Early Marriage
Trisya and I have been married since 2008. We met when I left my retail banking career in 2005 to join my older sister’s ministry. We then received similar dreams that confirmed us of God's plan for our union.
We initially shared our story through a popular blog for young people called jerrytrisya.com, but later discontinued it when God led us in a new direction towards Kuis Alkitab.
After our wedding in September 2008, I began my career in the capital market in 2009. However, things quickly deteriorated as I became consumed by workaholism and ambition. This led to 7-8 challenging years until 2016, primarily due to my misplaced priorities.
Revelation of Future Children
During this period, we were blessed with children. Our son was born in 2011, and our daughter in 2014. Both births were preceded by spiritual signs and dreams.
A year before Trisya became pregnant with our son, multiple people shared dreams of seeing my wife holding a baby boy. God revealed to us - before we knew - that we were to have a son and instructed us to name him Ezekiel. A year later, Trisya got pregnant and we told the ob-gyn from the very beginning that it was a boy - to the ob-gyn's amazement when it proved true.
Similarly in 2013, we received spiritual confirmation about our daughter through prayer and others' dreams, and God guided us to name her Joy Angelica. We managed to amazed the same ob-gyn twice!😁
Our Belief on Marriage
Despite our struggles, we maintained strong foundational beliefs about marriage.
We view marriage as primarily about the husband and wife's relationship, with children thriving under the shelter of that strong foundation—like a tree providing cover for those beneath it.
We committed to complete honesty from the start, sharing our past with our church mentors before marriage. We were determined not to repeat our parents' marital mistakes, acknowledging their imperfect relationships.
We invested in our marriage by reading extensively about relationships and intentionally seeking wisdom from experienced couples in our church. We regularly met with older couples, asking them challenging questions about their marriage journey and learning from their experiences—a practice we continue to value today.
My own family background shaped my perspective. I grew up in a middle-income family where my mother had a successful career and my father ran a prosperous furniture export business to Korea and Australia. However, in 1995, during my middle school years, everything changed. My father's business collapsed due to a legal dispute with a bank that withheld his working capital. The bank's actions led to the loss of our family home, which had been used as collateral for a business loan, ultimately leading to our family's financial downfall.
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