For many months we have been hoping and praying for Shady's
immigration application to be approved. He was in Egypt while I was first in
Tanzania and then moved back to Canada in October. We didn't know if or
when his application would be approved but we had to start planning the wedding
anyway. The reason for that was we had set a date months ago that
worked best for immediate family and we didn't want to postpone the
wedding making it difficult for those people to attend. As well, after
so much time of being long distance we simply didn't want to put off the
wedding anymore.
So we began planning the wedding on faith. We
booked the church and venue for the reception, paid the deposit, booked
photographers, and started on invitations all without knowing if the
groom would in fact make it to Canada in time for the wedding. Many
people prayed with us and we trusted that God would open a way for Shady
to attend his own wedding.
Although it was one of the hardest
tests of faith we have had, it was incredible to see how God answered!
At the beginning of January Shady's immigration visa was approved! We
couldn't believe it came so quick since it could have taken another 6
months. The only explanation is that God was at work bringing
everything together at the right time.
Our wedding will truly be
a miracle and testifies to God's faithfulness! Although I wouldn't
have chosen to plan my wedding this way it has grown my faith in God and
I'm thankful that He is using our lives to show how sovereign and good
He is.
