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December 2023 Video Update
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Armstrongs and all of us at SonScape!
October 2023 Video Update
Pull up a chair and listen to this donor’s perspective on giving to SonScape.
August 2023 Video Update
Take a moment to hear from Larry on he and Barbara’s journey and the ministry at . . .
June 2023 Video Update
Listen to one of our board member couples, Brent and Susan Holliday, on why they invest . . .
April 2023 Video Update
Take a moment to listen to some of our alumni and why you should attend a SonScape retreat.
February 2023 Video Update
Take a moment to hear what God is doing in our SonScape International Retreats.
Updates
…our newsletters…
Fall Update 2021
Sabbath
God has richly blessed in 2021 despite the difficult challenges of Covid. We are thankful for for new ministry partners along with being able to resume full retreats starting in May. We are seeing a greater need . . .
Spring Update 2021
The Ministry of Refreshment
Proverbs 11:25 says, “The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.” Despite all the challenges of 2020, we were able to minister to hundreds of lives, marriages, and ministries . . .
Fall Update 2020
Caring for Those in Ministry
In Ephesians 4:11 we read these words . . . “Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.” God calls pastors and missionaries gifts to the church, but . . .
Spring Update 2020
God’s Call, Our Answer
Reading through God’s Word, it doesn’t take long to realize that it is filled with God’s call to join Him in His mission. His call goes out to all kinds of men and women. The question is how will we respond? Will we be receptive and listen like . . .
Fall Update 2019
A New President and a New Era
It is with incredible excitement and a deep sense of God’s leading that the Board of Directors is pleased to introduce Giles Armstrong as the new President of SonScape Retreats. Together, Giles and his wife, Angel . . .
Spring Update 2019
SonScape Colombia
It was an amazing trip! On October 23rd of last year, Barbara and I boarded a plane for Colombia. We were going to observe a retreat led by Rob and Shini Abraham, our international retreat leaders, followed by spending a few days . . .
Reflections
…devotional thoughts from our retreat leaders…
Time to Remember
This past week as we have been doing some organization around the house, I took on the project of going through old pictures . . .
Peaceful
Years ago when good friends asked my husband and me to join them on their 32-foot mini-yacht, I was ready for the adventure. I anticipated a . . .
Pandemic Perspective
This morning I got up a little earlier than normal because I needed more time with Jesus. As I filled my lungs with the cold crisp mountain air . . .
How is your foundation?
As a former construction engineer who often designed foundations for buildings, Matthew 7:24 has always been one of my favorite verses . . .
Revelations, Not Resolutions
I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions because they are usually our decisions about what needs to change in our lives. The problem is they are . . .
Rest: an Essential Part of Success
Could we have bought into a lie? “When we treat workaholics as heroes we express a belief that labor rather than contemplation . . .
Transformed Lives
…testimonies from our alumni…
Space and Freedom
Our time at SonScape gave us the space and freedom to talk about the difficult realities of ministry that don’t usually get talked about. It gave us language for the tensions . . .
The importance of solitude . . .
SonScape Retreats was a life-altering experience in so many ways! Not only did it challenge my faith, but it offered rest for my weary soul. When I think of the impact seven days can have . . .
This Week Helped So Much!
This week helped me to just step back and take a new look at my life, circumstances, relationships, and walk with Jesus. I’ve faced some fears and grief in ways that have freed me!
An Incredibly Unique Experience
This was an incredibly unique, transformational, and life-changing experience. It was healing and revealing, profoundly powerful, and deeply impactful. I learned how to . . .
Not Just More Information
I appreciate the focus of the retreat on personal spiritual renewal and not just gaining more information. I come away refreshed to meet my role as a pastor’s wife, renewed . . .
Change that is Hard to Describe
SonScape, the place and the people, provided a loving, safe, and gracious space to be and to discover who I am in Christ. The intentional rhythms of teaching, reflection, prayer, play . . .
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