Missouri Retreat
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Lake of the Oaks, Missouri
Hosted By
The Brent and Shannon Jarvis family, a His Church at Loess Hills CORE family, and HHC Living Network Personal Contact Minister (PCM).
Accommodations
Camping
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The Lake of the Oaks Commons Area has lots of space for camping but no hook-ups, the Commons is a large field surrounding the Clubhouse.
If people would prefer to camp with hook-ups there are some campgrounds in the area:
R.V. Parks
Hotels, Motels, B&Bs
Lake of the Oaks Facilities
- The Clubhouse - The Lake of the Oaks clubhouse has modern restrooms, sorry no showers, a full kitchen, folding tables and chairs for inside use, a covered patio and picnic tables outside. The clubhouse has some exterior electrically outlets.
- The Commons Area - The Lake of the Oaks commons area is the land surrounding the Clubhouse. There is a fire ring and horse shoe pits, a swing set for the kids and plenty of relatively flat ground for pitching tents.
- The Lake - The Lake of the Oak's Lake is perfect for canoeing or kayaking, fishing or just skipping stones.
- Canton, Missouri
- Groceries - Canton Country Market
Discussion Topics
- Simply Good Health
- Raw Food Diet & Demonstration
- Homeschooling 101: The Basics
- Forming COREs: the simple nuts and bolts of the Sacred Purpose Trusts
- Keeping Records: who, what, where and why
- Kingdom Economy: for the Church (ministers) and for the State (families)
- Ideas for spreading the Good News to the four corners
- Gardening/Composting/Seed Saving
- Greenhouse Basics
PROPOSED Periods of Instruction
Outdoor skills:
- (Open attendance: 15-30 minutes - Daily?) Using a Chainsaw
- (Open attendance: 2-3 hours) Simple Construction - Small Building 101
- (Open attendance: 1-2 hours) Greenhouse Mechanics & Composting