2024 MK Thanksgiving Retreat

Donate to make it possible for 30 college-age Missionary Kids to attend a Thanksgiving retreat

Many families of Missionary Kids (MKs) are still on the mission field. It’s not always possible for MKs to return home for holidays, especially for shorter holidays like Thanksgiving.

During this year’s Thanksgiving retreat, MKs will reconnect with their peers and have opportunities to worship, reflect on their time in the U.S., have fun, and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal together.

We hope to host 30 MKs this Thanksgiving. We’d love your help to make this possible.

Your financial gifts will provide the following:

  • A welcome gift: $50 per MK
  • Lodging, meals, snacks, transportation from the airport: $250 per MK
  • Retreat activities, supplies, guest speaker: $175 per MK
  • Group outing and dinner: $75 per MK
  • Roundtrip airfare to Richmond: An average of $600 per MK

Your gift, no matter how large or small, will make it possible for us to provide a home for the holidays for MKs who are missing their families.

Here’s how your gifts have helped MKs who attended previous retreats:

"I encourage you to continue the Thanksgiving Retreat. I came back to Baylor University physically tired and fatigued but spiritually alive and encouraged. Please express my deepest appreciation to all persons involved in making my Thanksgiving a most memorable one."

"This semester has been a hard one – maybe the hardest in my life. I have been so unsure of myself and of God so often. There were times when I was lower than low. This weekend helped to make Christmas a special time for me, my family, and my friends. Thank you so very much for your closeness in prayer and thought during my many hard times. Thanks, too, for a wonderful and refreshing weekend with you all."

Many families of Missionary Kids (MKs) are still on the mission field. It’s not always possible for MKs to return home for holidays, especially for shorter holidays like Thanksgiving.

During this year’s Thanksgiving retreat, MKs will reconnect with their peers and have opportunities to worship, reflect on their time in the U.S., have fun, and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal together.

We hope to host 30 MKs this Thanksgiving. We’d love your help to make this possible.

Your financial gifts will provide the following:

  • A welcome gift: $50 per MK
  • Lodging, meals, snacks, transportation from the airport: $250 per MK
  • Retreat activities, supplies, guest speaker: $175 per MK
  • Group outing and dinner: $75 per MK
  • Roundtrip airfare to Richmond: An average of $600 per MK

Your gift, no matter how large or small, will make it possible for us to provide a home for the holidays for MKs who are missing their families.

Here’s how your gifts have helped MKs who attended previous retreats:

"I encourage you to continue the Thanksgiving Retreat. I came back to Baylor University physically tired and fatigued but spiritually alive and encouraged. Please express my deepest appreciation to all persons involved in making my Thanksgiving a most memorable one."

"This semester has been a hard one – maybe the hardest in my life. I have been so unsure of myself and of God so often. There were times when I was lower than low. This weekend helped to make Christmas a special time for me, my family, and my friends. Thank you so very much for your closeness in prayer and thought during my many hard times. Thanks, too, for a wonderful and refreshing weekend with you all."

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