pastors, if you're struggling to help couples in your church whose marriage is in trouble, we can help.

Marriage 9-1-1 by Focus on the Family trains lay people to mentor married couples.

Each kit includes two training guides, four workbooks, and all the training necessary to meet with couples who need help.

Go to Marriage 911.com.

That's Marriage, the numbers 911.com.

And so it starts with prayer.

And one of the challenges in that is simply the question of,

do you know your neighbor's names to be able to pray for them?

Well, we live in a world that seems more connected than ever,

but more and more people feel more isolated.

And what is that about and what can we do?

Today on Focus on the Family with Jim D Daily, we'll explore creative ways that you can help combat loneliness right in your

own front or backyard. Thanks for joining us. I'm John Fuller. It is so true, John. We are connected.

I think my phone starts buzzing like right at 6 a.m. And it just keeps going.

And some of it's just, you know, the typical robo stuff.

But, you know, it's just a well-connected world, but a super lonely world at the same time.

We're not connected in kind of healthy ways necessarily.

You know, we've discussed the recent U.S. Surgeon General's report on the show before, and the results were sobering.

One and two Americans report feeling some level of loneliness.

One and two.

Anybody a mathematician?

That's 50%.

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