On January 22, 2010, Mandi and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary.  God has blessed us greatly over the past ten years.  I believe we are truly a great team and we grow closer together every day.  We love children and we have spent years now ministering to children and their families in the church.

We desired to have children of our own early on in our marriage.  Not for lack of trying, we soon realized that might not be a possibility.  Mandi was diagnosed with a medical condition with one of the symptoms being infertility.  We pursued some medical cures and tried some mild fertility medications to no avail.  It’s not out of the question for us to have children in the future but for now we are leaving that in the hands of the Lord.  We believe that all things work together for good to those who love him and are called according to his purposes.  This confidence we have has given us peace and contentment with whatever the Lord wills.

A few years ago we began considering adoption.  I admit that I was resistant at first, but Mandi has been patient with me.  Recently, both of our desires to adopt have grown stronger through prayer, reading, research, personal stories of adopting families, and the great need....

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Our Story:  Michael & Mandi Perdue