Helping families slow down, connect, and grow in Christ

Your support is making Youthworks Getaways possible — unique experiences that take Youthworks’ expertise in outdoor education and adventure and use it to help families grow closer to each other and closer to God.

Away from the hustle and bustle of city life, these Getaways create intentional moments for a parent and their child to disconnect from the noise, enjoy God’s creation, and invest in the relationships that matter most.

In April, The Bridge Church partnered with Youthworks to run their first River Rite weekend camping retreat. Fifteen-year-old Zach said,

“It’s great to spend some time away from all the (phone) notifications and the online world.”

His dad, Rory, added,

“I was pretty apprehensive, but this trip was awesome … I got some bonding with my boy, so I couldn’t recommend this highly enough.”

Julian Yin, The Bridge Church Youth & Young Adults Pastor, saw the transformation:

“You've got dads who were once model youth leaders with plenty of zeal and involvement in the church. But since then, they've had a lifetime of paying bills and taxes, and so they've sort of forgotten what that was like. Now they get a chance to remember that, because they feel the heat of their sons becoming the kind of men that they want them to be.”

By sharing experiences, stories, and faith, dads, sons, and young leaders had space to reflect on what it means to be a man of God. As Julian summed up,

“When you give them something like a River Rite event, it’s a really easy buy-in … I’ll give you a positive message of what to do, not what you should stop doing.”

Sincere thanks for making these powerful, life-shaping moments possible.