said Jeannine , “ but we more easily understand the nuances of culture .” After 18 months in Colombia , God opened the door for Jeannine to join the first OMS missionaries in Spain , a country she had been praying for since she was 16 . Jeannine served in an OMS coffee house , reaching out to the youth of Madrid and planting churches . OMS Spain purchased a camp a year later , after which Jeannine served as field treasurer , keeping the accounts for the camp building project . The camp , Peña de Horeb , today serves more than 60 churches and 3,000 + people every year .
In 1981 , Jeannine graduated from Asbury Theological Seminary with an M . A . in biblical studies . Shortly after , she translated LaSor ’ s Hebrew grammar and lessons into Spanish . She began visiting Medellín , Colombia , in 1986 to teach intensive courses at the OMS-related Biblical Seminary of Colombia . In 1989 , she moved to Medellín to serve full time on the seminary campus . One of Jeannine ’ s students ministered in Bellavista Prison , then known as the most dangerous prison in South America , a place few dared to enter . He invited her to preach in the prison chapel . After the Holy Spirit used her sermon to bring 23 inmates to Christ , Jeannine and a team of Colombians began ministering regularly in the prison . A year later , Jeannine started the Bellavista Prison Bible Institute , one of the few theological institutes inside a prison . More than 1,000 prisoners have graduated from this institute , with more than 55 now free and working as evangelists throughout Colombia ; 25 have started churches . When asked how she found the courage to enter such a dangerous place , Jeannine smiled and said , “ Courage is not the absence of fear , but the presence of Jesus .”
Today , Jeannine continues to minister in the prison , and she speaks at men ’ s and women ’ s retreats , allowing God to lead and use her as he wills . Through her willingness to go wherever and speak whatever the Holy Spirit leads , God has used Jeannine to bring thousands of men and women to Christ . And he continues to spread her legacy of courage through those men and women who also have the courage to follow him .
photos , page 20 : Jeannine , as an MK in Colombia and today photo , page 21 : Jeannine ministers in Bellavista Prison in the ‘ 90s .
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