A look back

The Experiences

Where so much of this ministry was born.

Before there was a podcast or a book, there were rooms full of people willing to be honest with God and with each other. In 2021 and 2022 we hosted a series of in-person retreats — four-day gatherings built around a simple arc: complete your past, tell the truth, discover your extraordinary, and live a better story.

They began at Powder Mountain, Utah in March 2021, and continued in Scottsdale, Arizona and the Colorado Rockies. They were never about the venue. They were about what God did in the room.

What came out of those rooms

A school principal serving at-risk teens found a path to retire her student debt. The 77Pray prayer app was born. Friendships, ministries, and second chances were launched — many of the people you'll meet on our Stories page first crossed our path here.

In their words

What people said

“I realized who I was, and who I wanted to be.”

— Jessica De La Cruz, school principal

“I've talked about my experience at this retreat a million times. Understanding why I've pursued my life's work was so critical.”

— Timmy Bauer, CEO, Dinosaur House Books

“If you're looking to be transformed and renewed, this is the place to be.”

— Jessica De La Cruz

The work continues.

The gatherings planted seeds — today the message lives on through the podcast, the book, and a simple prayer.

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