The owner of our boarding house hated us because of our religion. They persecuted us so
my sister and I were forced to transfer. With the help of a friend we found a new place;
there I came to know Grace, my wife.
My room is just a stone away from hers and because my sister is her roommate I spent a
lot of time with them. We became friends. We shared jokes during leisure time. I helped
her with her school projects and assignments and even in cleaning the house and scrubbing
the floor. This kind of relationship continued until she became special to me. Because of
my religion, I never thought of going beyond our friendship but she knew I liked her. The
time came when I had to leave for Manila to attend to my papers in migrating to the United
States; that was our semestral break.
When I left for my hometown, something pushed me to go back to our boarding house to see
her. That started another step in our relationship.
When I returned from Manila, I confirmed with her what was between us. I told her we can
never be together unless she walks with my faith. However, I asked her not to join the
Church because of me but because she has proven to herself its worth. Soon after, I knew she
was attending bible studies and later received baptism, a prayer I asked from God.
I was not able to migrate to the United States so I returned to school. After graduation
I worked in Manila. After several months, she was able to work here also. After four and a
half years of going steady, we decided to get married. Two months before our planned wedding,
we readied everything, from simpliest to the most complex details of wedding preparation.
She designed her own gown; I designed my own. We arranged for our reception, sponsors, invitation
and video footage. After we had all of these set, we went to her parents to seek their
blessings.
We decorated the church by ourselves; I even made her bouquet. We invited only our close
friends and relatives. It was a simple wedding, exhausting yet fulfilling because
everthing was prepared by the two of us.
Even after a year of our commitment, I knew it was her whom God has given me. Now, we're
married for four years with two wonderful kids.
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