"Come apart... and rest a while."

Discover Our Story

Founded from a simple act of kindness in the late 1970s, Shepherds Retreat began when an exhausted campus ministry couple was offered a free weekend at a stranger's cabin. That life-changing experience of rest and restoration sparked a vision that has grown into a sanctuary where missionaries and their families can recharge without cost. Watch Don and Vickie Howe share how God transformed their gratitude into a ministry that has served hundreds of missionary families over the past two decades, creating a safe haven where weary servants can find the rest they desperately need.