This love story began with an accidental meeting online. It was July 2004 when the internet and online group chats and saying were still very new. Nancy lived in El Paso, and Christian was a Marine who was stationed in Iraq. Nancy’s youth pastor had encouraged her to join a group chat so that they would be able to chat online. His name was Chris Medina, so when Nancy saw “Chris M” on the group chat for Christian singles, she immediately added him and began chatting with him. She would eventually find out that this was the wrong “Chris,” and she was actually chatting with Christian Mendoza, a Marine and complete stranger to her.
They still continued to chat with each other despite the accidental meeting, and they eventually met in person when Christian was on leave in El Paso a few months later. He and Nancy fell in love quickly, and he proposed to her on New Year’s Eve 2004. They were married on February 25, 2005.
They will celebrate their 16th anniversary this month. They have a 13-year old daughter and an 11-year old son. They just recently opened an automotive business in Lytle.
Thinking back to their chance meeting online and the fact that they have endured 16 years of marriage and obstacles, Nancy is still thankful that they chose each other. She knows that God was working behind the scenes, even if she didn’t realize it.
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