FamilyLife Offers Alternative to Divorce in Recession

As distressed couples delay divorce, FamilyLife offers free marriage
conference to the recently unemployed

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- FamilyLife, the global,
donor-supported leader in marriage conferences, offers an alternative to
divorce in recessionary times -- Weekend to Remember marriage conferences aim
to strengthen healthy marriages and heal troubled ones in an engaging,
supportive and non-threatening environment.

While divorce may be on a decline, troubled marriages are not. Recent reports
are indicating that more couples are opting to stay together instead of
divorcing due to financial strains caused by the current economic recession.
With a down housing market and an increase in unemployment many couples are
faced with the reality that they cannot afford to get a divorce. As a last
resort, couples are opting to live together for financial arrangements only
until the recession is over.

"It's no secret that money issues are among the top causes of divorce, and
with the economy the way it is, elevated financial problems are taking a very
serious toll on many marriages and families," said FamilyLife President, CEO
and Co-Founder Dr. Dennis Rainey. "Riding out the recession wave rather than
jumping into divorce, may give many couples that extra time needed to work
through their problems, making their marriage a priority again. We'd like to
help them find a way to live in "heaven" again rather than enduring a "living
hell"."

In that spirit, FamilyLife's goal is to support couples during these uncertain
times and equip them with the necessary communication and conflict resolution
tools to survive this crisis as a team. One such tool, Weekend to Remember
marriage conference, was developed to help couples enhance and strengthen
their most important earthly relationships.

"While this conference can assist those couples looking for an overhaul, it's
also a positive way to impact and fine-tune all marriages," said Dr. Rainey.
"We live in stressful, distracting times, and amid the blur of modern life it
becomes alarmingly easy for couples to grow apart. That's why it's critical
to strengthen your connection even when you think it's gone. We developed
the Weekend to Remember program to do just that - help couples enhance and
strengthen their most important earthly relationships."

Couples interested in more information or registering for an upcoming
FamilyLife Weekend to Remember conference can visit www.familylife.com/weekend
or call 1-800-FLTODAY (1-800-358-6329). To donate to FamilyLife, a 501c3
non-profit organization that assists couples in the United States and around
the world build healthier marriages and families, please visit
www.familylife.com.

About FamilyLife
For more than three decades FamilyLife, a global, donor-supported, non-profit
organization co-founded by Dr. Dennis and Barbara Rainey, has focused on the
mission of using practical, biblical principles to build healthier marriages
and families through conferences and media channels. FamilyLife, a 501c3
non-profit organization, works in 100 countries around the world to help to
transform lives and restore hope through its Weekend to Remember marriage
conferences, Homebuilders Bible studies, FamilyLife Today radio broadcasts,
Hope for Orphans orphan care ministry, FamilyLife publications, and the
internet. For more information visit FamilyLife.com.

SOURCE FamilyLife

Marci Davis, CO&P Integrated Marketing, +1-404-961-2236, for FamilyLife