Hi. We are Shawn and Mindy Deas. We are thrilled that you are taking the time to read our story and would love for you to join us as we step forward in faith and trust in God’s plan for us. Here is our story!
It is so funny how God works. On our very first date (July 7, 2017) we surprisingly discussed how many children we would each like to have one day, and Shawn brought up that he would like to adopt one day. This was one of my first introductions to the kind of man he was and the tremendous heart of compassion he has for others; I agreed that it would be a dream to adopt as well. Fast forward a few years down the road and little did we know that infertility would be our story not long later as we hoped and prayed to grow our family. We have now been married for 6 years and have been struggling with unexplained infertility over the past going on 4 years. I have gone through hundreds of shots, tests, medications, procedures, blood draws, and over 7 failed medical treatments through IUI and IVF with no success. We have had our hearts broken and so many prayers go unanswered. It has been hard, but we continue to put our faith in God and trust Him- that He is making something good out of our pain and His ways are higher than ours. We now see adoption has been His plan for us all along. We remember that special conversation we had on our first date and realize how God has been preparing our hearts all along the way for us to meet our future little one through adoption.
God has grown our hearts for adoption and taught us so much about himself throughout this season. After so many years of infertility, He has taught us total dependence on Him that we would never have gained otherwise. We are learning to renew our faith daily. His word has come alive through verses like Romans 8:14-17, Deuteronomy 10:18, and James 1:27. We believe adoption is one of the greatest examples of Agape love and that is why God chose to use it as a parallel for how we are adopted into His family as believers. How beautiful it is to have the opportunity to take part in that!
We would love for you to join in our journey to bring home Baby Deas as well– whether that be through prayer, giving, or just an encouraging word! Praise the Lord that we have been awarded a $6,500 matching grant from Colonial Heights Baptist Church Adoption Fund + Lifesong for Orphans! We would love for you to help us achieve our goal! Please pray with us specifically for God’s guidance as we patiently await a match, the safety and health of our future baby, and wisdom and comfort for the birth family as they face such an incredibly difficult decision. We already cannot wait to meet our little one and know how much they are going to be loved by not only us but the community surrounding us that is cheering them on! Most importantly, please keep us in mind if you or someone you know is looking to place a child for adoption. We would be so honored to be considered in their adoption plan. Please feel free to contact us at harveymindy48@yahoo.com. We thank God for you and your prayers! May God bless you.
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their time of need…” James 1:27
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9
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