Join Us for a Heartwarming Retreat!

📅 Dates | Time: March 28, 2026 | 9:00AM - 4:00PM
📍 Location: San Pedro Spiritual Development Center
95 Bishop Grady Lane, Winter Park, FL 32792

👉 Cost: $35 — A meaningful investment in a day of reflection, connection, and renewal. Lunch is included.

💳 Payment/Registration options:
• Make a check payable to Mending the Scarred (please note any food allergies in the memo line) and bring it to any of our gatherings.
• Zelle Payment Option
You may send your payment via Zelle using the email address:
jacksonville@mendingthescarred.org
If prompted to enter a recipient name, please use:
Ann O’Connell
(Mending The Scarred – Jacksonville Chapter Co-Director)

Victory Over Affliction is a one-day women’s retreat offering space to pause, reflect, and step toward healing and renewal. Guest speaker’s bios are available below:

Lillian Moyet

Lillian Moyet is an ordained minister, prophetess, author, and motivational speaker. She holds a Doctorate in Biblical Studies from Grace International Bible University and has dedicated many years to teaching and encouraging others through faith-centered leadership. Lillian has been married to her husband, Bart Moyet, for over 40 years, and together they have three adult children and five grandchildren.

Rose Shabaya

Rose Shabaya is a missionary with Go To Nations, serving full time since 2019. Born in Kenya and later raised in England, her early exposure to missions shaped a lifelong calling to serve others through faith and outreach. In 2004, Rose followed God’s call into full-time international ministry and relocated to Jacksonville, Florida, where she helped plant a non-denominational church and continues to serve on the Intercessory Prayer and Missions Team.

Rose has a deep passion for evangelism and mentoring women. She launched YoungLives in Jacksonville, a ministry supporting teen mothers, which grew from one young woman to an outreach serving multiple schools and mentoring over one hundred teen moms. Currently based at the Go To Nations World Headquarters, Rose serves on Team Esther, ministering to women and families locally and internationally, and has participated in missions across several countries. Her heart remains centered on empowering women to live fully in God’s purpose.

Duchess McKnight

Duchess McKnight is the CEO of Duchess Delectables, a boutique bakery known for its signature bundt cakes. She is also a writer, author, and motivational speaker with a passion for inspiring others through her work and life experiences. Duchess holds an MBA from Florida A&M University and is a proud mother to her 18-year-old son.

What Makes This Retreat Meaningful

A Safe and Welcoming Space:
This retreat offers a compassionate environment where stories can be shared with care and respect. Through listening and gentle conversation, participants are reminded they are not alone and that healing unfolds at its own pace.

Guided Insight for Healing:
Through thoughtful teaching and reflection, the retreat provides practical insights that support personal growth and restoration, meeting each woman where she is on her journey.

Prayer and the Practice of Release:
There is space for prayer, stillness, and intentional release—allowing room to lay down what has been carried for too long and make space for renewal.

Connection and Community:
Meaningful connections are formed through shared presence and mutual support, fostering relationships that extend beyond the retreat day.

Time to Pause and Reflect:
This is an invitation to slow down, reflect, and find comfort in a nurturing community—honoring both the pain of the past and the strength required to move forward.