Hey there, David Robbins, president of Family Life, and I wish you could have been with us earlier this morning, as we joined our staff in a staff meeting and had Dennis and Barbara Rainey sharing their heart and remembering four decades of God's faithfulness to the Ministry of Family Life and to him fulfilling his mission amongst marriages and families all over the world. We had a blast recounting different stories of how God

has shown up and been faithful to this ministry and the mission that we've had for

decades of effectively developing godly families who changed the world one home at a time.

I'm so grateful how you continue to be engaged in this mission,

and it sure is fun to get to hear from familiar voices as they not only reflect on the past, but also invite

us into their own journey currently.

Enjoy hearing today from Barbara Rainey. I just was this numb person for months and months and months. I was so perplexing

and confused about God because the God I thought I knew wouldn't have done that.

The God I thought I knew would have prevented that because I was his child and I was loyal

to him and I was serving him.

Welcome to family life today where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most.

I'm Shelby Abbott and your hosts are Dave and Ann Wilson.

You can find us at FamilyLife Today.

This is Family life today.

Well, it's not every day you get to introduce a mentor. Yes. I'm going to let you

introduce Barbara. I'm really excited for our guests because Barbara Rainey is

with us today and I know many of you love her like we love her and

Barbara and Dennis were the first people that shaped us spiritually in terms of oh this is what it looks like to have Jesus at the center of

your marriage and family. We had never seen it before. You guys have been

mentors to us even from a distance. We've watched you, we've learned from you, and so it's an

incredible honor to have you back with us today.

Well it's so fun to be here. It's so fun to see you too across the table. It's fun to be a part of what God has given you to do

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