Life Impact Staff members and your hosts in Sunriver, Oregon, Dave and Sheri Grissen, have been involved in Foreign Missions and Humanitarian Aid work for over 26 years, and lived in Europe and Central Asia for 20 of those. In that context they raised five children in both national and expatriate schools, while leading multicultural teams to accomplish disciple-making and humanitarian objectives in these areas. Besides their years of Missionary experience, academically Dave holds a Master of Divinity degree, and Sheri has a Masters degree in Christian Counseling. Their overseas work and living experiences have given them and their support team, the heart and desire to provide for you a refreshing place of rest and informal mentoring in areas of your felt needs.

They strongly believe that only an intimate relationship with Jesus can remedy the personal and major issues facing people around the globe, bringing them quality of life here and eternal life ultimately. The key to seeing this happen in any country of the globe is a committed missionary, motivated and working effectively in their task.

Life Impact exists to strengthen cross-cultural workers like you, enhancing your motivations and contributing to your effectiveness to live and work in a foreign culture.

Vancouver, Washington Counseling Services

Jim and Carol Wold live with their children in Vancouver, Washington. Jim, with an M. Div. Degree and an M.A. in Biblical Counseling, counsels and encourages pastors, missionaries, and Christian leaders in the Portland/Vancouver area. With twenty years of counseling experience, Jim has dealt with a wide array of issues including marriage, family and parenting difficulties, depression, anxiety, sexual issues, and relational problems.

Since 2000, Jim and Carol have been serving ministry leaders together through counseling, mentoring, coaching, encouragement, and friendship. They love doing ministry hand in hand. Carol is a great asset with her compassionate hospitality and practical wisdom in helping ministry leaders work through various challenges. Also, they and their children all enjoy ministry involvement through their local church.

Jim and Carol, with their family, will be moving to the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota the summer of 2008. They will establish Life Impact's second Oasis in the Rapid City area. Currently, they are available to serve ministry leaders through counseling and encouragement in Vancouver, WA.