This conference was attended by those who related to questions such as, Do you have a loved one who struggles with homosexuality? How do you relate to him or her? Perhaps you yourself struggle with homosexuality. Do you feel isolated, afraid to express what you are feeling and experiencing? Christians often talk about freedom in Christ. But you feel as if you are weighed down with a burden too great to bear. How do you cope? What’s the solution?
Relational problems require relational solutions. According to Phil Hobizal, Director of Portland Fellowship, this gets at the heart of the difficulties people struggling with homosexuality face. Portland Fellowship is a ministry which reaches out to people with same sex attractions. Through this partner event, attendees learned how to and had the opportunity to interact with people who know first-hand the transforming power of Christ’s love, making them relationally and sexually whole.