Christian Testimony - December 2023

I finally had enough and prayed that if God had someone for me, then she was going to have to write to me.

I wanted someone from North America, with no children. Of course, I ended up getting a message from a lady in Cameroon and she had three children.

Come to find out she was looking for a younger man than me with no children (I have three grown children).

At first I was just going to thank her for her message and then move on, but I had made a promise to God, so we started corresponding.

We soon discovered that we both wanted someone that would put Christ first in their lives. I finally asked her the most important question: "are you willing to go with me wherever God leads us, even if it means leaving friends, family and your home behind?"

She said "if you are my husband I will follow you wherever God leads us". I knew then that God had led us to each other.

It took me a few months to get everything worked out and I finally made it to Cameroon and after being there for a couple of months, we finally got married on December 2.

We actually had three different wedding ceremonies. The first was the traditional ceremony, then the legal ceremony and finally the church ceremony. Each one of them was a different experience that I wouldn't have missed.

Now, for some words of wisdom. We had to overcome some obstacles early in our relationship.

The first being cultural differences. We each had different ways of saying things or understanding things. Because of not understanding some of the differences we would have conversations that sometimes would get a little heated until we clarified what we were saying.

The second thing, and the biggest obstacle, was our language barrier. She spoke French and a little English and I spoke English with no French.

It was an obstacle that was made worse by the online translation app. American English sometimes does not translate properly into French and there were times when the French would translate poorly or with totally inappropriate meaning.

We got to the point if something did not seem right or didn't make sense we would just let each other know that it was a poor translation.

Fortunately we have learned to adapt, plus she is taking English classes and I am working on my French.

I am sending pictures of my beautiful wife and our three children.

Guys, if you're looking for a wife that loves the Lord and wants to serve Him and a wife that will love her husband as the Bible says, then maybe you should look at women from Africa, and I would recommend Cameroon.

Kendale-ken5167 {Arizona} & Ginette-na668 {Cameroon} December 2023