Hitting the Road!!

Greetings!
We’ve shared with you the excitement about our collaboration with Christian Unity Ministries for the past year as we introduced Five Conversations For Healthy Relationships all over San Antonio. We’ve had more than 130 people in small groups meeting each week. The changes in the participants lives has been astounding! Your love, prayers and financial support of Innovative Truth has made our participation possible.

NOW WE WANT TO INTRODUCE THE CURRICULUM TO YOU! SO WE ARE HITTING THE ROAD!

Oklahoma is our first stop the week of March 10th. We would love the opportunity to share the details of this life transforming program WITH YOU! Who is this for? ANYONE BREATHING! Want stronger and healthier relationships with family, friends, co-workers & neighbors based on biblical wisdom? Then this is for YOU! Want to heal pain & brokenness? Then this is for YOU! The cost? NOTHING. Your partnership with us has helped build this, and we cannot wait to show you! Are you in Oklahoma or North Texas? CALL, TEXT, OR EMAIL TO LET US KNOW WHEN WE CAN MEET WITH YOU, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR BIBLE STUDY, YOUR TEAM AT WORK, OR YOUR GROUP OF FRIENDS. Two hours of your time will pay dividends for life. YOU ARE WORTH IT!

Still not sure? Check out the testimony below.
With love,
Tom and Tonya Allen

Dear Tom & Tonya,
The journey started as my husband & I wanted to heal our brokenness. We relearned communication using Five Conversations For Healthy Relationships you taught us. First you showed us biblically that God has called us to be in COMMUNITY. Then building each other up with encouragement in WHAT IS GOOD(Conversation 1) and caring enough to discuss WHAT COULD BE (Conversation 2). We learned those conversations must start with GRACE. Pouring into each other with words like, "I see this...” instead of "you need to...” We learned, TRUTH WITHOUT GRACE IS JUST MEAN, and GRACE WITHOUT TRUTH IS MEANINGLESS.

For me, giving up was never an option! I love my husband and our blended family so much that as I realigned my thinking, and learned how to meet my family right where they were, they saw me transform. Seeing and feeling me transform & knowing that I genuinely wanted to change, my husband easily jumped on board. I use the term "easily" very lightly, but at least I didn't have to drag him. He still attends with me and actually looks forward to these meetings (and here I thought I would have to hit him over the head the old Flintstone way and drag him).

Together we have two daughters and two sons ranging in age from 21 to 11 years old. Believe me, we are never prepared for every single scenario, but we are no longer hopeless and dysfunctional with a capital “D”. We are now equipped with tools to heal our brokenness starting with one sentence you taught us, "This relationship matters to me.” I have stocked up on tissue supply in our home, and together we are learning how to reestablish the framework for dealing with hurt in our family. Allowing each other to have the opportunity to talk about WHAT HURT THEM (Conversation 3), while just listening, taking in their pain, and saying, "I am sorry I made you feel that way” with no excuses or justification. This is mind blowing to my children........'wait, Mom & Dad are LISTENING to me!’ We do not always agree, but we are trying out this thing called "listening". By listening we find it easier to talk about WHAT HURT ME (Conversation 4). It opened our hearts to exploring WHERE OUR HOPE IS (Conversation 5).

I asked if you offered meetings for young adults, and you said you did. When I gave you their names and numbers I was very skeptical about the older ones responding. Low and behold, all 3 responded and are really giving Five Conversations a try! We look forward to working through this together. I am more hopeful now than I could have ever imagined. I do not think I could ever fully express to you what this means for my family. This journey is just the beginning for all of us. I know it won't be easy, I know it will get harder at times. We are learning to break the cycle of hurt and dysfunction. I know I learned my past communication skills from my parents, and they learned it from their parents, and so on. I feel like we now hold the keys to unlock meaningful conversations and healthy relationships for our future family generations.

This is such a soul awakening experience and I feel so blessed to have this opportunity. I want to get it right. I want to teach my children how to get it right for their children and grandchildren. I put my hope, faith, and trust in the Lord to lead me no matter how hard it may be as He transforms us. It is worth it! My family is learning how to heal. Thank you Tom & Tonya for always pressing on. Thank you for teaching and equipping us with conversations to learn, practice, master, and keep pressing on with healing. May God bless you and your Ministry!
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All my Love and Blessings,
Marisa