By Noémie & Loïc Marsh Talking to various friends around our age, we discovered that they usually don’t seek or even appreciate having their parents enter the loop of their own marriage. What provokes the mindset of avoiding our parents when they approach the sphere …
Many of us have been there. One of our children will get married, so what advice is best? It’s reasonable to say that our children have grown up hearing us talk about relationships and marriage, helped us run couples courses and listened to us speak …
By Guy Zeller I still remember when carrying her as a little baby, and now the time had come for me to give her away! Noémie and Loïc started their official relationship just after we left Switzerland to spend a year in Ivory Coast, so we …
“I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.” These words spoken by the apostle Peter in 2 Peter 1:15 highlight the importance of ensuring that our story will always be remembered. When my …
When our son was 11 years old I was invited to teach in the first Discipleship Training School on the YWAM Mercy ship, the Anastasis. It was making its maiden voyage from California to Guatemala. I was to teach the 150 students as we sailed …
Two nights before our son and future daughter-in-law’s wedding we met for a special celebration. We gathered for a meal at her parent’s home to intentionally acknowledge this significant transition in our family. My wife and I had prayed about the specific things we wanted …
Late July we commissioned the DTS. It has been a wonderful five months journey together. 21 adults and 16 children came to Grimerud to participate in the DTS. Among the staff and students, we were 14 nationalities, speaking more than 20 different languages. God worked …
Inheritance happens slowly, little by little, day by day. The food we serve says something about nutrition. The tone of voice, the places we go, the movies we watch, the friends we associate with, the churches we attend, the prayers we pray, the attitudes we …
A Chinese proverb states: If your vision is for a year – plant wheat. If your vision is for ten years – plant trees. If your vision is for a lifetime – plant people. Creating a legacy that will outlast your lifetime involves investing wisely. …
Dennis Rainey, founder of Family Life says: “The heritage you were handed is not as important as the legacy you will leave!” Each of us received a heritage from our ancestors, but what we pass on to others is more important than what was received. …