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Guatemala




Trip Information


Dates: TBA – Contact Us for more Info
Cost: $675 + airfare
Age: 14 & up

Airfare: Teams have the option of using Students Living a Mission’s booking agent or handling their own airfare

Location Information


Language: Spanish

Population: 3,000 (village)

Location: San Juan Tecuaco, Guatemala (Near the border of El Salvador)

A word on Guatemala: Over 70% of Guatemala’s population still lives below the line of poverty without access to electricity, plumbing, continual running water and many other amenities that the rest of the world expects to have.

Further Information: Click on CIA Factbook

On-Site Information


Ministry partners: Missionaries Al and Gail Anderson are our primary contacts that we work with in Guatemala. Al spends a great deal of time helping community members construct their homes whether it be concreting a floor, cementing a toilet, or building a roof, as the people’s living conditions are in great need of repair. Al and Gail, live right next to the community’s high school, Basico, of which 480 of the local students attend. Basico has a student teacher ratio of 100 to 1.

Our ministry has been focusing on working alongside the teachers and students, as it is a great way to connect with the community as a whole through each individual student. Currently our main goal is to bring the school the basic necessities for teaching that the teachers have requested this past summer, as the teachers are required to individually provide the materials they need to educate their students. San Juan Tecuaco is a beautiful place where we are privileged to be building relationships with the people that live there.

Lodging: Teams will stay in the home of our ministry partners Al and Gail Anderson

Preparation Information


Passport: A passport must be obtained by all participants 8 weeks prior to trip. If you need to renew your passport it can be done online (click here – Passport Renewal).

Visa: Contact a SLAM representative regarding international visas.

Immunization Requirements: Participants must be up to date on all childhood immunizations. In addition the following suggested immunizations coincide with current guidelines set out by CDC (Center for Disease Control) for this area but are not required. Please discuss your travel plans and personal health with a health-care provider to determine which vaccines you will need.

Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Typhoid
Rabies
Malaria prevention pills

Immunization Information - Center for Disease Control

Sign-up Information

For more information: Call (615) 832-2470 or e-mail StudentMissions@slamweb.org

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