Our Story

“with God’s hands on ours, writing the destination to our love story”

There is no doubt that God himself took his time in orchestrating the pieces that put together the essence of our love. From miles away, 5,388 miles to be exact, in Chile, from behind a computer screen, El-Roï laid eyes on Mika for the first time. He didn’t know her full name then, just LadyMC. For 3 years, with no intentions, or plans, El-Roï watched and learned to admire Mika's every move. He knew nothing of her, and he didn't think to search more about her. As he pursued his educational studies and work, he grew profound respect in the hard work that Mika was fulfilling in the community.  Her being a musician and playing in an orchestra, took him down memory lane to his music classes in high school and his interestingly diverse taste in music. Whether it was her work ethic and passion for nonprofit work, it reminded him of his work in voter activism, education and advancement of technology back in Haiti.  Mika carries the Haitian spirit with her in everything and he adored that she used her many gifts and talents to embellish it. To him, she was “a star”, that’s what he referred her as to his friends. Just far out in the skies, the one that he would never cross paths with. Little did he know, God would order his steps and navigate his path directly to her.

 With time, many countries later, the ultimate sacrifice on El-Roï s part, his journey to the states wasn't planned nor easy. He left his career and stability in South America, at his brother’s request, to accompany him, his wife and El-Roi’s niece on the treacherous journey to America. His brother knew with El-Roi’s strong attention to details and quick thinking, they’d have greater chances of surviving. That journey landed El-Roi in America. Even then, his secret crush became a distant memory, an unimaginable thought. Being the science and technology guru that he is, continuing his studies was top priority. Following his mother’s passing, providing for his father was the only thing on the forefront of his mind. Work, save and move back to Haiti where he could apply all his knowledge was ideal. Returning to the job he landed back on the west coast, in California, where imagined himself living as his back up. His brother, however, didn't want him to be so far away and convinced El-Roï to settle in Boston. What they didn't know, God had other plans, and placed them right up the street from where Mika lived.

 For Mika, on the other hand, it was business as usual: work, hosting, family and everything in between. A shift occurred in the fall of 2022, taking Mika into a deeper realm of reflection. She found herself diving more into the meaning and significance of her Hebrew name. Mikha’el means “who is like God or gift from God”, it couldn’t be a coincidence, knowing the nature of who she is. Leading worship at church, Mika found herself singing and affirming “Sezon sa, se sezon temwanaj pam” meaning, this season, is my season of testimony. She sang it with conviction and believed wholeheartedly that her time was near. Never knowing that for both her and El-Roi, God was simply arranging and wrapping up each other as the gift. On Christmas Eve, 2022, Mika’s father asked her to pick up a new family that would be coming to the church. She pulled up to the address and El-Roï unknowingly walked out to the car, opened the door to the realization that Mika was in the driver's seat. He took a step back, calmly said hello, sat down next to her, in complete shock…there she was.

 Following that night, at church, El-Roï kept his distance, never uttering a word. We noticed each other, yet only a simple hello every now and then was the only thing that united us. He adored her love for God, and the energy of her worship. Him being born and raised in a Christian household; it brought him to a familiar place, remembering he too started in ministry at a very young age. If he wanted to know about something Mika, he'd question others, daring never to reveal much of anything. He was curious but cautious. He had the utmost respect for Mika and her parents, her mother especially. Knowing Mika being the only child. He too, being his father’s only child, knew far too well how heavy the load and how important Mika must be to her family. He thought, a powerhouse as Mika, must already have a man that’s making her happy. That idea alone made him content knowing that she was probably already in good hands. Even then, destiny patiently waited on God’s timing, and instincts simply waited on someone to point the way.

 After making a random remark about Mika to our youth pastor Anne, she knew instantly feelings were there. She continuously prayed with El-Roï and encouraged him to take a leap of faith, but he ran from the idea. “She may be single, just tell her how you feel” were the only thoughts that swirled through El-Roï ‘s mind. Finally, he built up enough courage to introduce himself at church on a Sunday afternoon in May of 2023. As time passed, we both came to know that we were indeed each other’s gifts from God. One of the first conversations we had over the phone was about the uniqueness of his name, she never heard of it. He took pride in explaining the meaning of his name and why his parents gave it to him. El-Roï , also containing the syllable “el”, means “God who sees me”. Instantly, we made the connection and just knew. We both knew what we desired from the start. El-Roï embraced Mika even more for who she was and what she represented, especially to her parents. Mika fell in love with his intelligence, maturity, attention to detail, his gentleness and his care.  He was everything she prayed for and more. Both of our families blended effortlessly, and everything just fell right into place.  And on August 5th, 2024, on his birthday, El-Roï proposed another gift, asking Mika for her hand in marriage.

 “Nou te konnen nou te soude, men’m le nou te de etranje”. The lyrics to the song “Eneji nou Sanble” continues to state, “M’pap eseye, eseye konprann sak pase. Gon fos ki pran’n ki menne’n la” is truly the identity behind our story. Fos sa, mennen El-Roï jis la… just to find his queen. Destiny made it’s grand appearance and here we are, with God’s hands on ours, writing the destination to our love story.