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Some
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Marriage
Encounter saved our marriage almost 25 years ago. My wife Betty and I
are now 67 and 68. At the time of the ME Weekend (Catholic sponsored) we
had been married 20 years and were the “oldest” couple. We
celebrated our 44th anniversary this past July.
I had accepted another assignment overseas before really talking it over
with my wife. When I arrived home that evening Betty had already put
together two lists. One was what she would take and one for me. She was
not going overseas again. Our ME Weekend helped each of to understand
where we were both coming from. Out favorite song is “Two Different
Worlds”.
Since our wonderful ME Weekend we have lived and worked in 4 more
countries and have been fortunate to have traveled to 55 countries
around the world.
Since our marriage in 1961 we have had 29 permanent addresses in our 44
years of marriage. We lost count on the number of temporary addresses.
When we look back on our ME Weekend, and what it meant to both of us, we
are so very thankful that we had Christian friends to recommend ME
Weekend.
Joe & Betty LeBlanc
Amherst, VA - November
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Our marriage is young (only 2.5 years),
and we always felt that we had been brought together by God, but we
somehow grew to take each other for granted. We had tried
conventional therapy, but it just did not work for us. We believe
the "secret" to the Marriage Encounter were the team couples
acting as role models, and the chance to practice the new skills.
This gave my husband and myself the understanding that a) we are normal,
our problems are similar to other marriages (other GOOD marriages); b)
we can practice our new communications skills in a loving manner.
We were afraid our marriage was heading for divorce court before our
weekend away. Now we have recommitted to the covenant of marriage.
Leo & Lisaana Morley
Portland, OR - April 2005 |
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After 15 years of confusion , misunderstanding, wasted
energy and resouces, WE HAVE FOUND TRUE LOVE, which is Devine and
IMMORTAL. Thanks to PME. WE ARE now a point of reference in
our community. To God be the GLORY. Our children marvel at
such a 'MAGIC SOLUTION'.
Charles & Christie Azenwi
Bamenda , Cameroon, Africa - March 2000 |
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What a remarkable weekend. I had a
typical male reaction: what is the problem? I thought everything was ok!
When I had a couple of calls from people saying they were praying for
us, I even asked Katie if everything was okay. We came from a very
tumultuous 31 years, including alcoholism, divorce, remarriage, death of
parent, death of only child. After only 1 hour there, I knew there was
something special going on. I learned more about me, Katie, and our
relationship, than in the prior 31 years, including counseling sessions
early in our marriage. We were awestruck by the wonder, the love, and
the caring that we both found at our weekend. We both look forward to
passing it on to other couples in our lives. God's blessing is
definitely on this wonderful program.
Larry & Katie Rigsby
Spokane, WA - December 2001 |
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Ohhhh myyyy! What a weekend. This was a very priceless weekend.
I thank God for the people that started this and the ones that are continuing it
on. It is something that all couples need .
Ton & Mary Willams
Apple Valley, CA - October 2001 |
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We were married after our first marriages
failed. We each brought two children into the marriage, mostly at a teen
age level. We knew that blending families is extremely difficult.
Donna's parents had been actively involved in Catholic Marriage
Encounter, so we decided three months into our marriage that we needed
to start on the right foot. We attended a Catholic weekend (Donna is
Catholic, Norm is Presbyterian). We found it to give us a wonderful
communication tool, and really did solidify our already good
relationship. We would encourage any married couple, especially those
brought together by the Lord, to encounter and then get active in the
marriage encounter family! It is great!
Norm & Donna Bishop
University Place, WA - November, 1997 |
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"We went on our weekend when we had been married
for 24 years. The weekend rejuvenated our marriage and our relationship
has grown by leaps and bounds since then."
Herb & Jean Ward
Mt. Prospect, IL - May, l982 |
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"Our Marriage Encounter Weekend has
been the most profound event in our marriage. It brought us closer
to each other, but more importantly, it brought us and our relationship
closer to Christ!"
Joe & Leslee Paquette
Monterey, CA - July 1981 |
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We attended our weekend confident that we had a good
marriage and weren't sure how the weekend would impact our relationship.
What was missing in our marriage was God. During our weekend, we saw
that God wanted to be a part of "us" and that He had a plan
for us as a couple. Our marriage has never been better - we invited God
to be at the center of our relationship.
Mike and Martha Bodlovich
San Pedro, CA - May 1980 |
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