Category: Past Retreats

Our 2026 Women’s Retreat speaker was Mary York. Mary and her husband, Scott, have been married for 47 years. Five years into their marriage they surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ. In 1985 they joined Bonita OPC in Bonita, CA, and have been members there ever since. All seven of their children were raised through high school attending the Bonita OPC. Mary served in leadership positions in both the women’s ministries at church and in the homeschool community they were a part of for twenty-six years.

Mary spoke on the topic of Prodigals. Of her seven children, four of them walked away from the faith and embraced the world leaving a trail of indescribable grief, immense turmoil, and uncertainty about future relationships. The emotional and spiritual struggle that followed over the last decade while searching for truth and answers resulted in a new understanding of God’s perfect plan. We all have prodigals in our lives. How is that reality a part of God’s perfect plan for us, and how do we respond to it?