January 9, 2026

Dear friends and family,

The starting of a New Year is, for the Seminary, a challenge. The pastors/students have just finished a very busy end of year (Christmas/ New Year), finished a semester of studies (3-6 courses), plus family time and ministry or work—boy, are they feeling overloaded!

Now for our upcoming semester, we will be offering 4 courses. There will be two on Tuesday and three on Thursday with two different professors. As we are talking about the seminary, let us remember that these courses are upper-level courses (Masters and Doctoral studies)! These are very challenging studies. So, how can you and I help our Brazilian brothers and sisters? PRAY!!! And if you would like to help financially (take a load off their plate), AWESOME!!!! Realize that their economy is more troublesome than ours.

Also, the seminary is in a transitional phase. We have added an academic administrator. Growth requires adaptability, which means more people are involved.

In this growth period, we are actively seeking more students. We are visiting other regions in Brazil—the South. Our last visit there was near Paraguay/Uruguay, and this semester we have gained five more students with interest from various others. We also have another seminary that is interested in using our material in their school. God is AWESOME!!!! He is the one that is in control and makes it all possible! Keep praying for the pastors in Brazil and their churches.

We are HAPPY to welcome Dr. Edge from Texas back from a one-year sabbatical as a result of his wife’s passing. Pray for him as he is jumping back in with both feet. He will be teaching the three courses and has two doctoral students he will be helping guide with their thesis. Their dissertation involves lots of research and dedication. As I am talking about these doctoral students, let me tell you that we anticipate that two or maybe three will complete the required work to become accredited.

Upon their accreditation we hope for some of them to join the teaching staff of our Seminary to help here in Brazil. Pray for these as they work their way to becoming part of the future of the seminary. AWESOME is the God we serve.

Pray for Barb and I as we are preparing for the graduation which will be in the latter part of June. I will be on the road again around that time looking for more places to plug the seminary into for more Brazilians to study God’s Word.
In His service,
Aj and Barbara

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Contact Info:
AJ & Barbara Hensley
30524 Mimi St
Sebring, FL 33870-0530
AJ: 859-539-2302 | Barbara: 859-539-1424
ajcaragua@gmail.com

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