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This is Alex and Kandace's story:
As most of you know, we have been trying to start a family for over two years now. After much heartache and disappointment we were not sure what to do next. We prayed for direction and decided to go through fertility testing. After going to 4 different doctors, we were still left with no answers and no where else to turn.
Rewind to 6 years ago, shortly after we started dating, we had conversations about our future children and discovered that we both had a desire to adopt after having biological children. At that time, we had no idea that we might experience issues with fertility down the road, but we are certain God knew. As we started to consider the idea of adopting, we did not see it as a second choice, but something God put on our our hearts many years ago, for this exact reason.
Throughout the years, one of the most constant prayers we've prayed together was for a child. We now feel certain that the Lord is calling us to start our family by adoption.
After doing our homework, we realized that adoption is expensive and we felt like this was going to be impossible. The more we prayed over this and talked with our family and other adoptive families that we know, the more we felt God would make it possible. We believe that our God is a God of miracles, a God who provides.
The idea of fundraising is something that we are not comfortable doing. The initial thought of asking others for money was embarrassing. It is humbling and leaves us feeling vulnerable. If you are not comfortable or not in a place to give, we understand. More than money, we are asking for your prayers. We ask that you pray we find a way to make our adoption dream a reality. We ask you to pray God will grow our family through adoption and use us for His glory. If you feel led to give, we will be forever grateful. We also ask that you share our story with others in hopes of reaching our goal.
We plan to share this wonderful story with our child. We plan to let them know that she or her is part of our family because our God is an amazing God. You will be part of that story. Our child will hear about your prayers, love, encouragement, and financial support which has helped make it possible for him or her to be part of our family.
We are overwhelmed, nervous, and scared; but more than anything we are beyond excited to start our adoption journey. Thank you for giving the gift of life by assisting us with the cost of adoption and for your prayers on our journey to becoming "mom" and "dad".
We love y'all so very much,
Kandace & Alex