Adoption Donations to Our Fund

For anyone interested in making a tax deductible donation to Christian World Adoption, in our name, please go to:

CWA.org

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Fill out our family name: Ron and Shannon Pierro

231 Prospect Circle

Shrewsbury, PA 17361

Your donation is then put toward our fund only and is tax deductible-with receipt.

Thanks for helping us bring him home!!!

Ron and Shannon Pierro

A Journey of Love… August 18, 2009

Some months ago, Ron asked me to consider having another baby with the hope that we could have another son, and brother for our youngest child, Nicholas. My immediate reaction was to tell him that the ‘kitchen was closed’ and he’d better forget it. My life is getting easier—why would I do something like that? After explaining this to him (and many other reasons), he asked me if I would consider adoption. This is how we got to the place we are today…

Days later we learned that friends of ours from our church were in the process of adopting a boy from Ethiopia with a Christian organization called CWA. It was very exciting to learn about their adoption process. They were throwing a church yard sale to help raise the adoptions funds.

One evening I decided to check out CWA’s website. Although I felt sympathy for these waiting children, I still wasn’t considering adoption for us. That is, UNTIL I saw a picture of a little boy from China. The face of this precious child tugged at my heart as I watched a video of him-over and over again. I was instantly drawn to him (besides, he looks like a Chinese Nick…lol). As I searched for more information on him, I learned that he has severe sensory nerve deafness. WoW! I have always loved sign language and deaf culture. In fact, the night before I saw his picture, I finished an online course for American Sign Language, eager to start my next class. As I continued to watch the video, Nicholas became interested. I teased and asked him, ‘Nick, who is this boy?’ He answered, “Is that my brudder?” Hmm…strange thing for him to reply, but then again, Ron WAS coaxing him into asking me for a brother…

For days I thought about this little boy, and prayed that he would find his forever home. For days he wouldn’t leave my mind. I knew we could never afford to adopt this boy. $25,000? We don’t have that kind of money! Just for my own satisfaction I decided to send an email to inquire about him. I clicked the ‘send’ button, and off to bed I went. That night I dreamed that he was sitting on my lap. I asked him “Where’s my eyes? Where’s my nose? Where’s my ears? Where’s my mouth?” In my dream he pointed to all of them. I remember thinking ‘How does he know what I am saying? He is deaf AND Chinese!’

The next day while visiting my friend, I told her how discouraged I was that he was deaf. After all, Ron could never take him to a football game. He doesn’t know ASL. And what about Nick…how would he ever communicate with this little one? I knew my girls would be okay with it, but I couldn’t help but worry. How could I read to a deaf child? This dear friend encouraged me not to worry but to pray about it and to trust God. I got back into my car, and while driving home, prayed that the Lord would send me a sure sign to not be discouraged. When I got home, there was an email from CWA telling me not to worry about communicating with him, as he probably hasn’t had ANY instruction whatsoever. Also, in that email was some of his medical information. In reading these documents, I was amazed at some of the things he could do even though he was deaf. One sentence in particular stood out:

CAN POINT TO EYES, EARS, NOSE, AND MOUTH.

My stomach did a flip as I remembered the dream I had the night before. Instantly, I felt God’s blessing! I couldn’t hold back the tears. I read further that he was named after the SUNSHINE’S first morning rays. Sunshine is the name of my sister-in-law who was killed tragically in a car accident last year. More tears…

Of course I shared all of this with Ron. He was skeptical at first, but still listening. Each night we prayed together that God would lead us into a decision. We knew the money was unobtainable. We still pray often…

About a week later, I was telling an acquaintance of mine all of these details. Again, I was telling her how discouraged I was that in all my research there wasn’t a deaf school locally. She wished me good luck and away she went to one of our friend’s house to swim. Later that evening, she called to tell me that while she was at our friend’s house, she met a teacher from a local school that teaches deaf children and that she was excited to talk to me!!!! I started laughing hysterically—I couldn’t believe my ears! Her voice was screaming with excitement as she told me that I’d better go get this boy! I called this sweet young Christian woman the next day, and she made me promise to keep her informed of our decision.

I thought a lot about how our families would react to us adopting a Chinese boy. A deaf, Chinese boy. They know my passion for this culture, but would they understand why I would want to take on such a challenging task? Challenging to them—rewarding to me. I could show this boy love. I could give him a home. I could show him the Lord! But how would they react?

My sister-in-law, Gina, sat with me and watched that video with tears in her eyes. She got up from my couch, opened her purse and handed me $100….’Put this toward him, Shannon. Go get him,’ she said. I was overjoyed. I now only need $24,900!!

Our friend’s yard sale was finally underway, and she was sorting out an endless pile of books. On the top of a pile was a book entitled Sesame Street Book of Signs ABC’s. We laughed that maybe it was a ‘sign’and she gave it to me. By the way, she raised $3000.00 toward her son’s adoption! Just enough to get them rolling…

Weeks later a package from the American Society of Deaf Children arrived in the mail, addressed to me. I don’t remember asking for literature, but I opened it anyway. Inside was chock full of information and encouraging words for parents of deaf kids. A bookmark read ‘How To Read To Your Deaf Child’. Wasn’t I just asking how to do that? Also, some recommended books were listed. At the top of that list was a book that sounded familiar. Could it be? I frantically rifled through a box filled with books until I found what I was looking for! No wonder it looked familiar! It was the very book from the yard sale!!!



So this is where we stand today. Somwhere in the middle. Still waiting, still praying and hoping to bring this little boy home one day. Continually I pray for him. I pray that he will find his forever home. Whether or not we get him, I couldn’t possibly know at this time. But I do know that in my heart he is already my son.

Please pray for us. Please pray for these kids. And if you feel the Lord’s leading to help us bring him home, by all means—please help us to make it happen!

My friends tell me that if God wants us to have him, He will make a way for us to get him. We’re hoping for a miracle. Please Lord, let that happen… Please make a way for us to bring him home.

Thanks for reading about our journey of love…


Blessings,

Ron and Shannon Pierro