Friday, April 12, 2013

A Love Story

Over a year ago, a young man began pursuing me, and to be honest, I was a little freaked out.  I had a job to do and rules to obey and a plane to catch back to the United States in just a few months.  In all honesty, I was overwhealmed with this young man's sudden display of...maybe not love at this point, but...interest in me.  Yet at the same time, I couldn't find it in my heart to reject him.  Something kept telling me to give him a chance.  And to be honest, I made the conscious decision to do so before I even felt ready.  But something pushed (or maybe pulled) me.  And it didn't take long before I figured out why I was so involuntarily magnatized to this man--his love reminded me so much of the love of Christ.  It was so pure and persistent.  He spoke to me in so many ways.  When he couldn't reach me with words, he showered me gifts.  When I became hesitant to accept gifts, he spoke with his actions.  One time when I was sick, he even spent 8 hours of a sunny Sunday afternoon sitting next to me on the couch stroking my hair while I did nothing but sleep.  Eight Hours!!!  And after I made that decision, I found that it took no time at all to fall in love.  And then I realized, that thing that was pushing me and pulling me at the same time, was the Lord.  He was pushing me from behind and pulling me from within that sweet, godly man, Walter, my now husband.

And I am happy to say that a year later, after over three months of marriage, I am not at all disappointed with the outcome of the choices that were made and the turn of events that God blessed us to be a part of.  I am blessed to have a husband who encourages and corrects me, who makes me laugh and who dries my tears.  The only person in the world who truly knows me with all my quirks and issues, and loves me despite and because of them.  On the other hemisphere of the world from where I grew up, he makes me feel like I'm at home. 


Things have been going very well for us since we got married.  We've been very blessed to be able to stay in a room behind Walter's dad's house until we can save enough to build our own house.  I've also been blessed that some of the ministry opportunities I was pursuing fell through because, although I am restless and love to work, I think God knew that a little break to just enjoy each other and go through the initial adjustments of marriage was what we really needed.  So since January, our marriage has been our main ministry, as we have been ministering to each other and seeking direction from the Lord as a couple as to near future plans.

We've also been doing a lot of paperwork.  I finally got my residence visa and Walter has applied for his visa to the United States and will have an interview at the U.S. Embassy at the end of April.  Please pray that all of this will go smoothly so that we can come to the states at the end of the summer.  I say it every time, but I truly mean it: thank you all so much for you love, encouragement, and support.  God bless!