WIDOWS OF HEROES

Never Alone Widows is grateful to the Gary Sinise Foundation for its generous sponsorship of Never Alone Widows of Heroes.

The Never Alone: Widows of Heroes retreats are designed specifically to meet the unique needs of Gold Star widows and the widows of first responders. Our goal is to create a safe environment where these women can find support and community with other widows walking a similar journey.

With an understanding of the loss that occurs because of service and sacrifice, our team has cultivated a gathering of healing and comfort to address the trauma experienced by the widow who has been faced with the untimely death of a military or first responder spouse.

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Take a look inside the Gary Sinise Foundation as our Widows of Heroes received a hero’s welcome to the headquarters:

Never Alone: Widows of Heroes began in early March 2020, when we hosted our very first Widows of Heroes Retreat. Twenty Gold Star and first responder widows from all over the country gathered together on the coast of southern California at La Terranea Resort. On the shores of the pacific, these widows found community with one another, as well as hope and encouragement from our team.

Without a generous grant from the Gary Sinise Foundation, the Widows of Heroes retreats would not be possible. The Gary Sinise Foundation is based out of Nashville, TN and provides support through multiple programs for Veterans, First Responders and their families. Our first Widows of Heroes retreat was an unforgettable experience and its success launched a new vision and mission for our team.

Upcoming Retreats

ARK ON LAKE LANIER
September 4 - 6, 2024

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Our desire with these retreats is to create a family of widows that feel honored in their sacrifice and loved into a life of purpose and joy.

Meet Our Speakers

Rachel Faulkner Brown

Rachel Faulkner Brown is a girl with a past like your worst nightmare and future that she never dreamed possible. Rachel has lived through losing two husbands tragically in an instant, one to an aneurysm and one in an Air Force plane crash. She is the founder of Be Still Ministries, a writer, speaker, Bible teacher and professional Goodwill shopper.

Ginger Gilbert Ravella

Ginger Gilbert Ravella is a military wife and widow, mother of five, stepmother of two, writer and international speaker. At 36 years old, she faced the sudden tragic loss of her college-sweetheart husband in Operation Iraqi Freedom and the horrors that quickly followed.

Brittany Price Brooker

Brittany is a believer in Jesus Christ with the desire to know Him and make Him known, by sharing His truth with others. She became a widow at the age of 25, with 3 boys under 3 and shares the journey God has called her family through in suffering and encourages others with reminders of God’s faithfulness. She is a speaker and writer along with a singer/songwriter with The Elm music. Brittany recently married a widower, Daniel with two small children and lives in Atlanta with her new Brooker Bunch.

Gracie Parrish Miller

Gracie Parrish awoke on New Years Eve to the sound of a fist pounding her front door, quickly realizing that her life had been turned to dust. Pain turned to purpose and The Shelter Foundation was born; bringing the hope of Jesus to First Responders and their families. Gracie is a Sheriff Deputy widow, Mama of 2, founder of The Shelter Foundation, and can often be found with a sweet tea and a good book.

Kelli Campbell-Goodnow

Kelli Campbell-Goodnow lost her husband, Major Shawn Campbell, in a USMC helicopter collision in Hawaii in 2016. Forced to leave their paradise home to begin a life from scratch, Kelli and her four children saw God at work in their brokenness like she never could have dreamed or expected. Married now to the “love of her second life,” Michael Goodnow, Kelli works for a charity supporting military and gold star families, and seeks to pass on to fellow widows, the comfort, encouragement, and love of Jesus her family has been so graciously given.

PAST RETREATS

CAPTIVA, FL
Widows of Heroes 2021

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO
Widows of Heroes 2021

HIGHLANDS, NC
Widows of Heroes 2020

LOS ANGELES, CA
Widows of Heroes 2020

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Never Alone Widows Of Heroes is a retreat where military and first responder widows can come together to be inspired, supported and enveloped in a community.