Justin and I both grew up attending our local church, Transformation Church, previously known as El Buen Samaritano (The Good Samaritan). My mother brought us to the church when I was about five years old, guided by a distant relative, and we've been members ever since. Although Justin and I were in Sunday school together, I don't recall him from that time. It wasn't until our preteen years, after a youth service, that we truly connected; he walked me home, and we exchanged phone numbers. In that moment, I felt deep down that this would be the beginning of a wonderful friendship, one that would soon prove to be meaningful, filled with purpose, and more incredible than I could have ever imagined.