"Although we lost our son Jay over 10 years ago, attending the Spark of Life Retreat was still very enriching.  One of the more painful feelings during such a loss is that of feeling as if you are the only one that has experienced such grief.  Meeting and working with others with like trials was very helpful and rewarding.  We wholeheartedly recommend a Spark of Life Retreat."

“We attended Spark of Life Retreat in February-what a blessing! We were able to openly express our feelings of sorrow and grief and to witness the similar pains others experience as they shared their stories of the loss of a child. Through shared tears of sorrow and joy we found relief and hope. The beautiful, natural setting provided peace, refuge, and restoration. We came home with a  sense of purpose – the desire to reach out to others, to help them through their journey of grief.”

“Whether your grief is new and fresh or buried deep with time, the Spark of Life Retreat will help take you down a pathway of healing with caring people. It will still be each ones grief journey to travel but it helps when you have the tools to learn to cope and find a new normal.”

“The Spark of Life Retreat I attended not only helped me personally, but also gave me a wealth of information I can use to help others in many of the support groups we have at Hope House. I found the content of the retreat applies to losses of many types: loss of a child, a marriage, job, health, and even loss of  family because of addiction to substance abuse, sexual abuse, as well as financial loss. We will be using principles learned in this retreat in many of our groups. Thank you and may God bless Spark of Life.”