Hope Conferences
Our Hope Conference is a place to receive spiritual renewal!
Experiences of grief and pain are often unnamed and unspoken, but both typically accompany loss. Loss can include a variety of situations and circumstances, including reproductive loss (abortion, adoption placement, infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, and more). Although the experiences of loss are different in some ways, they often share similar struggles afterward. Women, men, and couples – anyone affected by grief and loss – are encouraged to attend the Hope Conference. We encourage people who have experienced other types of loss to attend as well.
Grief and loss are often surrounded by secrecy and silence, which can leave individuals carrying deep, painful emotions. These hidden feelings may manifest in many ways including a sense of unworthiness. If your life has been affected by grief and/or loss and you know that you need healing, or have started the healing process but need to continue, the Hope Conference is a compassionate space where you can find support, understanding, and closure through Christ.
Our Hope Conference uses the Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat program content as we are certified through their organization. This international ministry is a confidential, safe place to share your story and discover God’s heart of forgiveness and grace. The Hope Conference is an interdenominational program offering Biblical principles and perspectives for restoration and is usually held at a local church six times a year. The financial value of the conference is $175. However, attendees are charged only $100 for one and a half days of healing plus all meals, snacks, beverages, and supplies.
Hope Conference Agenda
October 9, Friday:
• Check-In Begins: 4:45 PM
• Conference Starts: 5:00 PM
October 10, Saturday:
• Conference Starts: 7:30 AM
• Conference Concludes: ~6:00 PM
Location: At a local church in Palo Alto
For more information, please text or call 408.444.5472
Please email hope@realoptions.net if Spanish translation is needed.
*Applying does not guarantee your reservation.
A phone appointment is required to complete the application process.
This site is not a professional counseling site, nor is it meant to take the place of professional counseling. Sometimes, a reproductive loss experience can create intense emotions that you may not feel equipped to deal with on your own. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) if you’re thinking about or planning to hurt yourself.
If you or a loved one have been blessed by our Conferences or Retreats and would like to give back by contributing to our financial scholarship fund, please click the button below and designate your giving to “Hope Program.”
Thank you.
“The leadership team was awesome and their commitment and care to each person at the retreat was felt and shown.” Karen
“I have so much love and gratitude in my heart since this experience. The men’s group was amazing. Each man in that group tore themselves wide open and shared with vulnerability and honesty. I am beyond blessed because not only did I witness miracles , I experienced my own healing. I can’t stop praising God. Your team was amazing. Thank you so so so much.” Ryan
“I came with my spouse. I am so glad you encouraged spouses to come, and I am grateful that he came. I am so glad that the men had their own sharing groups.” Jennifer
