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Besides the mentoring & coaching programs at a “hosted” Oasis, Life Impact is pleased to offer the following facilities made available by LI Partners for R&R only. Please connect with each facility manager directly through info given below.

(There are other organizations which provide facilities for missionaries and pastors. Please see some of those under “Links” on this web-site.)

Life Impact Partners, Jerry & Lu Ann Broekhuis, are making their vacation home in Fortine, Montana available for R&R to Missionaries, Pastors of small churches, and Care Givers of the disabled. The retreat is offered free of charge to those that quailfy. Meadow Creek Retreat offers all the amenities of a modern home. There are two bedrooms which can comfortably sleep four individuals, a full kitchen, laundry and two full bathrooms.

The Retreat is located less than an hour away from Glacier International Airport and Glacier National Park, and 16 miles south of the Canadian border on Highway 93 in a wonderful recreation ara. Activities include golfing, hiking, fishing and relaxation. For 2008, Meadow Creek Retreat is available from mid-July through mid-October. Must stay 5-7 nights.

Trails Inn
Waynesville, North Carolina

Nestled in a wooded setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains at the end of a quiet road, TRAIL'S INN provides a place where you can breathe deeply, relax fully, and refresh your weary soul. Located at 3,200 feet, this adults only respite destination sleeps up to six and features two bedrooms and a loft, two baths, living-dining area with fireplace, full kitchen, laundry, wrap around deck to enjoy cool breezes, breath taking mountain views, and several hiking trails available on the surrounding eight and one half acres. Although you will feel that you are away from it all, you will be just ten minutes from Interstate 40, forty-five minutes from Asheville International Airport, fifteen minutes from Waynesville and Lake Junaluska, and within driving distance of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Pisgah National Forest, Maggie Valley, Blue Ridge Parkway, and Appalachian Trail. If God is calling you to a time away, a place of quiet where He can remind you of His love for you, you can meet Him again at TRAIL'S INN.

Contact: Fred and Lynne Galloway at (828) 627-1097 or e-mail at, fbglcg3@bellsouth.net

The Florida House
Tallahassee, Florida

"Life Impact Partners, Greg and Felicia Bratton, are offering a "Jack and Jill suite" in their new home for Missionary singles, couples or families who are traveling through or need a week or two of R&R. The Florida House is located near Tallahassee, only 3 miles from Wakulla Springs, famous for the Johnny Wisemuller "Tarzan" movie set. The home sits on 2.5 acres of wooded land.

Contact: Greg and Felicia Bratton at (850) 210-1121, (850) 294-2961, or e-mail at: GDBratton@aol.com

This home is being offered by a couple who wants to bless other workers. This duplex apartment has 3 bedrooms with 1.5 baths and easily sleeps 6-7. It is located in Jamestown, NY, 45 minutes from Erie, PA and 75 minutes from Buffalo. It is close to shopping, golfing, and the 20 mile long lake Chautauqua. Summers find the town focused on the arts and music, and various reasonably priced golf courses abound in the area. In reach of Niagara Falls as well. Usage for not longer than 1 month on a donation basis.

Grand Junction, Colorado is the beautiful location for these missionary R&R rooms. Two bedrooms, a full bath, and a patio on the garden level of this 4-level home are available to guests. A small kitchen and dining room may be used for meals. Maximum capacity is a couple with 3 children. Cost: $25 per night.