We didn’t date for long simply because we knew we wanted this and we were ready. Also, God had confirmed this so many times. We started planning our wedding and settled on a civil wedding. Two months after our engagement, we went to the registrar of marriages and were given Feb. 12 as our wedding date. We planned for a small event whereby we would just go to the registrar of marriages and then have a simple lunch with our immediate families, but God had other plans.

One week before our wedding, I had gone for an overnight prayer. As my pastor prayed concerning my marriage, I had a vision of me having a big wedding, but I just brushed it off. Two days later, a friend of mine saw a post on her friend’s account asking if anyone knew of a bride who was having a February wedding so she could gift her with a gown. My friend mentioned me and my story.

The friend said when she read my story, she couldn’t sleep the whole night and so she called on all event organizers on her page and they organized a beautiful event for me. I knew nothing about it. As they took us to the venue after coming from the registrar and being pronounced husband and wife, it felt like I was attending my own wedding. Everything was beautiful and well done. It was so overwhelming to see people I hardly knew going out of their way for me. I am a believer that marriage works if we involve God in it. We cannot do it through our own wisdom, so we have surrendered everything to Him to lead us. We are also very intentional with each other. Each morning, we lay hands or just hold hands and speak to God about each other as we also pray about other things.

My husband is still my best friend and I discuss everything with him. As a single mum, I was so afraid of introducing a man to my children. But oh, you should see the relationship he has with them, especially the teenagers. At times, I feel they are closer to him than me and I thank God for thatGod has restored me. He has blessed me with a husband and my life has borne a meaning beyond what I envisioned. I have been honoured and given the opportunity to share my story on several platforms including Television and Radio stations.

I have been doing school ministry, talking to girls. Having been a teenage mother and a gender-based violence survivor, my ministry and calling touch deeply on them. I also have been involved with prison ministry; visiting the imprisoned women, interacting with and counseling them.

To all single mothers: one man may have cheated on you, abused you, or done other bad things to you, but that does not mean all men are bad. God is still in the business of molding great men. Give yourself a chance to heal and love again. Ask God for what you want and don’t compromise. He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly more than we can think of or even imagine.

To GOD BE THE GLORY GREAT THINGS HE HAS DONE!!!!