Grace

Where to begin?   Thank you all for your continuing prayers and support.  Please forgive me for not keeping you updated as I should.  I know that without information from me it is hard to pray specifically for what is going on. 

Well coming home from Peru was a very big culture shock, as I was expecting.  Even now 2.5 months later I miss my dear friends from Peru everyday! 

 Going from the beginning of winter to the beginning of an Arizona summer was shocking as well.  It took me about three days to be able to breath properly as in Lima it is extremely humid and in Arizona is very DRY! 

  It was a great blessing to see my mom and family and especially the people from church that I know have been so faithful throughout this past year.  

  The Lord blessed me with the opportunity to be able to share a video presentation that I made of my time in Peru with several different people and groups.  I love being able to show everyone the fruit that the Lord brought through my time in Lima, Peru . 

BECOMING A MISSIONARY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA !

  The Lord put it on my heart to return to the USA to work on starting a Christian ESL School here in Arizona just like I had done in Lima .  There is about 45% Hispanic population in Bullhead City , which is where I live, and virtually no one reaching out to this culture within our culture. 

     I have been teaching for the last 6 weeks two nights a week teaching ESL at the Community College here in my town, all of my students are women and they are all very receptive to the Lord. 

  I had no intention of teaching Spanish in coming home, but several people from church have had a desire to learn Spanish to be able to reach out to our community.  So for the past two weeks I have been teaching 13 people Spanish.  We meet twice a week, and they are learning scripture in Spanish and also worship songs in Spanish.   Two of my Mexican students from the college are even coming to the class and helping me teach.  Please pray for them their names are Silvia and Bertha.  They are here in the states for only 4 more months on working visas but are both extremely receptive to the Lord. 

  I pray that in the future we will have a Christian ESL school a Christian Spanish school,  also that we will have a Spanish Church service too.  There are limitless possibilities with our God! 

  Please pray that the Lord will give me more opportunities to reach out into the Latino community here in Bullhead, and that He will put this same desire on more people’s hearts. 

   The Living water Ministry is going great.  We have given out about 1,000 water bottles in the last 3 weeks and talked to many people about the love of Jesus.  This is also a way that the Lord is using us to reach out to the lost in Las Vegas and Laughlin, NV . 

   I am also continuing to work on making a Christian ESL Curriculum.  It is coming along really well and I am so excited to see what the Lord’s going to do with it.

  Once again thank you for your prayers and continued support.  

God bless you and keep you! 

I would love to hear about what the Lord’s doing in your lives, or if you would like to get together and fellowship.  Please write to me at gracehensley@hotmail.com

p.s.  If you are interested in supporting me as a missionary here in the USA please donate online at this site. 

http://www.sgwm.com/missionaries/php?id=143

"But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." 2 Tim. 4:5

I have experienced so many different emotions this month. It is hard to believe that my year in Peru is now over. It was such a life changing experience that I will cherish and continue to learn from in years to come.

During this month I was able to invite several families over for dinner. It was a great blessing to get to know my students and their families on a much more personal level.

They have all lived such interesting lives. I can't even imagine experiencing the hardships that some of them have gone though. Through the Lord they have overcome all these things and have such joy and peace. They were a great encouragement to me.

This little lady's name is Sofia. She has a fruit shop around the corner from the Bible College. Her son Carlos has been coming to the English classes for the last 4 semesters. He has learned a lot of English, but most of all He has drawn closer to the Lord. It was so great to hear about their lives, where the Lord has brought them from and where the Lord is leading them. 

                                                                                                                    


In coming to Peru it was never my intention to create a school that was dependent upon me. The Lord gave me His wisdom in order to organize and start the school. It has been my prayer that the Lord would be the center of everything and that He would remain in complete control.

All of the students completed their final exams and almost all of them moved up to the next level. They are all growing in their confidence and enjoying the classes. The best part however is that they are inviting their non-Christian friends and neighbors to come to the English school, and to church.

Thank you so much for your prayers about the Lord providing a new director in my place. He did. Her name is Rachel Mach, please keep her in your prayers.

Classes start May 5 so she has a lot to do in order to get everything ready. Please continue to pray for the students that will be coming this semester.




My last week in Lima was filled with such bittersweet emotions. I knew that the Lord had called me to go back to Bullhead City, Arizona and establish an Christian English School there. But at the same time my heart ached to remain with the amazing Peruvians that had become not just my students and my friends but my family!

The Lord is faithful and i know that if it is His will I will return to Lima someday soon perhaps not long term, but like Paul to encourage and comfort the body of Christ there.



About 10 of the Peruvians came to the airport to send me off. That was such a huge blessing to see all of their love to come out so late and be there for me.

My flight left Lima at about midnight and got to Ft. Lauderdale at 6:00 am. I had a layover till 12:00 pm but it was totally God because I had the opportunity to talk with a lady there in the airport and encourage her in her walk with the Lord.

At noon I left Ft. Lauderdale and went to Orlando. I had to switch planes again and left Orlando at 2:00 pm. My plane stopped in Albuquerque for about 40 minutes and then finally to Las Vegas where my Mom picked me up from the airport.

We went out to dinner with my sister and niece. It was a nice time to be with them and share a little bit about what the Lord has been doing in Peru.

This morning I went to church in my Peruvian outfit, and was blessed to see everyone. Some time this next week I'll have a time that I can share with the whole body the great work that has been started in Lima. Peru.

This is a picture of me and my Pastor after church today






Now I am here in Bullhead City, Arizona. I am now a national missionary to the United States of America. The Lord has put it on my heart to reach out to the Latino population here.

During the next couple of weeks please join me in prayer as it is my heart's desire to start an English school here in Bullhead. There is a lot of preparation that goes into starting a school many materials that need to be purchased, and teachers that need to be trained. But the most important part is that everything is covered in prayer.

Perhaps you or your church might be interested in hearing about how to start an English as a Second Language school at your church. I would be glad to come and share how the Lord has used this ministry to bring so many people to Him.

Thank you so much for continuing to prayerfully support me in this new ministry. I know that the Lord will be glorified and that many people with come to Him.

May God richly bless you and keep you. I would love to hear from you.

En Cristo, Grace

(This is a picture of me and my Mom. She was very thankful to have me back home)