God calls us all to live a life of purpose-to live prepared to be on mission and go where He needs us both locally and globally. Through life-shaping stories, Unseen People offers encouragement, inspiration and prepares our hearts when it's time to go. Sometimes the hard places He guides us to are next door, not around the world. The call is the same-to see and serve people, to hear and share their stories. You will be different. Their stories will shape you, change you and challenge you to keep going. God stirs the desire in His followers to be a world-changer-to do more than give money and pray for people in need. Many followers want to live out the gospel with their lives. We know that everyone has a unique story to tell. Unseen People leads us to accept the fact that God made and loves all people of the world, regardless of where they live, and He has tasked us to see, listen, get prepared and go.
"In the fascinating pages of Unseen People, you will get to journey with a true global ambassador of hope, DeAnna Sanders. I have had the privilege of seeing some of DeAnna's love, warmth, humor, and hope shine in all kinds of places, for all kinds of people: from Oklahoma to Georgia to Indonesia. She doesn't serve up a wistful kind of hope. Rather, she offers the kind that creates change in people across the street and around the world. Enjoy big helpings for yourself and watch the people you touch light up."
—Michele Rickett
Founder and CEO
She Is Safe
"DeAnna has long used the written word to share her heart for the lost and the mission believers have to share the love of God. Unseen People brings this vital message together to help open more eyes to the hope of Christ."
—Reagan Jackson
Managing Editor for Adult Resources
National Woman's Missionary Union, Birmingham, AL
"DeAnna weaves together the stories of her life in an engaging and entertaining way as she points to the hand of God, Who guided her to be on mission in every stage and season of life. Unseen People will challenge you to see the world with God's eyes and join in His great work where you are."
—Dr. Bryan Pain
Senior Pastor
First Baptist Duncan
"DeAnna Sanders has always had a gift for storytelling and love for missions. Through Unseen People, DeAnna reflects on life lessons from ministering abroad to sipping coffee in the quietness of her own home. She informs us through her experiences, inspires us through her words, and challenges us through her direct questions to the reader. I encourage you to read, reflect, and respond whether you choose to read this book in a week or an essay at time for your daily devotion. You will be blessed by her words."
—Deborah Root, Ed.D.
Professor and Chair of Communications
Ouachita Baptist University
"DeAnna invites us to her back porch and around the world, challenging us to see, hear, and really notice God at work in all He has created."
—Danette High
Emeritus Missionary
International Mission Board
"Reflective, spiritual, personal, absorbing, and always authentic, DeAnna Sander's Unseen People challenges us all to live boldly and to push through whatever fears keep us from seeing the humanity and uniqueness of the people around us. While DeAnna has traveled the world in her missionary work, we can all lead lives of blessed purpose, whether in Kathmandu or in our own neighborhoods."
—Susan Madon, CFRE, CEO
Minerva Nonprofit Management Consulting
"DeAnna takes us on a journey around the world and opens our eyes to see the unseen—people and places. As she shares her life story, she even challenges us to ask ourselves who we are, and how we would like to be seen and known. DeAnna's heartwarming stories remind us that God is everywhere, and He is always working. And she provokes us to see the unseen people in our own lives through God's eyes."
—Arlene Johnson
VP of Donor Development
Trinity Broadcast Network
