On October 14th, 2016, Marissa was shopping at the mall in Hattiesburg, Mississippi when she received a strange phone call. Her friend, Whitney, was super excited to tell Marissa all about her friend Andrew and that she thought that if they met, they would hit it off. Neither Marissa nor Andrew were interested in dating at that time, but to please Whitney they agreed to meet. Little did they know that the Lord was about to change their lives forever. They met, and to be nice, Marissa invited Andrew to her friend's birthday party the next day. At the party, they talked, shared a dance, and took a walk afterwards. During their walk, they realized they had a connection and decided to become friends and get to know each other. It did not take long for the two of them to fall in love. They continued to be friends, and while Marissa was visiting her family in Brazil for Christmas, Andrew called her father and asked his permission to date Marissa. Three years later, still in love, they have decided they want to spend the rest of their lives together and are excited to follow the path the Lord has led them down.