Scott and I met at a church where I interned at
the time. I greeted him as he walked through the door and didn't think too much
of it. It wasn't until someone mentioned to me that he lived in China for 3
years did it actually struck something in me. I'm Chinese, and it isn't
everyday that you meet a white guy who is knowledged in the ways of Chinese
culture. We talked for about 40 minutes next time we saw each other and that’s
when it all started.
One Friday, I was at work a my friend picked me
up for lunch. After she dropped me off, she handed me an envelope and said I
couldn't open it until she texted me. I waited HOURS and finally, she texted me
the green light. In it was a piece of paper that read "scottandjaneve@gmail.com" so I
tried hacking. I tried emailing it. To no avail. A few minutes later, a
co-worker walks in my office and hands me another piece of paper. On it was the
password! So I signed in, saw an email from him, and that led to a youtube
link. It was Scott informing me that I was about to embark on a crazy scavenger
hunt with challenges along the way to find him around Kalamazoo county. Here's
the link:
That led me to the mall where I had to tell
random strangers there was a "tornado of manure coming there way."
Once I passed that level, I was given my next clue which was to go to Express
and knock on the dressing room doors saying "I lost the love of my life,
can you help me find Scott!" Which led me to friends and my next
challenge: Miming to a stranger. Which led me to Barnes and Noble, which led me
to Bronson Athletic Club. There, I was led to a locker where I found a backpack
and a note that read "Your next destination is in the locker next to you
but the combination for that locker is at the bottom of the pool." I open
the backpack and there was my bathing suit, goggles, swim cap, and a towel!
After all of THAT, I was led back to his house where I was surprised by one of
my best friends from California who flew in that morning. Then she led me to a
kayak where I finally kayaked to a boat where I found the love of my life
waiting for me. He read key scriptures from the Bible, got down on one knee and
proposed. The joy that filled my heart could only have been expressed through
tears. We rode back to his house on the boat and fireworks went off over the
lake. I looked towards his home and found my family, his family and our close
friends waiting for a surprise engagement celebration. It couldn't have been
more perfect!
You can find out more about who we are and our
testimony by visiting http://www.scottandjaneve.wordpress.com/