When Heidi first came to Sheffield for missions in 2022, she and Mark spotted each other on the last night of a 72 hour prayer and worship event. They kept “accidentally” making eye contact while God was moving mightily in the room. A couple days later, they would officially meet and chat about their favorite movies, families, and how they came to know Jesus. Mark reached out to Heidi when she flew back to the States and expressed his interest in staying connected. Four months later, Mark came to visit Heidi in Atlanta. He’d never been to America before and Heidi thought it was crazy for him to come such a long way because, what if it didn’t work out? Long story short, it really, really worked. They would spend the next year going back and forth from England to America every four months until Heidi decided to move to England in October 2023. What had been a 4,000 mile journey to see each other became about a half a mile walk down the hill. They got engaged on September 7, 2024 and cannot WAIT to get married alongside their favorite people!