Retirement Questions

Counseling Available

Rick Johnson, Director of Personnel and Member Care will be available at the retreat for any retirement quesitons and/or support.  Please set up a time with Rick, if you want an apointment with him during your free time.

Rick served as a missionary in Dominican Republic and Area Director to the Caribbean. He is a Doctorate of Missiology Candidate at Assemblies of God Theological Seminary; M.Ed. in Educational Psychology from University of Washington; B.A. in Psychology from Seattle Pacific University; Diploma in Ministerial Studies from Global University Berean School of the Bible; A.A. and Certificate in Police Science from Mira Costa College. Rick is a member of the World Missions Executive Committee.

Travel Itineraries

Please send your travel itineraries to Gayle Grisbee, Chairman of the Caribbean and U.S. Based Missionary Retreat Airport Transportation Ministry at gayle.grisbee@agmd.org or mggisum@aol.com. 

Gayle is in charge of arranging transportation for missionaries needing transportation from and to the airport in Dallas, Texas to the retreat center in Waxahachie, Texas.

If you are driving to the retreat and have a car, please contact Gayle if you would be willing to help pick up or take missionaries to the airport.  Please send him your cell phone number, as cell phone service on the campground is limited.  We don't want anyone getting stranded at the airport.  Thanks everyone!i

Travel Approval Forms - Retreat

Every Missionary Unit needs to send a travel approval form into Dale Coad for approval, so that your expenses getting to and from the retreat will be covered from your work account.  There is a form in the link section of the blog.  Please get this to Dale before the retreat.

Forms, Waivers, Needed for Events

There is a paintball area at the retreat center, with everything you need provided to play paintball.  The Lakeview Conference Center requires a form be signed by those participating.  These will be available when you register, as well as the liability release form for minors.  All parents with children under 18, will need to sign the liability release form when they register.  If a minor wants to play paintball, then parents will need to sign the Conference Center Form.

These forms will be sent to all who have registered before the retreat, for their convenience, they can be filled out before the retreat and either emailed to Lana, or brought to the retreat to save time at registration.

Retreat Information

Items to bring to the Retreat

You will need to bring the following items with you to the retreat:

• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Body Wash
• Soap
• Hair Dryer

Irons and ironing boards are provided in each lodge in the closets in the downstairs hallways.  Ice machines are located in the breezeways of each lodge.  Daily towel refreshing service will be provided to the rooms.  Making beds and cleaning will be the responsibility of the lodge room guests.

Games/Magazines to Share

Please bring any old magazines you want to share with you and Rook Cards/games to play with your friends.  Mark your name on your games and cards, so that you will be able to locate your games, if others use them.

Retreat is Fast Approaching

The 2011-2012 Caribbean and U. S. Based Missionary Retreat is fast approaching.  Most of you have let us know that you are or are not planning to attend and we look forward to having around 125 people together.  If you are traveling by car and are Caribbean U.S. Based, could you bring some of the following to bless all of our missionary colleagues?

1. Magazines you would want to put out on a common table for sharing
2. Games, such as rook, board games, etc. to play during free time (these would return home with you).
3. Books that you have read and would want to give away to others

If you have reserved a room with Lana, and have a change of plans due to a last minute emergency, please notify her so that your room can be cancelled in time through the Lakeview Campground.