Infertility: Comfort for Your Empty Arms and Heavy Heart

CCEF Minibooks

by Amy Baker, Daniel Wickert

The progression should have been natural. You got married, and children were supposed to follow in due time. But every month that ends in a period rather than a pregnancy has you feeling more and more depressed. Perhaps you even find yourself avoiding people and places with children because it is just too painful.Amy Baker and Daniel Wickert help you see Gods presence and provision for you in the midst of your pain. With compassion and understanding, they walk through some of the struggles and pitfalls of dealing with infertility and offer practical help for leaning on Christ, connecting with your spouse, and engaging with others.

22 pages, Paperback

First published July 5, 1905

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Amy Baker, PhD, is the Ministry Resource Director at Faith Church (Lafayette, IN) and an instructor and counselor at Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries. On the board of directors for Vision of Hope and a council member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, Amy is the author of Getting to the Heart of Friendships and several counseling minibooks. She and her husband Jeff have two children.

Reviews

[Kaitlyn Pindak · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Allow love and graciousness to guide you in framing your responses. If you are mindful of the Lord’s great mercy in giving you a new birth, such questions may become your opportunity to demonstrate your faith in the midst of suffering, and as a result bring honor to Jesus Christ.” - p 19

Amy Baker is excellent, per usual. Scriptural, compassionate and caring, while not shying away from the truth that alleviates the suffering and pain!

Thankful for this book and also her acknowledgment of differing dynamics of difficult circumstances that are akin to infertility that is perceptive, instructive in how to care for others, and encouraging to me 💛 thankful for this sister’s thoughtful and faithful work in BC.

5/5 🌟

1st read: 6/4-5/2025 for a book meeting with 2 elders’ wives at HLBC 💛

[Morgana Mendonça dos Santos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uma boa introdução. A versão da editora Fiel em português tem mais de 40 páginas. Gostaria muito que não fosse apenas introdutório, preciso ler muito sobre o tema. Valeu, Fiel!

[Mark Donald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read with the CHC elders.

Helpful reflections on infertility and how to set your hope fully on Christ while grieving the trial of childlessness.

[Shanyl Philip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great short booklet for all christians to read

[Andre Luiz · Rating 4 out of 5]

O drama da infertilidade é bastante desafiador. Esse é um dos resultados da entrada do pecado no mundo, mas a graça de Deus pode restaurar todas as coisas que Ele desejar e usar males para o bem. O livro traz conselhos simples mas bem profundos.