On February 11, 2015, Bond was volunteering at PADS at Shiloh Baptist Church in Waukegan, IL when a co-volunteer, Neal, asked Bond if he wanted to meet a friend of his. Bond said yes & asked if he had a picture of her. Neal showed Bond photos of Darlene on Facebook. Bond said, “Wow, those are some nice, big legs! I would like to meet her.” Neal arranged for them to meet at the church. When she arrived, Neal officially introduced Bond to Darlene. They began to converse, but not having much privacy they went outside, but it was too cold. Instead they exchange contact information via Facebook. The two began talking and Bond realized that she was a good cook. He asked her to make him a meal to which she obliged. He enjoyed her meal so much that he thought she may be a pretty good catch for him as a potential girlfriend. Continued phone conversations consisted of church, politics, and dating opinions. About two weeks later, Bond asked Darlene out on a dinner date with he and his fraternity brothers (Kappa Alpha Psi-Waukegan Alumni Chapter) and their wives and girlfriends. She accepted but thought it might be uncomfortable on a group date. When they arrived at the restaurant her fears were put to ease when seeing church members and friends Spencer (a Kappa as well) and his wife Corliss Ivy. Bond visited Darlene’s church with his fraternity brothers shortly thereafter. After worship service, Bond and Darlene went to Olive Garden restaurant to have dinner, then they went to spend some quality time together after dinner and that is when he asked her to be his girlfriend. She accepted his proposal to be his main squeeze and began their relationship officially on March 29, 2015. After almost 21 months of having a loving, Christ-centered courtship, Bond asked Darlene to be his wife and here we are today! Please join Bond and Darlene as they celebrate the beginning of their union as one on Friday, September 8, 2017. Praise God! Bond found a help meet!