Introduction

Leahaven Farm is a retreat dedicated to providing you a place of rest, comfort, and enjoyment of God’s creation. Amenities include:
 A heated, air-conditioned 1200 sq. ft. house capable of sleeping 8 people:
     Master bedroom with queen-sized bed
     Bedroom with two twin beds
     Bedroom with one extra-long twin plus a pull-out trundle bed
     Couch and ottoman/cot in living room
     (If sleeping more than 8 people, extra cots or sleeping bags will be needed.)
 Great room with wood-burning fireplace, CD/record player, & lots of books.
 Dining room table seating 6-8.
 Fully equipped kitchen, including dishwasher, microwave & double oven.
 Large dining room available for extra sleeping space or group meetings. Two extra large, folding tables available.
 Two full bathrooms (tub/shower and shower).
 Laundry room with washer, dryer and solar-powered dryer (clothesline!)
 60 fenced acres available for your enjoyment, including fields, woods, pond, and lake. Feel free to go beyond the gate, anywhere within the fence.
 16’ x 24’ screened cabin with dock on 1 ½ acre lake.
 Canoe, kayaks, fishing rods and life vests available at lake.
 No land-line phone on premises, but some cell phones receive service.

The inspiration for Leahaven was to provide a retreat for full-time Christian workers who need a spiritual retreat.  It will always be available at no cost to them as long as God provides. This is our gift to you who are doing God’s work—our way of unmuzzling the ox!  :)

We are also glad to make Leahaven available for other ministry-related purposes: to host a working retreat, to house a family dropping off or visiting a student at Covenant College, to temporarily lodge missionaries doing deputation in the area, to accommodate mission conference attendees, etc. If the schedule permits, Leahaven can even be a fun place for a vacation. Leahaven is operated as a ministry at our personal expense. No fees are charged for its use. Because of the expense involved in providing and maintaining this retreat, thank offerings are gratefully received and will be used exclusively to maintain this ministry--especially ministering to hurting servants--to the glory of God.

Throughout the making of Leahaven, our purpose was to create a haven of rest for singles, couples or families. The decorations and furnishings, down to the individual books, were chosen to encourage, delight and refresh the spirit.  We want Leahaven feel like a “home away from home.”

Before our first guests came, several elders, deacons and members of St. Elmo Presbyterian Church joined in a “Prayer Hay Ride” covering the whole farm and the house in prayer that God would use Leahaven to bless all who come.  We thank God that He continues to abundantly answer those prayers, and we trust that you will feel His Spirit at work during your stay.

Herb & Susan Lea