May God bless you-

Doug and Jennifer

TeamWittenberg News Regional Missionaries with FamilyLife (a ministry of CRU)

This month

has been a

whirlwind

of new in-

formation to

learn. More

importantly,

interactions

with so

many who

are hurting and need help and pray-

er, and also hearing stories of reju-

venation and strengthening!

We are so honored to be available

to talk and pray with men and

women reaching out in need, or to

share their stories.

As I dropped our son off to an Out-

door Lab camp, I struck up a con-

versation with the wife of the head

instructor of the camp. As we be-

gan talking about working in full-

time ministry, she said, “That’s it!

The Weekend to Remember

is what got our marriage back on

track years ago. We hit a “rough

patch” in years four to five, and we

could not find our way.” They are

now serving in full-time ministry

at a Christian camp in CO with

their four children.

Family Life’s Weekend to Remem-

ber is not “magic” (as my friend

and recent attendee just told me),

but it is intentional time to work on

marital issues that have become

pushed back or ignored over the

years, and time for the Lord to step

in and help you clearly find your

way to all that He has for you!

To our financial supporters…..THANK YOU! We absolutely could not do this work without your sacrificial giving! It means so very much to our whole

family. Please know what a special part of our mission you are—YOU are im-pacting lives for eternity through your giving!

Karen and Bill’s marriage was in deep crisis when they received a special gift from a friend – the offer of an all-expenses paid Weekend to Remember®. Af-ter pleading with her husband for several weeks, Ka-ren was able to convince Bill to accept this gift in April 2015. As they prepared for the event, they were warned – “expect spiritual warfare.” Karen said things went from bad to worse in the days leading up to the geta-way, but she found strength in the prayers of friends. And she continued to trust in the One who restores. Tension continued to mount between them, and the drive to the conference felt like the longest they’d ever taken together. Bill used every stall technique he could to delay going and barely arrived on time for the Friday opening session. But once he was there, Bill was quickly engaged and wanted to finish the “homework” before going to bed. Karen recalled a text that she sent to a friend: “God is good! He is restoring a lot of brokenness ... I am filled with joy and hope. This experience has been life altering for me. I have learned so much about myself, and my relationship with the Lord has strengthened tenfold in such a short amount of time!”

But the most life-changing experience came the next day. When the offer to accept Jesus came, Bill went to his knees for prayer and signed a statement to indicate his decision. When he sat down again, Karen said he was “with her” for the rest of the confer-ence, not just next to her.

Doug sharing a devotion at a gathering of

FamilyLife staff in Little Rock in April…..

We were honored to help host an Art of Marriage event at a

downtown church this Spring! We would love to tell you more

“It was the equivalent of watching a child run with open arms towards his father,” Karen said. “I was so honored to have had the privilege to witness Bill accept Christ. It was an immeasura-ble joy!” The drive home was one of the sweetest – and shortest – ever, and neither of them wanted it to end. One of the many things they talked about was the need they both felt to share this confer-ence with others, and the desire to “pay it for-ward,” beginning with members of their own fami-ly. Karen and Bill are keenly aware that the daily battle remains … that they still live in this world, where there is one who is out to steal their joy. But they also know that God is greater than any obstacle in this world.

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The Wittenberg Family: Doug,

Jennifer, Louise (17), Stella (17), Jacob (14), Andrew (10), Micah (8) and Luke

(3)

If you are receiving this update letter for the first time, Welcome! To learn more about our

ministry, visit www.wittenbergfamilylife.com….To invest financially in our critical

work in CO and surrounding states, go to https://give.cru.org/0638540

Wittenberg Prayer and Praise…..

Pray for the many marriages that we know about that passing through a difficult

season. We know the Lord has redeemed millions of relationships.

Pray for our preparation for our week at CSU with fellow Cru staff members from

around the U.S. This is a special time of training and strengthen-

ing.

Congrats, Grads! Let us know how we can pray for your grads...also check out

FamilyLife’s excellent resource, College Ready, at www.collegeready.com