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Renew Weekend 2016 – The Hills Church

May 16, 2016

This month marks my 6 year anniversary with Our Father's Children. In the month of May, each year, we've hosted our Summit retreat with high school teens & each year, I've driven the van containing the girls attending retreat. Most times, conversation revolves...

Despite My Situation – No One is Unwanted

Mar 10, 2016

This hit my heart especially hard today because I just came back from a weekend retreat for children who are in foster care/adopted. I hear their stories and I wonder ... how I would act if my parents didn't want me or had addictions that were too strong? I cannot...

Come Hear Emmitt on April 2nd!

Jan 22, 2016

Tickets for the 2016 Ambassadors of Hope Dinner & Auction are now on sale. The event will be held on Saturday, April 2nd at the Hurst Conference Center. As you may know, we are excited to have Emmitt Smith as our featured guest speaker. Some of you know him as the...

It’s fall…and lives are changing too!

Nov 11, 2015

It’s fall…and change is in the air. The evenings are finally cooler and the trees are beginning to burst forth in color! It’s fall…and lives are changing too! Many friends gathered at Camp Akiva last month for the SUMMIT retreat. Seeing a friend only a couple of...

No Longer Slaves – Teen Retreat

Oct 16, 2015

Last year at this time, we held our first retreat at Camp Akiva. The chapel was not totally complete nor was all the new buildings for lodging. So this year, with all complete, the teens at Onward & Upward just kept saying the place was amazing and it was so cool...

A Great Summer of Camp, Frogs and Promises

Sep 10, 2015

2015 was a memorable summer at RFKC. We’re breaking in a brand new campground - a dream in the making for several years at Camp Akiva. Just a few of God’s blessings at this new site include state-of-the-art sound equipment, a huge chapel building with cushioned...