NONPROFIT OF THE MONTH
MARTA RIOS WISNOSKI
Pastor of Prayer and Inner Healing – Grace Church Houston
Campus Pastor and Executive Director – Grace Christian Academy – Early Learning Center
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www.mygrace.com | www.gcahtx.com
OVERCOMING FEAR
Be a part of the Solution
Our church covering, Grace Houston,
has always been a part of reaching our
community. Our Senior Pastor, Garrett
Booth, has aimed high and has turned
each challenge into an opportunity to see
God move. Our faithful volunteers and staff have made
personal sacrifices to put our community first. In my 30
years, I cannot remember a local or national challenge we
were not part of the solution. With our current quarantine
and all of its challenges, Grace Church has conducted 8
food distributions, assisted at the Houston food bank 7
times, prayed for literary thousands of people, hospital
outreach, and a variety of other opportunities to show
our love for Houston; led by Pastor Dallas Wilson and
Pastor Natalie Salinas through our ministry called Love
thy Houston. https://youtu.be/FoLMvS4hNH4 We
have hundreds of faithful volunteers who make this
all possible with the generosity of a variety of
vendors. We believe in praying, reaching our
community, and being part of the solution
whenever our city faces adversity.
At Grace Christian Academy, led by
HOS, Dr. Darrell Smith, Principal Ron
McCallon, and our Early Learning
Center, led by Mrs. Lizzy Vela, we follow
our church coverings lead. We teach
our children from 6 weeks – to 12th
grade not to fear a problem but to look
for a way to learn and
be a part of the solution.
Too often fear blinds
us and keeps us from
living the life God fully
intended us to live.
Prayer is always our first
and last action. When we
look at what we believe
about ourselves, others,
and God we can expose
our fears, look for God’s
truth and find authentic
peace. Problems and
obstacles cannot be
avoided but we can use
them to build unity, grow
together, learn, be creative, and minister to those who
are hurting or in need. Having a servant’s heart brings
forward our own personal healing and freedom.
At GCA and ELC we have a diverse enrollment and
staff. We gather good information, plan, prepare,
communicate, and execute when we face a project and
see a need. At Grace Christian Academy we planned
and we were prepared prior to the quarantine with a
complete scrub down and sanitation preparedness
before we needed it. GCA continues to pray and
prepare our facility and our staff. We are continuing to
evolve and make changes to enhance every student’s
experience and every family’s expectations. We have
over 100,000 square feet and the average class room
is approximately 750 square feet. We are grateful we
have small classroom sizes and social distancing can be
accommodated easily. Please click https://youtu.
be/5_kmnq0C43s for more information.
We love children and we look forward
to giving parents peace of mind about
their child’s safety, education, and
spiritual growth. We are raising
champions that will contribute
to society. When they face fear
and challenges of life they will
respond with faith and freedom
while generously being part of the
solution.
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