? Kindly post your opinions in the comment box below!
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