Step away from the pressure, the noise, and the silent tension building between you and your spouse & invest a day into rebuilding connection, communication, and clarity in your marriage.
The pressures of modern life continue to impact families deeply, from financial strain and anxiety to emotional exhaustion and relationship tension. Many marriages are carrying silent burdens.
It isn’t always loud. It’s the slow drift. The unresolved tension. The conversations that don’t happen anymore. The weight you both feel but rarely say out loud.
Join Graeme and Alison Schnell as they share their personal journey, the challenges they’ve faced, and the practical tools that have helped them keep their marriage healthy and growing, while hosting an intentional day overlooking the Valley of a Thousand Hills in Botha's Hill.
Couples can step away from the pressures of modern life, breathe deeply in the peaceful surroundings, and intentionally strengthen their relationship through better communication, conflict resolution, deeper intimacy, and meaningful reconnection.
The Journey to Us marriage program is designed for couples at any stage of married life – whether you’re newlyweds or you’ve hit a comfortable rhythm in your marriage.
Our conferences and retreats offer helpful and relevant advice grounded in biblically based, psychologically sound truth.
Every Journey to Us experience is packed with 6 impactful sessions that teach effective principles of thriving marriages. You’ll get to workshop what you learn and make real-time changes to strengthen your relationship with your spouse.
Safe and Secure
Following the Healthy Marriage Model, you and your spouse will learn to build a safe and secure marriage, fostering fun, passion, intimacy and effortless connection.
Healthy Conflict
Discover how to navigate any marital conflict you may face and how to identify things that cause disagreements to spiral out of control, stopping them before they happen.
The Care Cycle
Learn how to acknowledge both your feelings and your spouse’s in the midst of conflict and discover how to invite God into your conversations.
Caring for Self
Discover the significance of faithfully stewarding the gifts and purpose God has placed in your life and how this contributes to your marriage.
Being Completely Known and Loved
Learn to engage in heart-to-heart conversations that create deep connection and understanding between you and your spouse.
Working as Teammates
Discover how to work through decisions and changes in your marriage by communicating in a way that ensures win-win solutions for you and your spouse.
Graeme Schnell has a degree from UNISA, and a background in marketing. He joined Focus on the Family Africa over 20 years ago and has been leading the ministry since 2012. Reaching more than 220 million people in 155 nations, Focus on the Family is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving, strengthening and defending families worldwide.
Married since 2005, Graeme and Alison live in KZN with their three beautiful daughters – Ella Grace, Jada Faith and Kyla Joy.
Alison Schnell is a qualified teacher and she teaches at a Ingane Yami Children’s Village which is a Christian ministry providing a loving home for orphaned and vulnerable children. For the last 7 years, she has also joined Focus on the Family Africa as a content provider and radio co-host on the local Focus radio programmes. Alison has spoken a number of times for Focus on issues relating to family.
R900 per couple. Refreshments and lunch will be provided, along with a workbook to accompany the 6 Journey to Us sessions.
Address: 116 Old Main Road, Botha’s Hill, KZN
Date: Saturday, 15 August from 8:30am for 9:00am until 4:00pm
04 – 06 October 2024
Join Graeme and Alison Schnell at in Harmonie this October for the Focus on the Family Journey to Us Couples Retreat!
in Harmonie, situated in the beautiful Franschhoek Valley, is a place of change that creates opportunities to engage in community, find a place of rest, and experience the joys of restoration and reconciliation with God and others.
At in Harmonie there is a welcoming atmosphere that tangibly demonstrates the love of Christ Jesus. A mere one hour drive from Cape Town, this is the perfect place to enjoy peace and tranquillity while investing in your marriage.
Join us for a memorable time tailored for the two of you, surrounded by the beauty of the area. Then return home with a deeper connection and appreciation for one another.
R5850 for the full weekend experience including meals & accomodation.
Marriage is a journey. But like any journey, it’s easy to lose your way. Journey to Us is a 2 1/2 day experience designed to help couples find their way back to a marriage that feels like the safest place on earth.
Graeme and Alison talk about the struggles they’ve faced as a married couple and then share the practical, Bible-based tools they regularly use to keep their marriage on track. Couples leave with practical tips and action steps they can use to strengthen their marriage and encourage other couples.
VENUE:
in Harmonie NPC
R45, Franschhoek
7690
DATE & TIMES:
Friday, 4 October 2024: 05:00pm – 09:00pm (Check-in & Registration: 05:00pm – 06:00pm)
Saturday, 5 October 2024: 07:30am – 09:00pm
Sunday, 6 October 2024: 8:00am – 11:00am
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Married since 2005, Graeme and Alison live in KZN with their three beautiful daughters – Ella Grace, Jada Faith and Kyla Joy.
Graeme Schnell has a degree from UNISA, and a background in marketing. He joined Focus on the Family Africa over 20 years ago and has been leading the ministry since 2012.
Reaching more than 220 million people in 155 nations, Focus on the Family is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving, strengthening and defending families worldwide.
Alison Schnell is a qualified teacher and she teaches at a Ingane Yami Children’s Village which is a Christian ministry providing a loving home for orphaned and vulnerable children.
For the last 7 years, she has also joined Focus on the Family Africa as a content provider and radio co-host on the local Focus radio programmes. Alison has spoken a number of times for Focus on issues relating to family.
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