Jacqueline Umaña, Children’s Ministry Assistant

Jacqueline was born in San Salvador on October 9, 1990. From birth, her mother was committed to her growing up in a good church, so, that is how it happened that, by invitation of one of her mother’s friends, she became a part of the Miramonte Baptist Church family. She grew up in their Sunday School Department and at the age of 13, recognized Jesus Christ as her personal Savior. That same year, Jacqueline joined a youth group from YWAM, who constantly challenged her to grow in her relationship in Christ and to invest in the Eternal. When she was 15, she met Marco, a fellow member of her church’s youth group, and at age 16 they began a courting relationship that lasted 8 years and culminated in marriage in 2014.

 At age 18, beginning her university studies, Jackie decided to change her church home to Vida Nueva. She had a good friend who had invited her to their college youth group “Fase 7”. She was so impressed by the way they taught the Bible expositorily that she also began to attend Sunday services. A few months later, Marco and his family also moved their membership over to Vida Nueva. In 2009, Jackie began serving at Vida Nueva as a Sunday School teacher, and in 2014 was invited to join the College ministry team with her husband.

 Jackie has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Pharmacology. For a while, she worked for a multinational food service company; during that time, God grew in her a desire to serve Him full time and invest in the Eternal. Together with her husband Marco, they decided to invest their lives in ministry. The first step was to take a course that would allow her to become a teacher at New Life Christian School. This would give her the opportunity to have closer contact with students and their families. Since 2017, Jackie has been on Staff with Vida Nueva’s Children’s Ministries first as the Children’s Ministry Assistant, and more recently as the Children’s Ministry Director. She also continues to serve in the college ministry and is a teacher at New Life Christian School. Marco and Jackie welcomed a son, Nicolas, to their family in October 2020.