We sat in our small prayer circle, reflecting on the impact we felt as volunteers at the Thrive retreat, sharing both a joy and a burden.

Today was the last day of the retreat for the women before they return to their various countries of service. How were they impacted? How did the Lord meet their needs?

Thrive retreats hold abundant reminders of the gifts of the goodness of our God.

What would it be like to live, work and raise children in a foreign culture…without friends to talk to in English…without grandparents to babysit? Think of having to learn a new language, a new city, a transit system marked in a foreign language, ...