Dear friends,

Some of you are aware that I have a ministry of soul care to ministry leaders called The Sacred Journey. For the last several years I have served ministry leaders from all over the country through retreats, soul care intensives, and online soul care sessions.

In the spring, summer, and fall seasons each year, we host 4-6 couples for high-quality retreats here in Buena Vista, Colorado. We call it The Sacred Journey Retreat. At these retreats, we offer encouragement and rest for the souls of ministry leaders and pilgrims of the Jesus way from all over the country. If you want to know more about this retreat, you can click https://youtu.be/c_0jx6g1H_4?si=pN00ytxSJvj_2PFk.

At this time, we are not charging for these retreats. We want them to remain accessible for ministry leaders no matter how large their ministry (church) might be. And so, while they don’t cost participants anything, they are not without cost. Each retreat costs us about $3,000. Our funding for these is a mystery. Sometimes past participants have donated funds to ‘pay it forward.’ Sometimes the church’s participants have included us in their annual budgets. Yet most of the time we don’t know where the money comes from.

We desire that it remain this way. That being said, I wrote a book this last year with the specific idea in mind that any monies donated for the devotional book would go towards the ongoing cost of keeping The Sacred Journey Retreats affordable to anyone who wants to attend. The book is called, Walking Ancient Paths: A Daily Liturgy for the Sacred Journey. I created a short video about it, and you can watch it by clicking here https://youtu.be/D_4JoMDS-fg?si=MbT0e7VovvM-GPUO.

Each book costs us about $7.00 to print and be shipped to our church and then shipped to anyone interested in supporting this retreat ministry. We are asking for a donation to Mountain Heights Church “Soul Care” for $15-25 per book.

If you or your church are interested in receiving one of these books (or a case) and donating to The Sacred Journey Retreat, you can do so in the following ways:

Mail a check to:

Mountain Heights Church

P.O. Box 786

Buena Vista, CO 81211

Give online at our website:

mhbc.life

In both of these cases, please designate your gift “Soul Care” or “Joe’s book.” Also, I will need to know what address you will want the book(s) shipped to.

The book is unique in that it is a 31-day liturgy, intended for repeated use. It might not fit everyone’s sensibilities. However, it is the method that works well for me in my walk with Jesus. If you have any questions, please reply to this email or give me a call.

Blessings,

joe