“Have you met Rebekah?” asked one of the campers to another. “Oh my gosh, have you seen her smile?” was the reply. During the first 24 hours of our Joni and Friends Family Retreat in Oregon this past August, the whispers … [Read more...]
Twin Rocks Family Retreat-for such a time as this
September 9, 2010 By
Cars began arriving to the cheers of the awaiting crowd of volunteers, also known as Short Term Missionaries or STMs. Each family who drove into the conference center was coming for five days of rest, refreshment and restoration. Each person who had … [Read more...]
jean-more than I could imagine
August 24, 2010 By
A dear friend recently sent an email, sharing with me how her week serving at a Family Retreat had touched and changed her life. I asked Jean if I could share her experience with our readers because it shows how deeply someone can be affected by a … [Read more...]
The Family That No One Expected
May 26, 2010 By
After spending 35 days in Ghana, it’s been difficult trying to figure out how to get my thoughts and feelings written into stories. Each night while in Africa, I would try to journal about our days activities but with all that we were … [Read more...]
robert-behind every facade
October 7, 2009 By
The campers had gone home, our Joni and Friends staff had packed up our things, all traces of Family Retreat were put away until I walked into the office of the conference center the next morning. My husband and I were staying on an extra week in … [Read more...]
sheila- unwrapping the gift
June 18, 2009 By
My job at Joni and Friends Family Retreat is to coordinate the volunteers (Short Term Missionaries, STMs) and oversee many of the activities. On the second to last day at camp in June of 2008, it was crazy hair day and a young teenager girl, … [Read more...]
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