I FOUND THE ONE MY SOUL LOVES

Let's take you back to the summer of 2016 when a charming and blunt church boy, met a beautiful and passionate church girl. The love story begins.... On a Sunday Morning, Rasine walked into church during the pastor's message and since there were no available seats, an unknown man (Ray) gave up his seat for her. There was a special celebration for the graduating class of 2016 and Rayfurd happened to be one of them. During the cake cutting, Rayfurd's eyes were fixed on Rasine and her exact thoughts were "Boy, you are in church! Focus on the Lord!" Rayfurd, till date always says Rasine was also starring but just like scientists say, this is only a hypothesis with no theoretical proof. Two weeks later, Rasine joined the choir and again, Rayfurd thought his charm lured her into making that decision but sincerely, it was just a God thing! The two uptight folks started talking and a phone prank brought them even closer to each other (*see them for details*) Three weeks later, Rayfurd made his intentions known to Rasine and despite several rejections, he was still bold and persistent. July 27th 2016, Rasine finally said YES to Rayfurd and their love began to grow stronger.

Rasine: Before we get into the gist of this proposal, or should I say the final proposal because they were several LOL! Ray and I started marriage counselling one week after I said YES to dating him (I can feel your eyes bulge as you react in surprise). Well, this was interesting for me because I knew he was not going anywhere and God had locked in this deal. December 2018, he flew with me for the first time to my home country Nigeria, where he met my family and we had an introduction which was almost a pre-wedding! That to me was enough proposal, and I asked him where he hid the ring. He laughed and said "since we know we are getting married, we will just use the rings on the wedding day." I innocently agreed because at this point, "The boy was all mine!" Little did I know he had something up his sleeves! Rayfurd: I proposed to Rasine many times and she was absolutely fine with me giving her the ring anywhere or at anytime, but I wanted her and the world to know how valuable she is, and I love her. While Rasine was making preparations for her Senior Songwriting Program which was excellent! I was covertly planning a surprise engagement. Permission was sort through her professors and the Dean of her school. Permission Granted! I created one of my usual videos, congratulating Rasine but little did she know that It was the proposal! After congratulating Rasine, I incorporated the audience to check off three criterion given by Rasine a year into our relationship. She jokingly said "Babe, if you ever propose to me in public, ensure I am well dressed, my nails are painted, and my friends are present." The audience confirmed that all her loving demands were met. Before Rasine gained an awareness of what was actually occurring, I was down on one knee, with the ring in my hands. Rasine headed for the door but was blocked by her friends. She slowly walked back towards me, gently beating me for surprising her, then said YES! After hugging her, the tears came.