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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: MATCH (08/26/21)
Romance
My wardrobe was red, white and blue to meet Richard my fiancé at the airport. He was leaving the U.S. Army and Syria. PTSD overwhelmed him.
We fell deeply in love online in a lengthy romance. PTSD was no problem as I had overcome it and other health issues with a 50 year old biochemists program.
Our honeymoon, wedding and new life was planned. We kept both residences to summer in Portland and winter in Tucson. His 12 year old son would leave boarding school and meet us for Christmas in Oregon.
His side business would support all of us once he left the military. His current issues were money to give his son a birthday present and fly out of Syria. The last issue got more urgent as Syria imploded.
Richard’s bank account had been frozen when he arrived in Syria because he used wrong information. He would access funds once he arrived in the states. Then he would repay me.
Richard’s wife was dead. As a Christian he knew the King James Bible inside and out and quoted scriptures. He was the attentive romantic husband all women wanted.
His son was happy that he finally met the love of his life. His best friend was leaving also and would be best man. Money was the only issue to leaving Syria.
I talked this over with Christians I knew. Arrangements were made to wire money for one plane ticket to leave Syria. Richard would pay for a ticket for his best man when he landed in the states.
The one Christian friend who would have grilled me in detail asked no questions. Strange I thought but accepted that. Everything was in motion for Richard’s homecoming and our wedding.
I talked to my biochemists program and told them what was going on. They were happy for me as they had always urged me to marry.
After the funds arrived I caught Richard in a lie. All of this romance was a deception to get money. Richard was an extremely good storyteller.
When I woke up from this dream I talked to my biochemists program. They said it is not unusual for one of our clients to go through something like this. The dream relationship actually reversed a bad marriage I had lived through.
Everything I do in the biochemists program reverses bad situations, disease, illness and aging. They told me there are great men out here so keep looking. Don’t worry about this jerk.
So as usual God has used evil for good. I have asked my male friends to look for a husband for me. No one is finding anyone they know personally in the Tucson area.
I am online again! Looking for my soul mate online with EHarmony. Giving the gospel to Christians!
Amazing how many men I have met through EHarmony. Their definition of Christian is broad. Few fit the Biblical definition.
Life is the best ever! I keep laughing and loving every inch of my new life and health. The longer I work the biochemists program the happier I become.
If I only give the Gospel I am extremely happy. If I meet my soul mate I will be in Heaven.



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Date
Philippa Geaney
09/04/21
Brave story. May your Heavenly Bridegroom comfort you and companion you and every decision you make as you navigate the time you walk on earth
Bea Edwards 
09/07/21
I'm grateful that you did not allow bitterness to define you and are happily walking with Jesus.

Anazing testimony. Thank you.
Arlene Baker
09/10/21
This story has SO much potential. Fresh. Unique. Poignant. However, I found it a little confusing to follow. First, it might help to train yourself to write active verbs over passive. That would give your story so much more punch. Learn to show, not tell, the audience. That gets the audience INSIDE the story, to feel what you feel, to smell what you smell. The hook is good... it would sparkle with the above suggestions. It is a punchy story... therefore it needs a blunt ending... just like the ending of the relationship. the message is timeless. God takes care of us!