Every Community for Christ Shepherd

Hungary, Central Asia, Ireland

Maury joined OMS in 1996 when he accepted the invitation to move to Russia and handle the finances for Russia, Estonia and Belarus for the Every Community for Christ (ECC) teams serving in these fields. This assignment lasted for almost three years and required Maury to travel all over western Russia, Tallinn, Estonia, Belarus and other destinations of the former Soviet Union.

Returning to the U.S. in 1998, Maury was designated a shepherd for ECC workers in Hungary and Central Asia. ECC trains nationals in evangelism and church planting in 42 countries, and then supports them in a community for up to three years, during which time they are expected to establish a church. As a shepherd, Maury’s responsibilities are to encourage, uplift, strengthen and sometimes help to train these national workers, which involve one or two trips a year to each of the countries. He also works with the international director of Men for Missions International. In this capacity, Maury has traveled to East Asia, Uruguay, Russia, the United Kingdom, Canada and South Africa.

Maury was born in North Dakota and grew up in Montana where he worked for 42 years for the First National Bank with two stints in the Navy in between. Maury was married to the former Heidi Waitschies for 20 years before she was called home to her Father in 1994.

Maury has two adult children, Charla and Carl.

Missionary ID #802080