“We attended Spark of Life Retreat in February-what a blessing! We were able to openly express our feelings of sorrow and grief and to witness the similar pains others experience as they shared their stories of the loss of a child. Through shared tears of sorrow and joy we found relief and hope. The beautiful, natural setting provided peace, refuge, and restoration. We came home with a  sense of purpose – the desire to reach out to others, to help them through their journey of grief.”

"I was a little unsure what to do before we arrived, but when we did, it was awesome. All I can say is that I will forever be grateful."

“Whether your grief is new and fresh or buried deep with time, the Spark of Life Retreat will help take you down a pathway of healing with caring people. It will still be each ones grief journey to travel but it helps when you have the tools to learn to cope and find a new normal.”

"'Thank you' seems so small for something of this magnitude. Forever grateful and living forward."

"Although we lost our son Jay over 10 years ago, attending the Spark of Life Retreat was still very enriching.  One of the more painful feelings during such a loss is that of feeling as if you are the only one that has experienced such grief.  Meeting and working with others with like trials was very helpful and rewarding.  We wholeheartedly recommend a Spark of Life Retreat."

“The Spark of Life Retreat I attended not only helped me personally, but also gave me a wealth of information I can use to help others in many of the support groups we have at Hope House. I found the content of the retreat applies to losses of many types: loss of a child, a marriage, job, health, and even loss of  family because of addiction to substance abuse, sexual abuse, as well as financial loss. We will be using principles learned in this retreat in many of our groups. Thank you and may God bless Spark of Life.”

"Really, this retreat was almost perfect. The groups were so well put together. I walked away feeling as if I made new friends and mentors. I will say it again – there was such love here on this retreat. It made it stand out from any other retreat I have ever been on. It was wonderful!"

"All I can say is WOW! And thank you! Thanks you so much for the wonderful gift you have given to me, that I can once again have hope. I really never dreamed that it was even possible, but now I have been given the tools to be able to start living to move forward. Such a gift can never be taken away or broken, and I truly cherish this gift. This is all such powerful stuff and I feel so blessed to have been a part of this blessed event."

"I want you to know how I have cherished my time at Spark of Life and Tanglewood. The resort and personnel was fabulous. I felt so special and pampered there that I did not want to leave. The Spark of Life retreat has given me a renewed sense of hope that perhaps I can find a way to once again have a rich and fulfilling life. I cannot thank you enough."

"What I liked most about the Spark of Life Retreat was the love I felt from everyone. The personal touches were great. Everything was very well done, full of information and lots of loving care. The leaders made it obvious that they understood that loss is hard and that they were here to help."

"What a precious gift you and Spark of Life have given us this weekend. Knowledge, application, and unconditional acceptance were shared with us and have impacted our lives. May God’s love, peace, and empowering grace be upon you and Spark of Life."

"Thank you so much for these past few days. We have received the most helpful guidance that we have had since our son died a year ago. We have quickly found that this weekend was truly a safe place to be. Please continue to provide help for hurting people. We will always be available to speak to others about our time together at Spark of Life – as a testimony to this wonderful ministry."

"I would like to see Spark of Life grow and grow. I personally would not change a thing. I saw and experienced so much healing, and made many new friends. There was nothing I did not like, it was almost perfect. Thank you all for this retreat."