Download our Carmel Newsletter with highlight of ministry activity in 2011.

This is for you if you would like to get away from the hustle and bustle of a busy city life. A variety of country, mountain and beach walks to suite all levels of fitness.

Cost:

• Budget     R1 610
• Garden    R1 835
• Seaview  R2060

Please click on one of the links below to gain access to our planned programmes for 2012.

Carmel Program Calendar 2012 (Feb-May) Carmel Program Calendar 2012 (Jun-Dec)

About Carmel Program Events

WHY COME TO CARMEL?

Our location in the heart of the Garden Route assures you of all that this magnificent part of South Africa provides for all its guests:

- towering Outeniqua mountains and its rolling foothills,

- endless white sandy beaches and rhythmic pounding waves,

- fascinating old passes and meandering streams flowing below lovely old bridges.

Our mission statement “sharing the restoring love of Christ” is constantly in our minds, and we strive to do this in every way possible; from our tranquil gardens and well-kept rooms to our popular home style menus.

Whether you come as a family, with a friend, or alone, Carmel is ready to surround you with a sense of well-being and an awareness of God’s presence.

WHY COME TO A CARMEL PROGRAM EVENT?

Our programs have been put together to make an easy, ready-made, value for money holiday experience that suits the needs of a wide variety of people. Whether your interest is physical and recreational, romantic or relational, family value content, good company, great scenic memories, the wonder of creation, clear bible teaching or fun & laughter, we have tried to include them all. Please peruse our program calendar!

Other benefits from coming to one of Carmel’s programs include:

Friendship and communication.

Many long-standing friendships have started around our communal meal times, providing easy opportunities to chat meaningfully with other guests and the Carmel team.

Prayer and reflection.

Our programs recognize the need for a personal retreat, communion with God and reflection on their spiritual lives. Our programs provide suitable input and time for this with several quiet places that assure you of that possibility.

Speakers and leaders.

Easy to talk with and fun to be around as they have been carefully chosen with a view to being people who have a good understanding of God’s Word and enjoy people!

Fun and laughter

You can be assured that you will find reason for a good few laughs!



It was sun, glorious sun, day in and day out. And there was just sufficient cloud to make some of the days bearable and to give the sun burned skin a break.  The guests all reported their best holiday weather ever. Three holiday teams, each with its own flavour, organized a program of activities for each day of the Western Cape holiday period.  Mark and Heike Moore and their young team led the first 10 days, followed by “Pirate Pete” and Rene Meissner and a team from Pinelands Baptist. Ron and Bev Mallory from His People with their team took us the end of the holiday period.

Carmel’s vision statement is: “sharing the restoring love of Christ.”

The outworking of this is indicated in the mission statement:

• Carmel’s community is committed to glorify God, by striving to serve Him with excellence and integrity as we minister and witness together, surrounded by the beauty of His creation.
• Carmel is a Godly haven of safety and healing, welcoming all who need spiritual, emotional and physical re-creation, desiring to restore the whole person to be effective for God.
• Carmel is a meeting place where dividing walls are broken down between denominations, cultures, and economic groups, through the experienced presence and love of Christ.