Military Workshop & Donations

About Our Workshops

There’s a lot of hurt in these homes. Time Magazine reports the greatest benefactor of a healthy marriage might be the children. “Children from broken or dysfunctional homes are more likely to drop out of school, more likely to take drugs, more likely to go to prison, more likely to be poor, and more likely to divorce.” (June 13, 2016)

We can help.

Make Room For Marriage workshops are conducted in specific first responder departments, as requested by leadership, or offered county wide. Military chaplains also request Make Room For Marriage workshops to be facilitated on their military bases.

Some of the largest Police and Fire Departments across the country report a divorce rate over 80% with their employees.

Divorce rate for active military is over 70%.

Workshop Donations

Workshop participants are fed two meals, win nice door prizes, and given “goodie bags” that consist of marriage enrichment material and restaurant gift cards for date nights. Your financial gift provides scholarships for these couples.

We appreciate your faithful and regular giving.

Sponsorships: All donors, business and individuals, who contribute $1000 or more will be listed on the sponsor section of 3S Ministries website and recognized during each military workshop.

Financial Donations

Letter From Congressman
Peter Olson

Create Stronger Marriages

We work with chaplains and department leadership to schedule Make Room For Marriage workshops all over the country. We are able to provide these workshops because scholarships are provided by generous donors.

Much of the material presented at a Make Room For Marriage workshop is modified from our three-day retreat experience. Of course, supplemental elements have been included to address the unique lifestyle, pace, and situations of first responder and military life.

If you would like to support our care for military and first responder families or if your company or organization would like to become a corporate sponsor of these marriage enrichment workshops, click the button below to donate.

Thank you for your financial support!

Dr. Jeff and Martha Rees

Military Donation Levels

ONE-TIME GIFT

Private/Seaman/Airman – 500

Staff Sergeant/Petty Officer – 1000

Lieutenant – 2500

Captain – 3500

General/Admiral – 5000

MONTHLY CONTRIBUTOR

Enroll in active duty and fight for our military families. Care for those who care for us and become a monthly contributor!

Click ‘Donate’ button below to direct to our PayPal gateway. We greatly appreciate your contribution.

Letter From Congressman Peter Olson

3S Ministries has been endorsed in their efforts to strengthen military marriages by Congressman Pete Olson.

“Having served in the Navy for nine years and have being deployed, I am able to empathize with the hardships that come to families and marriages during military service. I encourage and support all military couples to become involved in 3S Ministries marriage workshops and retreats!”

Read His Kind Words Here

MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS GIVE FEEDBACK

“LOVE to hear about the Make Room For Marriage Workshops! This is coming from a discharged Coast Guard family that has had our fair share of challenges, stressful times, heartache and sacrifice. It took A LOT of faith to get us where we are now. If only this service was available years ago, maybe some of the struggles {we experienced} would have been lessened.”
"It has been an amazing short 3-hour marriage workshop. I really learned a lot and discovered a few things about myself which I will apply to my marriage relationship to make it even better. I would like to experience the entire program/retreat with my spouse."
“I really enjoyed the Make Room For Marriage Workshop. It made me think about things differently. It helped me look more into myself. I hope we have more future workshops. I loved the open and relaxed feeling during the sessions.”
“Even though I just got a brief taste of the marriage workshop, after one session I am already feeling the benefits. I really enjoyed Jeff and Martha, they are so down to earth!”
"The 3S Make Room For Marriage Workshop was very valuable for me. As an unmarried young woman, I have a long time boyfriend who is divorced with an 8 year old. This workshop opened my eyes to how I think verses how my boyfriend (a divorced father) thinks. This class has really helped me clear the air on some of my thoughts and helped me understand certain aspects of our relationship. I appreciate the class very much."
“This Make Room For Marriage Course is extremely valuable in helping USCG Families (husband & wife) to have a long-lasting marriage. When the marriage of a Coastie is going well, he/she can focus on their, at times, dangerous mission. When a Coastie’s marriage is not going well, they are not able to focus on their dangerous mission.”
“I really feel that when the instructors provided personal examples of conflicts in their lives made the Make Room For Marriage Workshop so useful and helpful. I strongly believe that this workshop should be integrated into annual Coast Guard training.”
"I found great value in the Make Room For Marriage Workshop. This is a great way to help people improve their marriages."
“This, by far, has been a tremendous blessing! I have been to a few marriage workshops in my Coast Guard career. This was a wonderful learning experience. Hopefully we will have opportunities to attend more of these Make Room For Marriage Workshops in the future.”
Having served in the Navy for nine years and have being deployed, I am able to empathize with the hardships that come to families and marriages during military service. I have a deep appreciation of military families and for their service to our country as they provide for our safety. It is in our best interest that their homes and marriages are healthy and happy. I encourage and support all military couples to become involved in 3Strands Ministries marriage workshops and retreats.
“The Make Room For Marriage Workshop is instrumental in ensuring that we are taking care of our relationships at home while, in turn, helps us to focus in the workplace. I only wish this was more widely attended. Thank you for coming!”
"I was given the opportunity to attend a Make Room For Marriage Workshop by 3S Ministries today. I did not know if I would be able to take anything meaningful away. I was unsure about going, but my shipmates pushed me to attend and I am so glad they did. I was interested in EVERYTHING that was said and cannot wait to put the things I learned into practice. I am so grateful for this opportunity and the people who made it happen. Blessings!"
“We are very grateful that the Make Room For Marriage Workshops are being offered to Coast Guard couples! We have been very blessed by Jeff and Martha Rees. Their teaching and practical insights are very useful and helpful, and I believe would be a great benefit in the uniquely stressful situations that military marriages are routinely faced with. I sincerely hope these marriage workshop will be fully endorsed, supported, and funded by the Coast Guard Foundation and given high priority to as many Coast Guard Sectors and subunits as possible. Every effort to support and encourage our families by the Foundation is greatly appreciated. The Make Room For Marriage Workshop should be a principle and primary resource available. Thank you!”
"I am so glad this Marriage Workshop is available. I really hope we are able to have the future sessions that follow this introductory course. This course was very insightful and provided some great tools and positive ways of thinking to create a healthier self and healthier us!"
“This Make Room For Marriage Workshop is not just useful, rather it is seriously necessary just as a seatbelt is in this car called life. Dismissing it may cost your quality of life, to say the least.”