The day after their wedding, he was gone, leaving his wife of 24 hours behind in Africa. “I spent almost three to four months in tears, not talking, not eating.” said Akrello. “I really didn’t have any hopes of being reunited with him. No hope of seeing him again.” Four years later, Chicago-based organization RefugeeOne facilitated the couple’s reunion in Chicago, just days before the coronavirus pandemic hit America. “She’s my everything, so I’m so happy to be with her here,” Mugisha. Both escaped violence in their home countries in Africa. The couple met at refugee camp in Uganda while doing humanitarian work for other refugees experiencing trauma.