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If you are a doctor, dentist, nurse, another kind of medical/dental professional, or have other skills and you would like to volunteer a week of your time to serve on a Faith In Practice mission trip to Guatemala, please complete an online application by clicking on "Apply Online."
Volunteers are expected to pay the cost of their own travel, lodging, food, and taxes. Typically, this cost is approximately $750 (plus airfare) which covers ground transportation in Guatemala, taxes, lodging, and most meals. Each volunteer pays his or her own airfare to Guatemala City. Additional expenses may include some meals, and any tourist activities that there may be time for (such as city tours or shopping).
Our mission season runs from January through July. Mission teams serve for approximately one week each. In 2008, we have 28 trips scheduled, a number of which overlap with one team working at the hospital in Antigua and another working in rural village family practice clinics.
To view a menu of information resources for our volunteers, please click the Volunteer Resources link to the right.
The Mission Member Fundraising Program is our most effective way of raising support for the Faith In Practice ministry. The Mission Member Fundraising Program supports a substantial portion of the general budget, paying for patient care, patient transportation, training for medical personnel in Guatemala, logistical support and the administrative costs associated with arranging the trips to Guatemala. The Mission Member Fundraising Program does not pay for participants' trip fees.
We ask all volunteers to participate in the Mission Member Fundraising program by writing letters or e-mails to friends, relatives and business associates to support the work they do in Guatemala. It is one way friends and family can participate in the mission trip even if they cannot go themselves.
