Rooted & Restored
Healing, faith, community, and creation — closer to home.
Where the Journey Home Begins
Rooted & Restored is our ongoing, local program bringing the heart of Soldiers on Safari to veterans and their families right here in Southern California. We gather every Tuesday evening at Veterans Park in Redondo Beach for fellowship, friendship, faith, and worship — and on scheduled excursions to the National and State Parks that surround us, ancient forests, coastal trails, and desert wilderness as the backdrop for healing.
Healing
Biblical counseling and trauma-informed care woven into every gathering. You are more than you survived.
Faith
Every session is grounded in Scripture and the belief that true identity is found in Christ — not in rank, diagnosis, or past.
Community
Covenant brotherhood and sisterhood. A foxhole without the wire — where people show up, stay, and root for each other.
Excursions
Mini Soldiers on Safari experiences at National and State Parks across the USA — healing through creation, right here at home.
"He makes me lie down in green pastures..."
Psalm 23:2
Where We Gather
Veterans Park · Redondo Beach, CA
Every Tuesday · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Beginning September 15, 2026 — a weekly gathering for fellowship, friendship, faith, and worship. Veterans Park, Redondo Beach (33.83761° N, 118.38894° W). A growing community of veterans and families, plus scheduled excursions throughout Southern California.
Orange County, CA
Monthly
Expanding to serve the greater Orange County veteran community. Interest list now open — reach out to get connected.
"I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing."
— John 15:5
“Not every veteran can get to Africa, and healing doesn't wait for a plane ticket. Rooted & Restored brings the heart of Soldiers on Safari home — Tuesday nights at Veterans Park, a foxhole without the wire, brothers and sisters rooting for each other in Christ.”
Gregory Schwabe
Co-founder & Executive Director
Join Us
Whether you are a veteran, a family member, or simply someone searching for roots — there is a seat for you at this table.
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