This is how my romantic husband of 45 years answers the question: What makes for a successful long term marriage? Ok. It’s a start and I can’t deny there is truth in his statement. But surely there is more to it than that? Our marriage started in June 1972. I was 18, in love, and […]
Family life is serious in Nigeria because violence within marriage is widespread. Stepping up to the challenge Ademola and Ajoke and their team are bringing hope and help, working in two cities. In the Philippines Albert and Marife are seeing whole mountain tribes being helped using the HomeBuilder resource. In Kenya the FamilyLife team work […]
Shortly after 11am on 24th August 26 cyclists will set off from Trafalgar Square in central London to cycle over 230miles, finishing at the Eiffel Tower in Paris on the 28th. We need your support and cheering on! The group includes: 2 x fathers & sons; 1 x mother & son; 4 x couples, a […]
How long have you been together and what first attracted you to each other? Odette: Mark and I have been together for 21 years. I was first attracted to his funky hair styles and his passion for God. Mark: I was attracted to Odette when we met as she appeared to have a glow […]
Introducing Toucan – an exciting new and unique App that helps you build a happier, healthier relationship so you can thrive together. Toucan brings practical relationship tools together in a fun way with video clips from couples. These are ordinary, honest people sharing real stories of what’s worked for them, as well as their normal […]
Welcome to our newest member of the FamilyLife team, Daisy, here with her husband, Nathan. Daisy will be brining her administration skills to the events team. Daisy told us: “Nathan and I have been married for 11 years, and have had 3 children. We met at secondary school and got married shortly after finishing our a […]
Familylife are so thrilled to have trained four more facilitator couples this April. We had a fantastic time sharing the principles and vision of Familylife along with the ‘how to’s of preparing a talk. It was very exciting to bring together the trainers, the existing team and this bunch of newbies. Karen and Etiene Van […]
What makes you feel most loved? Words of Affirmation? Acts of Service? Receiving Gifts? Quality Time? Physical Touch? The way we express and receive love is unique to each person. In his book “The Five Love Languages®”, author Gary Chapman showcases this through the five emotional love languages mentioned above: Words, Acts, Gifts, Time, and […]
Last month people gathered for the Familylife Vision and Equipping conference in Gerrards Cross, near London. The theme of the weekend was GO! Equipping you for local mission. We kicked off on Friday night showcasing one of our events ‘What is Love Actually?‘ One hundred and thirty people came to hear Mark and Christine Daniel share […]
The FamilyLife team are looking for people who are interested in joining them for a 235 mile adventure AND helping raise funds to help strengthen families in the UK. We are organising a cycling challenge that will take riders from London to Paris on 24-29 August 2016. We are also looking from some support crew to […]
