FAMILY
MINISTRIES
Fri, Nov 10
|Crystal Mountain Resort
Crystal Mountain Marriage Retreat
Time together, intentional time with your spouse makes all difference. Uplifting, encouraging messages, beautiful lodging, fitness center, pool and spa, and lovely nature trails all create an atmosphere that draws hearts to God and one another at Crystal Mountain Resort, Thompsonville MI.
Time & Location
Nov 10, 4:00 PM – Nov 12, 12:00 PM
Crystal Mountain Resort, 12500 Crystal Mountain Dr, Thompsonville, MI 49683, USA
About the event
Snapshots of a Healthy Marriage
None of us have a perfect marriage–there’s always room for growth. Whether your marriage is healthy or struggling, we hope that this retreat will give you a fresh look at how to strengthen your marriage. During the Snapshots retreat, we’ll take a look at some of the key factors in healthy marriages, and how to cultivate them. We want you to walk away from this special time with principles for a healthy marriage and some basic tools to strengthen your relationship, both with your spouse and with God. Tickets are per couple.
Tickets
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Hotel
$500.00
Sale ends
Nov 03, 5:00 PM
These rooms are located in the Crystal Colony. Features one king bed or two queen beds, one bathroom and a flat screen TV. Each room is 430 square feet. The Colony is two floors without an elevator. For more information and photos please visit www.crystalmountain.com/your-visit/accommodations/crystal-colony.
$500.00
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Suite
$540.00
Sale ends
Nov 03, 5:00 PM
INN AT THE MOUNTAIN Located in the heart of the village, next to the Crystal Center conference building (location for the presentations and meals), Crystal Spa and across from the Park at Water's Edge Outdoor Pool and close to the slopes. Includes a community ice machine, elevator, access to Level 4 Rooftop Terrace, plus Mountain Market. Accessible accommodations are available upon request. Visit www.crystalmountain.com/your-visit/accommodations/inn-at-the-mountain for photos.
$540.00
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Condo
$630.00
Sale ends
Nov 03, 5:00 PM
Our Pinehurst accommodations are nestled among the pine trees and situated along the 9th fairway of our Betsie Valley golf course. Pinehurst boasts beautiful views and offers a convenient location near Kinlochen and the Buck Quad chairlift, while remaining only a short distance from the village core. Pinehurst has up to two floors with no elevator. Visit www.crystalmountain.com/your-visit/accommodations/pinehurst for photos.
$630.00
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Horsedrawn Surrey Ride
$25.00
Sale ends
Nov 03, 5:00 PM
Be whisked away through the beautiful Crystal Mountain scenery by a team of gentle Belgian horses. Hot chocolate concludes the ride. Rides are approximately 20-25 minutes in length. Purchase 1 ticket per couple.
$25.00
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Meet our Speakers
The Czaja Family
Homegrown
Planting Seeds for Eternity
The Czaja family loves eating fruit straight from their orchards because doing so reminds them of God’s love. 14 years ago while living in a sky-rise in Hawaii, Anthony and Makiko, both Mount Vernon Academy graduates, sensed God’s call to move their young family to the country to raise their children. They left paradise in exchange for 4 years of growing and selling produce from a 10-acre homegrown farm in the rich soil of Centerburg, Ohio. After 4 years in Arkansas for ministry, the family homesteaded their current 41-acre property in Florala, a small town on the border of Alabama and Florida where there has never been an Adventist presence. The family built their own little house on a tight budget and planted hundreds of perennial fruits and flowers. Figs, mandarin oranges, persimmons, and muscadine grapes are some of their favorites. Oxen, goats, sheep, chickens, ducks, bees and dogs all look to the family for care. The daughters of the family, Sofia 18 and Maria 15 grow natural remedies and offer them to the public at www.DesertRoseSisters.com. Josef 7 enjoys mowing, making repairs to machines, and leather working. The family often hosts guests and travels to speak on agriculture, health, family-life, and the everlasting gospel. Anthony authored the children’s book Getting Started with God in Nature available on DesertRoseSisters.com and Amazon.com You can keep up with the family at Anthony Czaja’s facebook page, their family ministry website FloralaGardens.org, and their YouTube channel “Florala Gardens.”
Sunday Classes (times tentative: may need adjusting to sync with other class start and stop times)
11:30 How to make healthy oil-free chips (Sofia Czaja) 50 mins.
12:30 Fruit Tree Grafting & Tree Planting Principles (Anthony & Josef Czaja) 45 mins.
1:30 Make your own lip balm – hands-on (Sofia Czaja) 25 mins.
2:00 Make your own lip balm – hands-on (Sofia Czaja) 25 mins.
2:30 Soap making – hands-on (Maria Czaja) 50 mins.
2:30 Fruit Tree Grafting & Tree Planting Principles (Anthony & Josef Czaja) 45 mins.
Meet our Speakers
Joel & Corina Nephew
Smitten Above the Mitten
Smitten with each other in academy, and having tied the knot back in the dark ages,-- before cell phones and the www--Joel and Corina Nephew feel honored to be invited to share with all of you about their journey as a couple and beyond.
Now-grown children, along with decades in the ministry, have furnished numberless opportunities for reflection, unique insights, and personal and collective growth.
Foolish mistakes and subsequent regrets notwithstanding, they firmly believe that, even in these trying times, the home of two people from completely different backgrounds can truly be a little heaven on earth.
Meet our Speakers
Ben and Brianna Martin
Snapshots of a Healthy Marriage
Ben and Brianna Martin live in Berrien Springs, Michigan, where they love camping, photography, and nature in general.
Ben is the pastor for Children and Family Discipleship at Pioneer Memorial Church. He has served as a youth pastor and elementary school chaplain in Tennessee, California, and Michigan.
Brianna has a background in Adventist education, having served as a teacher and administrator in schools in various states. Currently, she teaches 6th grade in Benton Harbor and runs Disciple Mama, a family discipleship blog.
Ben and Brianna have been married for 11 years, and have two sons: Emmett, a (very) thoughtful 8 year old who loves books, crafts, and telling people about Jesus; and Arlo, a (very) talkative 6 year old who doesn’t appear to pause long enough to take a breath.
The Martins are passionate about leading people of all ages to personal relationships with Jesus and helping them learn how to have healthy relationships with each other--something Ben and Brianna are prayerfully wrestling through, themselves.