Karen was wondering what God’s plan was for her life and the pursuit of a husband had produced no end of frustration. But she turned to the Bible for inspiration. “I remember God’s word from the book of Jeremiah,” she recalled. “I know what plans I have in mind for you, plans for peace, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
The 36-year-old from Singapore believed God’s Word, but she didn’t know how His plan might be revealed. She persisted in her membership on CatholicMatch, even though it didn’t seem like it was going anywhere. She made a lot of online connections, including overseas pen pals and went on some dates at home, but dating relationships were not able to progress to the next level.
In September of 2007—after six years as a CatholicMatch member, the question of whether Karen was seeing anyone came up in a prayer group she was a part of, directed to her by a missionary. “I thought her question was rather odd,” Karen recalled. “This missionary is…close to God and I knew she kept me in her prayers…that set me pondering.”
While Karen pondered, Henry was moving in her direction. 40-years-old and also from Singapore, he came upon the CatholicMatch ad online and decided to check the website out. As a new member, his profile came up prominently in the search Karen ran after her encounter with the missionary. “At the time the only thing I could see was send an emotigram since I was a non-paying member,” she told CatholicMatch.
