Shari LaChiana Testimony

Shari's Testimony

When I was young my parents would take us to church and I loved going. I knew about Jesus and knew we had a God but never really knew why we worshiped them. We had attended a few chuches in the area and never found the fellowship. My brother had been attending Second Baptist and kept urging me to attended and I finally did.

During that time my husband and I wanted children but like a lot of couples, things don't always workout the way you want. I was diagnoised with sever endometriosis; but we tried different procedures anyway to have a child. Nothing worked. Adoption was our best chance to fulfill that dream. After a year of hard work we received our adoption license in Dec. 2000.

I was still attending church almost every Sunday and enjoyed the fellowship and love that I needed during those times.

In the spring of 2001 I felt my heart open up to the Lord and I excepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and I am so thankful I did, because I would have been lost without him.

Then in Jan. of 2002 came a big bump in my road. I was diagnosed with M.S.. There were difficult times at first but God never left my side. He gave me the strength to go on.

I knew God still wanted us to have a family, so I never gave up on that dream. I prayed daily and put my worries in His Hands.

God led us to change the Social Service group we were with and to get a lawyer, so we could
network on our own. It was a lot of work, but with the help from family and friends we were finally led down the right path God had intended us to be on.

After all the prayers and I know there were a lot, we got a call in Jan. 2004 from our lawyer. "You have a baby boy". He was truely a gift from Heaven and I still thank God daily. God led us to renew our license again in Dec 2005.

Just remember don't ever give up on what you belive in because Gods greatest gift to us are His children. Psalm 127:3

Shari LaChiana