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| every couple has a story to be told. Jason and mine is a story perfected by God through His perception of right timing and His most amazing plans. Jason and I met in Costa Rica when I was only three, (and Jason twelve!!). His mother, a preacher's wife, is one of the few very influential people who helped with the formation of the Chinese church in Costa Rica, which started in the early 1980's. At that time, my family wasn't Christian. Jason's mom led my parents to Christ...so, our families go way back, and Jason, has practically seen me grow up. |
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| Growing up, I saw Jason at church every Sunday, but we weren't close since our age difference was so big. Jason was the wild, mischievous teenager who broke many hearts, and I was just a little sister to him. (...or that's what he claims at least.) I even had a crush on him at age six; it was obviously just a childish crush. What could a 6 year-old know about love? Eventually, Jason grew up, graduated from high school and went off to college in the States, and for about eight years, we didn't see each other or speak to each other, until my senior year in high school. Somehow, God allowed to us to get reacquainted with each other, but just as friends. It was awesome to be able to catch up with each other on what had happened these past eight years. I was in shock to hear about the things God had done in his life, and was even more surprised when I found out he was now working as a full-time youth director at a church in Atlanta. Say what?! Jason...of all people? A youth director? After that, I had no doubt in my mind that God, in His omnipotence is able to do ANYTHING! Even turn around what seemed to be the impossible~! (sorry hon, don't take this personal ok? hee...love you!) And coincidently, talking about what seemed to be the impossible, by God's grace and that alone, I was finally able to graduate high school and go to college in the States. Moving to a completely different place, all by myself, was incredibly hard on me, being the baby in the house. But, it was through people like Jason, that homesickness got a little better. He'd give me calls from time to time to check up on me and send me nice care packages since he knew I lived in the school dorms. He took good care of the "little sister". Then, for my freshman year's spring break, I had no where to go. Jason invited me to visit him along with another friend of ours, and we agreed. It was the first time we had seen each other in 8 years, and the best vacation I'd had in a long time. We got to know each other alot better, and to my horror, I was starting to |
| like someone whom I thought was completely out of my reach. How can I like Jason? He is so much older than I! This is ridiculous. My parents will have a cow! Later, I found out my feelings were completely reciprocated and we were both on the same boat of confusion and fear. We realized that we did not want to pursue something if it wasn't inside God's will for us. There is absolutely no point in doing so and sooner or later, someone would be hurt. So, as hard as it was, we made an agreement. We were to keep our distance from each other for 6 months. No phone calls, no emailing, no letters. Only prayer. We NEEDED to know God's will, and in those 6 months, we were to tell our parents about each other. Those 6 months were miserable and difficult, but if I had the chance to go back and redo everything all over again, I would still choose to have those 6 months of prayer. Frightful and nervous, I told my parents about Jason, expecting them to make a scene and tell me to forget about dating someone who's 9 years older than me. To my surprise, they were completely supportive. They trusted my judgement and knew that if this was God's will, their only choice would be to give us their blessings. Through those 6 months, God gave us so much peace. We knew that God was going to do something special and felt free to pursue our relationship. Indeed, God blessed our relationship from the start. God has taught us many things. I believe that Jason and I have grown a lot through this whole experience...one of the many things I learned is that God is faithful and you'll realize that His plans are always the best if you wait on Him and His perfect time. |
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| If you have any good stories of how God has been working in your life, I'd love to hear about it sometime! Feel free to email me!! |