A Visit to the Lighthouse Shelter for Women & Children

When you hear the name “Lighthouse” you think of a tall light guiding ships to safely to shore. At Lighthouse for Women and Children, run by Ventura County Rescue Mission, that’s what this [...]

On December 27, a team of 10 went to Urbana, a 5-day student missions conference sponsored by InterVarsity.  It happens every three years in St. Louis (it used to be held in Urbana, IL). Julie [...]

You never know where God is going to lead you. That is certainly true for former missionary Patti Downs. Patti and her husband Dale work at The City Center on Thompson Blvd in mid-town Ventura. [...]

Kelly Hanighen-Lynch shares with ENCOUNTER the importance of deep friendship, especially during difficult circumstances  

Up until last December, as a wife of a fire fighter, fire events were tragedies that happened somewhere else. They were disasters that called my husband away for days or weeks, leaving me to [...]

Recently a group of people from ENCOUNTER joined our global partner, Nathan Gapper for an adventure in Los Angeles. It was an opportunity for our group to learn about other cultures, faiths and [...]

“White Christmas” by Bing Crosby. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey. “What Child is This” by Future of Forestry. Everyone has a favorite Christmas song, or more likely a favorite [...]

Film festival, Hawaiian themed kickball games and bonfires are only a few fun ways to describe the White Flag fall retreat at Moose Mountain. While these are fun things to do over retreat, they [...]

At Celebrate Recovery, we know that God can heal the pain of our past sin, pain, abuse and trauma. He can work in our lives and help us lay down behaviors that have caused destruction in our [...]