New Fund for Couples
James Price Memorial Fund Established
A dear friend of Kevin and Rebecca, as well as the ministry itself, passed away unexpectedly in June of 2022. While on vacation with his wife and some friends, James Price suffered a heart attack and died in a rainforest environment similar to the one in which he grew up. We will be celebrating his life together on Saturday, August 27, 2022, 11:00 a.m. at Northland Church.
James Price, along with his wife Cindy, dedicated his life to others. He was a servant leader passionate about helping couples learn about and build godly marriages. They leveraged their own personal experiences to share practical ways couples could adopt and implement biblical principles to heal, grow and enhance their marriages together.
James captured many of these principles in his book,
The Marriage Guarantee: Promises You Can Count On. Cindy and he dedicated their time and ministry to personally walking alongside pre-married and married couples, coaching and mentoring them as well as leading marriage classes in local churches.
Rebecca can speak to the impact first hand, “My husband and I were very fortunate to stumble across one of their classes over ten years ago. Our marriage was transformed by the knowledge, care and guidance that James and Cindy offered us. If the son of a missionary who grew up in the remote parts of Venezuela could be happily married to a daughter of a financial planner from New York, then I knew they could shepherd my husband and I in our pursuit of a holy, Christ centered marriage. And they did!”
In his book, James wrote, “... people spend years studying for their profession but often times spend less time working on their marriage than they do planning a vacation.” He was adept at recognizing and specifying ways couples could shift their focus and reprioritize their time to invest in their marriages in practical ways. James went on to say, “The only investment that will always have a good return is the investment in relationships. The most solid of those investments is our relationship with God and the second is our relationship with our spouse."
It was James’ commitments to relationship and ministry that affected Kevin deeply. He remembers, “Before James met Cindy, he and I co-taught a College Sunday School class at Northland. Our camaraderie in ministry continued and developed over the years, including a time where James served on staff at the church. James was relentless in his desire to serve the Lord and bless people - very proactive and generous. During a recent, difficult and uncertain transition in my life, James brought me a signed copy of his mother’s recently published
book, stuffed with cash and encouraging words!”
James was passionate about marriage, especially his marriage to Cindy. She has set up a memorial fund for James and asks that you consider donating to Shepherd Ministries/Florida Counseling Foundation (James worked at FCF to provide coaching and pastoral care for years, and was very committed to helping us move into a new ministry location in Altamonte Springs). One hundred percent of gifts to this fund will provide for marriage ministry: preparation courses, enrichment classes, and counseling. You can provide a memorial gift through this
direct link.
