WVIW Marriage Seminar Recap

     This Past Weekend we had the honor of being at the Jester Unit in Rosenberg near Houston. We invited almost thirty wives who were approved by the prison to attend with their husbands and about twenty five responded. The prison imposed a limit of twenty wives due to the room capacity so we had a handful of wives who immediately went to a waiting list.
     We had a few wives who had to cancel their reservation for the seminar and with the waiting list  filled with eagerly awaiting wives the spots were very quickly replaced. Several wives who had no way of attending were now in the final count and on their way along with several other wives and 17 volunteers.
     Our weekend Marriage Seminars are always a huge rush of excitement and anticipation and this past seminar was no exception.
     From the volunteers to the wives there seemed to be an extra special attention being paid to every detail and anxious anticipation of what the weekend would provide.
     You can read our earlier posts on Friday and Saturday here
     We spent Sunday in a very reverent attitude and really focused ourselves on what would be one of the most fruitful and exciting days of the weekend.
     Saturday night we had 14 individuals pray to accept Christ into their lives as well as several who recommitted themselves to God in the presence of their spouses. So Sunday was extra special because now the couples could stand before the room and share what God had done in their lives and in their marriages over the past 48 hours. Many shared how they had renewed their relationship with Christ because of having the time to really discuss God and life matters with their spouse for the first time ever. In regular visitation wives have only two hours a week to speak with their husbands and many do not even have that many hours due to distance and other factors. That means that this past weekend during our seminar many couples had more time together with their spouse than in a year of visitation. That is a huge imbalance but this weekend made all the difference for them and they ALL took advantage of it!
     One wife even said that even though she has already believed in God and known Jesus, she has not had the opportunity to REALLY see Jesus until this weekend. Now here and her husband have a new foundation on which to build their NEW life with each other and with God.
     Several wives have already contacted us about finding a church and plugging into a strong and faithful community NOW while their husbands are still incarcerated so that when he is released they can already be a part of a strong body of believers and have a solid place to worship together.
     If you would like to be a part of our next Seminar which will be held in November, please click here and fill out our WVIW Team Member Application online. If you have volunteered with us before or have already filled out our Application then you do not have to do again, but please email us and let us know your interested in attending in November.