How unhappy marriages affect the spirituality of members in the West Cameroon Mission

Abstract

Marriage is one of the institutions that God blessed in the Garden of Eden and as the director of the family life ministries in the West Cameroon Mission, the researcher had to find means and strategies to reduce the marital problems which affects the spirituality of members. With this study the researcher expects that those couples who have lost happiness in their homes and their spirituality is reduced, will regain them back. Three churches were selected in the West Cameroon Mission in which the researcher conducted a survey and an interview to couples who have been married between 5 and 31 years to both men and women, before and after the family life seminar. After the seminar 54.11% of spouses started praying together and 93% started observing regular family worship. In conclusion, unhappiness in the home affects the church community hence spirituality also. So seminars, retreats and workshops should be organized at least once a year.