By Sabrina Yee and Adam Pietrantonio

Hello Evergreen SGV church family!

This is Sabrina Yee and Adam Pietrantonio. It is such a joy to announce to you—through this blog—that we are getting married on June 26th this year! We also wanted to use this space to introduce Adam to the Evergreen SGV family and provide some insight into our wedding planning, which has been a unique season to say the least.

Adam’s Story

Adam is originally from Toronto, Canada and was born into an Italian-Canadian family. He decided to follow Christ as a university student, through the student ministry Cru. He is currently the only Christian in his family, and as a result, quickly saw the need for evangelism and discipleship among those who do not know Jesus. Through various conversations and events, God ignited a desire in Adam to love and serve the Japanese people in Japan for the sake of the Gospel. He is currently a career missionary with a Canadian mission agency: Fellowship International. He and Sabrina are committed to serving long-term in Japan together, as God permits. If you would like to know more about Adam’s story and his journey to Japan, feel free to approach him when he is at the Sunday services at Evergreen SGV.

Wedding Planning

Wedding planning for us has been unique for two main reasons: we are planning during a pandemic, and we are planning with families living in two different countries. While the pandemic has forced us into realities that we would not choose for ourselves under normal circumstances, we have sought to be intentionally grateful for the blessings we have experienced during this season. One of these blessings has been the relative (key word: relative) ease in planning the wedding. COVID-19 has forced us to scale back our initial plans, which has presented us with fewer decisions to make. We are grateful that Christ has given us spaces of rest during this time. 

Another unique reality has been navigating our times with each of our families. Traveling back-and-forth from the U.S. and Canada over the last several months has had its challenges, as we have had to quarantine each time arriving in either country. We are both approaching four months of quarantine cumulatively, so it has been extra sweet to meet with friends and soon-to-be family during this season of movement. 

Also, with the travel restrictions varying significantly between the United States and Canada, there is a chance that very few—if any—of Adam’s relatives will be able to travel to California in June for the wedding. Navigating these changes and the possible scenarios that may occur has been difficult for us. We are praying that the small contingent of Adam’s family will be able to attend in-person.

Thank you

With all this, we have received such great love and support from those at Evergreen SGV that we have connected with. (From Adam): It has been a joy to see from afar the care that Sabrina has received from so many of you at Evergreen SGV. I am excited to meet many of you in the coming months and say a socially distanced thank you!