I remember seeing her singing at Open house 2017, I'd never forget standing in the audience and thinking that her voice is just as angelic as her face. I joined Faith Assembly later that same year, I had no clue she was the pastor's daughter but I remember looking for her and she was no where around. Later on I learnt that she was in fact pastor J's daughter and if that wasn't intimidating enough, I saw a pic of Pas. J on instagram holding a gun captioned "because I have a daughter". Eventually she came back from America and being as shy as I usually am, I had no idea how to approach this beauty to introduce myself. In typical Joshua Fashion, rather than being bold and just walking up to her, I did little things to make myself noticed. I Joined FAI Hospitality team and placed myself in her environment, began engaging in activities where she was. I began observing the things she liked. Just as anyone who knew Anya then, I realised she liked sweaters. I recently got a sweater that just seem like it would look great on her. I had it for months procrastinating the right time to give her the sweater and eventually I just did. The very next Sunday she wore it and I recall looking at her holding a Baby during service while I was standing in the back and she just kept looking to the back. I couldn't be sure if she was looking at me or what, I didn't know if she liked the sweater or if she liked me, but I knew that she looked great holding a baby. The crumbs were laid and little by little she began getting closer to me and little by little my affection for her grew. The tale of two of us is too much to tell in this story. But from very early on, I knew she was worth learning to love and two years later, here we are!

My first encounter of meeting Joshua was nothing short of a common crowd familiarity at my home church. With numerous responsibilities and the bustle of people, everyone seemed common. I specifically remember the first day that I noticed Joshua as uncommon and immediately familiar to my heart. After seeing him in gather meetings and church services this one day held my heart differently. Our school ministry met up to gather and pray together as a team and he was requested to pray. He opened his mouth and began to speak and I remember with my eyes closed and my heart open I heard him speaking as a Man, a Father and a Husband. I opened my eyes in the middle of the prayer and they were open until I heard "Amen". I turned to my Mom who was sitting in the front row and she gave me the most delightful smile and pointed to Josh and said "That's a man you should be with". I held onto pride and embarrassment of the truth of all that she said. I looked back at her and I smiled in silent agreement that this is a man I should be with. By January of 2019 we had exchanged looks and subtle smiles of care and familiarity. He gave me a sweater out of common courtesy yet an unknown ulterior motive of the heart. I wore it that very next Sunday in hopes he would see me wearing what he gave to me. I walked the aisles in hopes he'd notice; to no surprise he did. We had our very first date on February 14th, 2019 and we quite literally never stopped hanging out. With pride and joy I'm happy to say I'm marrying the man I should be with - a hand picked design of a man until we see our Jesus and I thank the Lord for my blessing.