Year-End Review - Ministry Update: December 2025
Dear FamilyLife partners and friends,
2025 – A Year of Positioning
This year marked a transformational season for FamilyLife T&T. Guided by our three strategic pillars—Sustainability, Multiplication, and Collaboration—we set out to strengthen families, deepen faith, and expand our reach.
By God’s grace, we witnessed renewed hope in marriages, deeper discipleship in homes, and greater unity across churches and communities.
Weekend to Remember
Marriage Getaway 2025
June 19th & 20th
The anticipation was tangible as married and engaged couples gathered at Cascadia Hotel.
An intimate group of 15 couples, many of whom arrived carrying significant hurts, left the weekend with a renewed sense of hope and determination to apply the biblical principles learnt, to have a stronger, God-centered relationship.
The conference received an overall rating of 9.5/10
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14 participants made life-changing decisions to deepen their spiritual walk or recommit their marriage.
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100% of surveyed couples reported an improvement in their relationship.
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Ongoing follow-up shows many couples are continuing to grow stronger in love and faith.
To God be all the glory!
Art of Marriage Connect Groups
Life groups that build stronger leadership at home
Following the Weekend to Remember, four Art of Marriage Connect groups were launched across T&T. These six-week small group sessions created warm, honest spaces for couples to dive deeper into topics like Building Your Marriage to Last, Love Like You Mean It, and The Art of Marriage.
With an average of 10 couples per group, these gatherings became a source of encouragement, biblical wisdom, and real transformation. Our long-term vision is multiplication — seeing couples who were poured into now stepping forward to lead new groups and strengthen marriages across the nation
The Power of Partnerships: Strengthening the Body of Christ
Collaborating with Local Churches
We believe a strong family unit is foundational to a thriving church and community. Early in 2025, we partnered with Cru’s Global Church Movement to host a strategic breakfast meeting with leaders from 13 churches at Jenny’s on the Boulevard.
It was a powerful morning of vision, connection, and unity. Several churches committed to launching or strengthening their family ministry, and we are excited to support them as this momentum continues.
A September to Remember
September was a milestone month. In response to the Church Leaders’ Breakfast, four churches invited FamilyLife to host our one-day A Day Together marriage seminar.
Each Saturday in September, we visited a different congregation—
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Trinidad Christian Center
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St. Augustine Evangelical
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Evangel Temple
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St. James Church of the Nazarene
With an average of 25 couples per seminar, we engaged couples in four foundational areas:
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Communication
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Managing Finances
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Resolving Conflict
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Sexual Intimacy
These sessions were rich in biblical truth and practical tools. Many couples shared stories of renewed hope and fresh vision for their marriage. This is a strategy we plan to continue into the new year as we walk alongside churches to help build and strengthen their family ministries.
Corporate Partnerships
To fulfil our ministry mission, we rely entirely on the generosity of donors. While deepening our partnerships with churches, we have also begun intentionally connecting with Corporate Trinidad & Tobago to secure both financial support and human resource capacity.
This year, we created a Corporate Video Presentation which highlights who we are, the programmes we offer, and the lives being transformed through FamilyLife. It is now a key tool in sharing our mission with organisations and inviting them to partner with us.
We are grateful to have already presented to one organisation and look forward to expanding these engagements in the new year.
Looking Forward to 2026
- A Year of Collaboration and Growth
As we build upon our three core pillars, we are excited to introduce a fourth: Visibility. Here’s a glimpse of what’s ahead:
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Launch of “On a Serious Note” Social Media Series – March 2026
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Weekend to Remember Marriage Retreat – June 19th & 20th, 2026
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Blended & Blessed Seminar – September 2026
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A Day Together – March 7th & ongoing throughout the year
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Art of Marriage Connect Groups – 4 new groups launching in September
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Art of Parenting (TGP) Relaunch – Q1 2026
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Marriage Mentorship Programme – September 2026
We remain committed to hosting intimate, impactful events that bring lasting transformation to marriages and families across the nation.
Ready to Roll
The COVID-19 pandemic permanently reshaped how people pursue learning, encouragement, and personal growth. Attendance at in-person events such as conferences and seminars has declined globally, as more individuals—especially younger adults—now prefer content that is easily accessible, digital, and delivered directly to them.
Today, social media has become the primary source of information, inspiration, and guidance for millions. Recent global trends show that younger generations consume more content online than through any other medium, turning to platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube for daily learning, relationship advice, and spiritual input.
To remain effective and relevant in this changing landscape, it is essential that FamilyLife T&T expands our presence in the digital space. This means producing engaging, high-quality, local content that communicates biblical truths and practical marriage principles directly to couples where they already spend their time—on their screens.
We Need Your Support; We are currently in the process of setting up a small studio to begin creating this content on a consistent basis.
To complete this project, we are seeking financial support to purchase the remaining equipment needed for production.
Your support will help FamilyLife bring hope, encouragement, and Christ-centered guidance to countless couples across Trinidad & Tobago and beyond. If you would like to contribute towards this initiative, here are the banking details.
A Heartfelt Thank You;
We are so grateful for you! Your support of this ministry has touched countless lives and continues to make a real difference in homes throughout Trinidad & Tobago. Thank you for standing with us, praying with us, and believing in the mission of strengthening marriages and families.
Together, let’s continue building strong families for a strong nation.
With gratitude,
Russel & Joelle Aching
Team Leaders - FamilyLife-TT
