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When My Son Was Losing Hope

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by David Mitchell As a dad, there’s not much worse than watching your kid lose hope right in front of you. My son is 20, and he had gone through some deeply painful experiences. For a time…
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50 Days Together: From the Empty Tomb to the Upper Room

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by Tiffany Pardue, Retreats Director As we reached the final day of our 50 Day Journey from Resurrection Sunday to Pentecost, our hearts were filled with gratitude. For fifty days, a growing c…
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SRH Team Spotlight: Living Life on Purpose

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Lenore Bush, Serenity Retreat Hospitality Team

by Lenore Bush

I feel incredibly blessed to volunteer as part of the Serenity Retreat Hospitality (SRH) Team. A few years ago, while attending a Personal Healing Retreat, Serenity Retreat became a transformational part of my healing journey in ways I never expected.

Originally, I simply wanted to spend a weekend at the Bellville retreat center — a chance to step away from the busyness of life, spend time with God, and connect with friends. I invited a friend who I knew was struggling, believing it would be a meaningful opportunity for her to find rest and healing.

But God had a different plan. He met me there in a deeply personal and life-changing way. During the retreat, I attended several TPM (Transformation Prayer Ministry) sessions, and through those moments, I experienced a breakthrough I didn’t even realize I needed.

The Lord revealed areas of hurt and brokenness I had unknowingly carried for so long. Through the peace and presence of the Holy Spirit, the lies I had been believing began to dissolve, and I was finally able to embrace God’s truth, love, grace, and healing for my life. That encounter changed me. Because of the impact Serenity Retreat had on my heart and spiritual journey, volunteering became my way of giving back and serving a ministry that truly creates space for healing through an encounter with the living God.

To join Lenore and learn more about the upcoming Serenity Retreat Hospitality Team Invitational, please register here. Questions or comments? Email [email protected]. We hope to host you — and host with you soon!

A New Season in Bellville: Welcoming Tiffany Pardue

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by Cynthia Wenz, Interim CEO and Board Member

We are grateful to share that Tiffany Pardue has stepped into a new leadership role at Serenity Retreat as our Retreats Director and Community Partnership Liaison. This transition marks a meaningful new season for Serenity Retreat Bellville, and one we are entering with deep gratitude and confidence.

In these past months, as Tiffany has stepped more fully into this role, we have already seen the fruit of her leadership. She has helped maintain, develop, and strengthen the rhythm of retreats and ministry respites on the land, while also collaborating closely with the broader team to imagine what could be next. With creativity and wisdom, Tiffany has brought fresh insight into how our retreats and hospitality team can continue to serve individuals, ministries, and communities with care, depth, and intentionality. We’ve already seen the collaboration in action with our training team in our recent TPM 201 Immersive and how the Lord is positioning Serenity Retreat for the new wine to come!

Tiffany carries both a reverence for what God has already established at Serenity Retreat and a thoughtful openness to innovation, holding the mission steady while helping us grow with clarity and purpose. Her leadership helps ensure that the retreats, gatherings, and trainings hosted in Bellville continue to be places where people can encounter God in safety, truth, and love.

As Serenity Retreat Bellville continues to grow as a place of rest, prayer, and restoration, this role helps cultivate an atmosphere where Transformation Prayer Ministry can flourish and where individuals and groups can step away from the noise to listen, heal, and be renewed in God’s presence. The land in Bellville remains a place set apart, a place to come away, to be still, and to receive.

As Scripture reminds us:
“Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” (Mark 6:31)

If you are sensing an invitation to step away for rest, prayer, or healing, we would be honored to host you at Serenity Retreat Bellville. To inquire about a personal retreat, group retreat, or ministry respite, please email [email protected] or fill out our Retreat Information Request Form.

We are deeply thankful for the way God is assembling leaders for this next season at Serenity Retreat. Please join us in welcoming Tiffany and praying for her as she continues to serve with humility, wisdom, and a heart fully yielded to the work God is doing here.