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Melissa Ricks shares how she met her fiance in church after praying for someone like him


Shortly after her engagement, Melissa Ricks narrated how she met her fiance Michael Macatangay a few months after she praying for someone like him, and right in church, too.

On Instagram, the actress shared how she decided to turn to God two years ago, as she was feeling hopeless and at her rockbottom. 

"I felt like everything was falling apart. I was feeling hopeless, I didn't have as much money as I did before. I was a single mom. I was alone. I didn't have work, and I was scared. That was when I turned to God," she said.

Melissa continued, narrating how she would drive more than two hours every Sunday just so she could attend Sunday services at the Jesus the Anointed One Church in Rosario, Batangas.

According to Melissa, that Batangas church felt like home. "It felt right. I felt safe. I didn't feel judged. I felt like my worries were taken away, and I felt like I had a family there," she continued.

Melissa entrusted everything to God and soon, she developed a personal relationship with him. She would talk to God like he were her friend, and one day, Melissa "nag baka sakali lang ako." She prayed, "Lord, baka naman po may ma meet ako dito, yung alam ang sakit, yung napagdaanan na ang lahat, yung masipag, yung mabait. Mahal ako and mahal anak ko. But most of all may takot sa Diyos."

She added, "Sana po may makatabi ko." 

Lo and behold, a few months later, she would walk into church, "like I did every Sunday along with Kiera, and I sat in the front row...right next to Michael." 

And now the two are engaged.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

My Love Story: “Your best days are still ahead of you” this is what Direk Paolo Tesico a friend from church told me.. Somehow this made me cry, I held on to that. That was 2 years ago, When I felt like everything was falling apart. I was feeling hopeless I didnt have as much money as I did before, I was a single mom, I was alone, I didnt have work and I was scared, That was when I turned to God, I knew that hindi niya ako papabayaan, hindi niya kami ni Kiera papabayaan, He was the one I could rely on.. He was my rock. Its true, rock bottom is where you rebuild your life, Where God will rebuild your life. Sometimes God mixes up your plans, tests your faith. This led me to Jesus the Anointed One Church in Rosario, Batangas. Yes, that is 2 1/2 hrs away from where I live, but I made it a point to attended Sunday services there when I could, because there, somehow it felt like I was home, it felt right, I felt safe, I didnt feel judged, I felt like my worries were taken away,and I felt like I had a family there. The first time I walked into the church I said a little prayer “Lord, I surrender, what ever plans you have for me, I accept, if it is meant that I will raise kiera on my own I accept, I leave it all in your hands”. As my relationship with the Lord started to grow, I learned to talk to God as if he was a friend. In a separate prayer on one of my visits, nag baka sakali lng ako, actually it was more like a thought, “Lord, baka naman po may ma meet ako dito, un alam and sakit, un napagdaanan na ang lahat, un masipag, un mabait, mahal ako and mahal anak ko,but most of all may takot sa diyos. Sana po may makatabi ko” I smiled thinking as i prayed. A few months later, I walk into church, like I did every Sunday along with Kiera, and I sat in the front row.. right next to Michael.?? • •I would like to thank @niceprintphoto for always being part of all the milestones in my life and capturing moments that we will treasure forever. • Thank you @gideonhermosa for going all the way to Batangas to make this occasion not only special one but a beautiful one too with all the beautiful flowers and candles, Im super kilig and I am truly thankful????

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Nice Print Photography on Sunday announced that Melissa is engaged to Michael.

Melissa previously had a relationship with non-showbiz ex-partner Charles Togezaki whom she has a 5-year-old daughter named Keira.