We lovingly joke that we never should have met, and it is true. If either of us, and even some others had made even one decision differently, we never would have met. The Lord has been good to us. He brought us together in a time neither of us were expecting it. Eduardo was asked to come serve for a second time with Dunwoody Baptist Church, and I had just arrived home 5 weeks prior from the World Race and began working as a summer intern for DBC's youth group. We met that summer at the kid's beach camp and instantly clicked. There was a strong bond of friendship from the first day we met. For an entire year after we met, Eduardo and I would continue to make our own plans for the future that did not involve being in a relationship. We stayed in contact and would meet up time to time as friends. In July 2019, a year after we first met, we stumbled through the conversation of having feelings for one another. Eduardo told me he had been pursuing me in prayer for an entire year. He wanted to build friendship and trust with me, and he told me that even if we just ended up as friends that would be a win for him, but he prayed that he would marry me one day. A few weeks after this conversation, we started dating. After 8 months of dating and nearly 2 years of friendship, seeing changes in plans and seeking God, we made the decision that a forever that was not together was not a forever either of us wanted. I know I can speak for myself and say I am incredibly lucky to have found a partner in life who loves God above all things, including me. It makes the way he loves me all the more beautiful. He covers me in prayer and in truth. He has walked with me through some of my hardest seasons both as a friend, a boyfriend and now a fiancé. There is no way to explain this relationship apart from God's grace. And that is everything both of us prayed to find in a future spouse. We are so excited to celebrate the union of our lives with all of you! - Caroline + Eduardo