Welcome!

Elijah's Retreat is a Christ-centered, non-profit organization (currently applying for 501(c)(3) status). We are located in the beautiful green hills of East Texas, just south of Jacksonville on Divine Acres Ranch.

We are building a family retreat for the use of families dealing with autism. The retreat (when completed) will have 6 individual cabins, a large recreational center, and a playground. Right now (June 2008) we have one cabin under construction (85% complete), and the playground 75% completed. As soon as the cabin is ready, we will open for business. There are already over 20 families on a waiting list to make reservations.

Each cabin will have two bedrooms, one bath, a combination living/dining area, a full kitchen, a laundry room with washer & dryer, and a front porch with porch swing - a cozy little home away from home. There are hiking trails, a stocked pond in which to fish, horses and bicycles to ride, hammocks to nap in, and 50 acres of peace and quiet. It's a chance to spend time on a working ranch, out in nature, and you may even spot a few deer roaming about while you're here. We are trying to keep the price of a stay very low - $25.00 per night to begin with. Hopefully we can raise enough support to keep it that way.

We have been blessed with some wonderful folks who have come alongside us to see this vision come to reality. 911 Air Charter sent a group of 15, not once but twice to help with the construction. They are a wonderful group, so giving and helpful. What a blessing! A local construction company, D.R. Ramirez Construction, here in Jacksonville, Texas also donated a lot of time to the project. Wonderful folks from our church have volunteered many hours of time to Elijah's Retreat. Leigh Attaway Wilcox in Frisco has donated many hours of her time to help us with marketing to large corporations. Folks throughout Texas have donated appliances, furniture, all types of things!

We can't thank you all enough for all that you have done for Elijah's Retreat. God bless you!

Kathie


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