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Kassim 'Moses' Grant and wife Ramona.

André Jebbinson, Staff Reporter

Ten years ago, Kassim 'Moses' Grant was a wayward thug. Fast forward to 2007 and he is a minister with portfolio in Christ and is now trying to settle into his new capacity as husband.

A few weeks ago Moses wedded the love of his life, whom he dated for five years, at the Mona Baptist Church in St. Andrew.

"It was a beautiful day. Everything about the wedding was great," Moses said.

It was a wedding in front of his music peers, family and other close friends. Right after the vows were exchanged, Carlene Davis serenaded the guests with This Is My Desire.

Moses first laid eyes on his 'Zipporah' five years ago while he and his buddies were at Sanjea's hanging out. He was 21 and she was 19. It was a regular single man's night out on Valentine's Day. Boy saw girl, boy liked girl and the rest fell in place. The only difference was every eye was on this one girl.

"Everybody was admiring her. I was the only one brave enough to go over and say hi," he said. "She has a beautiful smile. I think that is what captured everybody ... if we were out in the secular world I would have gone over there a long time," Moses said.

The Moses of old would have made his move in an instant, but he was hindered by the fact the he was a Christian man with a budding music career. Still, he saw what he wanted and did not want this beautiful woman to elude him. He went over, introduced himself, they chatted, exchanged numbers and parted ways for that night.

He made an impression, though.

"I saw his bow legs first. I have a thing for men with bow legs. Then it was the way he spoke to me. Not every time you meet a man who can go that deep," Ramona Grant said.

First date

After two weeks of regular phone conversations, the two finally went on their first date. Ramona was not a Christian, but that changed six months after going out with Moses.

"She admired how I lived. Anytime I would pick her up to take her out, there was always some powerful praise and worship playing in the car. My life was a perfect example to her as a man after God's own heart. I was not running down what other men wanted," Moses said.

Romance was in the air as the two began developing strong feelings for each other. In August of 2005, Moses invited his girlfriend to dinner at Port Royal. He had a plan. He placed an engagement ring under the napkin. He revealed the ring to her and popped the question.

"Even though you know the person is in love with you you never know what the answer is going to be," Moses said.

"I was surprised. I wasn't expecting it. I knew he was that kind of man, but I was not a fan of marriage. I was thinking, 'Am I going to do this man for the rest of my life?'" Ramona recalled.

Two years later their wedding day arrived and the hectic wedding planning is now behind them. Before them are potential years of sweet matrimonial bliss. Those years will include something Ramona has evaded since birth and Moses since he became a Christian in 1997. Sex.

No womaniser

"Sometimes people think because you were a bad man you are a womaniser and have a whole heap of girl. I was not a gallis. I was one of the nice bad man who defended when I had to," Moses said.

Before Moses got saved, he had sex at timely intervals. That supply was cut off as he could no longer practise something that went against his biblical beliefs. However, it was not a totally horrible experience. He was only 17 when he got saved and did not have all the experiences regular 'shottas' might have had. From then, he went nine years without sex.

"There is when something will say to you that you are going to get married already suh it nuh matter. That is when the devil start throwing things in your face. You just try not to put yourself in the position where things will happen. You know that if you going to give her a kiss, it doesn't go too deep," Moses said. "It was not a regular relationship, it was one based on God."

Ramona shared a similar story.

"I was the one who had to be strong. My head was not in that place," she said

Before they got married Ramona stirred up feelings in Moses that made him want to explore his sexuality again. He credits the woman he now calls wife as the reason nothing happened. After his post-wedding celebrations he said he now sees why God instructed people to wait.

"Parting the Red Sea was beautiful. Moses didn't see the Promised Land, but I saw mine," he said.

There are definitely children in the future for the couple. Ramona says she wants her own cricket team while Moses will settle for three. He said Ramona will help him take his music career to the next level, as some of his major distractions would have been eliminated.

"Christians love to see when a man goes forward. God put his stamp on it," Moses said.