Our First Meet
On 23.10.2023, during a seminar, the Lord Jesus Christ allowed me to have my first encounter with the woman He had already destined to be my helper and life partner—an encounter I could never have imagined at that time.
We were in the same group and had been assigned the task of preparing a presentation on the theme “My Talent.” By God’s grace, I had the privilege of presenting our work to all the speakers.
At the end of the event, just as I was thinking I’d simply had a wonderful day at the seminar, an unexpected encounter would mark the beginning of a new chapter.
To my great surprise and with great joy, Sister Erica Fofack approached my brother Othniel and me to talk to us about her songs and the various projects she was working on. This simple exchange, which might have seemed insignificant at the time, would become the starting point of a story that only God could write.
That’s how we exchanged contact information.
Looking back, I realize that God was already at work in the details of that day. What seemed like a simple encounter at a seminar was actually the beginning of a path the Lord had prepared.
We didn’t yet know where that first conversation would lead us. But today, as we look back on the journey we’ve taken, we can testify with gratitude that God’s plans are always greater than we can imagine.
And while our story began with a simple exchange of contact information, it has now led us to this wonderful day when, before God, our families, and our loved ones, we choose to walk together for life. 
To God alone be the glory. 
October 23, 2023, will forever hold a special place in my heart. On that day, during a seminar, the Lord Jesus Christ allowed me to see for the first time the man who would, some time later, become my husband.
However, our first meeting was nothing like the “love at first sight” story one might imagine…
When he walked into the room that day, my first impression of him wasn’t particularly positive. I even thought he might be the kind of person who liked to show off. I couldn’t have imagined then—not even for a moment—that this man would come to play such an important role in my life.
But God had already prepared something that I couldn’t yet understand.
At one point during the seminar, I was asked to go test the microphones. That’s when I discovered him playing worship melodies. And right then, something happened in my heart… something I couldn’t have explained in words.
The melodies he was playing were precisely the ones I used to pray with in my secret place—those intimate moments when I found myself alone with the Lord.
I then asked myself, “But who is this man, really?”
Throughout the seminar, he became something of a mystery to me. I was trying to understand who he truly was, without knowing why this person had captured my attention so much.
Looking back, I understand better what was happening
At that time in my life, the Lord had placed songs in my heart and a deep desire to share them in worship. What I lacked were musicians who could accompany me. And even though I couldn’t understand it yet, God was already placing in my path an answer to a prayer my heart had been holding.
At the end of the seminar, something prompted me to ask for my brother Othniel’s phone number, as well as his. By God’s grace, I did so.
We then stayed in touch after the seminar, not yet knowing where this simple connection would lead us.
Today, looking back, we can say with confidence that what seemed like an ordinary encounter was actually an encounter orchestrated by God.
We didn’t know the Lord’s plan yet. We didn’t know that behind those first exchanges lay a story of love, faith, growth, and destiny.
But God already knew. ❤️
And on October 23, 2023, without us even realizing it, He had just written the very first page of our story.
