How men in Slovenia are combining hiking and spiritual growth By Jayna Richardson “The decision to do something about myself and my relationship with God marked a turning point in my life and declared war on a passive life.” This was a comment from one of the men who participated in a prayer hike in […]

By Neil and Sharol Josephson “We want to rewrite history with FamilyLife. We want to do what the residential schools didn’t do… teach couples to be a husband and a wife, a father and a mother.” –Kirby James, a First Nations speaker for FamilyLife Canada. This might be the most inspiring and exciting thing we’ve […]

by Jayna Richardson February 24, 2022 was a day Ukrainians will never forget. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought fear and uncertainty to much of the world, but especially to those who have been displaced from their homes and their country. As tensions and warfare between Russia and Ukraine drag on, the crisis has led […]

By Jayna Richardson Sixteen years ago, an American couple, Warren and Ann Abrameit, relocated to the Middle East to serve as medical missionaries. While there, they used FamilyLife materials (translated into Arabic) to also conduct marriage and family ministry, but the work was difficult and discouraging. When they returned home to the US a few […]

By Roger Dye and Jayna Richardson “My wife and I came here with no hope. We were not going to get divorced, but we haven’t had any joy in our marriage for several years. We were just resigned to a marriage without happiness. But what you have taught us this week has given us a […]

By Jayna Richardson When Paola Jairala received Christ in 2005, she began hoping and praying that her husband would have the same experience. She didn’t have to wait long—one month later, Javico met the Lord as well. “We both thought that everything was going to change and that we would be happy forever!” says Paola. […]

by Christine Daniel Kia and Negin, born in Iran and now living in the UK, are passionate about helping people from the Farsi-speaking community. Their story has had its ups and downs, but they’ve seen God’s faithfulness in their lives and ministry.   Negin grew up in a Muslim family in Iran. Her father died […]

By Jayna Richardson Eduardo and Diana Rivadeneira never could have predicted the path God had planned for them. After ten years of marriage, their relationship was broken. Years of alcohol, drugs, and infidelity had led them to separate. But everything changed when they turned to Jesus in the midst of their hopelessness and placed him […]

by Jayna Richardson When the Church of God denomination in Central America began looking for materials to strengthen their outreaches to families and men, they came across FamilyLife, and an effective partnership was formed. Within the last nine months, around 300 men in leadership within the Church of God in seven Central American countries have […]

By Jayna Richardson After thirty years of listening to couples and working with pastors, FamilyLife Canada recognized a common gap in marriage ministry. Many churches offer both pre­-marital counselling and crisis intervention, but little is offered for those in between who could use encouragement, wise input, and practical help. That’s where Marriage Mentoring comes in! […]

This issue of the FamilyLife Global newsletter features: Moldova: Faith, Family, and FunNew Zealand: A Front-Row View of TransformationFamilyLife Global: Side by SideAnd more! To download this issue of the newsletter, click here.

by Jayna Richardson FamilyLife Moldova’s family camps provide an opportunity for families to spend time together and create fun memories—but playing games isn’t the only goal. The activities also include marriage enrichment for the parents, Bible stories for the kids, and opportunities to hear and respond to the gospel. The FamilyLife team is seeing God […]

By Jayna Richardson “My marriage was on the verge of ending. We have hope now.” This is what one couple shared recently following a Weekend to Remember® in Taupo, New Zealand. The couple had been considering divorce and had very little hope for their marriage, but the event changed everything. This is just one of […]

By Jayna Richardson “I really like seeing all the different couples from around the world… it inspires me and reminds me that I am not alone is this mission of reaching families.” FamilyLife partners and volunteers from across the globe were encouraged and equipped during FamilyLife Global’s first ever virtual summit over the summer. The […]

By Jayna Richardson “The film is amazing and taught me the importance of preparing myself in the Word to direct my children to the path of God.” This is one testimony from a viewer who participated in the national premiere of Like Arrows in Portugal—a movie about the power of family and the hope of […]

by Jayna Richardson National Family Day in Moldova is an annual holiday to recognize, support, and celebrate Moldovan families. Since 2016 FamilyLife Moldova has used this family-focused day as a time of outreach. This year the FamilyLife team developed fun online events and activities for an entire week to draw families closer together and point […]

by Jayna Richardson Families around the world face many of the same challenges—managing finances, resolving conflict, and reconciling styles of parenting, to name a few. Stepfamilies must navigate these issues and additional difficulties within complex stepfamily relationships, a daunting task that leaves many stepfamilies feeling desperate for help and hope. That’s where Blended and Blessed® […]

This issue of the FamilyLife Global newsletter features: Love Like You Mean It 2021: A Virtual Cruise Belize: Faithfulness in Troubling Times Forty-Five Years of Ministry: One Couple’s Legacy FamilyLife Global Virtual Mini-Summit: Coming Soon! New Resource: Dates to Remember And more! To download this issue of the newsletter, click here. 

Long before FamilyLife began teaching couples how to develop personal, local ministries to impact their own corners of the world, Norm and Sue Patterson were doing exactly that. For forty-five years, they’ve been on a journey of trusting God as He’s led them around the world and opened doors for marriage and family ministry. Their […]

Richard and Rosa Smith have served as FamilyLife volunteers in Belize for more than two decades. They’ve seen God work in their country through marriage seminars, small groups, radio broadcasts, and other outreaches. But the challenges of the pandemic have allowed them to experience new depths of God’s faithfulness in the past year. The Smiths […]

by Jayna Richardson Although FamilyLife’s Love Like You Mean It® (LLYMI) 2021 cruise was cancelled due to COVID-19, that didn’t stop nearly 1,000 couples from hopping aboard the virtual cruise that took its place. Many couples were at first skeptical of the idea of a virtual cruise. Yet as the weekend progressed, minds were changed […]

by Jayna Richardson FamilyLife Philippines, like most ministries around the world, was forced to adapt to changes brought on by COVID-19. They shifted from face-to-face ministry to online ministry—something they optimistically dubbed “borderless ministry.” This positive outlook has served them well, particularly as they’ve enlisted Filipino couples to try out FamilyLife’s new Vertical Marriage small-group […]

By Jayna Richardson Andres and Gail Carranza have a vibrant local ministry to the Hispanic community in the US. But their ministry isn’t confined to just the families in their church and neighborhood—their outreach touches Spanish-speaking homes throughout Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and even Central and South America. How is it possible that one couple […]

by Jayna Richardson “We love sharing the message of The Art of Marriage®. We have seen hundreds of marriages revived, renewed, and restored through Art of Marriage.” This is just one testimony from one couple. Thousands more around the world have similar stories as they’ve experienced the power of The Art of Marriage (AOM) in […]

This issue of the FamilyLife Global newsletter features: FamilyLife Local: Ministry in YOUR neighborhood Kenya: Equipping the saints Colombia: Ministry multiplication New Zealand: Together again And more! To download the newsletter, click here.

By Jayna Richardson As coronavirus began to spread throughout the world in spring 2020, FamilyLife live events everywhere were being postponed or cancelled. One question loomed in everyone’s minds: when will we be able to meet in person again? For New Zealand, that time came sooner than it did in most other places. In late […]

by Jayna Richardson During a recent Facebook Live event in Tunja, Colombia, 170 couples from 27 small groups celebrated the completion of a FamilyLife study. Through the study, approximately 50 couples encountered the gospel for the first time in their lives! This is just one example of the many ways God is at work in […]

by Jayna Richardson Couples who are involved in ministry together face unique challenges in their marriages. That’s why FamilyLife initially formed in 1976—to help the young staff couples of Campus Crusade for Christ (now called Cru), who were excited to serve the Lord but struggling in their families. Recently, FamilyLife Global staff Greg and Janet […]

by Jayna Richardson When Jorge and Rose Rosario were thinking through creative ways to reach out to their neighbors, they had no idea God would use them to help save a marriage. They had created colorful print-outs that said “Just poppin’ by to say hello” and passed them out in their neighborhood along with a […]

This issue of the FamilyLife Global newsletter features: Canada: Going Digital UK: Couples Talk Liberia: Embracing the Unexpected Portugal: Adapting in Uncertain Times And more! To download this issue of the FamilyLife Global newsletter, click here.