The La Vida Experience

La Vida has been a transformative experience for many who have participated since 1970. What we’ve compiled so far is just a portion of the impact this ministry has had over the years. Click on the images below to read each person’s full story. If you have a memory to share, we'd love for you to submit your story too.

"La Vida gave me the skills to problem solve and communicate effectively with others in order to meet a shared goal."
Brian Landis

La Vida gave me the chance to explore my identity as a child of God, independent of work, vocation and status.
Stephen Collins

La Vida was transformative! It shifted the way I looked at myself as a leader.
Gretchen Korb-Nice

"La Vida changed my path and I became a more extroverted, outgoing person who could take risks and trust more."
Beth Brownson White

"One of the skills that I use every day from La Vida is using the tools that I have around me."
Lindsay Hogan

"My time on La Vida taught me the importance of reflection."
Rebekah Holland

"La Vida [taught] me to keep my hands open, walking into new experiences ready to receive."
Lauren Kenyon Enright

"La Vida instilled in me a high sense of serving others. As a leader in the workplace, I hold this value closely in mentoring staff and working alongside them."
Kevin Tordoff

" Through life stories, La Vida taught me great skills for interviewing in my job, as a producer, to help people feel at ease."
Rebecca Tober

"La Vida instilled in me this way of living that makes me fully present in relationships and my community."
Stephanie Tyler Smith

"Through La Vida, I gained a strong foundation for launching my own career in outdoor programming in higher education."
Patricia Chan

"It was as if the Lord physically reached down and helped me for the last bit of that journey."
Brian Scott