How it all began
“What I admire most about my wife-to-be is her gentleness, her calm, and her devotion to God. She is my peace in every storm. Our union brings a deep, unshakable peace — a communion where even silence speaks..”
— Joshua
“He became my confidant, the person I relied on, and the one who truly understood me.”
— Safi
Safi & Joshua
Safi’s Story
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Our story began when I moved to the United Kingdom at eighteen. At the time, we were not friends, just two people crossing paths without realizing how deeply our lives would intertwine.
A few years later, we became friends, and everything changed. I trusted him with parts of myself I had never shared with anyone, and through that trust we grew close. He became my confidant, the person I relied on, and the one who truly understood me. Somewhere along the way, my feelings deepened, even though I kept them quietly to myself.
When I moved away for university, he drove me to my new town my friends and family would often say how this was not a gesture of just a good friend as my uni town was quite far, and true to that ,it was indeed simple gesture that meant more than he ever knew or even myself . For years, we remained close friends, always present in each other’s lives through constant conversation and unwavering support.
After his graduation was the beginning of a shift in our relationship , we spent an entire evening talking, laughing, and discovering just how much we had in common. Everything felt natural, effortless, and right. Soon after, our friendship turned into love.
Safi & Joshua
Joshua’s Story
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Despite our families knowing one another since around 2018, when they had recently moved from South Africa and we crossed paths at Wednesday church services, my first impression of her is something I genuinely cannot remember — a fact I am still reminded of today. University was overwhelming back then, and I did not yet recognize that this was the Eve walking in the garden God had called me to cultivate. Though we were not close, she was always near through my sister, her best friend, and even then, there was a quiet sense within me to protect and be present for her.
My eyes were opened….
My eyes were opened to the possibility that she was divinely prepared for me in the summer of May–June 2022, after a turbulent start to the year and my graduation celebration. What began as an innocent late-night conversation stretched into the early hours of the morning — a moment that marked the genesis of our story and revealed something unmistakably special, though I needed confirmation.
From the very beginning, God was the foundation of our relationship. When fear almost led me to step away, He spoke clearly through a trusted mentor, echoing exactly what He had already told me in secret: “Josh, open your eyes. Look around and go rest in your Promised Land.”
Through years of conversation, prayer, and growth, we faced challenges — family disagreements, financial hardship, career setbacks, and misunderstandings — yet all were conquered by God’s grace.
Our proposal, shared with the support of loved ones, was a moment she never expected. As we step forward, I look ahead to a lifetime of learning her more deeply, praying God grants me the grace to love her fully as every layer is revealed.
