Juan was driving his Uber that night in San Antonio, Texas, unaware that he had just prayed for exactly this.
The Reverend Johnny Cantú Jr., 53 years old and with more than 30 years in the Methodist ministry, had asked God for a life partner. Minutes later, José, a 27-year-old Honduran from Choluteca, got into his car, wanting only to get home after his work shift.
It was November 12, 2023. Neither of them imagined what would come next: Juan left him his card with his number when he got out, and that simple gesture began a relationship that is now a marriage.
The couple told their story on TikTok through their account, @amorjuanyjose, and the 26-year age gap between them, combined with Juan’s role as a religious leader at Travis Park United Methodist Church, divided social media between those who celebrate the story as a symbol of inclusion and those who question a pastor’s role in exposing his intimate life in this way.