Our Story
It was Providential, to say the least…
What a Baklava Story !
It is made with 42 paper-thin layers of homemade pastry, each filled with delicate care. Honey is spread over and over, its sweetness woven into every layer, stitch by stitch. Simply put, that is how it is made.
Why do we mention this—besides the fact that Soner is a baker? Because as we look at our lives, we see that as we have pursued the Almighty, He has woven our paths together in a strikingly similar fashion.
From then…
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." — Romans 8:28
Minute by minute, day by day, we are living a life shaped by His genuine love for His children. As our story unfolds, we see how perfectly the layers of our love have been spread by His blessings, glory, and delicate care.
It began years ago, with two separate prayers that the Lord would unite us with the one He had ordained for us. We thought knowing someone "at first glance" only happened in early 1900s fairytales—but our first meeting, though short and sweet, held so much more than we realized. With every confirmation and encounter, it became clearer that we were meant to become one. God had given us the desires of our hearts.
