OCC Press Release

Center to Host 48 Hour Quiet Retreat

SOLGOHACHIA, AR. (November 23, 2009) – Ozark Conference Women will be hosting 48 Hours in the Secret Place, January 22-24 at Ozark Conference Center, located 800 feet atop Jenkins Mountain at Solgohachia, Arkansas seven miles north of Morrilton.

Women are invited to participate in Ozark Conference Women's Annual Spiritual Retreat to welcome your new year and to think about your walk with our Lord during the coming months, and to perhaps took back at the steps you've taken during the year just past. This will be a "quiet" retreat. There will be no speaker, no busy schedule, and no entertainment. All guests will have single rooms and will find ample time to spend alone with the Lord, thinking, resting, meditating, praying, reading and walking the trails through the woods and the meadows, which comprise the conference center grounds. Guests will enjoy nourishing meals and warm fellowship at meal times and snacks near the large stone fireplace in Mountain Crest Lodge.

There will be five periods of silence, each following a brief introduction during which time you will be given a simple outline with suggestions for your personal meditation. These introductions will be for your consideration only and you may feel free to bring your own material and use whatever devotional tool you currently find relevant.

Registration is limited to 21 women. The retreat will begin at 1:00 p.m. Friday and will conclude at 1:00 p.m Sunday. Cost for registration is $175. Registration deadline is December 31, 2009. The cost includes two nights of lodging, five meals, healthy snacks and beverages. Special amenities and materials are provided.

Ozark Conference Center is a nondenominational camp and conference center located in central Arkansas seven miles north of Morrilton, 800 feet atop Jenkins Mountain overlooking the Arkansas River Valley. The dedicated center is available for day and overnight retreats, summer camps, reunions, recreational outings, team building, and special events. To register or learn more about Ozark Conference Center go to www.ozarkconference.org. or call 501-354-3959.