Marriage Conferences
Marriage Conferences
It is our privilege to host marriage conferences for the pastors and church leaders in South America. What a joy it is to see relationships strengthened and healed, in many cases with greater freedom to love and to forgive than ever before!
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Marriage conference in Salinas, Ecuador. July 2007 |
In this space we want to report about our conferences and the incredible work of grace that is happening in Christian marriages all over the world.
Let us introduce you to our marriage conference team:
Our Team:
Tony and Emily Nardella can testify to God's power to save any marriage, no matter how bad it is. In the late 1980's they and their young children went through a terrible time. Their marriage slowly disintegrated as mistrust, unforgiveness and the lies of the evil one caused them to turn on one another. Tony left Emily in April of 1990 but, through God's grace and incredible mercy, they were
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Tony & Emily praying with young married |
reconciled in June, 1990. They claim that only the Lord could have brought so much love back to them so quickly where there had been so much hate and pain before. Tony says, "The creation was just a magic trick compared to the work it took for the Lord to take 2 hard hearts full of resentment and unforgiveness toward one another and help them fall in love again." Now they have been married to each other for nearly 30 years and are eager to tell everyone in a bad mairriage that there is hope in Jesus Christ. To read a poem written by Tony about "his story," click here. They have 2 adult sons, 1 adult daughter, but no grandkids yet!
Ray and Bev Watson have been married over 35 years. Ray and Bev have assisted with at least 2 retreats. They have been Cleansing Streams Ministry Leaders at Calvary Assembly of God in Winter Park, Florida, for nearly 10 years. This ministry assists the believer with living in line with the Word of the Lord and bringing everything in conformity to His plan for our lives. They often share about the radical change that occurred in their marriage when they experienced the cleansing power and grace of the Lord at one of their ministry retreats. They say it revolutionized their marriage and they deeply desire others to experience this grace of God for themselves. They have 2 adult daughters and 2 grandchildren.
Pat and Sheila McGuffin have also been married for nearly 30 years. In addition to running their own businesses they lead in their church where Pat serves as an assistant pastor. They have been through
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Pat & Sheila on bus to retreat with |
the highs and lows of married life in nearly every area - children, money, parents, sickness, tragedy, but through it all God they testify that God has been faithful to see them through. Now they long to share the wisdom He has shown them and to encourage young couples that God will see them through whatever fiery trial they may have had. They have 2 adult daughters and 3 grandchildren (all boys!)
Chuck and Becky Blystone have been married over 30 years and have also survived major trials in their marriage. Besides having their own financial services business Chuck is an assistant pastor at his church where one of their responsibilities has been preparing young couples for marriage and teaching marriage classes. The two of them show a remarkable unity between them and the Lord has used them powerfully to speak into the lives of the pastors and church leaders who come to our conferences. They have 2 daughters and 1 grandchild.
Rick and Sharon Stangler have also been married for over 30 years and helped to get us into this ministry. They are gifted by the Holy Spirit in many areas not the least of which is the ability to communicate the principles of life in the Spirit and freedom, especially in the marriage context. For many years they had their own barber/hair styling business but now they have gone into full time ministry, travelling around the world preaching the gospel and putting on marriage conferences for Christians and church leaders. They have 3 children and 3 grandchildren, at last count!
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Some of the pastors at the Mala Marriage |
There are many others who have assisted us in these conferences. Our friends overseas have also participated in the conferences. Pastors Nery and Teofila Zeña, and Pastors German and Aurora Osorio of Lima, Peru, have taught at our conferences, as have Pastors Francisco and Elsa Loor of Guayaquil, Ecuador, and members of our ministry team in Ecuador including Drs. Freddy and Edith Beltran.
To contact us about doing a marriage conference or retreat for your Christian group, you can email us at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
