A girl from Filipina marries the man who donated a gift to her 21 years ago

News24xx.com -  Soulmate relationships come with a certain amount of destiny attached to them, but not all relationships are fated.

7-year-old Tyrel from Idaho, United States, packed gifts for an unknown person more than 21 years ago.

Through Samaritan’s Purse (Samaritan’s Purse is an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid organization which extends assistance focusing on crisis relief and development as part of their missionary work. They operate in more than 100 countries all over the world including Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Hong Kong, Netherlands, and United Kingdom), he donated a shoebox box filled with school supplies, small toys and toiletries.

He then put his own photos in a cowboy attire inside the package so that the receiver would have an idea who sent it.

The receiver was no other than Joana from Quezon City in the Philippines.

14 years later in 2011, Joana came across account Facebook's Tyrel and she was so sure that he was the one who sent her the gifts.

She started chatting with him on social media after she confirmed that he was definitely the one in the picture.

Their friendship soon blossomed into a romantic relationship upon learning so much about each other.

That was when Tyrel decided to fly to the Philippines and finally meet Joana. He spent his hard-earned money to buy a ticket and spent 10 days with her.

Joana recounted “Once I saw his face, an amazing feeling came over me. I was so happy I cried.”

 

Tyrel could only say that “she was the one”.

The two finally tied the knot on October 5, 2014. On their wedding ceremony, Tyrel and Joan requested their guests to donate Christmas care package to Samaritan’s purse.

Today, 21 years after that Christmas day, they are happily married and have a child.