Women in global ministry are called to tell people about the love of Jesus. Some have arrived here feeling strong and secure in Jesus’ love. But some are in a season of Satan screaming in their ears that they are not lovable—not doing enough.

Twenty-four women serving in sixteen countries, traveling to Melbourne from five different continents. 

Ask any seasoned Thrive volunteer and she will tell you that volunteer training for the retreat is a cut above. 

From across the U.S. we came—hailing from Pennsylvania to Washington, Minnesota to Texas, with a handful of heartland states in between. It took, on average, thirty travel hours for each woman to arrive in Melbourne, Australia, the site of this ye...