I am happy to share my story.
How we met is when Nesly actually reached out to me because of my profile. She even tried to answer the riddle I wrote there. We started having daily conversations and video calls. Eventually, I started calling her my precious future wife, and she responded by calling me her future husband.
Our connection was special because we both have a strong faith and trust in the Father in heaven. I had the opportunity to be the one to transition a virgin into a wife, and she finally had her prayers for finding a God reverencing husband answered.
Even though we have yet to have our first date, we actually did something so profound and unheard of, which is what I call a lawful marital covenant ceremony. My pastor officiated the ceremony where he recited the script, and both Nesly and I declared our vows to each other. Then, my pastor anointed me with oil, and Nesly’s head of the family, her mother, due to her father passing away years ago, anointed her head with oil. My pastor then prayed over both of us. Finally, he pronounced us as covenant husband and wife according to the scriptures. In the eyes of God, we are joined together as husband and wife. Nesly is now forever sealed with the honor of being pure when she became a wife. The only thing remaining is to travel to the Philippines to complete the civil process so our marriage will be recognized by the Philippine government. Once we receive the marriage certificate, that is when I will contact Filipino Visa to meet me at the consulate to complete the permanent residency process.
I encourage all who hear my story to make the intent of their search to find a spouse that he or she will truly give their heart, soul, mind, and body to. By the way, at the latter part of my previous marriage, which eventually ended in divorce, I was inspired to write a song that expressed what a marriage should be about, which is true unity based on an eternal perspective. While others choose songs, God blessed me with the talent to write songs.
– David Gooley, Connecticut, United Sates
Our love journey began with a “hello” on Christian Filipina in June 2022. We started exchanging messages, and on July 1, 2022, he sent me a bouquet of flowers at my workplace, which surprised me. That was the beginning of our serious relationship and getting to know each other better.
On November 2, 2022, he visited me in Cebu and asked for my hand in marriage. When he returned to his country, he applied for my visa with the help of Filipino Visa in March 2023 to assist me. We communicated through video calls twice a day for 25 months before I arrived in America in October 2024. We got married within 30 days, and we have now been happily married for 9 months.
– Meriam Kyamko, Florida, United States
