GUEST TESTIMONIALS
"A place for the heart..."
"Hearth is rich with the sounds, smells, and tastes of home. It's a place for the heart to truly rest. I came away from our trip with a renewed focus on Jesus and a remembrance of why I'm running this race at all. When I got home, I couldn't stop thinking of the ways I could make the people around me feel that kind of love and grace as well."
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- Guest, Fall 2025
"I felt the heart of the Father toward me..."
I struggle to exactly find words to say as this trip is coming to a close.
I couldn't sum it all up if I tried.
But I will never forget the first night and the words spoken that washed over my heart with both encouragement and challenge toward the upward call in Christ. As Mrs. Dee brought out the first meal, I held back tears at the feeling of being so elaborately hosted. I felt the heart of the Father toward me washing away layers of grief and pain I had carried. Mr. Mark led us in the most sincere and beautiful worship, and I truly rested before the feet of the Lord. The next day as I talked and listened and felt the feeling of lamb's ear (a plant in our garden) for the first time, admiring how its edges seem to be hemmed by God, I came alive at the idea that the Lord could be calling me into a new season. The smell of freshly picked herbs and the oil they produced leaving a residue on my hands beckoned me to imagine what true freedom in Christ could feel like. I watched light change on the mountain, like watching a painting in process before my very eyes. I was confronted by the fears and anxieties that have held me back to this point, and in front of those very same mountains, I bowed low to bask in the light of a spiritual dawn. The sun shone down on my face and my heart, and the arteries that felt clunky started to move in rhythm again. I watched the hummingbirds buzz and felt that we aren't too different- small in stature, and ever so needy for constant replenishing from the source of true sustenance, but slowly learning to fly to the heights. I danced in the kitchen, cried, laughed, and allowed myself to be known in a way I haven't in a long time. I saw old friends and made new ones that felt like the forever kind. My heart will not be the same because of those daily conversations with the Muellers and their gentle but constant encouragement. I felt every bone in my body settle into the love of God as these words were declared, "I Am is a being, not a doing." “Freedom to just be” sent a fountain of joy bubbling up and I laughed and laughed. The seasons have changed and I'm so thankful to walk in the light of the morning time of the heart, unencumbered and filled with a joy that could have only come from ashes.
- Guest, Summer 2025
"Leaving the 'old' on the mountain..."
Our time at Hearth was a time of firsts, a time of healing, a time of moving forward—leaving the old on the mountain and taking a new found strength and boldness that comes from Jesus!
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I was always the little girl who would hide behind her mama, who then became the woman who hid behind her husband. Something happened on the drive up to Hearth.
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I had never driven beyond my home in central Florida. I realized with Jesus I really can do ANYTHING, including driving over the Jacksonville bridge . It was the first time driving a long distance without my husband, and while we were there marked only two months since his passing! I left fear and hiding behind; I left inadequacies on that mountain! I brought a new sense of purpose, and belonging, knowing Jesus and I have this thing called “life together”!
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I knew I was safe and I knew God was going to do amazing things! I went to that mountain expecting God to move in ways I wasn’t sure how, but knew he would!
Thank you, Mark and Dee...for such a wonderful time of worship with our Lord, and bringing us to the very throne room of God!
- Guest, Summer 2025
"A refreshing and equipping for the next season..."
“I was told about Hearth ministries and something leapt in my heart - the mountains were calling & I must go!!! Pastor Dee video called me (a week prior to my visit) to talk about my upcoming trip & was already wanting to taylor my experience to my needs & even wants. She was so loving & sensitive...I fell in love with her immediately, and became even more excited about going.
From the moment I arrived to leaving, the Holy Spirit was at work. From times of worship with her & Mark to our meals together, games & laughter, and prayer. Words are not enough to describe all the Lord imparted into my heart by their kindness, hospitality, intercession, and joy. They both have such a mama & papa heart that they draw straight from the well of the Father.
The cabin is gorgeous & and so well set up. My room & balcony was perfect for quiet time & Pastor Dee is very sensitive to quiet moments and yet makes herself available for conversation & even sightseeing. Her & Mark are perfect hosts and amazing prayer warriors. I’m my 3 days at Hearth, I feel like I received such a refreshing & equipping for the next season the Lord is calling me too.
Thank you, Mark & Pastor Dee for answering the call to minister to our leaders, ministers, & shepherds. We need to all pause for a time of refreshing and you’ve created such a beautiful atmosphere for just that.”
- Guest, Spring 2021
