The Heart Behind

Soul Tenders

Our Story

In 2013, God brought us together in a way that both surprised and stretched us.

Each of us were emerging from seasons marked by grief and loss after previous marriages. Without knowing each other well, we both prayed the same night—asking God to bring someone with a heart fully His. The very next day, over a simple cup of coffee, we saw the answer unfold. It was clear: we were meant to walk this journey together.

After attending several premarital classes, we followed His leading and became husband and wife. Having both experienced marriages without God at the center, we now treasure the difference a Christ-centered covenant makes. For over a decade, we’ve watched God shape, strengthen, and sustain our marriage—and it’s out of that testimony that we love walking alongside other couples. Whether they're preparing for marriage or navigating challenges within it, we offer support, wisdom, and grace from a place of shared experience.

Today, we serve together in full-time RV ministry, traveling to reach the often-overlooked and always-moving nomad community. Whether hosting gatherings, engaging in one-on-one soul care, leading virtual Bible studies, or simply praying with people wherever we meet them, our mission is simple: go where God leads and love the people we find along the way.

We also carry a deep compassion for those walking through trauma. From our own stories of both big and little “t” traumas, we understand the impact of pain—but we also believe in the power of growth. While PTSD highlights what’s broken, we are passionate about post-traumatic growth—helping others not just survive, but become stronger, wiser, and more rooted in hope through it.

In all things, we simply want to be faithful vessels—tending souls with gentleness, speaking truth in love, and pointing people to the healing and restoration found in God alone.

The Crisps

Meet Terry

After a long and fulfilling career in the entertainment industry, Terry felt the Lord calling him into a new season—one marked by deeper service and surrender. He returned to school to earn a graduate degree in counseling and later served as a chaplain, using his gifts to walk with others through life’s hardest moments.

At his core, Terry is a helper—devoted to extending the love and ministry of Jesus wherever the road leads. Much like Abraham, his call came later in life, but it has been marked by a profound willingness to GO—leaving behind comfort and familiarity to follow God’s voice into the unknown.

His journey into ministry wasn’t sudden, but a steady unfolding shaped by decades of walking with Christ. At one point, he and Kari believed they had found their forever home—land they owned, a house they built, a place to settle. But God had other plans. What felt like loss became preparation. The Lord was clearing the way for something greater: a life of full surrender and mobile ministry.

Today, Terry travels full-time with Kari, reaching people in the U.S. who live life on the road. Through relational outreach, in-person gatherings, one-on-one discipleship, and intentional prayer, Terry brings the presence of Christ into campgrounds, parks, and communities often untouched by traditional church.

Whether offering a listening ear, sharing Scripture, or simply showing up with compassion, Terry lives each day with a simple mission:
to follow wherever God leads and make His love known along the way.

Meet Kari

Kari has been walking with the Lord for over 20 years, living out the belief that a vibrant relationship with God takes both intention and pursuit. Her heart beats for the lost and overlooked, and she’s passionate about seeing every part of her story—gifts, talents, education, and experiences—used to strengthen and grow God’s kingdom.

With a blend of formal training and real-world ministry experience, Kari is uniquely gifted to walk alongside people in their most difficult seasons. She’s unafraid to face pain head-on and carries a steady, compassionate presence that brings comfort, authenticity, and hope. Her open, relatable approach helps others feel seen, heard, and reminded that no one is beyond the reach of God’s love.

Kari understands that ministry isn’t one-size-fits-all. Whether offering personalized discipleship, spiritual care, or simply a listening ear, she meets people where they are—offering truth with gentleness and grace.

Today, she serves full-time in RV ministry, reaching people living life on the road. Through in-person gatherings, virtual Bible studies, and monthly prayer meetings, Kari helps create spaces of connection, growth, and encouragement—wherever people may be.

Her mission is simple:
to love deeply, serve faithfully, and help others draw closer to the One who never stops pursuing them.

Endorsements

Over the years we have journeyed with Terry and Kari there has been increasing evidence of their intense love for God and desire to minister His love to people. Their hearts and homes have been open to minister to the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of the people the Holy Spirit brought into their lives with the desire to produce disciples that would in turn make disciples to the glory of God.

Don and Janet Thomason

(YWAM Retired Missionaries)

Terry and Kari have been a blessing in my faith walk, answering the questions I've had, whether difficult or easy. With so very few people in this world that are TRUE, Terry and Kari Crisp are who I trust to help guide me to Jesus.