Testimonials
| "As a Christian nurse working in mental health, I have seen that psychology alone does not usually bring total healing. The Christ-centered teaching of the Formational Prayer Seminar is helping me understand how the Holy Spirit works through the caregiver to bring inner healing, the missing piece in my work." - Eleanor Poe, RN |
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| "The Formational Prayer Seminar is an insightful and life-giving opportunity for training in healing those with wounded hearts. I am profoundly grateful to Dr. Wardle for his open and honest approach blending sound psychology and biblical Truth." - Pastor Thom Gardner |
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| "The Formational Prayer Seminar training that we received has resulted in significant personal growth while equipping us to greater fruit in our ministry with others." - John & Kathy Brubaker |
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| "God showed up that week in amazing ways: in the midst of my wounds he revealed Himself; in the midst of my pain He assured me of His love; in the midst of the lies he showed me the truth." - Anonymous Retreat Participant |
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| "The Formational Prayer Seminar has opened new doors for me, showing me how the Holy Spirit desires to meet with us and bring us complete healing in every area of our lives!" - Pastor Brian Diffenderfer |
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| "The retreat was a truly life changing experience. The love, knowledge, and professionalism the team displayed was beyond compare - they were incredibly Christ-like. The episodic exercises brought healing to my soul. (I am still using many of the tools for my own benefit and have shared with my counselees who are now gaining great liberty.) The entire experience not only allowed me, but invited me, to be where I was while at the same time drawing me beyond to a deeper Christ experience. The week was most definitely a defining moment in my life (and particularly my ministry) and I am eternally grateful to Dr. Wardle and the team. " - Kathie |
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| "This retreat was a wonderful experience for me. I had felt lead to go and I had very high expectations for what God was going to do at this retreat. I was not disappointed. It was great." - Yvonne |
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| "My personal relationship with God was transformed: I now experience a daily almost "touchable" relationship with my Beloved Heavenly Father, on a level that I didn't know was possible." - Anonymous Retreat Participant |
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| "A lifetime of inner healing took place in my life during that one week of ministry. " - Anonymous Retreat Participant |
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| "The Formational Prayer Seminar profoundly impacted me both personally and professionally. My relationship with Jesus was deepened immensely during the intense prayer times. During those four days I drank in the powerful moving of the Holy Spirit. This greater intimacy with Christ spilled over naturally into my counseling profession as I continue to bring an awakened spirit to my sessions with the hurting people to which I minister." - Donna Thomas, D.Min., L.P.C.C |
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| "The “Come Away with Me” Retreat was the most spiritual significant event in my life since conversion." - Bryce |
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| "The beauty of the retreat is that in prayer the focus is always on what Jesus wants to do. I had such remarkable moments with Jesus and the Father. The caregivers at every level were tenderhearted and nurturing. They were so safe. I would not hesitate to recommend the retreat to anyone seeking more in their spiritual and emotional life." - Patti |
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| "I believe Formational Prayer is the most effective method for helping hurting people allow the Holy Spirit to bring them into true transformation and empowerment. Upon completion of Dr. Terry Wardle’s seminar, I began to see the clients in my practice receive the same incredible healing power that I am so grateful to have experienced first hand." - Carol M. Young, M.A.P.C. |
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| "So many things that I have known and believed in my head have finally penetrated my heart. " - Anonymous Retreat Participant |
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| "There are pivotal events in one's life that truly change a person and the Formational Prayer Seminar has been such an event in my life. In my work, people trust me to enter the private and pain-filled parts of their lives but I no longer enter those sacred chambers alone. Through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, I am able to bring Jesus to hurting and wounded people and through His presence they find healing. As a result of this seminar I am on a journey, an exciting journey. I am learning how to allow the Holy Spirit to live and work through me and I am being blessed in the process. This seminar has helped me realize God's true purpose for my life and I am filled with the joy of His presence. " - L. Ann Hamel, Ph.D. |
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| "I feel that the Come Away With Me Retreat provided a means for God to work deeply in my life. I have experienced many powerful ministry opportunities in my life ... but this retreat was very special because the setting and care provided enabled me to have a safe place to address some of the very wounded areas of my life. I went with my hands open and outstretched to receive what God had in store, and I was able to experience his love and healing. " - Carol Pretorius |
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| "What a wonderful time we had, making new friends, helping each other and working out our woundedness." - George Gribben |
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| "I would love to thank the team for their compassion and leading in this ministry. It (the retreat) truly allowed me to feel the the love of God in the depths of my soul for he first time. I knew in my brain he loved me but never felt deserving of a heart and soul connection with God... He is an awesome God. " - Sylvia |
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| "My wife and I both walked away from the Come Away With Me Retreat saying the same thing...this was the absolute best thing we have ever done as a couple or by ourselves. It was absolutely amazing to watch God work in our lives, to go deep and heal hurts that have been there a long, long time. " - Bill Herzog |
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| "The retreat was transformational for me! I have known the truths of God's love and grace from a very young age, but those truths never fully penetrated my heart, because deep down I have always felt alone and fundamentally unloveable. But during the retreat I encountered Jesus in a way that I didn't know was possible, and now I know, I really know that I am infinitely loved and loveable to God, and that I have never been, nor will I ever be alone. The Holy Spirit helped me to experience God's infinite love and tenderness in a tangible, life-changing (heart-changing) way, and I will never be the same!" - Sheila Harry |
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| "I had never before in my life felt so safe in a group of people. This is a place where the striving to “keep up appearances” and all the masks and armor of protection that I thought I needed to protect myself, could drop to the ground. The caregivers poured themselves out for us, and were Jesus with skin on. They tenderly came along side of me, always bringing me to Jesus. My husband got a new wife. My children got a new mother. My patients have a new physician." - Michelle Dayton, MD |
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| "This retreat was an eye-opening, soul healing experience. The Lord poured out His spirit in a powerful way. I encourage everyone who is struggling with deep wounds to attend this retreat. I am truly thankful for Healing Care Ministries." - Rebecca |
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| "The Essentials was truly a transformational experience for me. The concepts that I learned are far more than merely information – something to be filed away and forgotten. I encountered God in the classroom, in the chapel, and during private ministry time. These encounters were episodic in nature and have now become an intricate part of the overall narrative of my life! I have already incorporated and integrated much of what I learned and experienced into my ministry context and I intend to continue doing so. Thanks to everyone who took part in making it happen. " - Jeffery L Caldwell |
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| "For me the essense of the workshop was the fact that it dealt with seminal principles blending a secular curricular approach with the spiritual components that glue everything together. So often when we are dealing with anxiety and dysfunction, we get one approach or the other, but not both. I enjoyed the seminar thoroughly. " - Ken Packard |
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| "The attention to group dynamics in lecture was priceless. It was very practical, and equipped well (“This is how you do it!”). The balance between small group work and the lectures was just right. Thank you for passing on the precious deposit placed within you, and doing it in such a personal way. We are so grateful. The group leaders were perceptive, skillful, and empathic…what rich times of worship and healing we experienced together." - Small Group Seminar attendee |
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