A BIG Congratulations goes out to Danny Gokey and new fiance Leyicet Peralta.   They are engaged to be married!    In a recent interview with FOX News Danny was excited to talk about the news and the giving nature of the couple.

“It was the most beautiful thing. [Leyicet] came up to me after we got engaged and took me aside and said, ‘I don’t want any gifts for my wedding.’ I said, ‘Really?’ and my ears kind of perked up,” Gokey said on FOX News. “I want on the invitation for [our guests] to give towards the organization in honor of us.”

“It’s her desire too to see homeless families being helped and for kids who don’t have a lot of opportunities to be given the opportunity. My heart was touched when she did that because you have to have someone strong with you and in partnership with you to make an organization like this flourish.”

Danny and  Leyicet posted a message about their engagement on the Sophia’s Heart website.

“We are thankful for so many of the blessings God has given us,” the happy couple wrote. “It is our desire to see homeless children and families be kept together and lifted back on their feet through the help of Sophia’s Heart. We love and appreciate you all.”

The couple plan to marry in January 2012.

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