I met Richard in 2017, when I started attending Nelspruit Bible Church. He was a guy I knew at church, but I didn't get to know him personally. In 2018 I moved to Pretoria so we lost contact. By the Lord's providence, I moved back to Nelspruit in 2023. Richard was still at the church so it was nice to see a familiar face. This time we started getting to know each other more through spending time in fellowship with other brothers and sisters in Christ from time to time.

Around December 2023/January 2024, a few people started asking me what I thought of him. "He seems like a nice, godly guy" was my reply. But it didn't matter that I was interested in him if he wasn't interested in me. He didn't approach me then so I figured he wasn't interested and moved on from the idea. Fast-forward to September when I was planning on resigning from work to pursue home-schooling. Richard and I were having a random conversation, he was starting to be unusually friendly. On this particular day he was walking me to my car after church. I told him, "Please pray for me, I really miss home, I want to resign and go home." He was really taken aback but said he'd pray. I really submitted my letter of resignation and was preparing myself to go back to Natal.

I updated him on my plans and he started communicating with me a lot more. I wasn't sure whether to take it as him showing interest or just being nice so I tried not to think much of it. Until he eventually asked me out to dinner - the week before I was due to leave! Dinner was lovely and he made his intentions known and I was, of course, very excited but apparently I didn't give him a clear response 🤭 The next week, he was a complete sweetheart in helping me pack up all my stuff. I already was committed to being in Natal for a few months after my resignation so I still left. We started off with the distance and we had a looootttt of calls and he even came to visit me :)

That's the long and short of it. He became my instant best friend and I've enjoyed every moment with him until now. I'm so thankful to the Lord that after many years of praying for a godly husband who will also love my sons, I've been blessed with exactly that and so much more! I can't wait to say “I do” to the sweetest, most loving man who I'm so thankful to say loves the Lord first! What a gift!

K&N

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