ENCOUNTER
Tired of shallow religion?
Hungry to explore the deeper places?
Need fresh revelation for living?
Discover holistic faith practises where your whole self (spirit, soul and body) awakens to God’s Love through compassionate curiosity and community
Boundless Prayer Encounter
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Date: January 24-26, 2025
Location: Gibsons, BC Canada
Guides: Danielle Strickland and Bette Dickinson
Breath and Cold Encounter
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Date: March 7-10, 2025
Location: Burlington, Washington USA
Guides: Danielle Strickland, Aaron White + Josh Fly
New Wine Retreat
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Date: October 10-12, 2025
Location: Traverse City, Michigan USA
Guides: Danielle Strickland + Bette Dickinson
Fasting & Silence Encounter
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Date: December 5-7, 2025
Location: Bowen Island, BC Canada
Guides: Danielle Strickland, Angela Lam, Aaron White + Ruth Gillingham
UPCOMING ENCOUNTERS
UPCOMING ENCOUNTERS
Boundless Prayer Encounter
Come explore ancient prayer practices like listening, imaginative & scriptural prayer, and embodied experiences like sacred movement, cold plunges and breath prayers. Spiritual director and artist Bette Dickinson will also join to guide us in Visio Divina and art experiences. All the while, we will fully engage our senses with delicious food, natural beauty, crackling fires, wooded hikes and simple fun.
Expect an invitational exploration of encounter with Jesus and a collective fresh experience of God’s Love together. Danielle Strickland has led people all over the world toward transformational living and will be our guide for the weekend. Come curious and expectant.
In Partnership With Barnabas Landing
January 24 - 26, 2025
Barnabas Landing
(Gibsons, BC)
$300-$420
Comprehend together the width, length, height & depth of God’s love.
Join us this winter at Barnabas Landing for the Boundless Prayer Retreat. Throughout the weekend, we will explore the invitation of Ephesians 3 to comprehend together just “how wide and long and high and deep” is the Love of God.
Guided by:
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Danielle Stickland
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Bette Dickinson
Breath and Cold Encounter
New to breathwork or cold plunging? There is lots of info available out there, but here are a few resources to get you started…
What to expect:
A quiet, sacred space nestled in the forests of La Conner, Washington (USA), beside the Skagit River.
Outdoors with accessible hiking trails, peaceful views, and frequent, safe animal encounters.
Shared group cabins & time around the fire.
The end of hustle and bustle, putting away your phone, learning with other people who long to encounter God.
Practical instruction AND a lot of space and time to lean into the healing effects of breath-work and cold plunges.
Good coffee and healthy meals you don’t need to prepare.
God to speak.
March 7-10, 2025
New Earth Refuge
(La Conner, WA)
$399 by Jan 15
$450 by Jan 31
$499 by Feb 18
Registrations close Feb 25
When Creator Sets Free (Jesus) saw the great crowd, he took a deep breath, opened his mouth, and began to share his wisdom with them. Matt 5:1 (FNVNT)
Breath is life!
And cold plunges are well…. uncomfortable. And that’s the point!! Learning to breath fully and deeply while we embrace discomfort as a means of healing and resiliency in body and spirit is what this encounter explores! Come find the potential benefits in your body, mind and spirit as we do deep breath work, build resiliency, fortify our immunity, and release healing in our lives.
Guided by:
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Danielle Stickland
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Aaron White
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Josh Fly