RETREATS

“Four years ago, I was putting a pistol in my mouth over and over in my mouth so I could get used to that so I could kill myself. Then I got sober. Looking forward to the retreat and being here and being cleansed, I’m feeling the most alive I’ve ever been. And all the years of pain and abuse I suffered… all it took was an old college roommate texting me after 20 years and having a deeper conversation. If it wasn’t for that and for Seth, my group leader, he guided me through. All the guys in my group, thank you for guiding me from that pistol in my mouth to right now. I’ll never forget these moments and I will cherish them forever.”

AUSTIN

“When I showed up to the retreat after some blunt force trauma, misplaced identity and family trauma. I didn’t really know where I hurt, but I hurt. I felt like I was hit by a car and laying on the side of the road. I was the last to share in my group, because I didn’t know what the hell I was going to say. I found love. I could just be my shitty shelf. I was accepted. I found a community. And I found guys who would love me right where I was. I had nothing to offer. I was so mad at God. After my first time at retreat, I was asked back a second time to be a leader. I found friendship and a place that I gained so much from hearing others' pain. That is the beauty of Wild Courage, someone can be sharing one of their deepest areas of pain, and somehow in the redemptive work of God, that does something in me, that brings life to me. How can that be? Its a mystery but it’s beautiful.”

CURTIS

That fire at Jeremy’s house, wow, I am never going to be the same. When I showed up, I was locked up. I was not gonna say shit to anyone. Britton did something for me that I didn’t think could be done.”

DOUG

“I’m blown away, how am I here? I’m seeing men that are totally wrecked, but also in the best ways. They are getting uplifted, getting encouraged, and empowered. Where am I? I am so excited I am here. Stepping into a place like Wild Courage, for a long time I was believing intimacy with men and vulnerability would never happen with men, but being here, it unlocked that space in my spirit and in my heart. There is power in the yes and a willing heart.”  I don’t fit in, I’m not a cowboy. But it doesn’t matter. Here, I found my riders of the storm. We are all going after our own storms.”

ERIC