Family and Faith Magazine (Christmas Edition) | Page 16

|‘Unwrapping the Gift’ WHY WE DELAYED SEX FOR MARRIAGE DANIEL AND GRACE-ANN THOMAS HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR ALMOST A YEAR. They met in third form at Ardenne High School. “I was sitting by myself at the Agricultural Science Department reflecting on life and Daniel came over to me, struck up a conversation then started talking to me about God. We talked so effortlessly, for what seemed like forever and we haven't stopped talking since,” Grace-Ann told Family and Faith Magazine. Unlike many couples today, Daniel and Grace-Ann delayed ‘unwrapping the gift’ (sexual intercourse) for marriage. Family and Faith Magazine asked each of them 2 pertinent questions: