Lots has happened!

“I will rejoice greatly in the Lord,

My soul will exult in my God;

For He has clothed me with garments of salvation,

He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness...

For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,

And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up,

So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise

To spring up before all the nations.”

Isaiah 61:10-11

When I read this verse it really spoke to me. I've been noticing the flowers growing, the grass turning green and hearing the birds singing their songs in the morning. They are rejoicing in the fact that Spring is coming!

In the same way we as Christians should rejoice in the Lord. The new life that He has brought to us spiritually. The growth and beauty He causes to grow in each one of us, where it once was dormant and dead. Not only does He change us but he allows us to continue to grow and mature through His Spirit. May we continually rejoice in the Lord and what He has done for us.

Heritage House Project

We have finished a big maintenance project that has been in the dream stage for a while. Upstairs Heritage House has really needed an overhaul on the lights and ceiling in many of the rooms. During February we set Heritage aside for a couple weeks for the project.

All hands were on deck to help! Everyone on staff got involved and helped in one way or another. From scraping the popcorn ceiling off, to running to town for supplies, peeling off wall paper, finding and picking up new furniture for the living room, painting, climbing into the attic to run electrical wire, texturing the ceiling, clean up, to decorating when the remodeling was finished.

We are delighted to have this done. We hope the better lighting, fresh paint and ceiling and furniture will be a blessing to all of our guests who come and stay in Heritage House.

Before the Project

During the Project

The Finished Project!

Rotunda Roofing Project

Gabriel has graciously volunteered his time, expertise and his crew to put a new roof on the Rotunda. It is such a blessing to get a good roof on the Rotunda. We are so thankful for all of his hard work.

His wife Deliah and their family have come up with him and we've gotten to know them better as well. Another one of God's blessings to us!

New Tractor Blade

The new blade/plow for our tractor arrived! Our old one broke and it made plowing snow and driveway maintenance very difficult. We are very excited to have our new blade. Bryan started putting it to work right away!

Sweetheart Weekend

We had a delightful Sweetheart Weekend with Craig and Deanne Durbin. Great teaching, worship, hiking or relaxing. Saturday evening our banquet was travel decorations and food from all around the world; tying in with the fact that marriage is an adventure. A delightful time was had by all. We are thankful that we can offer a time of encouragement and growth for marriages.

We are also thankful for all of the extra workers that come in for the weekend to make it possible to completely redecorate our dining room and serve a five course meal.

Women's Retreat

We had an incredible Women's Retreat with Angelene Garlinghouse as our guest speaker. There aren't words capable enough to speak of what the Holy Spirit did. He worked mightily in each person who came.

We had women from all over Oregon and Washington. We prayed that God would bless and impact each woman who came and He did. We are privileged to be able to be a part of and witness the work that God does in those who come here.

Upcoming CRC Sponsored Retreats

We would love to have you join us for any of our upcoming Sponsored Retreats! Bring the whole family, your spouse, a friend or come by yourself.

Click on the links below for more information on each retreat!

Memorial Day Weekend

May 24th-27th

with

Guest Speakers

David Gauthier

Jon Dunagan and

Peter Hansen

Memorial Weekend Retreat

Summer Family Camps:

July 8-13

with

Dan Stecher

and

July 15-20

with

Bradley Stewart

Summer Family Camp

Worship Retreat

July 26-28

with

Dan Stecher

Mike White and

Bryan White

Worship Retreat

We have been having a delightful and busy season here at CRC. God has provided us with a lot of guests this year and we’ve been very busy. We are thankful for His blessing in sending us guests and that those who come are being blessed and encouraged in their walk with the Lord. God is so good!

We hope to see you soon!

Sincerely, Abigail Swayze on behalf of the CRC Staff