Lydia Gard

One year serving with One Mission Society (OMS) Mexico, one new Embarker, three more years of Mexican residency, one amazing work team, one huge event, and one big God! One New Embarker Amelia, another mid-term missionary, arrived in early May and settled in well. She calls me her Mexico big sister! Her time here has gone by quickly; she heads back to the USA this weekend. Three More Years

Hopefully you've been able to read my last update that talked about our two+ weeks serving the Lord in Morelia, Michoacán. Now I'm excited to share about our April team ... and more! Dynamic Women in Missions (DWIM) Trainings A few weeks ago, One Mission Society (OMS) Mexico hosted several women from a security-risk country for an intensive of three trainings from OMS' Dynamic Women

Time flies when you're having fun ... and when we on the One Mission Society (OMS) Mexico field are busy hosting and serving with short-term teams! Church Partners In late February, we hosted an engage team here in Mexico City that consisted of an OMS missionary from OMS USA's Church Partners department and a pastor from northern Indiana. This pastor came to learn about OMS Mexico

Happy Saturday from Mexico! FLOR! Praise the Lord for providing a reliable, reasonably priced, good-sized, low mileage, and fun car! I christened her "Flor" because I often tell people I'm like a flower: I need sun and water (via my trusty water bottle). 😆🌞🥤🥀 I'm so grateful for God's faithfulness, as well as your prayers and generosity that made this possible! I&

I've lived in Mexico for more than six months now and in Mexico City for two months!

... and you can find two snippets by yours truly in the mix! One Mission Society (OMS) posted its first devotional in the well-known YouVersion app a couple months before my last day serving as associate editor in the OMS USA Communications Department. Follow OMS on YouVersion Before this launch on YouVersion, a former coworker asked the Communications team to compile a missions-themed devotional to use as a resource

Monday (September 15) marked the first day of my last three-week cycle of Spanish studies in Puebla. I've reached Level 8, which completes the structured instruction at this institute. I am the only student in my class, which will be very beneficial but also quite draining. My final day of school will be October 3, but my Spanish learning journey will be lifelong! I will move back

Pictures and more from my time in Ecuador!

Language school and more!

We made it to Mexico!