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had to be done. There was no security whatsoever. It felt like<br />
watching a thriller marked by high tension. I constantly<br />
encouraged myself with Romans 8:32, “If God be for us, who can<br />
be against us?”<br />
We are not to fear, because when we are with Him and under<br />
His everlasting love, whatever we undertake comes to fruition.<br />
There was a lot of information that was going around, intended<br />
to confuse people so that they do not attend the wedding. Many<br />
people asked questions like, “Why did you go on with your<br />
marriage plans even when people were against it for five years?”<br />
“What makes you think that all those who opposed it will not<br />
make sure it fails?” We returned to Rwanda because we wanted<br />
to celebrate our wedding with our families. It was not in our plan<br />
to settle there. We planned to relocate abroad immediately after<br />
our wedding.<br />
It is very rare to find a woman who has not read the “Cinderella”<br />
fairy tale and dreamed about marrying her prince. By the time<br />
most women reach the age of 13, they have already planned out<br />
the details of their dream wedding. They know the colors, the<br />
music they want to be played, the guest list and the shoes they<br />
want to wear. The bouquet must be perfect and the maids<br />
splendid. Growing up, I was no exception to this rule, only that<br />
when my day came, I did not get to plan anything concerning<br />
my wedding. I had always envisioned my wedding day to be<br />
blissful, colorful, joyful and memorable. Unfortunately, none of<br />
these things happened on my wedding day. It turned out to be<br />
the worst day of my life. I took the flight to Rwanda just five days<br />
to our wedding day because I was afraid of what could have<br />
happened to me if I had gone earlier. I knew there would have<br />
been a torrent of questions and I would not have known how to<br />
answer them. I did not even know what I would have told my<br />
mother if she had asked me how I had gotten myself entangled<br />
in that mess. So, here I was, supposed to plan a wedding in five<br />
days – how would that even happen? I surrendered everything<br />
to God and trusted Him to see us through.<br />
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