Matt, I hope it works out.

earlier, Matt, wrote:
>Hi, this is my third time to try and write this message.
>It's real easy to get off into telling the story and I need to stick to the
>facts.
>We went and sat with some other family members this morning as moral support
>for this couple.
>When we got their, someone from the family had already spoken to the wife
>and she was quite set on getting her way, getting her kids, the house, and a
>divorce underway.
>End of story!
>The husband's idea was to walk in, ask that they have some sort of trial
>separation during which they could attend counseling, listen to these Jimmy
>and Karin Evan's cd sets he had me get for him, and he had also asked his
>wife to attend this seminar we are going to soon.
>She had refused to listen to the cds, and to go to the seminar and we
>weren't holding out much hope once we got their, saw her demeanor and heard
>what had gone on already.
>We sat in the hall and my cousin kept coming out every break and telling us
>what was on the table or what was going on.
>We would give our thoughts on it, talk to him a bit and he would go back in.
>This was not in front of the judge yet.
>Just the lawyers standing off with them going back and forth but the judge
>could see them and he saw the wife's demeanor and knew the story as it was
>about to come before him.
>Finally, my cousin asked that he and his wife just go and sit and talk
>alone, without lawyers and see what they could come up with.
>They sat down, in a room off the court room, did this and walked out with an
>agreement which said, that they would rent a small efficiency apartment, one
>would stay in the house, with the kids and the other in the apartment one
>week, then they would switch.
>Sounds disruptive for the kids but, maybe it will work.
>In the mean time, they are to attend counseling, listen to the cd sets and
>attend the seminar.
>All of that was put down on paper and agreed to.
>It's not the merical outcome but it is actually quite a miracle considering
>how it started out.
>Thank god!
>I don't know if seeing the family members, willing to come down and sit it
>out softened the wife's heart or if it might have gave her the idea that my
>cousin is actually censear about wanting to fix himself and their
>relationship but we are really relieved!
>Please continue to pray for this family.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Matt

John

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