What People Say

The Marriage Course made a difference in our marriages.

And make a difference The Marriage Course did indeed for Mary and Bobby from St John’s-St Margaret’s church. When they were invited to the Course, the couple who had been married for 51 years was skeptical.

“What can they teach me that I don’t already know?” said Bobby.  But it turned out to be “quite a revolution.”  “What I thought was good for my wife was not appreciated by her,” he shared with the audience.

For Mary, there was a “huge explosion” when they got home the day they attended the course.  “It felt right to let him know how I felt.”  A shocked Bobby realized that day how much he had nagged.

But as a result of their experience with The Marriage Course they attended, the couple testified that they had learnt to “limit the angst within each 24 hours” and “when we go to bed, we go to bed as lovers.”

“Bobby is 80, I’m 75,” Mary said to applause.

Couples Benefit from The Marriage Course (Royston Tan shares his experiences of running The Marriage Course)

“I have a new husband!” exclaimed a delighted wife. No, she is not remarrying in case you are wondering. What caused this remarkable observation by this lady was due to the transformation of her husband.

He had worked hard to apply good habits of communication that they both learnt from attending The Marriage Course. 

The course, created by Nicky and Sila Lee, helps equip couples with the principles and skills to build healthy marriages.

For seven weeks, we ran the course at a friend’s condominium. We had no idea who would turn up when we first started, and our Lord pleasantly surprised us with 15 couples, out of which 10 couples were not Christians, even through they knew it was a Christian course on marriage. We were glad to have them join us because one of our objectives was to reach out to and bless pre-Christians in our community.

Another couple shared how the session on Conflict Resolution helped them. In the past, they often placed a problem between them, and instead of tackling the problem, they started attacking each other. However they learnt to see themselves working as a team to deal with the problem. Sitting side by side on a couch, they were encouraged to place the problem in front of them, discuss and then consider the best solutions.

For many of our participants as well as helpers, we have learnt the importance of having a weekly Marriage Time as taught by Nicky and Sila. This is a time we spend with each other to build intimacy and communicate meaningfully, and we have learnt that it needs to be planned and protected.

At the end of seven weeks, many couples shared that the teaching and practical skills were very beneficial to them. Not only are they finding their marriages improved after attending the course, they are starting to run the course as well.

One such couple is Keng Tiong and Bernice. Not only have they been faithfully applying the principles learnt to their relationship and they are now co-labouring with us. 

Find out more about The Marriage Course: How you can run it, or where you can attend it