Missionary Marriage Retreat

Last week we were blessed to be a part of a missionary marriage retreat put on by a visiting team from Legacy Christian Church in Kansas City, KS.  Their team of 8 blessed us and our children with 3 great days of fun and teaching here in Banfora.  The retreat was a true blessing to the 6 missionary families who participated.  We are all so thankful for their church's intentionality in hand selecting the couples and individuals who comprised this ministry team.

The younger kids had fun and learned biblical precepts, while our older kids had fun helping with the littles as well as spending time with youth leaders who poured into each of our kids throughout the long weekend.  We were both challenged and encouraged by our marriage retreat facilitators and the curriculum that they used for our time together.

I want to take this opportunity to say that your marriage is important!  So act like it.  Take the time to seek out wise biblical counsel, pray with your spouse, find a marriage retreat to help guide your discussions and communication.  If statistics are  right, then we need to fight for our marriages, because we are a picture of Christ and His church for those around us.  Read a book together, talk to longer-married couples in your church and study what your Bible has to say about marriage and self sacrifice.  In a world full of lies and false promises we need to cling to one another as we seek earnestly after God.  If you would like some recommendations on places to start, just send us an email.

In Christ,
Aaron