Each Fall The River Church holds a weekend women's retreat.  In 2007 we met at 'Stillwood' at Cultus Lake and had an awesome time together.  Hope you can join us this year.    Keep an eye on the events board, and book your place.  

 The men do their own 'boy thing' in log cabins without home comforts.  We enjoy a more pampered environment.  (check out the pictures)

From Maritza Rost (This was her first retreat!)

It was a pleasure that I had to travel with you and experience an amazing fire of God.
 From the time we left and from the time we arrived I felt that the Lord wanted me to be there.
 I experience soo much love thru the womens. I believe that the theme in One Accord it was a message for us
 and a message for us to carry to others. The closeness and the testimony and no mention the
 good food was like to be in Paradise. I felt like I
 knew this ladys. I felt the Lord use me during the time of Lunch and Dinner to share my testimony with
 other women and to encourage them. I believe that many of this women receive as I did a message of unity and
 dependent of one another in Christ. I recommend the Stillwood Camp to any of my fellow
 christians for a future retreat.
 I was blessed and still bless. The anointing of the
 Lord is upon me. Thank you Jesus. Amen.
 
Blessings,
Maritza Rost

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From Adriana

Hey Pam,
Here's my testimony about the retreat. Normally well before it's over I would be having a migraine, perhaps even before I got there. Then all my (what was) insecurity fear and rejection would pile on top of all of that. I would then work extremely hard to pretend that I was having a good time had by all. And I wouldn't let any one know how insecure I would be because my friends wouldn't be talking to me. And be afraid to death of introducing myself to others. Never mind about there fear of being inadequate, or having the right manners, and it's now 3:00 am and can't get to sleep becuase I have to use the washroom but am afraid of waking people up. And if someone complained about not sleeping then automatically it was my fault. And of course one can't forget about a wrong tone in voice that was misunderstood. Then finally I would find one person I could barely trust and talk to them and then there would be a flood of tears and wish I was at home, but wanting to be with friends and knowing I would have missed out on a good time. If you call all of the above a good time. And then being afraid that leadership was mad at me for saying the wrong thing or praying the wrong way. Ect., ect., ect., ect., The list could go on and on. And I wondered why I would have a migrain before it was all done.
 
Thank God things have changed. There were glimpses of the above at times. But nothing comparible. I was so comfortable in my own skin. I wasn't worried about what people thought of me. How I dressed, what I ate, what I said or didn't say. It was wonderful meeting new people. As a matter of fact I didn't spend a lot of time with the people I knew, but tried to be with other new faces, and get to know them.
 
I now realize the two dreams I had one of the engagement ring and the second of my wedding were such a fit with the soaking room that Lynne and Diane set up it was really amazing. God is sooo good.
 
My life has completley changed since the seminar, I still can't put it all into words. And by the way HOW did you know I was thinking about Toronto? (I really do know how you knew, but still). God sure knows how to confirm things. I'd really like to go to the 4 week course in Toronto on the Father's Love. I will see when that happens. I guess it will considering you confirmed it at the retreat.
 
I really do thank God for you and Alf and the girls. I am so blessed to be a part of your life and that I get to sit under your leadership and mentoring. How you felt about the other ladies on the leadership team is how I feel about you and Lynn. I have soooooooo much to learn from you two and I am not intimidated or scared. (Which would've been even 1 year ago). I feel I get to learn from the best and be part of the best ever. 
 
 Blessings to you. Adriana

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From Shelly Vickers

Hey all: So here is my testimony from the Ladies retreat. Friday night I had a migraine I went forward for prayer and the lady that prayed for me from life center did not stop praying when my migraine lifted. She continued to pray that not only would this migraine be gone but that I would not get them anymore. It has been two weeks and no migraine( I usually get them at least one every week or so for the past several months. The whole weekend was awesome. Setting the time aside to spend alone with God in the soaking room added to the blessing. All of the speakers were great. I got so much out of the weekend . I learned through spending tame in the soaking room soaking while the worship team practiced in the next room that in the busyness of life with things drawing our attention away we can if we chose still spend time alone with God. It may take a bit of effort but it is possible. !! Sunday When Pam spoke about going home to our families and remembering what is important  really spoke to me. Usually after one of these awesome weekends I would get home the house would be a mess and I would start yelling throwing away all the peace and love I had gotten from spending three days alone with my Father,but after Pam's message  I went home ,. I walked in the door and my daughter was oh mom I was just in the middle of cleaning sorry I didn't expect you so soon. I gave her a hug said that's ok and not to worry about it. She looked at me funny and asked me if they gave me some kind of drugs at my retreat. I smiled and chuckled said no and told her that I loved her. I got to keep my peace and joy.

Shelly

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From Sabrina 

Going to the retreat what was weighing most heavily on my mind was what to do with the
rest of my life, what would be the most constructive use of my time and money (should I go back to school, continue working at the market) towards
whatever it was God has planned for me.  Listening to all of you wonderful ladies and spending time with God crystallized for me exactly what He'd been
saying all along which is missions work.  In fact, that's sort of been a passion of mine since the age of 14, that and children that need a home.

Thank you to all of the people who put the weekend together, it was amazing.

Sabrina Ormsby