Sawraj has always said Maegan was just a few steps ahead of him. Sawraj grew up just around the corner from Maegan in Gilroy, CA and they attended the same Brownell Middle School and high school at Gilroy High. They knew of each other in youth group at South Valley Community Church, but as Maegan put it “Raj was the Indian kid who played ultimate frisbee.” Maegan returned home from college and started attending their church’s IF community. God put on Maegan’s heart to start a young adult’s group and one day Maegan approached Sawraj’s friend Adolfo and asked if he would co-lead the group with her. As fate were to have it Adolfo said no and turned to Sawraj, standing right next to him, and said, “What about you Sawraj?” That was the moment, Sawraj might claim, he caught up to Maegan as Maegan turned to Sawraj and said, “Yeah, Raj want to co-lead a group?” What unfolded from there was not love at first sight or a secret love interest, but simply two individuals feeling called to do God’s work.

Maegan and Sawaj met 8 weeks prior to starting the “Monday Night Bible Group” to plan and discuss what their goals were for the group. Maegan came with her sketchbook and hundreds of ideas and Sawraj came with his pen and notebook. Sawraj listened with excitement and also at times bewilderment to Maegan’s passion and visions. Maegan felt her ideas welcomed by Sawraj and encouraged by his ability to bounce off ideas and prioritize the main objectives to create a group as a team. Their teamwork is one of the most helpful skills they developed before their love for a bible group grew into their love for one another.
Six years later Sawraj and Maegan have gone through challenging obstacles beyond just planning a bible group, but their love for God has guided them into a relationship they want to commit to for life as husband and wife. They can’t wait to be silly, spontaneous, stubborn, passionate adventure buddies in this life together.