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Faith-Based Retreats for Bereaved Parents
Our retreats are uplifting experiences where hurting parents can form connections with other moms and dads who truly understand the experience of losing a child and who share their faith in God.
Register for a RetreatAbout While We’re Waiting
This 10-minute documentary will give you some insight into the While We’re Waiting ministry: how it began, the co-founders, the WWW concept, and the WWW Refuge Retreat Center.
*Produced by local high school students Zoey Lawless & Caringtan Salazar
When a Parent Loses a Child…
…we are faced with the reality that we may have many years ahead of us on this earth before we are reunited with that child in Heaven. As we face those seemingly interminable years, we have some choices to make…
- Are we going to abandon our faith or apply our faith?
- Are we going to allow our grief to make us bitter, or allow God to use that grief to make us better?
- How are we going to live so that our Lord and our child are honored by our lives?
- How are we going to live while we're waiting for that glorious reunion?
The “While We’re Waiting” retreats are designed to help bereaved parents answer these questions in a way that would honor God.
Register for a RetreatOur Retreats
We offer four types of retreats at this time:
We host retreats in Arkansas, Oregon, and Maryland.
These events allow bereaved parents from across the country to meet and spend a weekend together. At these events, we share our stories with each other and pray for one another.
We discuss issues faced by bereaved, but believing, parents, and encourage each other on the journey. Our retreats provide parents with a safe place to openly discuss their grief among those who truly understand.
There is no cost for any of these events; however, a voluntary love offering is taken to help offset the expense of hosting the retreat.
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Sat
26
Bereaved Dads’ Day – Hot Springs, Arkansas
October 26 @ 9:00 am - 6:30 pm
Nov
02
While We’re Waiting Mini-Retreat for Bereaved Moms – Hot Springs, Arkansas
November 2 @ 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
Nov
16
While We’re Waiting Mini-Retreat for Bereaved Moms – Springdale, Arkansas
November 16 @ 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
Dec
06
While We’re Waiting Weekend for Bereaved Parents – Arkansas
December 6 @ 5:30 pm - December 8 @ 10:30 am
Jan
24
While We’re Waiting Weekend for Bereaved Parents – Arkansas
January 24, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - January 26, 2020 @ 10:30 am
Our Team
Meet your While We’re Waiting facilitators!
Click on the picture to read a brief bio
Testimonials
“We were very nervous about attending the While We’re Waiting Weekend retreat … opening up our deepest hurt in front of strangers. It was an absolute blessing to attend! The support of everyone, the laughter as well as tears, all blessed us and took all our nervousness away. We are so grateful for you and your ministry.”