Christ Centered Marriages
Seven FamilyLife marriage conferences held across Canada in one season proved once again that where Jesus is in the picture, there’s hope.
“People are realizing that God in the center of a marriage really makes a difference,” said FamilyLife Canada Director Dave Currie. “Couples see that token Christianity doesn’t bring about the closeness they hope for.”
A Richmond attendee, who had been married for five years, agrees: “The conference has brought me back to God so I can be the man God wants me to be,” he said.
The three-day conferences offer transparent presentations by skillful speaker couples, a date night on Saturday night as well as many communication projects to facilitate closeness between couples.
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These conferences regularly attract as many as a 1,000 attendees, but that doesn’t seem to bother those who come. ”We didn’t feel like we had to mingle with other couples,” said one husband who attended the Richmond conference. “Although we were part of a large group it felt like it was just the two of us.”
Since the conference emphasizes God’s plan for marriage, it offers renewed hope to many. “We came here struggling, but we now have some hope for our marriage,” said a young wife, who had been married for a year. ”I have come from a place of hopelessness to hopefulness,” wrote another.
“One couple drove eight hours from New Brunswick to attend the conference in Sherbrooke, Quebec,” said Ev Baerg, National Coordinator for FamilyLife Canada. Although the couple had been separated before coming to the conference, by day three, they had decided to get back together.
“A real surrender to Christ is not only changing lives, but changing homes,” said Dave Currie.
He recently received an e-mail from a grateful couple who attended a conference in Whistler. The wife wrote, “We’ve been told we are living proof that once God breaks you, He will put you back together in a truly amazing way and your marriage will be a blessing to those who know you. We are telling anyone who will listen to run, not walk, to their computers or phone and register for a FamilyLife marriage conference.”
For more information about upcoming FamilyLife marriage conferences:
Click here to visit the Canadian FamilyLife website, and Click here to visit the US FamilyLife website
