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May 26, 2018

Frances & Ogemdi

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Ogemdi Adiele

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Frances Onwuachi

May 26, 2018

So, was it an arranged marriage?

My very lovely Aunty and Ogemdi's beloved brother who both live in Cali were in conversation one particular, blessed day, and somehow our names came up. They both thought it a splendid idea that we should connect, so they sent me a picture of an attractive, young looking man in Nigeria but I was hesitant because he looked like a 22 yr old guy who was living across the ocean (he's older than 22 ;). They convinced me and I conceded, so later that night Ogemdi called me and kept my attention for 2 hours on the phone talking all about how he wanted to start a family. I'm pretty sure he mentioned 'family' like 7 times during that conversation. He was so sure about me and I was still saying, 'Don't get carried away, lover boy, we haven't met yet'. We stayed connected for 6 weeks and then I flew to Nigeria to meet him. My family, especially the women, fell in love with him instantly and told me that he was my husband. I was thinking, 'ladies, chill. I just met the man today, literally! (insert story of Abraham sending his servant to go find a wife for his beloved son, Isaac, and Rebekah was the woman, and they knew it immediately. That's kinda what it felt like when I received his father's blessing of marriage a day after I heard about this great man, Ogemdi). One week later Ogem proposed VERY publicly on a stage in the spotlight, kneeing before hundreds (1st of a few proposals), and our lives haven't been the same since. One week after that, on the plane ride back to Houston, I had an epiphany, still in a state of shock, asking myself, 'DID YOU JUST GET ENGAGED IN ONE WEEK IN NIGERIA??!?!?!? hahah. Yep- that's exactly what happened. This man is my greatest joy and a great adventure awaits us in loving and serving God together. Oh- No, it wasn't an arranged marriage- we had a choice in the matter.

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