Below
are the international short-term trips that are
currently scheduled.
If you or your organization would like to put together
a trip, please contact us
for more information.
SCHEDULED
TRIPS
Guatemala
Work TripsMay
31 - June 9,
2013
CONSTRUCTION St.
Luke's UMC Youth
Highlands Ranch,
Colorado
Leader:
Dave Godaire Status:
Trip
full
September
20 - 29, 2013
SURGICAL St.
Paul's UMC
El Paso, Texas
Leader:
Dave Godaire Status:
Open
to medical personnel
only
March
14 - 22, 2014
CONSTRUCTION
First UMC -
Construction
Fort Collins,
Colorado
Leader:
TBD Status:
Pending
Confirmation
March
21 - 30, 2014
CONSTRUCTION
St. Luke's UMC
Highlands Ranch,
Colorado
Leader:
TBD Status:
Pending
Confirmation
March
22 - 30, 2014
CONSTRUCTION
Wesley UMC
Pueblo, Colorado
Leader:
TBD Status:
Pending
Confirmation
Guatemala
Project ToursOctober
25 - November
2, 2013
Guatemala Project
Tour Leader:
Mark Ely Status:
Pending
Confirmation
Pura
Vida Project
Tours are
non-working
alternatives
to our standard
work trips.
These trips
allow you to
interact with
locals, tour
our projects,
and see the
sights without
having to lay
hands on a single
cinderblock.
Please consider
joining us as
we show you
the people and
potential of
Guatemala.
PURA
VIDA TRIP LEADERS:
Mark
Ely has led over 20 work
trips since founding Pura Vida
in 2003. He now mainly leads
Project Tours while focusing
on preparing other trip leaders.
Formally educated as a systems
engineer, Mark currently serves
as the executive director of
Pura Vida.
Dave
Godaire leads construction
and medical teams for Pura Vida.
Dave is a registered EMT and
a volunteer firefighter. When
not in Guatemala, he works as
a civil engineer performing
underwater inspections for the
Bureau of Reclamation.
John
Williams leads construction
teams for Pura Vida, specializing
in adobe homes. John and his
wife Sharon are faithful supporters
of the John Wesley School and
the Pura Vida scholarship program.
John works as a flight simulator
technician for United Airlines.
Laura
Richards leads construction
teams for Pura Vida. She and
her husband Mike are longtime
Pura Vida supporters with a
strong interest in improving
access to quality education
in rural Guatemala. Laura is
a retired high school math teacher.
Otilia
