Steven and Joann are the Innkeepers. Steven and Joann were married in 1981 and have been in either full or part time ministry since their wedding. Their experiences include youth ministry, camp ministry as well as other roles in a local church setting. Along with their four children they ministered in Slovakia and Hungary (1995-2000). They served as the Resident Directors at the WorldView Center (housing for international students) from 2005 to 2016. 

In December of 2016 they took possession of the property that is now known as Sanctuary Inn and began living there full time. In the years they have been at Sanctuary Inn it has been their privilege to be part of a team that has hosted hundreds of missionary guests as well as hosting retreats and mission team retreats. 

Their desire is to create an atmosphere at Sanctuary Inn that will refresh and restore the global workers that come to stay.

Dan and his wife Anna are the parents of three sons. Dan comes from a YWAM ministry background, enjoys teaching and preaching, and graduated from Western Seminary with a Masters in Biblical Studies and Theology.

Jen is from a farming community in northern Montana. Surrounded by horizons and sky she fell in love with God and his creation. After moving to Oregon in 2000 she met Peter through a summer trip with their church. After getting married, they served for 16 years with Cru living in Lithuania & Australia as International staff then Orlando for a time caring for International missionaries. She has a Bachelors degree in Human Development from Montana State University and a Biblical certificate from Multnomah Seminary. She completed Spiritual direction training in June of 2021. She completed training with La Rucher Debriefing in October 2024 and currently works on the Missionary Care team at her church. She and her husband Peter have 3 amazing teenagers.

Some things that make her come alive are being near water, adventuring in other countries with Peter, horses and companioning people as they face fears and grow in their trust with God. She is so honored to be able to companion people through debriefing and story work.

Jill Johnson was born in northern Brazil and has many sweet memories of her early childhood there. While the family was on a home assignment they decided to leave the mission field and she wished there had been a Sanctuary Inn for them all those years ago. She later married a fellow Brazilian MK, David Johnson, and together they raised four wonderful children who have now given them eleven grandchildren. She brings her ten years of experience as an administrative assistant in a local church and her passion for missionary care to Sanctuary Inn. In her spare time she enjoys quilting, gardening, traveling and spending time with her family. She looks forward to helping both our missionary guests and Lodge rental guests as they make their plans to come stay with us.

Kristin graduated from Western Seminary with a Master of Arts in Counseling and a Graduate Studies Diploma in Biblical and Theological Studies. In her work as a licensed professional counselor, she has worked with missionaries and TCKs who grew up on the field. She previously worked on staff at a local church in the missions department where she helped coordinate short-term teams and supported missionary care. She lived in Costa Rica and Mexico for two years studying Spanish and working as a short-term intern with a parachurch organization. In her free time, Kristin enjoys gardening, traveling and spending time with her family.