Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat is LIFE TRANSFORMING! God is so good – He will heal you in ways that are beyond your dreams and you WILL come out a different person. A better version of yourself and you will have more PEACE.
Steve's Testimony
"We had several miscarriages but it took me a long time to realize the impact of those losses on my wife and our marriage. We finally were able to attend a Rachel's Vineyard and it was the powerfully healing experience we both needed. The compassionate and supportive retreat team helped us share our experiences, work through the sessions, unburden our hearts, and draw closer to each other and to God." - Steve
Bernie's Testimony
Rachel‘s Vineyard is a powerful retreat that involves group sessions, as well as around the clock availability of six compassionate people willing to give private support.
I found that everyone’s commitment to confidentiality as comforting as a warm blanket laid across my shoulders on a chilly night. It was like getting a hug from God.
The love flowed through me as my 5 senses where touched, helping me release long held grief that I had trap- doored since the age of eight when my innocence was stolen by an uncle. This release after sharing in a safe, comforting, & loving environment, brought me peace and freedom to be sensitive to the wounds of others.
No matter what the source of anyone’s grief, I highly recommend this retreat.
We are all in this together,
Love,
Bernie
Alizay's Testimony
Rachel’s Vineyard was amazing, I needed to put some things to rest from my past, my child who I did not respectfully say goodbye to. I was able to name this child and give this child an identity in a group of people as all life is sacred and we are created in the image of God. The staff/volunteers are amazing, wonderful and so understanding, it was so freeing to open up in a non judgmental and compassionate environment, and to learn that we all are struggling with things in our lives, and from our past, and that we are all in this together. They worked very hard and were very attentive to each and every one of us which showed that they really cared sincerely. I would recommend this retreat for everyone and anyone, it was a very enlightening experience that reminds me that we are all one human family and we must help each other, love conquers all and God does love us, none of us are perfect.
Alizay
Journey to Peace and Freedom - Nancy Hadden
I had an abortion when I was sixteen years old because I was looking for freedom. I thought if I had an abortion, everything would go back to normal and be like it was.
Read moreHealing Wounded Hearts - Fr Derrick Cameron
It has been a privilege to be on retreat with women who have had an abortion. I have not cried so many tears in one weekend in a long time. It was an emotional roller coaster: tears of sorrow and tears of joy, and sometimes both at the same time - almost like eating a sugarcoated sour candy.
Read moreRachel's Vineyard from a Priest's Perspective - Fr Andrew L'Heureux
I have now been on many different Rachel’s Vineyard retreats. In our team we really started up in a Holy way - we started with nothing and God provided everything.
Read moreReflections from the Support Team
I had been praying to God for help discerning which way to go in my life. But who knew that God uses e-mail – and that it could end up in the spam folder. When I did find the invitation to fill in for an opening on the Prayer Support Team at this week’s Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat, I was amazed. It was not something I had even thought about doing. I really did not know what to expect. But I took a leap of faith and said yes. It was an incredible experience that I believe has and will change my life.
Read moreReflections on our First Retreat - by the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, Kamloops
“God has done wonderful things for us and holy is His name…”
We remember with such joy the marked readiness, receptivity and openness that best describes the faces of the seven women and one husband who came to commit themselves to a three-day retreat in Lac La Hache in September 2009.
Read moreMy Experience at a Rachel's Vineyard Retreat by Eileen LeFebvre
Abortion can leave men and women in a state of shock and depression. Often a woman will choose abortion because of the very real fear she cannot be a good enough mother at that time in her life and wouldn't want her child to suffer like she did. Sometimes not choosing abortion can mean death for the mother and the pressure and crisis of a situation like that is high. And sometimes she may be forced or pressured by others. No matter what the reason or circumstance, abortion leaves a wound that needs to be healed. I was honoured to witness such miraculous healing in both men and women at the Rachel's Vineyard Retreat I attended.
Read moreTwo Life Changing Experiences - Rose Schibli
Forty-one years ago, I had a life changing experience for the worse. I had an abortion. This trauma, no matter how deeply hidden I kept it, it manifested itself in various ways in my life: bulimia, low self-esteem, inability to feel love and many other negative feelings too numerous to list.
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