Steve and Amy Parker - and baby Alexandra
In 1995 I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. This meant that pregnancy would be difficult or impossible to achieve. I was  upset about this, but at the time I was singe and had no offers of  marriage in view. Therefore, becoming a single medical missionary was  confirmed for me After I graduated from Bible College I met Stephen and we were married Nov 5, 1999. He was aware of my infertility when he  asked me to marry. We did not use any birth control during our first years of marriage. In Dec 2000 we moved to Seattle. We went forward for prayer in January 2001 and a baby was conceived with the help of the drug called Clomid. Later that month we discovered that it was nonviable and Pastor Sue and Joe helped us through the grief process. I became sad and with other stresses in life was lead by the Holy Spirit to see Pam Bryan. Later, the Prism class was started and I was able to loose enough weight to get my "fat-muscle ratio" reduced which affects PCOS. I was told that this could help fertility. My young marrieds Sunday school class also remembered us in prayer along with other class couples. They offered consistent prayer and support. In January of 2002, we went up for prayer again and in May of 2002 conceived  Alexandra. Pastor Dane helped us with parent coaching Every Sunday I have been attending Gary Burgess's class "changes for healing". This has also helped me to be a better parent. Basically every ministry in this church has had a direct effect on my life. Presentation Sunday involves more than just attending one service, it goes on Sunday after Sunday in other areas of the church. Emotional healing, group support, family connected with family empower me to be a better parent beyond being able to conceive.

Megan and Greg Evans - and baby Zoe Olivia
I always thought that we would build our family through adoption. 

My husband and I have been married 8 years and we started trying to have a child about a year after we were married.  After many infertility treatments off and on over a six year period, I couldn't handle the emotional rollercoaster I went through every month anymore.  In January of 2002, we decided that we would begin to pursue adoption as our way of building a family.  It took us about a year to get our paperwork done and during that time I attended bible study at my church.  My prayer request every week was for the mother of our child.  Eventually, my church offered a bible study for infertile women and I began attending.  This offered me strength and hope for our future child.  The woman who started the bible study had been prayed for at this church and became pregnant soon after the service.  She organized a trip for all of us to attend in January 2003.  We all came with our husbands. 

One week before we came to the service, my husband and I were officially in the "waiting pool" with our adoption agency. Six months to the day after we were prayed for, we received our first call from the adoption agency.  Three months later we were blessed with a beautiful baby girl, Zoë Olivia.  As I look back through the whole process, I can honestly say that my husband and I were not worried or anxious during the time that we waited.  I knew there was a birth mom out there who would find us.  God is so good!  He connected us with a birth family who were Christians and who were looking for a Christian couple to raise the child.  We have an open adoption, so we will have ongoing contact with the birth family.  They are an extension of our family.  We are blessed with such a great baby and a great relationship with her birth family.  Praise God!

Brian and Shana White - and baby Emma
Brian and I started trying to get pregnant around March of 2001. By the end of that year we were getting really frustrated that we hadn't conceived and I was constantly obsessing about the situation. We decided to go up front at Presentation Sunday 2002 for prayer. I left church that Sunday with an incredible feeling of peace and patience, feeling like there was nothing wrong with us physically, and that God just had better timing in store for us. We went through the year continuing to "try", but without the obsession we had before.
Last Fall we felt God telling us to move to Boise, Idaho to get a fresh start on our lives. We saw an opportunity to get out of our "stuck"
feeling with careers and debt and move on towards our dream of owning a house and starting a family. We moved to Boise in early January this year to start new jobs and build a house. Two weekends after we moved we flew back to Seattle to attend Presentation Sunday at Cedar Park with our family and friends.
About six weeks later I realized my cycle was late, and at a clinic open at 8pm on a Saturday we found out I am pregnant! In fact, my last cycle started on January 26 - the day we were prayed for! We are still sometimes in shock and are so grateful to God for the blessings He has been giving us. Thanks for everything!

Sheila and Mark Miller - and baby Nathan
Mark and I had been married for 7 years, without getting pregnant, when we found out he was a carrier of Cystic Fibrosis which causes genetic defects in the reproductive tract.  We were told that our only hope to have a child of our own would be thru IVF w/ICSI.  We were blessed that our insurance covered the process.  We did, miraculously get pregnant on our own in the Spring of 1999, only to miscarry at 7 weeks.  We completed our first IVF cycle in the Spring of 2000, only to miscarry again at 7 weeks.  Our second cycle in the fall of 2000 was a failure.  I don't remember how I found your ministry but knew it was by God's leading.  We had decided to try one more cycle in the Spring of 2001 and so I made sure you had our name to lift up in your Presentation Sunday prayers.  We completed our third cycle in May of 2001 and found out we were pregnant.  It was a difficult pregnancy, with 7+ weeks on bedrest in the hospital but God was faithful that entire time.  December 28, 2001, God answered our every prayer when Nathanael Gregory-Ray came into this world at just over 5 lbs.  He was perfect and healthy and such a miracle.  What a blessing he is in our lives.  Infertility can be such a lonely journey, especially spiritually -- it's hard to find support and understanding within some church families.  I can't thank your ministry enough for seeing this need in the family of God and providing compassion and encouragement to those on this difficult journey.  God's richest blessings on you.

Brett and Petra Johnson (Nikolas)
After 7 years of trying to conceive, several rounds of Clomid, 1 IVF leading to early pregnancy loss and one failed IVF and many prayers we were blessed with a baby through the miracle of adoption. Nikolas Michael was born on September 19th, a perfect, healthy baby boy, exactly 9 months after we lost our pregnancy. He was placed in our arms the next day and we knew that God had had a plan for us and him all along. We are so happy to finally parent a little one, it is even better than we had expected. God has blessed us beyond our imagination and we are eternally grateful!

Alex and Tammy Bunn - babies Abigail and Alexandra
We wanted children when we were married in 1998. We spent four years trying to get pregnant--two years with an infertility clinic. After attempting hormone therapy, artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization multiple times without success, we decided to discontinue the difficult process after one last procedure. Just prior to this, friends invited us to Presentation Sunday in January 2003. On the way, without knowing what to expect of the service and having kept this struggle very private, Tammy revealed a dream she had the night before. In the dream, she was interviewed by the media about her expectations of coming to the service. The Pastor's message was meaningful to the couple, and they received prayers and encouragement. As they walked out of the sanctuary, they were surprised by an unsolicited interview by King 5 News mirroring Tammy's dream. God blessed us with a successful twin pregnancy three days later from the in vitro fertilization. Abigail and Alexandra were born September 28, just three weeks early and perfectly healthy.

Gary and Susan Brines - Riley and Eva Catherine
We began fertility treatment in 1997. I had Polycystic ovaries, and we were unable to conceive, despite trying on our own for several years. We came to a Presentation Service January of 2000 and were prayed for. Never have we felt so welcomed and energized by a congregation. It was wonderful. The long and short of the story is that we conceived our son Riley Spencer NATURALLY in June of 2001. He was born 2-26-02, and lo and behold, we conceived our daughter, Eva Catherine, just 6 months after Riley's birth, in August 2002! She was born on 4-29-03. We are so truly blessed. The service gave us the peace and strength to keep trying.

Luis and Dawn - and baby Ona
We had experienced infertility for 7 years. Shortly after attending Presentation Sunday in January 2002 I was referred by a friend to a reproductive endocrinologist. The doctor did not find any problems causing infertility except for a polyp which he removed. He did caution us not to be too optimistic about getting pregnant, since after 7 years it was unlikely that I would get pregnant without some scientific help. The Lord heard our prayers and I was pregnant immediately thereafter, to even the doctor's surprise. David was born October 2nd.