What a blessing. Some 55 (mostly young) couples attended. A few highlights:
1. Praise God for the connections made during breakfast, lunch (they say dinner), and supper; and in the many conversations during "free times" we had in the weekend.
2. Super cool to experience how intentional the connections were not just on our part, but they really wanted to connect with us. They were as curious about our culture as we were about theirs.
3. So many couples really desire to know how to implement the concepts we presented regarding having a soft heart, effective communication, and love and respect.
4. We were able to pray for several individuals that were impacted in ways we didn't expect. Like Andrew who didn't know how to forgive his father. He asked for prayer (of transformation) after he heard one of our testimonies about parent relations. That was not the focus of that teaching, but God used that in unexpected ways.
5. Coming back to our host homes was like coming back home for each of us. We feel so welcomed. Of course we are always greeted with food: "eat, eat!"
Tomorrow, we will be paneling questions from nine couples about parenting.
Thank you for your continued prayers.
Rob O
Meeting with the marriage team at the church before the retreat
First session presentation by Dave & Gayle
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