We met in April 2016 on Cornerstone's 20th anniversary trip to Israel. Lisa was coming from Cornerstone Tokyo (though currently on home assignment in Iowa) and Daryl was coming with the Seattle group. As we originally and awkwardly told this story, I (Daryl) "did not notice Lisa" until the end of the trip.. We enjoyed each other's company as friends, with lots of laughter and easy conversation. Lisa went as far to comment to Laura, "Somebody should lock that guy down." Towards the end of the trip, we had a conversation where Lisa mentioned that during one of our sharing sessions, that she was praying I would have the right words to share, and that stood out to me. As we parted, I asked if I could email her to "get to know you .. and learn about your ministry," to which she replied, "Um sure, whatever." Returning to the States, we started emailing back and forth and eventually I tried to ask her out via email, only to find I had over thought the email so much that I had basically put her in the "Friend Zone". After God intervened to prevent Lisa from emailing me back and an actual phone conversation, Lisa thought we said yes to dating, but had actually said we will spend some time to keep figuring out. Two weeks later, we "decided" we were dating. Over time, we have much improved our communication skills and gotten everything straightened out (obviously). A year later, we were asked to share about Cornerstone's second Israel trip and felt that "we cannot in good conscience endorse a Holy Land trip as a couple who met on the last trip." But we can say for certain a) God has blessed us both in such an unexpected way, as individuals and as a couple and b) we are so grateful for the many people who have come alongside us in this journey. Thank you, those who are reading this, for being a part of our life and our special day.