“Our last few years have been hellish.  You and I talked about it a little:  my son was hit by a car….my wife was diagnosed with cancer, and we were pastoring a church restart with more problems than I can describe.  In every way, I was in bad shape.  I was expecting to get there and immediately unwind, but that was not the case. Shockingly, after 3 days I remember waking up and going for a walk.  On that walk I recall a massive amount of emotions erupting from within, it was as if things were getting worse.  I began to think about it and what I realized was this:  I had been living such a hectic and chaotic lifestyle that I did not have time to process what I was going thru, so layers and layers of bad emotions were repressed and unresolved.  What I discovered was that after three days all I was able to do was cut thru the first couple of layers and expose the real problems.” 

“The Lord blessed me with a return trip here when I could bring my wife. Just as He did when I came alone last time. He met me, He met her, and He met us.”

“To merely say that God has been all over this time here would be an understatement. There has been many tears, many moments of healing, many moments of clarity of what He wants next for my call. This has been huge for me.”

“These seven days away with Jesus have meant more to me than I can begin to articulate.”

“We believe God used you and En Gedi to minister to our need for relaxation and time away together.”

“Such a peaceful time of reflection and reading and celebrating our time together.”

“We had a much needed rest before continuing our journey.”

“I realize En Gedi did not fix my problems, but it afforded me the atmosphere where I could start the process, an atmosphere that I could not find around the church.  There is always someone in crisis, something the church needs done, or someone in the hospital.  I know so many pastors who would agree with me in saying that I simply cannot find rest in the context of my church.  I desperately need to get away, to retreat and be refreshed, so I can return in a more beneficial state, emotionally, physically, and especially spiritually.”

“These days spent at the Lance Cabin came at a good time for us in the midst of ministry and family demands.  Our prayer is that all of your guests will be blessed as we have.” 

 “Thank you for a wonderful week.  My wife and sons rejoiced in the spiritual retreat God provided for us through your ministry. We are returning home refreshed and renewed!”

“Thank you for this wonderful gift for our family!  Many times pastor’s kids get the “raw end” of the deal, but these last couple of days we’ve told our kids that this is a big advantage to bring a PK-they’ve felt spoiled here and for that especially, we are grateful.”

“We love staying at En Gedi. Thank you so much for your ministry!”