At El Refugio our desire is that you have an encounter with God. While some just need a space to get away and rest on their own, most of our guests come for programmed activities guided by our staff. We believe that God can and does show up through each of these activities. A programmed activity could be setting you up for solo time in nature, facilitating a day of team building and high ropes, or leading a debrief to process what you've been learning.

We are a non-profit organization and rely on donations to be able to grow and keep our prices affordable and accessible for as many people as possible. We have an on-going scholarship fund for those who otherwise couldn't afford to come, as well as a number of special projects each year that rely on funding.

You can find out about special projects and what we're doing each month by reading our email updates.

We are one of nine ministries in Quito that form an organization known as Youth World International. Each ministry focuses on bringing truth, hope, and training to the younger generation and their families to bring about holistic change.

Youth World is part of One Collective, which is a global non-profit that works in communities around the world and is passionate about making sure no one is invisible and everyone has access to food, freedom, and forgiveness.