Early in 2014, WorldView's board of directors voted to sell the WorldView building. Steve and Joann Price, resident directors, asked God how they could continue a ministry which serves the missionary community. While serving the resident WorldView community, they have seen the very context of living in community creating healing and wholeness for broken and weary people.

With the planned sale of the building came the commission to re-envision WorldView's residential side into a new ministry.The Dream Team was formed to ask, "How can we serve the missionary community? What are  the needs of the missionaries and their families? Where are the holes in how the missionaries are currently served?" Together, the Dream Team asked many questions and prayed, asking God to lead us to reflect His heart and care for the weary.

As a result, The Dream Team's name and purpose has now become The Sanctuary Inn.  We are An Intentional Community, living together to support Global Workers with Kingdom Purpose. Our hope is for a place of refuge and restoration for those serving the Lord in difficult circumstances.

As we've considered God's path for us, we've found that there are few other ministries which provide a place for missionaries to stay and be restored. A huge need for this type of resource is obvious.

So we are blazing a trail...and as we do, we pray--for the Lord to direct to the right kind of property to meet the need. Also, we pray for the timing of the move, and who will be involved in  our beginning community.

Katie

DePue Family

Timothy and Laurie DePue - Timothy grew up as a missionary kid in tribal areas of Bolivia, South America. Laurie traveled on short term mission trips and worked as a house parent at a missionary kid's school. They share the passion of caring well for missionary families.

Micah and Kara Githens - Kara grew up in Brazil where her parents trained Brazilians to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth. Kara

Kara & Micah

attended Western Seminary, receiving degrees in Counseling and Intercultural Studies. While attending Western, Kara lived at WorldView Center. Micah's family lived in Malaysia when he was young for several years. Micah works doing web design and is really smart about computer stuff! Micah and Kara both have a passion for growing their own food and helping others to live a healthy life.  

Koch Family

 Alan and Ellen Koch - are really awesome people and we love them. Alan has worked for many years in computer support, providing technical support for computer users. He currently works for the State of Oregon. Alan spent two summers during college working for Greater Europe Mission. Ellen loves the Lord and is quick to speak words of life and blessing to all who cross her path. She is known by her friends as being an encourager and a prayer warrior. In the last few months, Alan and Ellen have had the joy of seeing both their sons get married.

Jody & Dan

Peloquin Family

Andy and Jooae Peloquin - have both spent time in overseas cross cultural work, and their understanding of cross cultural joys and challenges is close to home as their marriage is cross cultural. Jooae is from Korea and was raised in Samoa where her parents served as medical missionaries. Andy and Jooae serve international students through the ministry of FOCUS. Andy graduated from Western Seminary and works there as Dean of Students and International Student Coordinator. Jooae is a chiropractor and is studying at OHSU to become an RN. They have been residents of the WorldView Center for almost three years.

Joann & Steve

Steven & Joann Price - are the current resident directors at WorldView Center, a position they have held for ten years. They served for five years overseas, in Eastern Europe. They continue to have a heart for providing a place where the unique joys and challenges of missionaries and global workers are understood and families will receive care.

Julie & Calvin

Calvin & Julie Tadema - are passionate about helping people to understand their true identity as dearly loved children of God. Their healing prayer ministry has been a blessing to many people who have worked and lived at the World View Center. Calvin has an extensive background in business. Together they attend (and serve) in a Korean congregation in Vancouver, Washington. Calvin and Julie also love to head out on long bike trips together.

Dr. Mary Wilder - see profile below...

Dr. Mary Wilder--WorldView Board and Dream Team Member

Prayer & Praise

--Praises and Thanksgiving for the "Dream Team" and for their excitement about future.

--Pray for the sale of the WorldView Center building; a long process with many opportunities for the Lord to open and close doors.               

Please join us in these prayers! 

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