Jesse and Lynne have the cutest marriage and want to add to their family. Lynne explains below about their struggle to have a baby.  Right now, the biggest hinderance is the financial part. Be a part of their miracle and share in their joy. Every little bit helps. Thank you all, and pray for them. 

Jesse and Lynne's Family Journey - IVF Fund

We got married in 2006, and we both prayed for a big family. Lynne was especially excited because Jesse is #2 of six kids, and being around his family is a blast! We couldn't wait to have own own little bunch of Pilalases. Once our second anniversary rolled around, we were a little surprised that we hadn't gotten pregnant yet.

Fast forward 8 more years. After 3 OBs, 4 REs (reproductive endocrinologists), more blood work and TVS ultrasounds and other examinations than I can count, huge diet and lifestyle changes, 4 rounds of Clomid, confirming through research and lots of doctors that IVF is indeed the next step (with the diagnoses of PCOS, hypothyroidism, and advanced endometriosis), and years of growing together through heartbreak, the Lord has blessed us with this exciting opportunity to finally grow our family! We are missionaries in Northern Japan, and the Lord has provided an English speaking RE 3 hours away from our home. The Lord used our first three years here to allow us to save some money to pursue IVF. We have set aside money from birthdays and Christmas and put money in jars when we wanted to spend money on non-necessities but opted not to. Our sweet church family took a love offering for us, and some of our loved ones have generously given us money to put towards it. If we can raise $3,000 more, our dream of having our own little Pilalas will come true! Anything extra will be used for medical expenses during pregnancy and towards future attempts at pregnancy with the embryos we will have frozen.

Asking for help is a very difficult thing to do not only because it is humbling, but we also know that many of you are going through hardships as well. Even if you can't help financially, we thank you for taking the time to read this and for praying for us!

My Mom Karen Lose Pilalas is graciously operating this GoFundMe for us and her future grandchildren. She raised the amount asked from $3,000 to $6,000. The reason is because we plan to eventually use all the fertilized embryos from the early stages of the IVF procedure and not just the first one that the Lord allows to take. We do this out of conviction against discarding life after conception.

Thank you for all the help you have already given us! We are quickly on our way through the first attempt!