Novo Staff

Vivian Ochoa

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Vivian is originally from Guatemala and has 22 years of cross cultural experience in the global south and north. She holds an MA in Pastoral Counseling from CIU in South Carolina and is a trained spiritual director through the Deepen program of SentWell (specifically designed for cross cultural workers). In Africa and Europe, she has been serving with counseling, crisis response, spiritual formation, and training of cross cultural workers. She has been in Spain for six years.  She served with the SentWell team of Novo for several years and is now excited to serve with Imago Christi (www.imagochristi.org).  She is also staff of the Deepen Spiritual Direction training and the Latino Women's retreat Autentik.

She knows the importance of Christ being first in any worker's lives. Her calling is to partner with God and others in order to care for workers and leaders, encouraging them in their personal walk with the Lord, inviting them to intimacy with Him. Her calling includes serving English and Spanish speaking workers with pastoral counseling, spiritual formation and accompaniment, retreats, debriefing, and other forms of care.

Vivian enjoys walks in nature, gardening, bird-watching and one-on-one conversations.

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Vivian Ochoa

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Vivian es originaria de Guatemala y cuenta con 22 años de experiencia intercultural en alrededor del mundo. Tiene una maestría en Consejería Pastoral de CIU en Carolina del Sur y es directora espiritual capacitada a través del programa Deepen de SentWell (diseñado específicamente para obreros interculturales). En África y Europa, ha prestado servicios de consejería pastoral, respuesta a crisis, formación y acompañamiento espiritual, y capacitación de obreros transculturales. Lleva seis años sirviendo en España. Trabajó con el equipo SentWell de Novo durante varios años y ahora está entusiasmada de servir con Imago Christi (www.imagochristi.org). Además sirve como staff del entrenamiento de dirección espiritual Deepen y del retiro de obreras latinas Autentik.

Su llamado es colaborar con Dios y con otros para cuidar a obreros transculturales y líderes, animándolos en su caminar personal con el Señor e invitándolos a una intimidad con Él. Su llamado incluye servir a obreros de habla inglesa e hispana con consejería pastoral, formación y acompañamiento espiritual, retiros, debriefing y otras formas de cuidado.

Vivian disfruta de paseos en la naturaleza, la jardinería, la observación de aves y las conversaciones uno a uno. Si tienes alguna pregunta o deseas recibir las cartas de noticias de Vivian, envíale un mensaje a vivian.ochoa@novo.org.

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