About Us
The Evening Shade Lifestyle Retreat is a ministry run by several families who live together as neighbors in a small rural community. A few years ago, Michael and Barbara O’Neill reached out to us and asked if we would consider hosting her. Since several of us had worked with Barbara before and already had experience with health retreats, we gladly agreed. That was the beginning — and since then, we’ve hosted three retreats with Barbara and one smaller retreat of our own.
Our retreats are held in our homes and on our properties, creating a warm and personal environment. We are a group of Christians with a shared desire to help people live healthier lives by using natural remedies and following God’s principles for health. As God opens the way, we plan to continue offering smaller retreats in the future.
Alongside the retreats, the families involved have also formed an umbrella organization called Evening Shade Outpost, since each family is working on their own mission-minded projects. One family publishes Precious Promises, a set of children’s books and scripture songs. Another family is building a schoolhouse to provide practical training for children and young adults. Some operate a construction business that doubles as community outreach, while others are developing a farm with plans for agricultural training.
So while health retreats are one part of what we do, the larger vision is to create a community where families can serve, teach, and share God’s love in practical ways.
