Fall 2026 Ladies Retreat NO AVAILABILITY

Date: October 2-4, 2026
Speaker: Joni Smitley

Come experience a weekend of refreshment and restoration as we enjoy God’s creation and the fellowship of others! These weekends offer encouraging sessions, hikes, trail rides, wagon rides, crafts, and other activities. Come make new friends or bring a group from your area for a memorable experience. We would love to have you join us as we seek God’s face and learn what He desires to teach us through His Word.

There is a weight limit of 250 lbs for all riders. It is highly recommended that you have the ability to mount and dismount the horse with minimal assistance. Ages 13 and up. Must be accompanied by an adult if under 18. Multiple housing options are available for adults and teens.

Suggested to bring:

Bible, notebook, warm clothes for cool nights, sleeping bag, pillow, toiletries, fun (but modest) pajamas, comfortable shoes for walking, camera, flashlight, and an alarm clock.

Cost & Housing:	RV Site:	Bunkhouse:	Top Hand Qtrs:
Adult Fri – Sun:	$125.00	$150.00	$180.00
Adult Fri – Sat:	$100.00	$120.00	$155.00

No Housing Required / Participating Only:

Just Friday: $35
Just Saturday: $75
Just Sunday: $35
Saturday / Sunday: $85
Friday / Saturday / Sunday: $95

Bunkhouses are bunk-style units with no linens provided. Bathrooms will be provided via our new central restrooms.
Bathrooms are provided at the top-hand quarters for top-hand quarter residents.

Housing units cannot be guaranteed. We will do our best to accommodate any and all requests. However, housing will need to be assigned to best accommodate each group according to housing type selected and the number of individuals.

Save $15 per person with a group of 5 or more (not applicable to partial event participation).

Joni Smitley

Speaker

Jonie Smitley is a Registered Nurse, EMT and Firefighter in Warren County PA. She graduated from Ohio Christian University and then went on to receive her nursing degree from Mercyhurst University in Pennsylvania. She is married to pastor Timothy Smitley. They have three children, a daughter-in-law, a son-in-law and a granddaughter. She has been to some 29 countries, some multiple times. Jonie serves as an International Disaster Relief Nurse and Chaplain with Samaritan’s Purse where she has ministered in emergency field hospitals in settings such as war zones in Ukraine and Iraq, a Diphtheria clinic among refugees fleeing genocide, Covid hospitals in Italy and an Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to name a few. When not deployed she works for Warren County as an Emergency Specialist and Infectious Disease Nurse. One of her greatest joys is working along-side Native American tribes in the Southwest part of the US, a ministry that has been a life-long calling for her. She is often requested as a speaker for retreats, camps, high schools, colleges, churches, civic organizations, and more. Her book, Into the Battle: Stories from a Nurse on the Frontlines of War, Pandemic and Disaster shares many of her stories. Her passion is to see people come to know the Lord so closely that they would follow Him no matter where He would lead them and that their love for Him would drive out the fear that the enemy tries to use to keep them from receiving the greatest blessings they’ve ever known.

Sample Schedule (subject to change)

FRIDAY
4:30 Registration
6:00 Supper
7:00 Message
8:00 Snack
8:30 Activity

SATURDAY
8:00 Breakfast
8:45 Session 1
10:15 Morning Activities
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Afternoon Activities
6:00 Supper
7:00 Session 2
8:00 Activities

SUNDAY
8:00 Cereal/Fruit Breakfast
9:00 Session 3
10:30 Brunch

Happy Trails!

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