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God Has Been Busy at Work for the Last Few Years Bringing MIRACLES to Marriages! (386) 206-3128 BestMarriage.com (386) 206-3128 BestMarriage.com Welcome to an Exciting World of MARRIAGE MIRACLES! You are about to discover over 500 Marriage Testimonies! -- God has been busy at work for the last few years bringing MIRACLES to marriages! LITTLE did we realize what God was going to do! In 2004, we felt that God said, “Write a book, share your story and share what I have taught you about marriage.” - When we followed that prompting, we had no idea what would happen. The Man of Her Dreams/The Woman of His! was introduced first on-stage at the Houston Astrodome by Charles and Frances Hunter. It was to be their final public Healing Explosion. The next month, the book debuted at the National Christian Counselors Association Convention in Orlando. The book sold quickly via recommendations from Pastors, Counselors and word of mouth among couples whose lives were being changed. Everyone was getting miracles! We have been in full time marriage ministry since that time. Over 20,000 copies of the now two books have been printed. They create miracles everywhere they are read. ENTER HERE The couples that God has brought to us have, in most instances, been extremely hurting couples. Our ministry exists because of couples being referred to us by Pastors, Counselors, word of mouth and when people have typed “God Save My Marriage” into their internet search bar. -- Another thing that we have found is when people with “pretty good” marriages read the books, their marriages also go “through the roof” into a new and even happier place! Some call it “Heaven on Earth.” -- It is now October, 2013. Nine years after the release of that first book. We have been quietly helping very hurting couples in relative obscurity. - We believe that God has held us in the palm of his hand, preparing us. We sense that now is the time; the time that God wants to “shift” us to a place of helping many more couples. Some couples get their miracles from reading the books, some by viewing our 12 Hour DVD set, some by getting additional help on our Marriage Mentoring Help-Line, some have received their miracle at a local church seminar and some have attended our jam-packed “Five Day Weekend Marriage Intensive” in Palm Coast, Florida. To experience our Worldwide Marriage Mentoring help-line, a couple can dial 1-209-255-1000 pin 325230#. These calls are six nights each week, Saturday - Thursday. 9 pm Eastern Time. On Tuesday night, the first hour is positive living, overcoming fear, overcoming depression, overcoming anxiety. Then at 10 pm, the call morphs back to marriage. Dial any night except Friday! Every couple can go from a “pretty good” marriage, an “ok” marriage, a bad marriage or a nightmare marriage to this happy place that we have found. -- We have termed this happy place an “Outrageously Happy Marriage!” The Man of Her Dreams/The Woman of His! Over 500 Testimonies The Marriage Intensive was awesome. It gave us a new way of thinking. Steps to take. It helped us identify and see the issues more clearly. Joel and Kathy are extremely gifted and anointed in this ministry. We loved and learned so much. Thank you, "A Happy Valentine Too." (Husband of "Happy Valentine") We enjoyed our intensive weekend. We were blown away by the new way to look at our marriage issues. Joel and Kathy have one flaw they need to correct.....they don't charge enough for this invaluable teaching. From a "Happy Valentine." (wife of "A Happy Valentine Too.") This marriage Intensive was a very helpful thing and I truly believe my marriage would be doomed without it. I was not sure what to expect and they said it straight. It is not going to be an easy walk but one that is worth making. Thank you both so much for everything. With a lot of diligence on my part and prayer, I firmly believe we can make this work. Andrew D (Husband of Dawn D.) This Marriage intensive has most definitely been intense. Joel, Kathy and Kathy's Mother in-law are all amazing people. This has been an "in your face, just do it" experience. I'm hoping we can take the tools we have been given to save our marriage I came to this intensive, not in a Happy Place. One of the best things that made this intensive were the little jokes and the humor they incorporated. And their wonderful daughter Jenifer watched our baby for us. We couldn't have done this without her. Dawn D ( wife of Andrew D.) I do appreciate this weekend. It is workable and doable. I didn't believe that my marriage was fixable. I was ready to leave and would have if it wasn't for our three children. ( Between them & God & my beliefs ) I committed adultery for a short time due to not being fulfilled in my marriage. I didn't realize my husband was involved in pornography. Never thought this would happen to us. But realized when you don't do things as a family you are not a family. Not a good place, When you get put down enough, you end up believing it. (We can make God the center of our marriage) with the help of Joel and Kathy. I hope this has been an eye opener for my husband as it has me. T & C (wife of C & T ) This weekend has been the miracle I needed in my marriage. I was the man who thought I had a great marriage - until the wakeup call. My wife was trying to tell me all along that she needed more attention and our marriage needed work, but I just did not hear her. Our marriage went from what "I" thought was perfect to crisis in two weeks. We went from her begging for my attention to another man realizing she needed attention and giving it to her. She totally shut me out and began to focus on him. Thankfully, God was able to allow us to come to Joel and Kathy's intensive. I now realize how much the affair was my fault and how I needed to make 1 More Than 500 Marriage Testimonies with Joel and Kathy! my wife priority. Joel and Kathy showed me how I am to be like Christ for my bride and lay down my life for her. I now have hope, the hope needed to save my marriage. C & T ( husband of T & C ) This week was life changing. I thought my husband was going to reject the message of lay your life down for your wife, but I am glad to see him embrace it. Of course, as time goes by, I will confirm with his actions. Joel and Kathy's transparency helped us a lot, their down to earth, simple way to explain this teaching has been liberating. It's like I knew this teaching all along, but I had never seen an example. All I was told was "have no expectations." I did not know where to go for a once and for all change (no more roller coaster relationship!) I am very thankful for God's love for us and not giving up on us and for equipping people like Joel and Kathy to live an "outrageously happy marriage! I am looking forward to a victorious life with my new husband! Mrs. T (wife of Joshua T.) This weekend has meant a GREAT deal to me as a man and husband. I have learned sooooo much that is 180 degrees away from what I grew up with. I KNOW this is the turn around our marriage needed. I have had such an awesome time. We have grown even through this weekend. I have such a better understanding of our roles as husband and wife. Thank you so much for your impartation. I have nothing but great expectation to see what God will do for and thru us in the future. Joshua T. (husband of Mrs. T) The information has been incredible at this intensive. I am amazed at how "it speaks" to me with calmness and how it appeals to all my senses. It was as if Joel and Kathy were explaining away my entire life and reading my story! I had mixed feelings about myself and toward my husband all week. Although I was up and down in my emotions, I kept thinking that there was always such hope if my husband would just step up to the plate. I think what hit me the most was their explanation of how the drunken driver walked in to the hospital room to care for the woman whom he hit. At that point, I realized that I was being asked to look to my abuser to be my healer! I felt repulsed by the thought and wanted to negate it. I wanted to ask if there was another way that I could find healing. I didn't want to look to him for that. But, as information came and I saw how Joel and Kathy reacted to each other all week, I wanted that more than how I worried about how the healing came. I was willing to surrender at the end of the Intensive to put aside "who" was going to bring the healing (my husband) just to think that I can finally be healed from the wounds of the past. 2 The Man of Her Dreams/The Woman of His! Over 500 Testimonies I praise God for how wonderful of an example Joel and Kathy proved to be as a couple.
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