A Change in the Wind.

Since I've been back in Mazatlan there have been a lot of changes happening. It's been a while since I've written so I'll try to keep it short and very sweet! When I returned the DTS (http://www.ywam.org/contents/get_tra_dts.htm) was heading for their 7 week outreach! They went to three different nations: Brazil, Mexico and China. They returned two weeks ago with amazing testimonies of how God used them in incredable ways to share and show his love. Another thing that they ran into, you may have heard, was some complication with the Swine Flu! The team in Brazil wasn't allowed to leave that YWAM base for a week and had to be checked by a Doctor everyday. They actually go on the news for being Mexican Missionaries while the team had Americans, two girls from Holland, a Canadain, and only two Mexicans. Just one of the adventures this DTS has been on.

The Swine Flu never reached the state of Sinaloa where I live. I never got sick. And I was actually told my some friends to not come back and bring the pig flu.

Our Remnant skate ministry (http://www.ywammazatlan.com/page/remnant-sk8) has been going really great. I've built a lot of friendships with the skaters and it's awesome to see them pursue a passion of their hearts. Be praying for them, one of their friends passed away about a month ago, drowned in the ocean, and they took it pretty hard. We've had some memorial services and celebrated his life by skating, listening to music and watching skate videos. It's been a good open door to talk about Jesus and give hope and encouragement to the guys.

My position at the base has changed. I'm out of hospitality and working in the kitchen for three meals a day! It's pretty enjoyable. We have some teams here with us so we're cooking for a big group of people! Sometimes it's 20 sometimes it's 150. Anna is our cook and I part of the team that helps her throughout the day. I'm learning how to cook Mexican food.. Good Mexican food. It's pretty fun to serve the base and the teams in such a great way. There's nothing better then having good food around!



I'm doing pretty well. Being in the kitchen has taught me a lot so far and the Lord has been teaching me to slow down a little bit. I've have more time to chill, read, get feed and just be the the presence of the Lord. My year commitment here is up in September and I'm praying about what to do next. If I'll be here longer or start working to something else. There's plenty of options and I want to hear what the Lord has to say.

Finally, I'm sure most of you have heard about my brother, Bradley. He was in the hospital just over a month ago. He's doing much better now. I just want to say thank you for praying for him. It was a pretty rough time for me to be away but the Lord is so good to bring comfort. He's still waiting for results and has to take some more in the future if you could be praying for him still and the results come back with good report.

Thanks for taking time to read this! As I'm writing I'm enjoying a little bit of rain. We had a little hurrican here Friday and that was an experience!! It was cool to see something like that and we're all safe, just still cleaning up some damage. The rain is nice and cooling things down!

Monthly Support

I'm still new at this bloging and I couldn't figure out how to make it a seprate page. I'm posting my monthly support here and then I'll change it once I get some help on it!! Below that I have ways you can make payments through my YWAM Account in Tyler Texas. If you would like to pay others ways you can contact me at JNHendershott@gmail.com and we can work that out.

Monthly budget
Staff Fees- $300
Insurance- $126
Credit Card payments- $70
Laundry – $20
Phone/Internet- $30
Groceries - $100
Total- $646 monthly
Goal for monthly support- $1000
Debt to pay off- about $1,800

*The goal for monthly is more then needed so I can start saving for future ministry, paying off debt, and going to events such as staff retreats and conferences.

All of my support will now be going through the YWAM Tyler base in Texas. There are a few different ways you can send money in through my YWAM account. I will list the different ways below with some instructions. Every time that you send in money you will receive a tax-deductible receipt, and a self-addressed return envelope that you will be able to use for the next month. Here are the different ways that you can send your support.
: Checks :
All checks must be written out to YWAM. You cannot put my name anywhere on the check. Instead, please write my first and last name on a separate piece of paper and place it with the check. Then mail to:
Accounting Department
PO Box 300
Garden Valley, TX 75771-3000

:Automatic Withdraw:
If you would like YWAM to automatically withdraw support from your bank account on a monthly basis you can set it up with the accounting office. There is no extra charge by giving automatically you just need to let them know how much you’ll be giving monthly. To set this up you need to contact YWAM Tyler and you can do that a few different ways. The phone number is 903-882-5591 and the office is open weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm Central Standard Time. Or you can email them at patrobinson@ywamtyler.org. They will be more then happy to help you out.
: Credit Card:
You can also use your credit card to send support. Just call 903-882-5591 and the office is open weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm Central Standard Time.

A Long Time Ago..

..I wrote my last blog. For variuos reasons I have not written in shortly over three months now! We've had a lot going on at the base during this time and it's been soo busy! In January a DTS started and in the next few weeks they'll be heading to different nations such as: Brazil, Asia and Mexico. They will be on outreach for the final part of DTS for two months. It's great to see what the students have been doing during this time and where they have allowed God to take them. Such a change of hearts. Such a tribe for the Lord. It's been really great!



In February we had our Carnaval Outreach which was amazing! It's very similar to Mardi Gras that is held in the States which I attended last year. We held different ministries like a cafe, beauty salon, street ministry/evangelism, and skate ministry. I was involved with the stake ministry, Remnant, and it was so much fun! We had a great time taking out the ramps for the skaters to use. We would hangout with the, chat, listen to music, it was great. More like hanging out with friends but I like it that way, it's all about relationship the way I see it. Since Carnaval we've started a Bible study and hangout with the guys about twice a week. It's been really great getting to know them more and building that trust with them. Also, because skaters are mostly guys they sometimes bring girls along with them to hangout which is good for me! It's been great getting to know a few of the girls and find friendship in the Latin community. During Carnaval we had about 2,000 people come to know the Lord is a real way. It's so cool to see what can happen when you put a little bit of action into something.



The Hospitality Department, my role on base, has been ok. It's a great challenge that I've learned a lot from. It seems like a great lesson is learned every day! We've has guest come to work with the Homes of Hope, Remnant Skate ministry, mission builders, Interns, and some guest for a wedding! So I'm always doing laundry and making sure everyone has what they need.



Personally, I've had a hard time findind rest. My body has been more tired then normal and isn't getting better. I've been a bit under the weather with a cold and trying to fight it and get healthy again. Also, I'm in Ohio right now raising support. I've fallen behind on my staff fees and my support isn't up to where it needs to be. I have a full layout on the Monthly Support page to the left that you can check out. Right now I'm looking to raise my support to about $800 to $1000 monthly. This will help me pay off my staff fees and everything else that I need to be in Mexico. Please pray and consider supporting me. It's a great oppertunity to give to the Kingdom of Christ. This allows me to be on staff, doing what I love to do, and planting those seeds that God wants to grow for His glory. If you're interested all of the information is on the Monthly Support page and you can email me for any more questions concerning this at JNHendershott@gmail.com.



And finally! The news I've been wanting to share for months! I know my time in Mexico was ment to prepare and grow me for what I would be doing after I leave the ministry down there. The time has been a great character building experience for me most of all. I was thinking that the last year has refined me in such a way and the Lord needed me to go through some hard, challenging, make it or break it time for me to do what He has put on my heart. Once I'm finished in Mexico I will be returning home to start ministry in Mansfield! Ohio! Chicago! Washington, D.C.! Where ever he leads! But I know I will be living in Mansfield and doing a lot of things out of here from that time on, or until He brings something else to the table. My heart has always been home and the last five years have been great but I know that the time will be coming soon and I will be home again. I have a lot of ideas, passions, guidance for once I get back here. There will be more on this later!!



I know this is soo long and I'll try to write sooner so I'm not sending out a novel every few months. I'll keep you more updated from here on out! Take care and God Bless!

A Little Change Here and There

I was able to come home for a week this Christmas and it's been such a great blessing to see my family and friends. Being able to spend a lot of time with my family and extended family has been so good. This Christmas is a little more chill then the ones in the past and a much more needed time of rest for a week. The Discipleship Training School just finished their lecture phase last week and the outreach teams are on the road. The Africa team just left on Saturday and the Haiti and Mexico teams are leaving today. On Friday we had a student get hit by a car while he was skating and with the last update I've heard he was still in the hosipital with 10 broken ribs, fluid in his lungs and some major head injuries. Please be praying for him, his name is Walter and he's suppose to be heading to Haiti today and we're praying that he can meet up with the team once he's out of the hospital and well.



Since my last update we've had a Renment skate compition for our skate ministry that I'm involved in and we had a great turnout. About 30 skaters were there and the compition was just a few hours long. This was a kick off to start the ministry back up and let the guys know that we're starting again. With staff leaving in the past the skaters weren't sure if we were still holding Friday night skate so we're getting them back together and not letting this ministry die. We're also starting a bible study with them on Tuesday night for those who want to come and know more about their Maker. Please be praying for the Renment Skate Ministry. We want the skaters to know we're still there for them and we're looking for perment places that we can hold Friday Night Skate where they can come and chill throughout the week as well. I just had a skate board givin to me so now I can get back on the floor with everyone, which is an answer to prayer. The Lord loves blessing us in the little things!


My position as DTS Secretary will be the same for the next school which I'm really excited about. I'll serve the leaders of the school so they can be focused on what is happening without thinking about all the details behind the sceens. I'm also going to start running the hospitality department and taking care of the guest speakers and outreach teams coming through the YWAM Mazatlan base. I worked in the hospitality department at the YWAM Denver base and loved it so I'm really excited about this. This is such an exciting time because God is doing so much in my heart and having giving these positions he's confirmed a lot of things for the future ahead. More on that later...


I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas this year! Enjoy time with family and friends. Be safe and stay warm!

Time to Chill

We're safe home from Pachuca, Mexico and the Go Conference was absolutely amazing!  We had such a great week of teaching and God did so much in my heart.  I got so much revelation of what God has for me in my life and simply just a lot of encouragement.  The pastor of the church we had the conference told us so much about when he and his family stayed in the mountains of Mexico with an isolated tribe.  I haven't shared much of this dream of mine but this is exactly what I want to do one day.  God put this in my heart in 2005 while I was sitting in a waiting room reading about isolated tribes in Columbia and the government intruding in on them.  Since then I've been really interested in living with a tribe but I never really thought it was possible.  They're isolated.  They only speak their own language.  They are in the depth of the jungle.  Can they even be found?  Can I even approach them and not be their evening dinner?  Then I heard about One Story, and organization that sends groups of people to tribes that have never heard of the name of Jesus.   My dream is to do this one day.  I've been in contact with them and just getting started with praying about where I should go and when.  I know it's a little further in the future but it's going to be a long process getting started so if you could be praying about it with me!  We had a lot of other really great teachings and worship times but the biggest thing God did in my heart was stir the fire in me about the tribes!  I also have a desire to go to China and serve my friends over there.  I plan to do that for a good few months and before I hit the jungles.  So ya!  It's a crazy adventure that God is taking me on and I'm not sure how it's going to work out but it's just trusting Jesus knows the way and I'm just following in his foot steps!

I also got sick again this week and missed out on street ministry in Mexico City.  I was soo bummed about it!  I was looking forward to it so much but I needed the rest for sure!  I heard a lot of great stories of hanging out with street kids, prostitutes and gang members.  Some came to know the Lord and others had open ears to what He had to say to them.  Such a great time of ministry.  Things with the school are going great.  We have such an amazing group of students.  They're getting fired up about outreach and really looking forward to it.  God is doing so much in their lives and the staff as well.  It's been so wonderful!  

With everything going on God has been calling me into a time to chill with Him.  It is so refreshing to just sit with Him and allow Him to minister to me.  It's a much needed thing to do right now.  Just get restored and prepared for the things He has for me.  He's created me to be a warrior in His Kingdom so He's preparing me for battle.  Frankly, it's quite fun to learn how to fight.