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8ABOUTTHEAUTHORSChristianandChristineMeertweremarriedJuly21977.TheyareFrenchandmovedtoColoradoinJuly1999.Theyhavefvedaughtersandseveralgrandchildren.DuringtheirfrstyearomarriageChristianandChristinelivedinNebraskawhereChristianworkedoraninternationalirrigationcompany.TheymovedbacktoFranceateroneyearbutkeptworkingorthesamecompanyorourteenyears.Theyexperiencedadeepconversionandmadeadrasticchangeintheirliein1990whentheydecidedtojoinwiththeirchildrenaCatholiccommunityinFranceleavingeverythingbehindjobamilyriendsandhouse.In1999ArchbishopChaputinvitedtheirCommunitytostartahouseoprayerinDenver.ChristineandChristianranthisnewmissionuntilthesummero2003.DuringthistimetheystartedteachingMarriagePreparationclassesortheArchdioceseoDenver.Intheallo2003theytookasabbaticalromtheircommunitytoocusmoreontheircalltohelpcouplestoprepareormarriage.InFebruary2004acoupleromtheWesternSlopeaskedortheirhelp.MattandMollylivingsoarawaywereunabletoattendmarriagepreparationclassesinDenver.ChristinesuggestedthattheydoitviaemailandthisishowthewebsiteideacameupChristianandChristinehavenowlettheircommunitytoullydevotetheirtimeandstrengthtomarriagepreparation.CATHOLICMARRIAGEPREPARATIONLLCwww.CatholicMarriagPrep.com1-866425-7193