Restoration, healing, and renewal.

RAPHA Lodge exists to aid in the restoration, healing, and renewal of individuals and families suffering traumatic loss from the death of a child, parent, or spouse.

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Request a Stay

Have you experienced a traumatic loss from the death of a loved one? Request a stay at RAPHA Lodge to find healing and restoration.

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When you make a donation to RAPHA Lodge, you’re helping us help others who are in the process of healing and recovery.

Our Location

THE LOCATION contributes a vital role to the efforts of RAPHA Lodge. The lodge is located in the mountains of northern Georgia, a beautiful place with many lakes, streams, waterfalls, hiking trails, mountain vistas, and abundant indoor and outdoor activities. This location was chosen to support and enhance the healing and restoration process. It provides the opportunity for complete solitude or activities in the surrounding communities, depending on the needs of the family or individual.

Accommodations

COMFORTABLE ACCOMMODATIONS will be provided without charge for up to six days. The accommodations will be attractive, clean, and decorated in ways that create a positive, peaceful environment that will enhance the healing and restoration process. A nutritious breakfast will be served each morning of the stay. Various support resources will be available to the guests as needed. Quiet and private reading areas are available inside and outside of the lodge for conversation, reflection and meditation.

Experienced Hosts

EXPERIENCED LODGE HOSTS are available for encouraging dialogue with guests. RAPHA Lodge is not designed to be a professional counseling center, but is designed to be a place where grieving persons can freely share their pain and grief in heartfelt dialogue without fear of judgment and condemnation. The on-site hosts of RAPHA Lodge, Ken and Shanon Gross, have over thirty-five years of experience with grieving families that have enabled them to come alongside those who have lost children or other significant family members, offering them unconditional love, encouraging words of faith and hope from their own loss experience. This interaction is not required, but is solely at the discretion of the guests, and is only designed to aid grieving persons in their healing and restoration journey. Ken has received specialized training in traumatic grief counseling from Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, associate professor at Arizona State University, one of the most acclaimed educators in traumatic grief counseling. He has been accredited by the Miss Foundation of Austin, Texas, as a compassionate bereavement care® certified provider. Shanon has been professionally trained in bed and breakfast management, and has many years of experience in hosting overnight guests.

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Cost

Families and individuals are welcome at RAPHA Lodge without any financial obligations. RAPHA Lodge is generously supported by friends of the lodge through the nonprofit RAPHA Corporation.

Application

Applications to RAPHA Lodge are available to all who can benefit from this support, without regard to race, ethnic origin, or religion.

I’m extremely grateful for RAPHA Lodge. My stay there helped me to heal during a hard time. It was refreshing being able to get away and focus on restoration.

William Wright

I’m not sure RAPHA Lodge will ever truly know the impact that they had on me and my family. When I lost my parents, I was able to heal in a healthy and safe environment.