• The YES Retreat was designed for you to discover you are not the only one. Gather for four days and three nights with other high school/college aged individuals called to missions. Meet your people, go deeper into the topic of missions together, worship, explore, and enjoy all things missions with other future missionaries.

  • The YES Retreat is a full four days of missions. Total immersion. That other stuff in life… set aside. These four days are all about growing in your understanding of missions. We will do this through missionary speakers, hands-on engagement, and thought-provoking fun. Dive in.

  • The YES Retreat was designed for those who believe they are called to missions to find the next steps forward. Do you know where you are called to go? Do you know how? Do you know when? Imagine you have a better understanding of all the above questions. Throughout the YES Retreat, our aim is to help guide you the closer you get to making these decisions.

 

The YES Retreat

is for people going into 9th grade thru young adult

 
 

  • The Yes Retreat opens on June 11th 2025 at 3pm

    The Yes Retreat Dismisses on June 14th at 3pm

  • Cup of Cold Water Ministries Headquarters: Pine Ridge Christian Center, 2580 N 3653rd Road Sheridan IL.

  • $80 per student

    $50 per student if you’re coming with a church student group of 5 or more.

    Individual Scholarships are available.

  • `Anyone 9th grade thru young adult

    Application must be submitted & approved.

    You qualify if you can answer yes to one or more of these questions.

    You’re curious about missions

    You’re interested in missions

    You’re thinking of a short term mission trip

    You’re called to missions

 
 
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  • Missionary Speakers

    Messages directed to encourage

    the called.

  • Worship

    Interdenominational worship—a small taste of heaven!

  • Training

    A range of topics all the way from cultural sensitivity to the theology of suffering

  • Find your people

    They will be here looking for YOU!

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 FAQs

 

  • Cup of Cold Water Ministries is an interdenominational missions sending organization with forty-two missionaries in fourteen nations. You can find our statement of faith HERE.

  • Cup of Cold Water Ministries has a team of missions-minded volunteers stepping up to help us chaperone the retreat. All have undergone background checks, and we are committed to never allowing a one to one ratio.

  • Lights out at 12am

    Boys sleeping downstairs

    Male chaperones will be with the boys

    Girls sleeping upstairs

    Female chaperones will be with the girls

  • Yes!

    Please provide us with your travel information and a CCWM team member will be there to pick you up and return you to the airport.

    *Note: a fee of $40 will be added for this accommodation!

  • Clothing, sleeping bag, pillow, towel and toiletries. A full list will be sent upon approval of your application.

  • Retreat Director - Jennie Thompson

    815-830-6303

    Jennie@ccwm.org

“What really impacted me at the Yes Retreat is something that was reiterated again and again. The idea that being on mission and sharing the Gospel is not about me. I have to die to myself daily and be readily available to obey what God is telling me to do.”

-YES Retreat Student

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Youth Pastors.

If you’re interested in attending with your youth group, fill out your email and a quick message stating what church you’re with and anything else you’d like to add.

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Applying as a group? Text GROUP to 815-826-1152 for a group application

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