Klang FamilyLife Partnership Launched

On March 27, 2010 the FamilyLife Ministry of MCCC, together with four other churches in Klang, launched the Klang FamilyLife Partnership at the Klang Presbyterian Church. The partnership seeks to connect Christian couples who are concerned about living out God's standard for the husband-wife relationship, and for the family. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, the Christian family can be a role model and influencer in the community.

The institution of marriage in the garden of Eden is holy, but today most people no longer hold to the concept that marriage is holy. They remain together only when they can get along, they part when they can't. Divorce rate is on the rise worldwide. Domestic violence and extra-marital affairs are all around us, and these are undeniable facts. Christian marriages are supposed to be the salt and light of the world, yet many Christians feel helpless even as they try to cope with their own marriage. In his address to the participants at the launch, former National Director of MCCC, Mr. Ling Yok Wong said, "Marriage is a spiritual warfare. God wants to raise up a group of married couples for this battle, who will not only be a blessing to their own family, but who are also willing to commit themselves to bless other families."

With the setting up of a working committee, the Klang FamilyLife Partnership is calling for 50 couples to join the ministry to help bring married couples and the family back to the will of God. Each of these 50 couples who have experienced transformation in their marriage will adopt five non-believing families from their own social network. They will reach out and bless these families through organized activities like the "I Still Do" seminars and special candle-light dinners, as well as encourage them to pray in unity as a couple and learn more about God's will for marriage and the family from CDs available for distribution through the ministry.

In addition, the ministry also conducts talks on the husband-wife relationship in church fellowship meetings. Among others, topics covered include communication in the family, resolving conflicts, how to prevent extra-marital affairs, how to have a fulfilling sexual life with your spouse, building a family altar, and the differences between a man and a woman.

Changes brought forth through Homebuilders Group

Brother Tan Chee Hong

"I was on the verge of destroying my own marriage after 10 years of marriage. It was because I entered into marriage with no proper understanding of what a marriage is really all about. I'm grateful to God that I met Pastor Albert Chai from MCCC a few years ago. Through the Homebuilders Group, my wife and I began to understand the purpose of marriage, what it means to commit to each other, and learned to settle conflicts between us, as well as conflicts within the family."

This couple is actively involved with the FamilyLife Partnership because they see the need for such a ministry in our society. To Che Hong the best lesson we can leave behind for the next generation is to live our marriage according to the will of God.

Becoming a role model for our children

Mr. & Mrs. Tan Leong Hee

"To be able to run the Homebuilders Group is a great blessing. Some of the couples have never heard of such groups, including many of those who have been married for a long time. They find this small-group bible study very good. We all have children, yet we can't teach our children how to handle their marriage in future. We can help them now by modeling to them our marriage, so that when problems in their marriage arise, they will remember how their parents settled their conflicts. We were not taught such things when we were kids. It is really a blessing for the church to have groups like these! It is also a testimony to the non-believers when they see the difference in the Christian couples who come to church."

Mrs. Chen, a primary school teacher, said: "before this course, I had always thought that as long as I finish all the housework, I have fulfilled my responsibility. Now I realize that even married couples need to learn to communicate with each other and have personal time. Many of the participants come from single-parent families, and I pray for them. I joined this ministry because I see the importance of a good marriage to the family and to society."

Please join us to pray for this ministry, so that more families that are after God's heart will be built all over Klang.

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