Join us and other recovering couples on a sacred journey in which God is encountered through places, teachings, and situations. Gain insights and discern new truths about yourself, your spouse, and your marriage. Walk in the footsteps of Jesus as we visit Jerusalem, Galilee, Nazareth, Cana, and many other sites where Jesus taught, healed, restored, and even resurrected the dead. It is our hope that the couple who returns will not be the same couple as the one who set out.
A ministry focused on helping recovering Christian couples transition from lingering in survival mode following sexual betrayal to thriving in a marriage that reflects unity, oneness, vulnerability, and honor.
Both husband and wife must be at least 2 years post full disclosure, have participated in individual counseling, and have a desire to work with God in creating a new marriage (eg. worked through “crisis & trauma” and successfully addressed individual “brokenness”). Having completed the equivalent of the Walking Free and Journey programs is preferred. Each couple will be asked to participate in an application process.
A willingness to dig deep; understand that wounds will be touched; expect a slower pace, more contemplative than a typical tour; generous “couple only” time for reflection and growth; openness to the possibility of having your identity and faith challenged.
A marriage growing daily in unity, oneness, vulnerability, and honor. One like that described in Genesis 2:24-25; “a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. …both naked, and they felt no shame.”
Feb 11 – Depart from Atlanta, GA
Feb 12 – Arrive Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus
Feb 13 – Mount of Olives, Dominus Flevit, Garden of Gethsemane, Herodium, Bethlehem Expectations can become demands and often cloud our view of God’s plan. “Yet not my will, but Yours be done.” (Mark 11:1-10, Matthew 21:1-11, Luke 22:39-46)
Feb 14 – Bethesda Pools, Judgment Hall, Via Dolorasa, Holy Sepulcher, Palace of Caiaphus, Garden Tomb
Only reckless confidence in a Source greater than ourselves can empower us to forgive the wounds inflicted by others (Matthew 27:33-44, Luke 23:34). Examine your devotional life as a couple and nurture spiritual intimacy (Peter 2:21-3:7, Romans 8:26-27).
Feb 15 – Mt. Moriah, Western Wall, Southern Steps, City of David, Gihon Spring, Pool of Siloam
Triggers can be an opportunity to draw closer through ownership, empathy, grieving, and forgiveness (2 Samuel 11).
Feb 16 – Jordan Valley, Judean Wilderness, Jordan River, Jericho, Mt. Geriziem, Sychar
Avoid the temptation to give up or settle for less than God’s design for your marriage, by silencing the world and leaning on the Word (Matthew 4:1-11, Luke 4:1-13)
Feb 17 – Galilee, Tabgha, Capernaum, Mount of Beatitudes, Chorazim, Sea of Galilee
Restoration through trust and perseverance, as Christ calls you to step out of your comfort zone (John 21:1-19, Ephesians 5:25-27, Matthew 14:22-33 & Luke 5:1-11).
Feb 18 – Nazareth Living Museum, Mt. Precipice, Cana
Healthy choices (boundaries) are often met with resistance and disbelief, especially from family and close friends (Luke 4:14-30, Matthew 19:6).
Feb 19 – Caesarea Maritima, Joppa
“I will say it again, rejoice!” Something all of us, on this rebuilding journey, need to do more often (Philippians 4:4).
Feb 20 – Depart from Tel Aviv, Arrive Atlanta, GA
Let’s face it, marriage is hard work. Marriage reconciliation in the wake of betrayal is even harder …impossible in our own strength. We need the healing power of Jesus. A marriage broken by sexual betrayal must be rebuilt, not restored or renewed. God wants to make “all things new”, including your marriage. He wants to take the shattered pieces of your old marriage, return them to dust and create something beautiful. Recognizing and embracing this truth is one of the most difficult tasks for any couple pursuing reconciliation in the wake of sexual betrayal.
“Our old marriage had to die to selfishness, pride, and old coping patterns.” These are the words we use whenever asked to describe the process God took us through in rebuilding our marriage. We even describe our current relationship as our “second marriage”. The marriage we have now is different, completely different. It was rebuilt by our loving Heavenly Father.
Our best attempt at describing this rebuilding process is through a paraphrase of Genesis 2:7, one written for the new marriage that God can create from the dust of a marriage shattered by sexual betrayal: “Then the Lord God formed a relationship from the dust of the old marriage and breathed into it the breath of life, and the relationship became a living marriage, full of beauty and grace.”It is our hope that this trip will provide a solid foundation from which God can begin (or continue) breathing new life into His new creation …your “rebuilt” marriage.
