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Lumunos Pilgrimage in Guatemala

Is God Calling You...

     —to service?
     —to listen to new voices?
     —to a cross-cultural experience?

Join the journey! Engage with the Mayan people of La Puerta in the Highlands of Guatemala:

    • get to know this community and its leaders
    • contribute sweat equity toward La Puerta's project to build a school
    • overcome barriers of language, culture and experience
    • enjoy their hospitality
    • see how God is at work in their community

On this our 9th annual pilgrimage, we will again be working with the Mayan organization 'Programa de Ayuda a los Vecinos del Altiplano' – PAVA (Aid Program for Highland Communities). PAVA helps disadvantaged but eager communities build the schools and running water systems they need to support community life and the bridges they need to connect them with the world outside the village.

This year PAVA is connecting us with the community of La Puerta where the residents are ready to build a school for their children. Until their village has a school that can support students through the first six grades, most young Guatemalan women won’t learn the skills they need to help lead their country into the future.

For five days we’ll be working on a construction crew in partnership with people from La Puerta, teaching and playing with their children and sharing their enthusiasm and their hope. Each evening our group of 20-25 people will reflect on our experience and growing insights. We’ll be staying in the modest-but-comfortable Lutheran Center, a retreat facility in Antigua, the 500 year old colonial capital city of Central America known for its charm and great restaurants. Our days in La Puerta and nights in Antigua will give us surprising opportunities for deepening our relationships with God, Creation and ourselves.

After our week of work in the village we will broaden our experience of Guatemala by traveling to Panajachel and taking day trips across Lake Atitlan to visit missions and ministries in San Lucas Toliman and Santiago Atitlan. We will also experience the famous indigenous market in Chichicastenango. Our three nights in Panajachel will be at Las Buenas Nuevas, a missionary retreat center with cottages in a beautiful garden setting overlooking Lake Atitlan.

Come ready to discover, experience and listen for God anew in your life!

Facilitated By

Bill Johnson and Carter Echols

To Register

Call the Lumunos office at 800-245-7378.

To e-mail us, click here

Cost

Approximately $1,100 plus transportation to and from Guatemala City
(Registration includes underwriting our projects in Guatemala, hotel for 10 nights; bus transportation in Guatemala and most meals. Price does not include airfare to Guatemala. Estimated cost of airfare to Guatemala City from major US cities is $400-$700. The Lumunos office can help find the best fares for you and will coordinate flight information. Some scholarship assistance is available.)