Strength for the Journey - Holston

Strength for the Journey - Holston Strength for the Journey provides a safe, caring and healing retreat community for women and men living with HIV/AIDS. All retreats are alcohol and drug free.

Strength for the Journey Retreats for persons living with HIV/AIDS originated over 22 years ago in the California-Pacific Conference of the United Methodist Church. In 1997 the Holston Conference hosted the first retreat in the Southeast. The Strength for the Journey retreat is made possible by support provided by groups and individuals from a variety of denominations. The retreat planning group,

including persons who are affected and infected by HIV, seeks to embody the Church’s role of compassion and love in this epidemic.

A huge shout out to a great staff for our 2026 retreat.  This ministry couldn't happen without the tireless efforts of a...
05/02/2026

A huge shout out to a great staff for our 2026 retreat. This ministry couldn't happen without the tireless efforts of all these folks - some of whom take their vacation time to serve this community. Please join me in thanking this great team. A number of these folks have served Strength for the Journey for many years.

Here's the song I dedicated to all of you last night - from my heart - Gaye.
05/01/2026

Here's the song I dedicated to all of you last night - from my heart - Gaye.

Watch the lyric video for "For the One" from Brian and Jenn Johnson's album "After All These Years." "After All These Years" is a solo album from Brian and J...

A Wilderness Wandering People    - our theme song for this week:   We are a wilderness wandering people on a journey of ...
05/01/2026

A Wilderness Wandering People
- our theme song for this week:

We are a wilderness wandering people
on a journey of the soul.
May we find our destination in our longing to be whole.
Our Holy God is calling to us.
With Jesus by our side may compassion be
our compass; may the Spirit be our guide.

May we cherish all our children, let us heal our family’s pain.
Help us cure our city’s madness, let love and justice reign.
Reconciled with one another in prayer and praise and song, we’re the body of Christ together and we know that we belong, we belong, we belong, we belong.

Jim Strathdee
© 1996 Desert Flower

21 likes. "A Wilderness Wandering People"

As our week is drawing to a close - here is part 2 of Debra’s blog:https://alienadventurejourney.blogspot.com/2026/04/st...
04/30/2026

As our week is drawing to a close - here is part 2 of Debra’s blog:
https://alienadventurejourney.blogspot.com/2026/04/strength-for-journey-part-2.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawRgQENleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFwWXpHT0pUNnFCZWZkdHluc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhQ4ikZmjzj-dHrRmFu5AgtIGhxHsxPFN6agmppKJY7DShAHTkpsou4eUj3e_aem_NzqZei0MaRXFMt8WTRLGbQ

There's a song in the Worship & Song book (3113) that was introduced at the beginning of the retreat: "A Wilderness Wandering People". What a perfect song for the theme, the time, the retreat. It wasn't planned, it just happened. When the music leader opened the worship book, that's where it opened....

New this year! A great craft project by Jan - Ice Dye hats! Great fun and great creativity.
04/29/2026

New this year! A great craft project by Jan - Ice Dye hats! Great fun and great creativity.

04/28/2026

“I could sing of your love forever.”

Good morning from the mountain. God is blessing each one here this week at Strength for the Journey - even the wild turk...
04/28/2026

Good morning from the mountain. God is blessing each one here this week at Strength for the Journey - even the wild turkey! The gentle rain soothes our soul as we journey through this year’s theme - “In the Wilderness”. Where are you in your wilderness Journey? We covet your prayers.

Good morning from Strength for the Journey.
04/27/2026

Good morning from Strength for the Journey.

Do you need some time away?  Do you want to join others around the campfire again?  This year's retreat will be here soo...
01/21/2026

Do you need some time away? Do you want to join others around the campfire again? This year's retreat will be here soon - April 27th to May 1. Registrations are beginning to fill. Don't be disappointed. Get your registration in as soon as possible. Here is the registration link:
https://holston-reg.brtapp.com/StrengthForTheJourney2026

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Knoxville, TN

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