This archive report was first published on 18 July 2019.
On February 25, 2019, Jenny Mutale, a Ugandan woman, was set to tie the knot with the love of her life in a ceremony that would mark the beginning of her new life together.
However, her joy was short-lived as she received a phone call informing her that the groom was not yet at the church. Despite this, she wore a false sense of hope and continued her journey to the church, praying that maybe the caller had made a mistake.
When Jane and her bridesmaids arrived at the venue, they discovered her husband-to-be was nowhere to be seen. The first thing that popped in the bride's mind was to call the man she thought she loved, but all his phones were switched off.
With her emotions in check, Jane and her guests chose to have a church service, followed by the reception. They ate, drank, made merry, and forgot for a while that she had been stood up on one of the most important days of her life.
As she reflected on the experience, Jane attributed her strength and courage to her faith in God, saying, 'Having faith in God helped me a lot. I just had to pray to God to give me strength and courage that I can pass through such a trial.'
