Welcome
About
Rachel A. Moore is a former missionary to Mexico and co-founder of Swordmaster Ministries Inc. She and her husband Gary had been seasoned ministry leaders when he died suddenly on the mission field where they had been serving. Today Rachel mentors those who have suffered through untimely loss, putting her arms around the bereaved and walking alongside them in their journey of grief and loss. She also is available to speak on coping with bereavement and moving forward through grief and loss.
Rachel is a successful Realtor and also enjoys hiking in the Colorado mountains. She has two adult children, Bethany and Nathaniel, and a daughter in-law, Dorie. Rachel lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Family photos
Nathaniel, Gary, and Bethany after a long day of work on the house.
A family hike where Gary, Rachel, Nathaniel, and Bethany discovered tropical plants, flowers, and Aztec ruins
Their last family photo together: Gary, Rachel, Bethany, and Nathaniel in Mexico as missionaries.
Fall camping trip to Ouray and Gunnison
The renovated building where love and ministry flowed from Gary and Rachel’s lives. The green gate is where they met on a sunny afternoon and went into town for a romantic saunter through the cobblestone streets of Taxco.
From left to right: Bethany, Nathaniel, Rachel, and Nathaniel’s wife, Dorie, in Chicago, 2020.
Gary and Rachel
Gary and Rachel’s wedding, November 5, 1994.
Sunny windows and Talavera tile graced the restored kitchen in the old, abandoned house in Mexico.
The gorgeous stone and brick living room after months of renovations on the once–abandoned house.
The magic and beauty of the streets of Taxco.
Gary and Nathaniel playing chess while waiting for Rachel to cook their first spaghetti dinner in Mexico (the meal that led to Nathaniel’s battle with typhoid fever!)
The rooftops of Taxco
Carlos, Susana, Camila, Gary, Rachel, Nathaniel, and Bethany sharing Thanksgiving dinner together in Mexico.
Gary and Rachel’s renovated home and ministry center in southern Mexico. They were sitting on the stairs listening to the motmot bird when Gary experienced the heart attack that killed him.
Susana, Carlos, Sebastian, and Gary
Gary and Nathaniel preparing for renovations on the old, abandoned Mexican house.
Gary holding Carlos and Susana’s baby, Sebastian.
The family’s dearest friends, Carlos, Susana, and their beautiful daughter Camila.
Gary chatting with Silvia. Oscar and Silvia were the family’s first friends in Taxco.
Welcome
About
Rachel A. Moore is a former missionary to Mexico and co-founder of Swordmaster Ministries Inc. She and her husband Gary had been seasoned ministry leaders when he died suddenly on the mission field where they had been serving. Today Rachel mentors those who have suffered through untimely loss, putting her arms around the bereaved and walking alongside them in their journey of grief and loss. She also is available to speak on coping with bereavement and moving forward through grief and loss.
Rachel is a successful Realtor and also enjoys hiking in the Colorado mountains. She has two adult children, Bethany and Nathaniel, and a daughter in-law, Dorie. Rachel lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Family
photos
Nathaniel, Gary, and Bethany after a long day of work on the house.
A family hike where Gary, Rachel, Nathaniel, and Bethany discovered tropical plants, flowers, and Aztec ruins
Their last family photo together: Gary, Rachel, Bethany, and Nathaniel in Mexico as missionaries.
Fall camping trip to Ouray and Gunnison
The renovated building where love and ministry flowed from Gary and Rachel’s lives. The green gate is where they met on a sunny afternoon and went into town for a romantic saunter through the cobblestone streets of Taxco.
From left to right: Bethany, Nathaniel, Rachel, and Nathaniel’s wife, Dorie, in Chicago, 2020.
Gary and Rachel
Gary and Rachel’s wedding, November 5, 1994.
Sunny windows and Talavera tile graced the restored kitchen in the old, abandoned house in Mexico.
The gorgeous stone and brick living room after months of renovations on the once–abandoned house.
The magic and beauty of the streets of Taxco.
Gary and Nathaniel playing chess while waiting for Rachel to cook their first spaghetti dinner in Mexico (the meal that led to Nathaniel’s battle with typhoid fever!)
The rooftops of Taxco
Carlos, Susana, Camila, Gary, Rachel, Nathaniel, and Bethany sharing Thanksgiving dinner together in Mexico.
Gary and Rachel’s renovated home and ministry center in southern Mexico. They were sitting on the stairs listening to the motmot bird when Gary experienced the heart attack that killed him.
Susana, Carlos, Sebastian, and Gary
Gary and Nathaniel preparing for renovations on the old, abandoned Mexican house.
Gary holding Carlos and Susana’s baby, Sebastian.
The family’s dearest friends, Carlos, Susana, and their beautiful daughter Camila.