Hello families and friends. Haju and I have some very heavy news as we look forward to what will come ahead and what is likely to come ahead. We have decided to postpone/cancel our wedding that was originally intended to be on May 1st, 2020. It is our number one concern that everyone is safe both young and especially the elderly. Without much explanation, due to COVID-19, all that we have learned and are still learning about COVID-19, the statistics that points to the rising of confirmed cases, and with CDC recommending up to 8 weeks of quarantine in which May 1st falls inside of that, Haju and I, again, firmly decided to cancel our wedding. We want to say that we are sorry to you guys, our guests, that planned to attend our wedding as there have been many of you, families and friends, who have bought airplane tickets, booked hotels, and took days off from work. We are truly sorry for that as that takes money and time. Haju and I do plan to get married legally. In terms of having another wedding ceremony with you guys, we are still not sure as a lot of things are still up in the air. As we were trying to find any way that we can help to make this chaotic season less stressful for you all, we want you guys to know that you do not have to buy us wedding gifts if you’re in financial needs. We acknowledge the fact that some of you (hopefully not too many of you) lost jobs to support your family and loved ones. We don’t want you to feel burdened to give us gifts in this hard time. We will be beyond grateful if you would like to, but what is most important to us is your prayers and support as we starting to build our little family. We love you guys! And we wish that you guys may be safe and quarantined at home as doctors work to find vaccines and/or cure to this awful disease. We thank you guys for your understanding in this unusual time. Blessings, Haju and Kongcheng

[Haju’s side of story] We met each other at our sqaure dancing time during the Welcome Week of our freshmen year. We both were sweaty and so awkward. We were not super close in the beginning of the semester, but we became friends very quickly towards at the end of the semester. I will be honest, I was the one who had a crush on him first. LOL I liked his goofyness around people and his natural upbeat soul. He was like a puppy kind of person who are always welcoming people and are welcomed by people. Not only that, whenever we had a serious conversation, he went on so deep that I could tell that he is a godly young man. Of course, I fell in love with his amazing musical skills too. Especially, when he moves around those precious hands over piano, he creates such beautiful sounds that tickles my heart. We had lots of arguments and hardships throughout our relationships too. It never been only rainbows and butterflies. Some were caused by us and others were caused by someone elses. But, everytime we have a problem, God sends us loving and wise people to share His wisdom with us. Through that, we have grown a lot and are still growing. I’m so honered and privileged to get married to a guy who is patient, loving, intelligent, talented, goofy, energetic, honest, faithful, tender-hearted, caring, and godly man. I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with him before God.

[Kongcheng's perspective] I remember meeting her the first time when a group of our friends got together to go play bowling. As a side note, at first, I forgot that she was there (after we had started dating). But when she mentioned that she was at the bowling alley that day, my memories came back that we did meet each other there. LOL. I'm terrible at remembering. She liked me first. This was crazy because I knew I was younger (LOL) and I called her my older sister (in Korean, it is Noona). Because I saw her as my older sister (and my best friend) I kept denying all the signs that she continued to express. Well... eventually she confessed. And I (at the time) did not have the same feelings, so I rejected her. But ever since that day, I did question in my head, "did I do something wrong?" I guess after denying the signs for so long, I just didn't take time to think about a possible romantic relationship with her. I thought it'd be impossible. As I thought about it more and still wanted to be her friend (yes she was still sad during this time of my rejection), I saw a good light in her. During that time, I saw that she is one who loves deeply and with care, even though she might not get that mutual care back. Her story of hardships and finding a purpose in life expresses the grace of God and work of the Spirit in her. I started to see a future with her, and I wanted to fight hard and long if we did start to court. After some serious reflection on March 2017, I admitted that I was deeply in love with Haju. It was crazy because I have never been so affirming about being in love. Yes, I wasn't sure whether God planned for us to work out or not at the time. But all I knew was that I loved her and I was willing to sacrifice my time and life for her--to demonstrate Christ-likeness. Even to this day, I am still being shaped by the Spirit to love her like Christ does His church. It has been and is still a long journey. I can't wait to marry this beautiful woman.

[Haju’s Side of Story] Oh well, one thing I would like to share is what Cheng said the night before the proposal. He came to me that night and was holding both of my hands. He goes, “haahh.... Haju, tomorrow, everything is going to be so different.” With a very nervous voice. I guess he tried really hard to make it not too obvious... so, I sent texts to my girls. “HE IS GOING TO DO IT TOMORROW!!” Although, he made it super clear that he was going to propose the next day, it was still a surprise the moment he was on his knee. While he was reading me his sweet sweet letter, both of his hands were shaking. And my earth was shaking too.

[Kongcheng's perspective] During this time, we were in South Korea. Given, she knew I was going to propose within that month. Haha! But it was still awesome! I have to say that I was a bit nervous before proposing--actually even before arriving in Korea. Before May 2019, I haven't met none of her family in person and we did not know each other well. There was a couple phone calls that Haju have made to her family, and I have been introduced in that way. But May 2019 was a totally different story when we came face to face. I had a mission. LOL. I said to myself, "get to know the family well and be your true self to them." And, by the grace of God, they accepted me so well. We absolutely love each other! This definitely gave me confidence to propose to Haju without any problems from family. Ahah! This was a huge blessing. My soon to be brother in law, Chan Kim, helped me so much to find an incredible spot to propose to Haju. It was hard to find a spot since there was so many options. It was hard since we travelled to Seoul (about an hour bus ride from where we stayed) to look for a place there. But eventually we found one! As a side note, me and Chan made Haju cry (angry cry) a couple days before the proposal since we were joking too much about being too obvious about our plan (though what we actually intended was to misdirect her attention--OR surprise her!). Yeah, she legit got mad, and I made her even more mad by laughing when she got mad. LOL. That moment was not too fun! BUT!!! That doesn't mean my plan was not going according to plan! (I'm sorry, Babe. I know I was too mean.) On May 16, 2019, I proposed to the love of my life. We had an amazing date right afterwards with some alcohol! Then we arrived safely back home where I couldn't stop thinking about the awesome marriage that God is preparing for us. This was one heck of an experience. What a woman. Thank you, God, for blessing me with a woman that is beauty and love herself.