Dating Testimonies
15 stories of God's work from believers across 11 locations.
Romantic relationships before marriage.
Doxa is where Christians record what God has said and done, and return to remember it.
All 15 Testimonies
Couple Met at Church Alpha Course — Both Attending to Prove Christianity Wrong
2022•🇬🇧Bristol, United Kingdom
A philosophy lecturer and a data scientist both attended Alpha to disprove Christianity. Both encountered God. Then they found each other.
Fox News' Highly Reluctant Jesus Follower
2006•🇹🇼Taiwan / New York
Fox News contributor Kirsten Powers, a liberal pundit who despised evangelical Christianity, experienced a dramatic conversion after Jesus appeared to...
Nick Vujicic: Love Without Limits
2010-2012•🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States
Nick Vujicic, born without arms or legs, met Kanae through a God-orchestrated encounter, fasting, and prayer — proving that love knows no physical limits.
He Was Muslim, I Was Christian, and God Was in It
2024•🇬🇧London, UK
A Nigerian pastor's daughter and a devout Muslim man navigated faith differences, family rejection, and a year of honest prayer. Their interfaith marriage didn't produce a conversion story, but it revealed a God bigger than religious categories.
Trillia and Thern Newbell: From Broken Engagement to Redeemed Love
early 2000s•🇺🇸United States
Trillia and Thern Newbell's toxic relationship was transformed when both separately came to Christ — turning two broken engagements into a redeemed love story.
God's Hand in Our Love
2020•🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Titania Paige found love through God's guidance after years of unfulfilling relationships, leading to a Christ-centered marriage built on faith and prayer.
Devin and Jasmine: Two Prophetic Words, One Love Story
2023•🇺🇸Peoria, Arizona, United States
Devin, who committed to celibacy after a violent childhood, and Jasmine, who walked away from her former identity, received simultaneous prophetic words...
Priscilla Shirer: The Progressive Revelation of a Prayed-For Husband
1999•🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States
Priscilla Shirer prayed specifically for a husband with certain character qualities.
Craig Groeschel: Two Years of Dating God Before Dating Amy
1989-1991•🇺🇸United States
Craig Groeschel traded two years of chasing women for 'date nights with God' — and God brought Amy, his first Christian relationship, into a partnership...
Elisabeth and Jim: A Divine Courtship
1948-1953•🇪🇨Chicago, Illinois, USA and Quito, Ecuador
Elisabeth Howard and Jim Elliot's five-year courtship from 1948-1953 was marked by waiting on God's timing despite mutual love.
Kira Fontana: Two Prophetic Visions, One Husband
2020•🇺🇸United States
Kira Fontana asked God to be her matchmaker. Two women independently had visions of the same man named Nic.
A Divine Intervention in St. Louis
October 2008•🇺🇸St. Louis, Missouri, United States
In 2008, 19-year-old Jackie Hill Perry experienced a powerful divine encounter in her St. Louis bedroom that transformed her life.
Heidi and Rolland Baker: When Two Callings Collide
1980•🇺🇸Dana Point, California, United States
Heidi Baker received a radical missionary calling at 16. When she met Rolland, they shared the same God-given vision.
From Hippie to Jesus Follower
1970s•🇺🇸Santa Barbara, California, United States
A young woman caught up in 1970s hippie culture found Jesus through the California Jesus Movement, trading drugs and free love for faith at a Santa...
Jackie Hill Perry: How God Rewrote Her Love Story
2009-2014•🇺🇸St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Jackie Hill Perry surrendered her identity to God and discovered an unexpected love story with Preston Perry, built on poetry, prayer, and radical trust.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many dating testimonies are in The Grace Record?
The Grace Record holds 15 dating testimonies. 14 are modern accounts and 1 is historical. The earliest dates from 1926 and the most recent from 2024.
What are some examples of dating testimonies?
Three examples from this collection: Couple Met at Church Alpha Course — Both Attending to Prove Christianity Wrong (2022, Bristol, United Kingdom); Fox News' Highly Reluctant Jesus Follower (2006, Taiwan / New York); and Nick Vujicic: Love Without Limits (2010-2012, Dallas, Texas, United States).
What belongs in the Dating collection?
Romantic relationships before marriage.
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