Women's Retreat | Women's Ministries

Women's Spring Retreat 2021

Up From the Ordinary

Often we focus on the lives of Kings and Prophets when we think of God’s plan and working throughout history. Scripture is full of accounts of God using ordinary people to accomplish His purposes—and He uses us today. Sometimes, we just have to open our eyes to see Him in the midst of the ordinary. 

Key Verse: "Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus." - Acts 4:13 

Featuring

Jean Boonstra — Keynote Speaker

Jean Boonstra, associate speaker for the Voice of Prophecy ministry, and executive producer for Discovery Mountain. She is a prolific writer, including authoring eight books in the Adventist Girl series, which shares history through the eyes of young girls.

As a pastor's wife and mother, Jean is deeply committed to encouraging women to serve God and their families in the role that He has called them to. Jean is a frequent speaker at women's retreats across North America.

Jean has a passion for evangelism. As a university student, she attended a series of evangelistic meetings in Victoria, BC, Canada. She fell in love with Jesus, and since that time, she and her husband, Shawn, speaker/director of the Voice of Prophecy have followed God in His calling for their lives—to share Jesus.

Jean and Shawn live in Colorado with their two young adult daughters.

Emily Poole — Special Feature

Emily Poole, Spokane-based wedding photographer smitten with telling true stories, who sees her role as being a connector, vision-caster, creator, cheerleader, but most importantly, a helper.

Alana Glendrange — Musical Guest

Alana Glendrange, is an attorney who loves to share her passion for Jesus through singing.