England Soul Care Trip
A sacred invitation to beauty, imagination, and deeper communion with God
August 2025 | England
Description
The England Soul Care Trip (ESC) took place in August 2025 and was born from a shared love of story—particularly The Chronicles of Narnia—and a longing for meaningful, shared experience. Drawing on the imaginative landscapes shaped by C.S. Lewis and other beloved storytellers, the trip invited participants not simply to reflect on the stories of others, but to live more fully into their own.
Throughout the journey, participants were given space to pause, experience beauty, embrace quiet, and explore with a sense of holy curiosity. Rather than a traditional teaching-heavy retreat, ESC centered on facilitated experiences—both individual and shared—designed to help participants relate to God in fresh, attentive ways.
It was a space to bring questions, struggles, joys, and hopes. A place to show up exactly as they were.
The Challenge
Many who attended were seasoned ministry leaders and caregivers accustomed to tending the souls of others. They arrived carrying quiet fatigue and a longing they could not fully articulate. While faithful in their service, they had little space for beauty, play, imagination, or personal restoration.
They did not need more content. They needed presence. They needed to be led beside still waters.
The Win
Over the course of the trip, something gentle but profound unfolded. Participants engaged in meaningful experiences, unhurried reflection, shared conversation, and sacred exploration. Beauty and whimsy awakened imagination. Quiet moments allowed deeper honesty. Wild landscapes mirrored interior invitation.
One participant reflected:
“The time I spent in England was what my soul longed for and what I did not realize I so deeply needed. I felt seen, nurtured, and tended to by God in ways I had not experienced before. The space created allowed me to slow down, receive, and be restored. I returned home steadier, grateful, and deeply aware of His care.”
By the end of the journey, participants did not simply leave with memories of England. They left more attentive to God’s presence in their own stories—reminded that beauty, rest, and holy imagination are not luxuries, but necessities for a well-tended soul.