July 24, 2009
Interfaith relationships require strength
by Tina Arons
Odessa American
Santos Uvalle glanced at his wife as he thought about how to describe the first half of their marriage.
"It was hell on wheels," the 33-year-old said.
He married his wife, Myra Uvalle, when he was 17. She was 16. They promised the usual things -- for better, for worse -- but they never thought getting through religious differences would be so hard.
Santos Uvalle, who works at an oil reclamation plant, grew up evangelical. Myra Uvalle, a student nurse, grew up Catholic.
"He refused to change, and I refused to change," Myra Uvalle, 32, said.
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