Deaconess Heidi Bishop de Mazariegos and Cristian Mazariegos Muñoz
Deaconess Instructor
Serving the Lord in Guatemala
Bio
Deaconess Heidi Bishop de Mazariegos serves the Lord through The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) as a missionary in Latin America, based in Guatemala. In this role, she serves as a deaconess instructor for the online deaconess program at Concordia the Reformer Seminary and Mercy Center in Palmar Arriba, Dominican Republic. Heidi is instrumental in mentoring deaconess students throughout the Latin America and Caribbean region, and she assists in developing mercy workshops and continuing education opportunities for deaconesses.
Heidi is from Algonquin, Ill., and her home congregation is Iglesia Vida y Fe in West Dundee, Ill. She holds a bachelor’s degree in theology and a deaconess certification from Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill. From 2008 to 2018, Heidi served as a deaconess at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Elgin, Ill., where she also volunteered with the Spanish-speaking mission congregations in the area. Since then, she has spent several years working as an English teacher in various schools in Guatemala. In her free time, she enjoys baking, traveling around Guatemala, and spending time with husband Cristian and son Andrew.
Cristian is from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. He has a degree in graphic design from Universidad Landivar in Quetzaltenango, and he is the owner and manager of a store there.
Prayers
Please pray for Heidi, Cristian and Andrew as they live and serve in Guatemala. Ask God to give them patience as they transition to this new role. Pray that Heidi would be effective in teaching and mentoring deaconess students and that the hearts and minds of the people she encounters in her daily life would be open to learning about Jesus Christ, the Savior. Let us give thanks to God for providing workers like Heidi in Latin America.
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Additional Information
- Birthdays:
- Heidi – Sept. 8
- Cristian – Dec. 15
- Andrew – July 25
- Home District: Northern Illinois
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