December 2012 - Thanks
As
we face this holiday season and focus on what we are thankful for, you, and the part you play in our ministry, immediately come to
mind! That is why we are forwarding you
the enclosed letter (see below) from a couple who also want to thank you.
Helping
couples like Johnny and Amy is so rewarding but with the rejoicing comes the
weight of responsibility. Marriage is
key to God’s plan for us. The first
thing God did in the garden with Adam and Eve was to have a wedding
ceremony. John’s Revelation tells us
that at the end of this age there will be a marriage supper of the Lamb. God started His plan for us with marriage and
will end time as we know it with a marriage.
See how significant marriage is to God’s agenda?
In
over 25 years of marriage ministry God has allowed us to gain experience and
gather quality biblical tools for helping couples. You allow us to use this expertise to not
just keep marriages together but to make couples happy and fulfilled in their
relationship.
Simply
put, we could not do this strategic and powerful ministry without you praying
and sacrificially giving to help this ministry succeed.
You can give right now by clicking here then click the "Give" tab
As
we look toward the end of our fiscal year, your
year-end giving is essential. Our
budget is made up of monthly giving and special gifts; extra giving at this
time of year is a significant portion of our annual operational plan. Will you help us close out the year in a
positive position?
Please
pray for us and ask God what He would have you do?
We also ask that you please let us
pray for you by sending us an email with your request to (kevin@marriageintheraw.com)
We
rejoice, knowing that God will bless you because of your generous heart to continue
helping couples like Johnny and Amy.
Kevin and Paula
Thank-you from Johnny and Amy
November 18, 2012
To whom it may concern,
My
husband and I have been married for 15 years this past September. I honestly
did not believe that we would make it to this last anniversary. We have been
having problems in our marriage for the last 6 years and at the beginning of
this year things began to look a little vague for us both. We had both lost all
hope in each other and our marriage. On the day I had decided to contact a
lawyer for a divorce, my husband contacted Kevin and Paula Hartman thru our
pastor’s advice. He called me up and asked me to give us another chance and
that’s where (as we like to say) a new beginning started for us.
WOW!
Is all that really comes to mind when we think of Kevin and Paula! They have
been heavenly, God sent angels for the Shadell family. We have not only enjoyed
our meetings with them but we’ve learned so much about ourselves, our children,
marriage, forgiveness and communication thru the teaching and guidance of these
two wonderful people! Words cannot truly express how thankful we are for
meeting this wonderful couple. The thing that has stood out to us the most is
how transparent they are with us. They have shared some of their personal
testimonies of their past with us and this has given us hope that we too can
make it thru this difficult time of our lives.
This
has been an eventful journey for us both. I feel like we are truly getting a
second chance at this thing called marriage. First and foremost we give thanks
and honor to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Second to Kevin and Paula Hartman
and Marriage in the Raw for our second chance and New Beginning!
May God Bless You
All,
Johnny and Amy
Shadell