A Time to Say Goodbye

Having served in the pastorate and as foreign missionaries, we know how draining full-time Christian service can be. In 1987, we returned from the mission field spiritually "beaten up". God provided a place of refuge where we could be restored in the beauty of His creation. In 2007, He granted us the fulfillment of our dream to provide a place that we could share with full-time Christian workers in need of a spiritual retreat. And that is how Leahaven came to be.


"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows."

II Corinthians 1:3-4


In 2020 due to Covid 19, we regretfully suspended our Leahaven ministry. In the past two years the Lord has led us in a new direction, and He has shown us that now is the time to say goodbye. We are grateful for God's many blessings and so many precious memories. Thank you to all who have supported and encouraged Leahaven's ministry. We covet your prayers for the future.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Play Day at the Lake

Leahaven served as the site for a delightful family get-together in early August, and we spent several afternoons at the lake with my sister and her family.  Herb got some help doing something we've wanted to do for the past two years, measure the depth of the lake.  We found that it is 19' at the deepest point (which would make it easily 20' when full).  Once that little task was done, all that remained was to relax and have fun.
We did it all:  Laze on the dock, swim, paddle on the floats . . .
. . . take leisurely tours of the lake in the kayak . . .
. . . have kayak races . . .
. . . play with Zephyr and watch her try to catch splashes . . .
. . . and hold a jumping contest.  We had numerous contests:  farthest jump, highest jump, biggest splash, smallest splash, bravest jump, etc.  Everyone won at least one!
I think this picture says it all.  Just dive in and enjoy it!

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