About Sixty-One Acres
Hear · Heal · Grow · Give
Our Founders
Darin and Christi Grimm have been married 20+ years and together have 6 children. Registered Nurse, turned Homeschool Mom, Christi has a passion for helping women of all ages know God’s Voice, heal from their past, and develop an intimate relationship with the Lord. Through her own difficult childhood, unplanned pregnancy, and wounds within her marriage, God has met her in each circumstance, speaking to her and healing her pains. His healing in her life has given her the passion to join hands with others on their journey as they seek Freedom and Wholeness in Him. Christi is a Certified Spiritual Director as well as a Certified Master Mental Health Coach. This enables her to more effectively shepherd women on their journey of spiritual growth, discipleship, and development.
Darin is a life-long learner and thrives on challenge. Most recently, he earned his doctoral degree in Business Administration and holds a leadership position in the business world. He desires to show Jesus to others through his servant leadership by representing a different side of corporate America. When he is not serving in this capacity, you can find him pouring wisdom into his children, taking off for a day of waves and surfing, traveling with Christi, and adventuring. It is through God’s creation that Darin most connects with Jesus and so a day of adventure is equivalent to a day in worship to our Almighty God! He is passionate about bringing others into the fold of Godly leadership and understanding what it looks like to be a Godly man who has an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.
How Sixty-One Acres Began
Through many dreams (sleeping dreams), words from the Lord, confirmation with scripture, and passionate interests, He has revealed to both Christi and Darin a beautiful picture of this ministry. It has been revealed piece by piece- never seeing the full picture at once. In January, 2020, while on a family trip to Costa Rica, both Darin and Christi had numerous prophetic dreams of a grander picture of what this ministry is. Then, in November of 2020, while away on a personal retreat with Jesus, the vision was fully birthed of Sixty-One Acres.
The name derives from Isaiah 61, and the words Hear, Heal, Grow, and Give follow along with the progression of the chapter. Our purpose is to guide God’s sons and daughters through this chapter of Isaiah as they learn to Hear His Voice, Heal their hurts, Grow as a disciple, and ultimately Give it to others. Although for many years Darin and Christi struggled to find commonality in ministry endeavors, God has been faithful to bring 2 very different people with different passions and giftings together for the furtherance of His Kingdom! To God be the Glory and may we be found faithful with His vision for Sixty-One Acres.
Latest Blogs
Jesus Had Feelings Too!
In 2015, my husband and I walked through a marital crisis. If you’ve followed along with us for a while, you may remember me periodically speaking of these things. We immediately started couples therapy and this October marked 8 (yes, EIGHT!) years of bimonthly appointments with a Christian Counseling Psychologist. The marital crisis is what […]
The 61-Art Story
Ever since I can remember, my life has included art. Every woman in my family is an amateur artist/crafter (and a few are pros). An oil painting painted by my great grandmother and framed by my great grandfather always hung in my childhood home. I have many fond memories of sitting around my Granny’s craft […]
Heart Reminders
When I was a child, I used to wonder why the Israelites seemed to often forget God’s Goodness and Faithfulness. They forgot how He would take care of them, forgot His provision, His protection, and His promises. I wondered how in the world they could possibly complain about having to eat manna every day when […]
Interview with Deanna
Meet Deanna Kramper. Deanna is a wife, home-school mom to 3 kids, and is very involved with her church. In the last two years she has come to ALL 3 of our different 61A Retreats. She came to Beauty for Ashes in November of 2021, Hearing God in September of 2022, and Abide in April […]
Sabbatical Thoughts
Exhausted, emotional, and overwhelmed. That is how I felt this past spring. It was a full season with many activities, responsibilities, and events. (A common season in my family!) Thankfully, all of the “things” were positive and good! But even in the midst of so much good, it can feel burdensome when it affects your […]
Test It – Six Questions to Help You Know if God Really Said That
If you’ve been following us for a while, you know that journaling with Jesus is very important to us here at Sixty-One Acres. It is one of the many ways we can build intimacy with our Lord. When we journal with Jesus, it’s not “dear diary” writing—it is a two-way conversation with the God of […]