1. "I often say to people that Marriage Encounter was like a "kiss from heaven." In answer to our prayers, God restored the joy and intimacy in our relationship. I will never forget looking into Janet's eyes toward the end of Marriage Encounter. As I looked deeply into her eyes she was gazing back at me with an openness and understanding I hadn't seen in a long time. The "clutter" that had gotten between us was gone. The love of our early romance was restored." Pastor Tom and Janet Baird
2. ".. .We are truly blessed to have been on the weekend. Our lives are changed forever..." Harvey and Elaine de Kleine
3.
".. .We
shared things we never though we would, and our marriage continues to be blessed
by that
openness" Syl and
Karen Gerritsma
4. "ME changed our marriage dramatically. For the first time in our marriage (12 years), we feel that we are one. ME has shown us how to fully experience marriage as God intended it. Al and Jeannette Plat
5. ".. .What we learned and experienced on that weekend permanently changed our lives and had a positive effect on our children." Rev. Gerry and Carol Heyboer
6.
".. .Our
communication was rekindled.. .God gave us strength to load much of our 35 years
of
pent-up garbage into His
dumpster..." Gerry and Tina Kromhout
7. "We are so happy that we went on the ME weekend. It really was life altering for us." Sherry and Joe Leslie
8.
"Marriage
Encounter has helped us to understand and to grow deeper into what it truly
means "to
be
one", whether that be to enjoy each other's gifts, or to share in each other's
weaknesses." Charles
and Alison Packer
9.
"Our
Marriage Encounter Weekend was an incredible experience that deepened our love
and
understanding of each other and gave us a renewed desire to continue to grow in
our relationship." Tim
and Bernice Hollaar
10. ".. .We did a lot of communicating, which is what makes a marriage work. Marriage Encounter is terrific!..." Rev, Lambert and Liz Sikkema
11. "The Marriage Encounter was a great blessing to us. We learned, we saw, and we accepted. We grew, we were equipped, and now we treasure each other and know better what to do about it..." Rev. Louis and Jean Tamminga
12. ".. .We were not prepared for how powerful and important the weekend would be for our marriage..." Rev. Paul and Beth Vander Klay
13. "..It was, without a doubt, the most valuable investment of a weekend that we had ever
made.. ..Marriage Encounter helped us celebrate our relationship and achieve a new depth in our communication which we may never have achieved on our own." Rev. Case and Leigh VanKempen