MARCUS AND L AUR A WINDHAM
CHAMPIONS
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OUR FAMILIES WERE BOTH CHRISTIAN BUT WITH DISSIMILAR BELIEFS ON HOW TO LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.
Even though we were regular attendees at church, privately we were not the couple that many thought we were. We were living life married but not together and not committed to one another. During the ninth year of our marriage events brought us head to head with divorce. From a series of bad choices we came to a place where we were faced with going through the grueling process of forgiveness or moving on. The ultimate forgiveness occurred and we chose climbing the mountain. We are certain that God placed us in Champions Centre for a reason. Without the messages from Pastor Kevin of Outrageous Grace and Closing the Door on Divorce, our friends, such as Pastor Larry and Katie Ward, and other friends’ support, we would not have per-
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severed through this difficult time. Through counseling, small group involvement, and taking every opportunity to resource ourselves, we are approaching our 13th anniversary. The last four years have been blessed and we continue to be amazed with what God does with the broken. We have three amazing, healthy and God-loving children. Our marriage has continued to grow stronger and we are more involved in church than ever before. It is such a blessing to have such life relevant teachings that we receive at Champions Centre. Psalms 92:13 says, “Planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God”. We can truly say we know what that means since becoming planted in Champions Centre so many years back.
SPRING 2012
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