Lost Boy Says Dowry is About Honoring Her Family

After a brief encounter with one another while on the run from the civil war in their homeland of Sudan, James and Veronica were separated. In December, 2004, they met unexpectedly again in Winnipeg, Canada, where James was visiting some fellow Lost Boys.

"The courtship was capped in June, when James traveled to Canada. He brought a heart-shaped pendant necklace with their picture in it. They spent 30 days together - never doing anything more than talk, watch TV news and shake hands in greeting each day. They were never alone together; all their visits were chaperoned."
Source: Wilmington Star

James Luom, 25, and Veronica Gor, 24, will finally marry on December 10, 2005 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Honoring her family, James has offered a dowry to Veronica's father of sixty heifers and eight bulls. James is still trying to raise the $12,000 to pay for them. Read more about dowries...