February 15, 2025 • Sarasota, Florida

“How Deep The Father’s Love for Us: Encounter the Father Heart of God” is an immersive, all-day experience where we will dive deep into the heart of God as our Father. This gathering creates space for personal encounters with His unconditional love, healing, and grace. Through Bob and Kelly Parr’s storytelling, biblical teaching, and ministry, we’ll explore the depth of the Father’s love and how it transforms our identity, relationships, and faith journey. Come ready to experience His presence in a fresh and life-changing way.

About Bob and Kelly Parr

Bob and Kelly Parr are international speakers and founders of Freedom Quest International, a 501(c)(3) non-profit ministry. With over 30 years of experience living and traveling in Southeast Asia and teaching in more than 18 countries, they express the Father’s heart uniquely, drawing from their personal life experiences, marriage, and family. They reside in Sarasota, Florida, and are the parents of five grown children, nine grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren.

Additional Event Details

Saturday, February 15, 2025

How Deep The Father's Love For Us: Encounter the Father Heart of God will be hosted at the beautiful and peaceful Carlisle Inn in Sarasota, Florida. Your ticket will include meals from Der Dutchman. Der Dutchman is a made-from-scratch Amish Kitchen that people come from far and wide to dine at. All meals at our event will be catered by Der Dutman. Lunch and dinner are included in your ticket price. There will be coffee, tea, water and other beverages provided throughout the day. Breakfast is not included.

Event Start and End Time: 9am - 8pm

Registration opens at 8:30am - please eat breakfast before arrival. We will not have breakfast but we will have coffee, tea and water upon your arrival. Doors will not open prior to 8:30am.

9:00am - Teaching begins

There will be plenty of breaks throughout the day, including a break for a delicious lunch and dinner from Der Dutchman Amish Kitchen.

There will be teaching from Bob and Kelly Parr, time for ministering, small groups, and more.

Event ends at 8:00pm

Come ready to encounter the Father Heart of God and experience His presence in a fresh and life-changing way.

Per Person Cost:

Early Bird Pricing

(October 2024 through January 1, 2025):

$40 (automatically applied on EventBrite)

Regular Pricing (January 2, 2025 through February 9, 2025):

$50

Please note: the actual cost of the event (meals, event space, etc.) is far more than this but thanks to the support of generous donors, we are able to keep cost low. We want as many people to experience this life-changing teaching as possible and we never want cost to hinder anyone from coming.

RSVP at EventBrite: https://bit.ly/FatherHeartFeb2025

Open to: Men, Women, Mature Teens (15+)

Capacity:

Space is limited to: 95 people maximum. You must register at EventBrite HERE to attend and secure your spot. Deadline for signups: Sunday, February 9th (or sooner if space fills up).

Need Lodging?

For those traveling from out of town, Carlisle Inn is a beautiful hotel that offers comfortable on-site accommodations. The address is 3727 Bahia Vista Street in Sarasota. Please note: February is peak season and they do not offer group rates at that time of year. A few other hotels nearby include Home2 Suites by Hilton at 6410 Mauna Loa Blvd in Sarasota, Homewood Suites by HIlton at 3470 Fruitville Rd in Sarasota as well as an abundance of airbnb's and vrbo's in the area. If you need assistance with finding lodging, please reach out to us at autumn.kerr@restorationnationretreat.org

Going Deeper

For those who want to go deeper with this teaching, there will be a retreat later in the year - we are still working on the details and location will be determined based on how many people express interest in attending a weekend retreat focused on The Father Heart of God.

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February 15, 2025 • Sarasota, Florida

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About Bob and Kelly Parr

Additional Event Details

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Event Start and End Time: 9am - 8pm

Per Person Cost:

Early Bird Pricing

Open to: Men, Women, Mature Teens (15+)

Capacity:

Need Lodging?

Going Deeper

Register for this event here:

video from the Goodness of God retreat • April 2022

reviews from retreat guests and volunteers:

one of the highlights of my year

one of the best parts of my furlough

one of the best parts of my furlough

one of the best parts of my furlough

one of the best parts of my furlough

one of the best parts of my furlough

refreshing and soul rejuvenating

one of the best parts of my furlough

refreshing and soul rejuvenating

Renewed my spirit

a true gift in my journey

a true gift in my journey

a true gift in my journey

a true gift in my journey

a true gift in my journey

an incredible first time

a true gift in my journey

an incredible first time

photos from our missionary care retreat • April 2021

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