About Us

Henry and Grettel are from Costa Rica, a naturally tropical country. Since meeting in 1992 and later marrying in 1998, they have shared a common goal: to serve the Lord.

In their early years of marriage, they were actively involved in several ministries, including church planting, youth ministry, Sunday School, Bible study groups at home, and leading worship at church.

In 2006, along with Jeremy Clark, who was then a missionary with Grace Ministries International (GMI) in Costa Rica, and the GMI-affiliated church Comunidad Bíblica de la Gracia, they founded the Grace Bible Institute. Since then, they have worked hard to prepare believers and new leaders capable of sustaining and multiplying the Lord’s work in their countries.

They also have a ministry called: MiDevocional.org, through which they have shared Bible devotionals and other resources with messages of salvation, encouragement, and spiritual growth to millions of Spanish speakers worldwide.

Ever since they were married, they have had a desire to serve the Lord. It wasn’t until 2008 that they began to travel to South America, where they led conferences and workshops on different topics such as discipleship, marriage, dispensationalism and the life of Jesus in countries such as Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. During these trips, they felt called to serve as missionaries in Paraguay and extend their ministry to the surrounding regions.

With hearts full of gratitude and after much prayer, the Lord has led Henry and Grettel to serve in Paraguay, where they plan to disciple men and women, teenagers and children, prepare new local leaders capable of sustaining and multiplying the Lord’s work, and promote Bible study and evangelism through workshops, conferences, and courses at the Grace Bible Institute. They also hope to inspire new church plants in Paraguay and take advantage of their proximity to Brazil and Argentina to begin new mission fields. All for the glory of God.

“But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.” – Acts 20:24