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From June 11-21, 2009, a team of students and young adults embarked on a multi-faceted trip to serve the people of Unitedville, Belize. They partnered with a family of missionaries who have served the people of Belize for the last decade. The heartbeat of this mission was to come alongside them and bless the local …

We all got quite a surprise and a bit of a scare Wednesday night, as the rain became a torrential downpour, and was soon accompanied with a lot of thunder and lightning.  One particular boom shook our cabanas, and woke most of us up.  Luckily, as the workday began, it was no longer downpouring, yet …

As of today, we have officially experienced the 2 extremes of Belizean weather… HOT HOT and WET WET… Our first 4 days were HOT HOT, followed by 2 days of CLOUDY YET STILL HOT, and TODAY it was WET WET… Our day started with shovelling dirt… Afer lunch the torrential downpour began and the dirt …

Today we spent all morning shoveling dirt,  then we brought in a dump truck full of dirt and shoveled some more! Tomorrow we get to, guess what? You got it! Shovel dirt again in preparation for laying the cement floor. It was an eventful evening with the youth tonight. On a sad note, there was …

Over this past weekend, we had an opportunity to experience several aspects of the Belizian culture. On Staurday morning, we visited the market in San Ignacio, sampling many of fresh fruits that were available. So much better than in Canada.  That afternoon we visited the Mayan ruins of Xunantunich. Unfortunately, earthquakes about a month ago …

The day started off nice and early (around 7:00 am) with eggs and french toast.  We gave the day to God and stocked up on water. Our initial task when we got to the worksite was to clear out any excess debris out of the ditch we are using to build the foundation for the …

The team arrived safely and without incidant today. Many team members were running on less than 3 hours of sleep. We met at the airport at 4:30. We flew to Belize through Houston so we cleared both American and Belizian customs. When we arrived in Belize we were greeted with a wall of heat and …

Our team is off this coming Thursday morning, June 11th! We’ll be at the airport bright & early at 4:30am if any of you want to come see us off ;-) This blog will be updated regularly while we are in Belize (as long as the internet doesn’t go down!), so make sure to check …

June 11-21, a team of students and young professionals will be serving the people of Unitedville, Belize. For updates throughout our trip, click here. If you are interested in discovering more about the purpose and vision of this trip, click here.

From June 11-21, 2009, a team of students and young adults embarked on a multi-faceted trip to serve the people of Unitedville, Belize. They partnered with a family of missionaries who have served the people of Belize for the last decade. The heartbeat of this mission was to come alongside them and bless the local people …

Do you want to make a difference in  the world? Do you want to grow in your relationship with God? Join us this Spring as we serve the children of Belize. Your life will be changed, all while making a practical and spiritual difference in the lives of others! Dates: June 8-19, 2009 To apply, …