2011 Mission Trips

Guatemala Mission Trip is Forming! The flyers and applications for the Providence Presbytery 2011 Mission Trip to Guatemala are now available. We will be traveling to Guatemala over Labor Day Week (Sept 2-10, 2011) and working not only with in-service training for local primary school teachers but also agricultural and building projects and small medical clinics along the Caribbean Coast (Department of Izbal) and in central Guatemala (Palencia). Flyers are available from the Presbytery Office or by calling Fred Powell at 803 209.5807 or email phledd@truvista.net

2011 Youth Mission Trip to Mexico: July 31-August 7. Living and working for a week with Frontera de Cristo will change the way that you see others and yourself. Time spent walking the desert trails replenishing water supplies and looking for walkers in trouble, working side by side with coffee roasters in the “Just Coffee” fair-trade workshop, sharing the gospel in song and drama with people who don’t speak your language, are just a few of the experiences that you will be able to share Jesus’ perspective. Find Out More!

Each year since 1985, Providence Presbytery has sent small groups of travelers to Central America to visit the people and projects that we help through our annual Dimes for Hunger campaign. We have sent more than 200 different travelers--and over $500,000 in aid, to agencies which work with the poorest of the poor in Honduras and Guatemala.

Since 1991, our Central American Travelers have participated in medical clinics in both Honduras and Guatemala. Our doctors and nurses screen patients, treat for parasites and infections, prescribe vitamins and antacids, and when necessary, refer people to the hospital in the closest city for treatment. Most of the clients who visit the clinics -- often held in a church or community building (without the modern conveniences of our clinics here in SC) -- have not seen a doctor for years--if ever. Most walk for miles to see our medical staff. On some trips since 1996, we have also begun to provide simple medical training for local health promoters in rural communities who are otherwise without medical assistance.

Contact Fred Powell to join the team!.