Submitted by Waleska Gonzalez
Submitted by Waleska Gonzalez
The Hispanic Marriage Retreat was held at Gatlinburg, Tenn., February 21-23, 2020. Sixty couples gathered at the River Terrace Resort for a very special weekend with the theme, “With the Fuel Tank Full.” Nelson I. and Argenida Gonzalez were the guest speakers for the weekend and delivered a great message on the topic of emotions.
When asked what they liked most, attendees Rolfin and Ruth Nuñez shared, “We learned that God made us full of emotions, and those emotions will not leave us. Without emotions, we would be like robots. But, those emotions, well-guided and well-controlled by the Holy Spirit, make family the most important thing.”
Each couple engaged so well with the emotions topic that they left with their “fuel tanks” full. Yamilet Hernandez said, “It was a huge blessing for me and my husband [Jose]. Everything was excellent. The guest speakers were very professional and helped us a lot. The workshops and activities were very nice. We had so much fun and a great time.”
This retreat was one of the first events for both Adventist and community couples, who, at the end of the weekend, left not only with their tanks full, but with heartfelt gratitude. Francisco and Mary Urdaneta, with tears in their eyes, shared that as a couple it is very important to attend to marriage retreats because, “You share and realize many things that you do not put into practice. It is beautiful to share with so many people, because not all of us share the same concepts. We could have different concepts, but in the end we might come to the same purpose, which is to know the Bible and be closer to God. These workshops give so many tips to put into practice, that in the end you will have nothing but good results.”
Happy and healthy married couples mean happy and healthy families. This is the motivation that moves Hispanic Ministries when planning these events.
As Rolfin Nuñez also shared, “God wants healthy families. The enemy is working hard to demolish it, because by destroying families he destroys society and our children. Hispanic Ministries within Georgia-Cumberland Conference works so Satan doesn’t reign in our families or in our homes.”
Georgia-Cumberland | May 2020
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