PICTURES ADDED!! "Righteous Courtship" - (Choosing a Godly Wife/Husband)

I woke up this morning to Elizabeth's response:

Wednesday, November 24, 2010 9:30 PM [EST]

Re: CONGRATULATIONS!

"Hahahaha.... Thanks, Helga :) Btw, we married in civil on July 2nd :p

"We're getting ready to go for dinner then go to the airport now. The plane will take up at midnite (5.5 hour to go). Hopefully the security line will be fine, otherwise i'll have to get ready for "enhanced" pat down hahaha.... I'll update my facebook on my status ^_^

"Happy Thanksgiving~~~

"Love,

"Elizabeth & Handoyo

"p.s. not sure if you've seen this: http://picasaweb.google.com/beth.cing/PrewedSF?authkey=Gv1sRgCN-jwNWz78in9QE#"


So, I stand corrected! She married on July 2nd, in a very quiet ceremony, but, sent out beautiful invitations, with many pictures I am unable to scan, for their new home's warming party, which was on October 23rd, and that's the day that stuck in my head.


This comes at a very good time for, as I write this, my dearest Elizabeth is preparing to embark on a flight to Hong Kong, and afterwards to Indonesia, where she will be getting married in church on December 1st, to her handsome husband, Handoyo, who is traveling with her. They have already married in the civil on October 23rd of this year.

Elizabeth and Handoyo (right)

There they are planning on two celebrations: one in her hometown on the 1st of December, and the second in his hometown, on the 7th of December! Thankfully, they are both from Indonesia, from "neighboring" towns (though different islands, with some 500 miles in between!) who had to meet while working in near San Francisco, California, as engineers! It is a small world!

He is from Jakarta, and she from Pontianak, on the west side of the big island.

I wish them all the happiness in the world, always in God's care!

May He always bless them, and may the Holy Spirit always guide them!

"Righteous Courtship" - Part One (Choosing a Godly Wife/Husband)

aflame4God | November 16, 2010

There is a 'crisis of character' in many courtships and marriages in the Church !! The 'dating practices" in the Church mimics the world and is producing a lot of "miserable marriages" and many divorces! We need "righteous courtships" that will produce godly marriages and leave a godly legacy in their children. As in all areas of life as Christians, we must approach courtship and marriage biblically and not adopt the worlds way of doing things. We can avoid a lot of mistakes, heartbreaks, and misery if we look at marriage from a biblical perspective. Divorce, separations, breakups, and miserable marriages in the body of Christ are all to common. This is causing much harm and devastation. The damage done to children whose parents are bitter and angry is beyond words to describe. We need a great deal of wisdom and discernment when it comes to choosing the right spouse!! These days it seems hard for Christian Guys and Girls to have godly friendships with the opposite sex. Godly friendships are very important. It takes time to get to know the real person. I know a lot of people who have had Christian weddings but do not follow the "character principal." They were young and immature and rushed into marriage, only to have children and later, get a divorce. This is tragic! They were unprepared for the challenges and commitment of marriage. This is a blight on the Church. The divorce rate in the Church is just as high as in the world. Not pointing fingers, just stating facts. Even many Christian marriages are in a miserable condition. A godly marriage is a beautiful and wonderful commitment of two Christians who love Jesus. They become one flesh. They live in harmony, and serve each other with an unselfish agape love that comes from God. Thank you for watching this video. I pray that it will help everyone who views it. Your insightful comments on this topic are welcome, and i would encourage you to share this with your friends.

God bless you, Brother David and Family.

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