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
Work
TripsMARCH
9 - 18, 2012 Guatemala
Work Trip
CSU Wesley Foundation
Fort Collins,
Colorado
Leader:
TBD
Status:
Open
to applicants
MARCH
16 - 25, 2012 SLUMC
Work Trip #1
St. Luke's UMC
Highlands Ranch,
Colorado
Leader:
John Williams Status:
Trip
full
MARCH
23 - APRIL 1,
2012 SLUMC
Work Trip #2
St. Luke's UMC
Highlands Ranch,
Colorado
Leader:
John
Williams
Status:
Open
to applicants
APRIL
13 - 22, 2012 Guatemala
Work Trip
Washington Park
UMC
Denver, Colorado
Leader:
TBD
Status:
Open
to applicants
JUNE
8 - 17, 2012
Guatemala Work
Trip
Trinity UMC
Youth
Denver, Colorado
Leader:
Cami Twilling
Status:
Open to TUMC
Youth only
JUNE
15 - 24, 2012
Guatemala Work
Trip
UMC of Steamboat
Springs Youth
Steamboat Springs,
Colorado
Leader:
Tim Selby
Status:
Open to UMCSS
Youth only
Attend
dedication
of Phase
5 construction
at the John
Wesley School
Participate
in our annual
Christmas
Milk Program
in Lemoa
Assist
with scholarship
registration
Tour
Pura Vida
projects
Visit
homes of
scholarship
students
Leader:
Mark Ely
Status:
Trip
full
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
