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THE HEART BEHIND HOME FOR THE WEEKEND
FOR THE WE E K E N D
We had the privilege of hosting our sixth Home for the Weekend Retreat, this one for 7 people in the home of Dave and Katie Bear in Oxford, Ohio in late January. The Lord came in signif icant ways to each one who attended – speaking profoundly into identity and sonship, rest and purpose. After a follow-up prayer time, one of the individuals said, “Apart from the day I gave my heart to Jesus, this is the most signif icant day of my life.” We are astounded and deeply blessed by God and His ability to go right to the heart of the issue and bring healing and restoration in astounding ways!! IN THEIR OWN WORDS “I’ve spent many years teaching others who they are in Christ. During Home for the Weekend, the Father revealed that there are many things I have taught others that I do not take hold of for myself… He spoke to my fears, short comings, and declared who I am in Him. I felt His deep love for me as He revealed wounds and healed my soul. It truly felt like home.” (HFTW Attendee) “At Home for the Weekend, I watched God minister to my thirteen-year-old daughter. He spoke to her fears and said, ‘I got you’. She continues to hold onto this promise. We now use some of the activities from the weekend with all of our kids and it is fun to watch them as they hear from our Father.” (HFTW Attendee)
In Home for the Weekend Retreats, we dive into what we believe is an invitation to us from the heart of God into Home as He has def ined it – a place in His heart where we can live freely – completely known, deeply loved, and truly safe in His care. This two-day retreat, set in the living room with a small group of trusted friends, offers time and space to steep in the reality of f inding Home in Him.
“Home for the Weekend was truly a life-changing experience for me. Somehow, in a living room that I am in constantly, the Lord showed up and did a work in my heart that I was utterly unprepared for, and it was the greatest gift. The team facilitated a slowing down, and peace-filled environment where I learned to hear the Lord in new ways and where He had the space to do a literal life-changing work in me. He met me where I was and gently led me to a new intimacy with Him. I left that weekend a new person: freed, known, loved, and joyful (so much so that several of my closest friends asked in the following month ‘What happened to you, because you look lighter, different?’). There simply aren’t enough words to really explain all that the Lord did in me (and frankly, in every person in attendance). Suffice it to say, I am His, and that has changed everything.” (HFTW Attendee)
“Home is the perfect term for what this weekend retreat felt like- a loving place where I was able to fully rest in the presence of my Father. It was when I let myself truly rest in Him that He revealed to me just how much He had been longing to show me His insurmountable love for me. The freedom and joy I felt after is still with me, many months later, as I carry the knowledge of His love for me everywhere I go.” (HFTW Attendee)
WANT TO HOST A HOME FOR THE WEEKEND RETREAT IN YOUR HOME? If you would like to f ind out more information about hosting a HFTW in your area, email us at info@fullsail.org or call our off ice line at 559-627-8202. We will be traveling throughout North America in 2024. Maybe we will be near you! So let’s chat!
