Abandoned... Rescued and Redeemed Imagine a childhood spent alone in a boxcar. No mother to care for you and no loving hand to guide you toward the path of God. Such was the early life of author Melissa Frantz-Black - until God saw fit to grace her with the gifts of rescue and redemption. Abandoned...Rescued and Redeemed is the true story of a faithful woman's life, a story that offers proof that our Father God is with us, even when we don't see Him. Follow Melissa through the trials, tribulations, and miracles that accompanied a lifetime of walking with God.