LOS CARREÑO

LOS CARREÑO



Hi, we are los Carreño family and here is a little bit about who we are and what we are about. We got married at the beginning of January 2023 after meeting each other in Mexico in 2021.

Nelson was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia with his parents and siblings now residing in Charlotte, North Carolina. He went to university in Bogota and studied marketing/media, which allowed him to work for music artists in Colombia and in media teams for various companies. After working for some time in Colombia he felt called into missions beginning with his Discipleship training school (DTS) with YWAM, Charlotte. He then completed a 9 month bible school in Montana, US. He went on to work in media for a non-profit architect firm in Montana called 100 Fold Studios. 

WHO WE ARE?

Rachel was born and raised in New Zealand where all of her family still resides. She went to university in Dunedin, NZ and studied to be a physical therapist. After working for almost 5 years in private practice and for sports teams she felt called into missions and completed her DTS in Mazatlan, Mexico in 2019. After returning to NZ for one year to work, save and fundraise she returned to Mazatlan in 2021. 

After Nelson also visited Mazatlan due to visa issues and Covid complications while Rachel was still in NZ  they finally met back in Mazatlan for the first time in 2021. 

After they both started being interested in each other in the surf lineup talking about travel they soon became friends then fell in love. They were lucky enough to have a Kiwi / Colombian wedding in a stunning garden surrounded by Taranaki farmland in New Zealand. With both of their families present they couldn’t have asked for a more special day. They have since lived in Mazatlan, Mexico as full time missionaries with YWAM.