South Padre Island Update

South Padre Island Top Ten Comments

Attendance: 437

Salvation: 30

Holy Spirit: 91

Recommitment: 125

Before this weekend my marriage was completely broken, I wasn’t living at home, the papers for divorce had already been filed but by the grace of God we decided to take this one last shot and it revived what only God could revive.  Thank you FamilyLife for your commitment to helping marriages.  Husband, married 18 months

Was skeptical at first, but I am glad I came.  I was able to reconnect with my wife and spend quality time with her.  I heard her laugh, cry, and have tears of joy.  Husband, 4 to 9, married 22 years

This is our 2^nd Weekend to Remember.  The 1^st one saved our marriage!  We came in saying, “If this doesn’t work, it’s over,” to saying “We are never going to give up!”  We have since done an AOM event in May, and are planning another in November.  God took our pain (ugliness) and turned it into a beautiful testimony.  Thank you for restoring our marriage.  Pray for us as we try to share God’s Plan for marriage – thank you!  Wife, 8 to 10, married 10 years

This is about our 4^th or 5^th Weekend to Remember.  We were married for 19 years and divorced.  About 8 years ago, we came to our first Weekend to Remember.  It changed our lives – we have been remarried for 7 years now.  Thank you!  Husband, 6 to 8, married 7 years

I learned that not appreciating my wife is to reject the gift of God and thereby reject the Giver!  Husband, 7 to 10, married 14 years

It brought to life the truth of the gospel and how Jesus Christ has a wonderful and generous plan for our marriage.  It felt like a pressure released from my chest.  It was hard to hold back the tears, but those were some cleansing tears of joy!  Husband, 5 to 7, married 2 years

Gave hope – helped our communication.  I had given up on our marriage and was done after 35 years.  My husband went through “Stepping Up” and realized he had isolated himself from me - which made me isolate myself.  This weekend has made me/us realize we are to be one and our oneness is to show Jesus.  We have been renewed!  We both want our marriage to work and to finish our race for Jesus’ glory.  Thank you.  Wife, 3 to 8, married 35 years

After 47 years of highs and lows, we are seeing hope and trust God with our relationship.  Wife, 3 to 8, married 47 years

We are getting married in 5 weeks.  This weekend has been incredible!  It brought up subjects that we never even thought about.  It is truly a God-driven (set of) teachings that has equipped me for the coming weeks and especially years to come.  Premarried, 8 to 9

For the first time, my husband openly shared his feelings with me.  I truly believe that this is the Lord working in our relationship.  Wife, married 6 months

We were enlightened by what our roles are as husband and wife through the eyes of God.  Marriage is work, and I think we didn’t really realize how much work it is.  We are encouraged to move forward and seek God more in our marriage.  Wife, 7 to 8, married 15 years

October 2015 Prayer Letter

FamilyLife’s Global Outreach

Most people know about FamilyLife through our Weekend to Remember and Art of Marriage events, or through our FamilyLife Today radio broadcasts. Many think we’re just a Christian website offering resources. Well, FamilyLife does all that but it is also involved in reaching the world as well as the United States.

Marriages and families are under attack all across the globe. They may be threatened by different circumstances or cultural norms. However, the solution to trouble in marriage can all be helped by the same thing– Jesus! Building marriages on biblical principals with Christ at the center applies to people of every nationality.

FamilyLife is now in 109 countries. Our resources and events are available around the world!

Juarez, Mexico is rated the “murder capitol of the world.”  Being part of law enforcement in such a dangerous place takes it toll, especially on their marriages.

Here FamilyLife offered some real encouragement in the form of a seminar designed specifically for police: “Managing Crisis in Your Marriage.”

This is a Weekend to Remember in China. Over 350 couples attended this event which was the first one to have all Chinese speakers. The hope is that more speakers can be trained to deliver God’s biblical blueprints for marriage and family across China.

If you want to know more about the international side of Familylife you can go to this

website:  http://familylifeglobal.com/

On this site you will find lists of all the events in all of the countries around the globe. They have monthly newsletters you can read online or sign up to have them sent to your e-mail. A lot of the content on the website is in different translations including Mandarin, Spanish, and Arabic.

How encouraging that God is using FamilyLife to draw people to Himself and restore marriages around the world, not just in the US!