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"The one thing that really sparked my interest in mission
work was my participation in short mission trips with my church
as a teenager," Marty says. "I participated in several
of these trips, doing evangelistic activities with children, repair
work on homes, and other kinds of service projects in Jesus’
name. Well-meaning individuals sometimes commented that it might
be better stewardship of money to donate trip funds to qualified
missionaries. I was able to see that short mission trips are often
more of a blessing to the servant than to the served.
"This is one reason that I’ve enjoyed volunteering
with the mission groups who come to Project Amistad. It is great
to see the relationships that are formed between people of two
different cultures and all of the surprises that God has for one
short trip. God has amazed me in many ways since I’ve become
a mission volunteer with Project Amistad, both personally and
also with the work I’ve seen him do in other people."
Marty worked as a substitute teacher for Washington County Schools
and Blue Ridge Job Corps in Virginia from February to June 2001.
She was a circulation assistant from February 1999 to May 1999
at Kelly Library in Emory, Virginia.
Marty received a a bachelor’s degree from King College in
Bristol, Tennessee, in December 1998. She majored in Bible and
religion with a minor in Spanish.
She is a member of Glade Spring Presbyterian Church in Glade
Spring, Virginia. When in Piedras Negras, she attends Uno en el
Espiritu Presbyterian. She is married to Luis Alejandro Quirarte
Guerrero.
The National Presbyterian Church of Mexico and the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.) have been working together in the Presbyterian
Border Ministries since 1985. Project Amistad focuses on planting
congregations and fostering partnership between Christians in
the U.S. and Mexico. All the work is done with staff and volunteers
from both countries. Project Amistad has helped to found one church,
one congregation, and two missions in Piedras Negras and in a
nearby city, Ciudad Acuna. Visiting mission groups volunteer almost
year-round at Project Amistad.
Birthdays:
Marty: July 24
Luis: September 11
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