Rory Smithee is the president of Zona Maya Mission Ministries, and is the overseer of all the churches and ministries in the Zona Maya. Rory was born in West Texas, but moved to Burleson, TX with his father and his siblings in the mid 70's. Rory worked as a security guard for Amon Carter Museum in Ft. Worth, TX for many years before becoming a full time missionary. He left his job and sold his house, cars, and belongings to start a new life on the mission field. He went to Mexico with his wife & two kids, and 6 peices of luggage to start Zona Maya Mission Ministries.
Apart from ministry Rory loves spending time with his grand-daughter and can't wait for the arrival of his newest grandbaby another grand-daughter due Nov 2024. He also enjoys time spending time with family and serving his home church, La Fuente- Heights church located in Cleburne, TX. Rory also has a brother who is a Senior Pastor of North Elevation Church in Mansfield, TX and has a sister who is a Children's book author of the nomainted series "Rynnie Roo adventures" which can found/purchased on Amazon. Rory son Michael serves on the Heights Church workship team has lead bass player you can check out their full-length worship album: Heights Worship on Youtube.
