Living in Oregon, I never imagined that I would stumble across the most gorgeous girl of my life that would become my best friend.

The Summer of 2022, I was called to serve at a pastor kid's camp in Sandy, Oregon. Where for the first time I got to behold Eunice. She was right next to my car talking with her friends. At the time, I wasn't as bold to go up to her and introduce myself, but instead all I did was say a simple prayer in my heart.

My prayer was "Lord I want a wife as beautiful as her one day." As I continued serving and driving pk's to the airport that night I never would've have guessed that I just encountered my future wife.

Some time later, must've been a couple of months, that in a very cordial way I sent her a friend request on the Bible app! Because I don’t have social media, of course this is where we had our first initial contact. On "The Bible app", a place I would go to read scriptures, and go deeper into my faith in God. I have always said that God's word lights your path and in my case God's word lead me to none other than the most beautiful young lady, who is now my fiancée, Eunice Arlín Garcia. After Eunice accepted my friend request, I would have to say that everything would immediately fall into place. I would very casually begin to interact online through the bible app, hearting and even commenting on her bible highlights. No doubt, I began to feel the connection through this app, I knew God had placed this bible app friend of mine in my path for a reason.

In the beginning of 2022, God had placed it in my heart to fast and pray for my husband. I was not at all interested in starting a relationship but I knew I had to start interceding for him wherever God had him. I was in my last semester at my University and that summer as part of my graduation gift I went to Oregon with my brother Carlos and Sarita.

That summer in July, I spent a week in Orgeon at camp and loved every moment. The beautiful state captured my heart but also that camp the Lord spoke to me so powerfully and clearly. I was entering a new season and I could feel it.

At that camp I helped in the praise team and didn't even realize that my friends and I were passing right by Darricks car as he took the speakers to the airport and back. I still tell him to this day how crazy it was that I was right in front of his car all night and even then we did not meet. Gods timing is a funny thing at times.

After summer camp, I got a friend request on the Bible app. Mind you, I only had my close friends on there or people I know. But here comes this Oregon boy with a request. He was wearing an Apostolic pin on his suit and I honestly did not think much in accepting. As we connected on there I could see his thoughts and highlights. At times we were reading the same thing and I thought he was doing it on purpose but there was no way he could see what chapter I was on, on my ACTUAL bible! I began to joke with my friends that I had a bible app crush but there was no way I would ever meet him or even knew of him.

In October of 2022, I was invited to my friend's wedding up in Prescott, Arizona. My sister, myself, and my friend Adi made it a girls trip and drove there. We were a bit late but we made it! The most handsome groomsmen was standing tall in the front. He seemed so familiar. It wasn't until after the ceremony that he approached me and asked "Are you my bible app friend"? I was in complete shock but we officially met in person, and I can now say ... I fell in love with my bible app friend!

On October of 2023, Darrick was invited to be a groomsmen at on of his friends wedding in Prescott Valley, Arizona. Never did it cross his mind that he was on his way to meet his bible app friend who he had been in cordially interacting with. This is where they initially met in person.

Months after the wedding, and interacting online, Darrick felt led to visit Eunice in Arizona. This would be their second time meeting in person, and although there was a mix of excitement and nervousness, Darrick trusted that God’s timing would make it the right moment. As he stepped off the plane everything felt perfect he knew he was in God’s perfect will. Their bond, already so strong over the phone, grew even deeper in person. They spent time together at Arizona’s Districts convention together, laughing, praying, and sharing their hearts. It felt like they had known each other forever. The distance that had once felt so vast now seemed insignificant compared to the connection they shared.

Though miles apart, something special blossomed between us. Our conversations grew deeper as we prayed for each other and shared moments of vulnerability. We found comfort in knowing that, even in such a time as this, that we are living in, God had brought our friendship together, for a reason. At this point in a few months, we felt like we’d known each other for years, though we had only met online.

The days turned into weeks, and the weeks turned into months. Darrick found himself falling for Eunice, but he knew this relationship had to be built on more than just feelings, it had to be grounded in God’s will. He trusted that God had a purpose in bringing them together, and he committed himself to patience and faith. As the time passed, Eunice began to feel the same way. She saw in Darrick the qualities she had always prayed for in a partner: radical faith, kindness, and a heart for God.

On May 18th, 2023, we knew it was the right time. Darrick asked Eunice to be his girlfriend and got her parents blessing to court their daughter. Shoutout to Pastor Pops and Mom Sara. That moment felt like the culmination of everything we had been waiting for. The long-distance relationship that had begun on a Bible app had blossomed into something beautiful and real, built on a foundation of love, trust, and faith. And it was all because we had waited on God’s perfect timing. As we continued to grow closer, we realized that when you trust in God’s timing, He truly does make everything started to fall into place. Nothing in our process was rushed. We had been patient, trusting that God knew the perfect time to bring us together in person and in love. Each step, each prayer, and each moment of waiting had been worth it.

A year and seven months later, On December 17th, 2024, Darrick proposed to Eunice in San Diego California’s Sunset Cliffs, managing to surprise her, Darrick asked the love of his life to marry him. Eunice full of emotion and excitement agreed to join Darrick in this Journey called life, so they could do it together.

Darrick and Eunice’s love story is a testament to the truth that God’s timing is always perfect. What may have seemed like a long wait was, in reality, a carefully woven masterpiece of God’s grace. Their relationship is a testament to: when you surrender your desires to God, He leads you to purpose. On the road of serving, you encounter purpose!

Together, Darrick and Eunice walk forward, not just as a couple, but as partners in faith, knowing that every moment they share is part of the greater plan that God has for their lives. And through it all, they are reminded: God is perfect, everything he does is perfect.