But, to start, my mother had pushed and prodded me to try a website that she had heard about called "Christian Cafe" and eventually I gave in.
The questions through ChristianCafe.com were purposeful and intentional, I could easily figure out the kind of woman God had in store for me.
When I found Lindsay I instantly knew that she was and is the one I was looking for. Since July we dated for approximately 3 months. Then I proposed to her on October 20th.
We are engaged to be married May 21st. She is the love of my life.
I have always been indecisive, rushing into things with out being patient and waiting on God's timing. Since I started with ChristianCafe.com God used it to bring about patience and, in turn, the right timing.
I enclosed a picture of us. God Bless!
Jeremy-jlukeharks179 {Pennsylvania} & Lindsay-lindzerpinzer273 {Pennsylvania} May 2011He was working and living in Cannon Beach, OR and I was in Tacoma, WA.
We met face to face on January 13th, 2009 and fell quickly in love. We knew pretty much from the first few dates that God had given us to each other for a lifetime.
We dated "long distance", as we lived about 3 hours apart, for 6 months until Adam took a leap of faith and moved to Tacoma to be closer to me. God provided a place for him to live and work, and 3 months later we became engaged.
We were married on March 6, 2010. Both of us being in our mid-thirties, we waited for God's best and we feel we have found it in each other.
After 4 months of marriage we were elated to find out that we were pregnant with our first baby. She is due this coming week and we are so thankful for all that God has done to redeem our lives and answer the many prayers we had for a mate and family.
We know how difficult it can be to date in our world right now, especially for Christians who want God's best. We want to encourage singles out there who are desiring this to trust God and know he has not forgotten your dreams or desires.
There were many times we thought we were never going to be blessed in marriage and at just the right time, after years of waiting, God did answer our prayers! He will for you too!
Hang in there!
Wende-overjoyed458 {Washington State} & Adam-diettrich653 {Oregon} May 2011My husband and I met on ChristianCafe.com over a year ago and became best friends, which developed into the love of a life time.
We are grateful for the opportunity to have met each other over the internet as we were from different states and may not have met otherwise.
We have been married a month and don't know where the time has flown. We thank God for second chances and for matches made in Heaven.
Attached are a couple photos of us at our wedding.
Cherie-graceabounds316 {Massachusetts} & James-visionarypoet405 {Maine} May 2011
We would NEVER have met had this site not existed.
He was stationed in the Army, in Texas, and had plans on going elsewhere until we met. I'm a single mom living in Texas.
We corresponded for several months just as friends until finally meeting. We were able to build such a strong base of respect between us that once we met we fell in love rather quickly!
I just wanted to write and say thank you! God has used you to do great things in my life!
Kelli-kelbelle577 {Texas} & Nicholas-jesusfreak858 {Texas} May 2011
We both prayed very specific prayers about the person that we wanted God to bring into our lives.
God brought that and more to us in each other.
We are grateful that God used this site as a tool for us to meet each other. We met on ChristianCafe.com in August of 2009. We started talking and we just knew we were meant to be together.
He was in Georgia and I was in North Carolina. He would drive to see me and my children and vice versa. He was active duty Army at the time.
We were married January 1, 2010. He is such a wonderful blessing and he says the same about me. He is my very best friend!
Thank you so much for being a tool from God so we could come together.
Danielle-danielle240 {North Carolina} & Sam-spidersam825 {Georgia} May 2011
[Editor's note: See June 2015 testimonial for a baby announcement!]
1 Corinthians 13:13 says: And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Love for me was Diana 5 years ago, when we first met. I tell you it was an awesome date and I have not looked back since we met on ChristianCafe.com.
We were married on 10-10-2010.
Thank you ChristianCafe.com. God is good.
Ray-emtknight926 {Pennsylvania} & Diana May 2011Jose has a friend who was married through ChristianCafe.com and I have a friend that's a member too, who told me about this site.
At the beginning only I wanted to see if I could find somebody to talk to, but I met Jose, who wrote to me and we started to talk. Then he wanted to come to meet me in Colombia.
I was so nervous and so was he, but when I saw him, I knew that God had the answer to my question, to my necessity: my single days were finished.
God has control of all things!!!! Of your life & your desires, He knows what is most important for you. He knows your thoughts and when you are patient, He gives you the answer.
On 17 April 2010 we were married through The Christian Community El Camino Barranquilla. We first met Feb. 14 2009 in Barranquilla, Colombia, and now we live together in Canada.
Thanks to ChristianCafe.com and the Lord Jesus Christ. We wrote our testimony to give hope to those who are single and hoping to get married, and believe that nothing is impossible to those who believe.
Our story is real, with witnesses. Thanks to God today we live together in Kitchener, Canada. Happy because through ChristianCafe.com we were able to meet.
Ingris-bendecida988 {Colombia} & Jose {Ontario} May 2011
Keep up the great work!! We met on ChristianCafe.com in August 2009 and instantly we felt a connection.
From the start of our relationship we have put God first and we kept ourselves pure until our wedding night (and we have been blessed 10x over for our efforts!).
I have been to Colombia to visit her 5 times and the last time was when we were married January 9 2011.
Marriage is more amazing than we could have ever imagined .. . even in our wildest dreams. And we both thank God each day for his faithfulness and grace which put us in each other's path.
Nathan-bradley710 {Ontario} & Victoria-victoria675 {Colombia} May 2011
I had four days left on a ten day trial, and Melinda had a ten day trial when she "winked" at me!
I thank the Lord every day since then for bringing her into my life!
It was on December 28, 2010 I met Melinda. It was because of your site that God brought us together.
We have been very busy since that day, but the bottom line is.....on March 26th, 2011 we were engaged to be married!
Our wedding will take place on August 13th this year! I'm sorry I didn't share this sooner, but at least you know now.
Just so you know, I had tried other sites, but ChristianCafe.com was the most "spiritual" and God driven. The reason that Melinda tried your site was her sister in Toronto's best friend knows Sam and after she decided to try out your site she knew she made the right decision.
Thanks Sam, God used you in a very special way!
Hal-myeyeisonu547 {Ontario} & Melinda-blueeyes5598 {Ontario} May 2011