HisName | Stacie and Mato Tobar
El Salvador
Marvin (Mato) Tobar was born and raised in El Salvador. Mato gave his life to Jesus in an unexpected way while surfing one day. He has been serving in ministry for over ten years and has served as a leader with both Christian Surfers El Salvador and Youth With a Mission ELS. Some of his favorite ministries include building homes for those in need, discipling children and youth, and serving marginalized communities in practical ways.
Stacie Tobar was born and raised in Hartsville, SC but was living in NYC, working as a professional dancer when she felt God’s call to full time missions. Her ministry passions include counseling children and youth, teaching them practical steps to grow in their relationship with Jesus, bringing the joy of dance to girls who wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to take classes, creating authentic community with other women and ministering to families.
Mato and Stacie met in El Salvador when Stacie was volunteering for a month with World Race. They were married in December 2016. They have two beautiful daughters-Chloe, born on Christmas Day 2019 and Lucia born in November 2021.
HisName El Salvador is primarily focused on serving underprivileged and marginalized communities in El Salvador, however we believe that we are called to share the goodness of God with every person who crosses our path.
- Pray with us for the people of El Salvador to have hearts that are receptive to the love of Jesus.
- Pray with us for guidance from the Holy Spirit as we seek to meet the spiritual needs of those around us.
- Pray with us for open doors and necessary resources as we bring hope to broken communities by meeting their physical needs in a practical way.
- Pray with us for our family and especially our girlies, Chloe and Lucia. Pray that they embrace their new culture, home, routine and friends. Especially pray that they feel a sense of belonging and make healthy and joyful friendships.
- Pray for us as we fundraise for our family and ministry. Pray that God will soften the hearts of future ministry partners as they respond to our invitation to join our team.