Last year, we focused on The Five Family values and this year we are piloting The Marriage Course based on Nicky and Sila Lee's (Holy Trinity Brompton, U.K) work. I had the priviledge of meeting Nicky and Sila in May 2007 at HTB while I was attending an International Alpha Conference and needless to say, I thought they were just an incredible couple. Piloting the marriage course in a rural context will be really interesting and different. Things considered to be romantic like candlelit dinners or lounging around a fireplace with coffee and mushmellows or strawberries and cream won't be of much use in Kezi because fires and candles are on the go daily for cooking, for light, for warmth etc. We'll see how it goes......
5 couples have been invited and the wonderful thing is that the marriages ranges from 35 years to 2 weeks. There will be 7 sessions:
- Building Strong Foundations
- The art of communication
- Resolving conflict
- The power of forgiveness
- The impact of family - past and present
- Good sex
- Love in action
The Marriage Course at Crossroads is being spearheaded by Nicholas and Nosimilo Ncube who have been married for 11 years. They are a lovely couple and have wonderful children.
Stephen and I will be joining in on the sessions. We've had a great start on Saturday and hope that this will be the beginning of the strengthening of marriages in the Kezi community.
By Molly Manhanga
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