After countless trial and errors searching for “the one,” we had both reached the point of almost giving up on love. But while we were losing hope, something beautiful was happening behind the scenes, he was praying for me, and I was praying for him. As fate, or rather, God, would have it, one of his football teammate, who is engaged to my sister, introduced us. He told us about each other, & we exchanged numbers. From then on we texted every single day for two weeks. Then I attended his game.

after he asked me to be his girlfriend.. when I said yes, we heard birds chirping in a melodic tune, they flew around us and sang and we could not stop smiling from the butterflies we both felt and the magic we both witnessed

Jon has spent years putting family before himself. His adoptive mother has been battling illness for quite some time, and with siblings who have faced their own challenges, he has remained at home as a caregiver and source of stability for those he loves most. While many people his age were building homes and lives of their own, he made sacrifices to ensure his family was cared for. This prize means, finally, we can have the opportunity to establish a home of our own.