Alabaster Group's Winter Retreat 2022

Eligible Registrants and Registration Fees

Winter Retreat 2022 is only open to current full-time students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees from accredited universities. We are offering free registration for students between the ages of 18-26 from certain target universities (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, NYU, Princeton, UPenn, and Yale). Registration includes lodging and meals throughout the event, and we will also provide free transportation for students from certain universities (see details below).

Students are eligible for free registration up until the Early Registration Deadline on Jan 20, 2022 at 11:59PM EST. After this deadline, you may still register, but free lodging will only be on a space-available basis. If you attend a non-target university, please email [email protected] for more information.

Transportation

For this retreat, our staff will provide FREE transportation for students from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, NYU, Princeton, UPenn, and Yale. Please note that our vans will depart from these campuses as early as noon on Thurs Feb 3 and may not return until late afternoon/evening on Sun Feb 6. This service is available to all students who register prior to the early registration deadline.

Retreat Format

The retreat will include sessions from Thursday evening to Sunday morning service in which we strongly recommend attendees to stay for the entire retreat. We will provide Thursday dinner, and 3 meals on both Friday and Saturday.

Accommodations

As a courtesy to attendees, we provide complimentary accommodations for all students at the conference hotel. Rooms will be shared by up to 4 students. We request that registrants obey all hotel rules and act in a respectful manner toward hotel staff and other guests.

Requesting Roommates: Students may request roommates on their registration form or by emailing [email protected]. We cannot guarantee these rooming preferences and will only accommodate them when possible. However, we may be unlikely to honor roommate requests for any student arriving late.

Disclaimer of Liability: Alabaster Group arranges accommodations solely as a convenience to attendees. Please know that we cannot vouch for registrants. Since we invite all qualified students to attend our events, it is impossible for us to have any insight regarding the behavior of other attendees. By accepting our rooming arrangements, you release Alabaster Group, our staff/affiliates, the conference hotel, and our partners from all liability directly or indirectly related to our offer to provide rooming. Though it is standard policy for student conferences like ours to room students together, certain students may feel more comfortable purchasing their own room, and we encourage you to do so.

Meals

All meals are provided throughout the conference. Our caterers represent different ethnic traditions, so certain foods may be unfamiliar. Our caterers cannot always accommodate dietary restrictions, although we will offer vegetarian options when possible. We recommend for attendees with more restrictive diets to bring their own food. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] to discuss options that would best serve you.

FAQs

Q: When should I plan to arrive on Thursday, Feb 3rd, 2022?

A: Students are highly encouraged to arrive before 6PM when dinner begins. Evening session commences promptly at 7:30PM. If you anticipate arriving after 6PM on Thursday, please email your registration coordinator with your arrival time.

Q: I am not a university student and would like to attend the event. What should I do?

Please email [email protected] and a registration coordinator will respond promptly with information on how to register.

Q: I have another question. Who should I reach out to?

For all other questions/concerns, please email [email protected] and our registration coordinators will respond promptly.

Speaker Information

Amy Lancaster

Amy Lancaster, with her husband David, founded and directs We Will Go Ministries (WWG), an organization that trains disciples, shares God’s truth in His love, ministers to the poor, and takes teams around the globe to share the Gospel so that all may know Him and the power of His resurrection. They are based in downtown Jackson, a very dark, difficult area. Amy and David once thought that a mission trip was always overseas, but God has taught them that sometimes it is right where you live.

Deena Van't Hul

Deena and her husband Mike founded Loaves & Fishes Intl. in Fuzhou, China. In China, Mike and Deena founded Hidden Treasures Home, where they provided vital care for dozens of special needs orphans placed out of government orphanages. In over 15 years in China, Mike and Deena raised a team to provide full-time care to the most neglected and needy children they could find. Along the way, founded ministries for widows, single mothers, and the elderly in their village.

Host or Publisher Alabaster Group