Cheryl Fiscus Jenkins is a Christian follower of Jesus Christ and a long-time member and deacon of New Beginnings Community Church in Franklin, Indiana. She has hosted Bible studies, headed Christian women’s groups, served in Vacation Bible School, taught aerobics in community wellness ministries, volunteered in free healthcare clinics, and has coordinated many social outings for her church.

She writes Let God’s Grace Shine on Your Race in a conversational style similar to her column-writing experience as a journalist. She graduated from the University of Evansville with a bachelor’s degree in communications/journalism and has been on staff or freelanced for four Indiana newspapers covering news, features, and sports. She has won writing awards for Best In-Depth Feature Story from the Indiana Associated Press and the Hoosier State Press Association.

Cheryl is also the author of MOVE – Get Inspired for Your Health (AuthorHouse 2013), a fitness book focused on the importance of staying active for improved health. She has taught fitness classes and personal trained clients as a side hustle for 39 years. After a decade of reporting and editing, she left the full-time newspaper industry to pursue a career in healthcare, where she currently works in oncology services in Indianapolis.

Cheryl has experienced several significant losses in recent months and has learned to trust in God as He guards and protects through the peaks and valleys of life’s amazing race. She is not a spectator sitting on the sidelines but strives to participate in ministries the Lord has brought before her – including writing this book. She desires to see all her readers come to know Jesus personally as their Savior.