This mission will take us to the heart of Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula. The first leg of our mission will start in the historical city of Mérida – a city once considered the cultural capital of the Americas. Picking up our provisions and sleeping accommodations – traditional Yucatecan hammocks – we will then travel to a rural Mayan village located in the heart of the jungle. This region of the world was originally evangelized by Franciscan Spaniards and even boasts multitudes of historical churches and convents. Although the faith has arrived, in many areas of the Yucatán it has not necessarily been boosted since those colonial times. Our mission will focus on serving one impoverished community through building a chapel or other needed structure shoulder-to-shoulder with the locals. In the evenings we will hold community gatherings to share the Faith and fellowship. Count on endless games of soccer with local youth, pilgrimages to ancient colonial religious sites, excursions to explore Mayan ruins, and a faith-filled adventure of a lifetime.
Spring Break (FOCUS Greek)
- Dates: March 9th – 16th*
- Trip Director: James Dunnigan
- Mission Co-Leaders: Jeff Runyan, Matt Melcher
- Amount to Fundraise: $1,500*
* Dates and price subject to change
- Each FOCUS Missions participant has the opportunity to fundraise the entire cost of their mission trip.Consider that fundraising allows people who may not have the opportunity to travel on a mission trip to participate in this essential work through you. In another sense, “some give by going while others go by giving.” Allowing others to support us through their financial commitments and prayers is essential to the success of FOCUS Missions!
- You will be contacted by your personal fundraising coach soon after you have been accepted on a mission trip to train and mentor you in each step along the way.
- Please feel free to contact us at any time by phone or email with your fundraising questions.
“The joy I received from doing the Lord’s work and knowing that what we were doing the whole week pleased him is unrivaled in my life. I thought my heart was on fire with a love and passion for the Lord and desire to share this with others before I went on this trip, but that feeling has exploded beyond my imagination since.”
- Former FOCUS mission trip participant
