Our Story
May 2024
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Kurt and Grace officially met in May of 2024, but their story began long before that. The Lord was faithfully working in both of their lives, guiding them in ways they didn’t yet realize—ultimately leading them to apply to serve at a Christian camp called FUGE. Although they lived three hours apart, they were placed on the same team for camp at Ridgecrest Conference Center. From the moment they met, they instantly clicked and quickly became the best of friends.
June 2024
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As Kurt and Grace watched each other serve in their ministry roles they started to grow feelings for each other. Their friendship grew and they loved being around each other. After a few conversations they knew the feelings were mutual. The only challenge was that camp rules didn’t allow coworkers to date during the summer. Even without official dates, Kurt and Grace still were able to get to know each other better. They saw the Lord worked immensely throughout the summer of ministry and their growing friendship.
July 2024
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After spending the summer together, Kurt and Grace had fallen in love—though they hadn’t said it out loud yet. They both had peace from the Lord about pursuing a relationship and Kurt asked to take Grace on an official date when they got home from camp.
July 24, 2024
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Kurt and Grace met halfway between their hometowns in Winston-Salem for their first official date. Kurt surprised Grace with a picnic at a beautiful park, where they spent time in prayer and in God’s Word. After spending the rest of the day together, they both drove home filled with excitement and peace about where God would lead their relationship.
July 30, 2024
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The following week, Kurt and Grace both happened to be in Florida on separate trips and were able to meet up. They spent two sweet days together, and during that time Kurt asked Grace to officially be his girlfriend. They even talked about marriage and entered their relationship with the shared intention of pursuing it with that purpose in mind.
Fall 2024
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After the summer, Kurt and Grace began a long-distance relationship, with Grace attending college in Virginia and Kurt living in his hometown of Lenoir, North Carolina. Despite the distance, they grew closer and deeper in their relationships with the Lord. Their love for one another continued to grow as they encouraged and strengthened each other in their faith. During the fall, God gave them a deep sense of peace about their relationship and marrying one another one day.
December 2024
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Their first Christmas together was so special! Despite not being with each other on Christmas day due to distance, they were able to celebrate with both sides of the family and rejoice in Jesus in such a special season!
February 2025
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This month was so special for Kurt and Grace! They celebrated Grace’s brother and sister-in-law’s wedding, where Kurt caught the garter and Grace caught the bouquet. They also went to look at rings for the very first time. During this season, they spent time praying and talking about their timeline for marriage, and Kurt secretly asked for Grace’s parents’ blessing.
Spring 2025
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Despite long distance, Kurt and Grace worked to see each other as much as possible during the spring, before spending the summer apart at camp. They spent a lot of quality time together and walking in prayer about their relationship. This season was full of growth in the Lord and falling more in love with Him and one another!
May 2025
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Kurt and Grace applied to work another summer of camp but were placed on different teams for the summer of 2025. So in May they said goodbye for the summer and set off to serve separate ministries, Grace in Tennessee and Kurt in North Carolina.
July 2025
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After spending all summer apart Kurt and Grace were finally reunited!!!! The summer was challenging in many ways but the Lord grew both of them so much!! He also grew and deepened their relationship in many ways.
July 24, 2025
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Exactly a year after their first official date, in the same park as the first date, Kurt asked Grace to marry him!! She joyfully said yes!! Their engagement day was full of the Lord’s goodness and excitement about their future of marriage!!
Engagement
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Kurt and Grace are enjoying the season of engagement and joyfully preparing for marriage!! The Lord has been refining them and growing them in so many new ways as they prepare to be husband and wife. They are in awe of the Lord’s goodness, kindness, and love in their relationship and lives!! They rejoice in the Lord’s faithfulness and are excited to enter the covenant of marriage with Christ and pursue Him together forever!!