God is so good! Our story has been a series of miracles, with the Lord demonstrating that His timing is best and showcasing His ability to turn things that look like mistakes into blessings.

First, Nick has desired to be married for 25 years, and Sarah began praying for her future husband approximately 25 years ago, meaning they have a combined waiting time of 50 years, reaching a Biblical Jubilee for their wedding day.

Next was the timeline of events that brought Nick and Sarah together. Nick attended watchmaking school in Seattle, where he prayed to find a church and immediately met a group of room mates having a Bible study in his living room. One of the men in the study named Jose became a good friend to Nick. Later Jose and his family moved to the Tri-Cities area of Washington and began bugging Nick to move there too. Nick felt led by God to move to New York City for a time, and after several moves came to the Tri-Cities as well.

Ultimately God is the One Who brought Nick and Sarah together, but a lot of thanks goes to a lady named Stephanie, who knew Sarah previously and went to the church Jose and his family attend. Nick came for a visit before moving to the area and he and Sarah actually both attended a conference at the church without realizing it when Sarah and her family briefly attended the church Jose and his family go to. Nick moved to Washington and started attending church with Jose and family about 2 months after Sarah and family left. God’s timing is always perfect, even when we don’t understand it.

After meeting both Nick and Sarah, Stephanie began thinking about how well they would fit together and after some time texted Sarah about it - WITHOUT TELLING NICK. Sarah had some concerns that she felt would hinder the relationship, so she said no. Stephanie accepted that but later God prompted her that she had not given Nick a chance to say anything about the possible relationship. So Stephanie talked to Nick and found the concerns that Sarah had were not an issue, so she gave Nick Sarah’s phone number.

Nick sent a text to Sarah, and they agreed to meet at a local coffee shop for a blind date. The first date set the tone for the rest of the relationship as they found an incredible amount of similarities and talked for 6-7 hours.

God works in amazing ways. If Nick had not gone to Seattle, he would not have met Jose. If he hadn’t met Jose, he wouldn’t have come to the Tri-Cities. If he hadn’t come to the Tri-Cities, he wouldn’t have met Stephanie. And if he hadn’t met Stephanie, Nick and Sarah likely would never have met.

Nick and Sarah continue to communicate every day, whether on the phone, texting or in person and have found many more similarities or areas where they complement one another.

God continues to work in their lives, including the time where He directed Sarah to take a wrong turn while heading to meet Nick, giving Nick needed time to finish setting up a breakfast picnic to watch the sunrise (and to propose!).

Nick and Sarah are so thankful to the Lord for His goodness and wisdom in bringing them together at this time, and they eagerly await their wedding to continue their adventure together!

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