4 Out of 5 Past Participants Report Diminished Homosexual Attractions

Contact: Rich Wyler, Founder and Director, People Can Change, 434-985-8551

MEDIA ADVISORY, April 25 /Christian Newswire/ -- When a man's Christian faith collides head-on with homosexual attractions that he doesn't want and feels powerless to change, the result can be years of struggle and confusion for himself and his loved ones.

But a personal-growth weekend called Journey Into Manhood – coming to San Bernardino County, Calif. May 9 to 11 and to Nashville, Tenn. June 20 to 22 – is proving to have a significant long-term impact on men seeking to overcome unwanted same-sex attractions.

In fact, four out of five men who have participated in the Journey Into Manhood weekend reported a decrease in unwanted homosexual attractions when surveyed between six months and six years later. More than half reported an increase in heterosexual attractions, and nine out of 10 reported a decrease in distress, shame or self-condemnation.

Journey Into Manhood is a 48-hour personal-growth weekend for men who are serious about resolving unwanted homosexual attractions. Each weekend is led by men who have overcome homosexuality themselves. It was created jointly in 2002 by David Matheson, a licensed professional counselor in private practice in Utah, and Rich Wyler, a professional life coach in Virginia who is also the founder and director of the non-profit People Can Change organization that runs Journey Into Manhood.

The program is founded on the belief that, for many men, homosexuality can be understood as a sexualized craving for masculinity, often based on both envy and fear of other men, or of not feeling secure in their own masculinity or in their attachments with other males.

The solution, People Can Change teaches, includes developing one's own internal sense of masculinity as well as building healthy, non-sexual attachments to other males. It also includes resolving buried emotional pain, fulfilling unmet emotional needs, and yielding one's life to God or a "higher power."

Journey Into Manhood is limited to 32 participants and has a volunteer staff of about 20. The high staff-to-participant ratio ensures significant individual participation, including journaling, visualizations, small-group sharing, and releasing pent-up anger or grief. The cost is $650, which includes all meals and two-nights stay at the camp or retreat center.

For more information, visit www.peoplecanchange.com or call 1-434-985-8551.