Who We Are

About Dr. Jim Said, DC, ND

Education

  • The York School (a College Prep School), Monterey, California. Graduated in 1966 as Valedictorian. Received the Emod L. Brunner Award for general excellence, and Math and Science awards.
  • Stanford University, Stanford, California. Graduated in 1970 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Product Design.
  • Western States College of Chiropractic, Portland, Oregon. Graduated in 1977, Summa Cum Laude and Valedictorian as Doctor of Chiropractic. Taught Neurology, Radiographic Anatomy, Gross Anatomy and Dissection, and Chemistry.
  • National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, Oregon. Graduated in 1977 as Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine.

Bioengineering

  • Stanford University (1969-1970). Research assistant in first prototype of robotic action emulating the human knee joint.
  • Skia Corporation, Saratoga, California (1972-1974). Manager of the Opto-mechanical Division. Project manager of the depth Perception (3D) X-ray System. R&D in fiber-optic and radiology technologies.

Medicine

  • Active practice as Chiropractic and Naturopathic Physician from 1977 to the present.
  • With his wife Ronda, jointly own and direct Open Door Life Institute currently in Orofino, Idaho, a lifestyle health center for treatment and education.
  • Lecturer, teacher, researcher, and writer on a wide range of health care issues and natural health care delivery systems, protocols and procedures, as well as on health and gospel, and historical Biblical prophecy.

About Ronda Said

With a BA in Psychology, Ronda went on to complete a degree in Religion, with an emphasis on the connection between God’s closing work in the Heavenly Sanctuary working simultaneously in His people as the Sanctuary of God. Ronda has presented Sanctuary seminars across the United States and Romania, sharing with church groups, women’s retreats, and week of prayer for schools. After spending five years as a Bible Worker, she continues to teach personal and group Bible Study lessons leading many to Christ. Besides teaching Sabbath School class and New Believer’s classes, Ronda has taught cooking schools, and seminars on the topics of Righteousness by Faith, Communicating like Jesus, and The Power of Faith and Prayer.

In addition, her focus has been the fund raising and construction needed for opening a unique Gospel Medical Missionary School of Evangelism, a training center to prepare young people for the end times. For the past 17 years, as director of the Open Door Health Retreat Center, Ronda’s summers have been consumed with her greatest passion of educating and assisting with the spiritual and physical healing of hundreds of guests through cleansing programs and lifestyle training. Ronda has come to appreciate the meaning of the health work being “the right arm of the gospel.”