“Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.”—Carl von Clausewitz. Don’t Mess with This Mama, is an inspiring story of how one family showed warrior-like courage through the challenge of international adoption. As a person involved in caring for the orphans in Haiti since 2003, I believe that all children need a warrior to advocate for them. This story challenges readers to ask themselves: “Whose hero am I?”.
—Andrea P. McGinniss, executive director, Hands and Feet Project, Inc.
Don’t Mess with This Mama is a compelling, real-life story that I couldn’t put down. It reveals the nature of our Father as one who contends against Hell or high water for us to be His—gathered from across the world into our identity as sons and daughters. My eyes welled up with tears, my heart was full, and my hope was on the edge of its seat. Missy has beautifully interwoven their tumultuous family story with realities of fear, faith, and love that we all encounter when God calls us out on the waters. Grow with them on their adventure while continuing to believe God for your own!
—Joey LeTourneau, author of If God Had a House and director of ACTS Family: World
Don’t Mess with This Mama is a truly inspirational story of a fearless mama that rescued her daughter from the enemy’s clutches in Ethiopia! This story releases the very overcoming spirit we are destined to walk in as sons and daughters of a supernatural God. You will see how, through divine intervention and angelic protection, this mama, Missy, and her husband, Mark, were able to leap over every obstacle to bring their daughter home. This family’s journey brings hope for promises fulfilled and joy in the fulfillment! Missy is my hero and I am so honored to be her friend. She has taught me so much about the Father’s love from living in a place of being “seated” inside His heart. This book is a testimony of triumph against all odds and it will leave you expectant for more.
—Kimberly Rivera, Christian Recording Artist, and friend
Don’t Mess with This Mama is an honest and transparent telling of a heart-journey...one of a life-saving pursuit, no matter the inconvenience, obstacles, danger, or cost involved. I highly recommend this book. Don’t Mess with This Mama will touch your heart and open your eyes to those in need of love around you and provoke you to action.
—Rebecca Nichols Alonzo, New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in Pew Number Seven
Missy Worton’s book Don’t Mess with This Mama is riveting! I could not put it down as each chapter pulls you into the next. Missy has written it so masterfully that you ride the crazy rollercoaster of adoption in Ethiopia with them, feeling the emotions and experiencing the drama as it plays out. Don’t Mess with This Mama tells the story of a real family, real fears, real danger and real love. In its pages, Missy inspires hope and pours courage into the reader to live out their own story with faith. This page-turner is also so pertinent given the challenging global issues with adoption and human trafficking.
—Denise Padayachee, Wells Training and Missions NPC founder, author of The Book of Acts, Practical Guide to accessing the miracle power of God.