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
Trips JUNE
11 - 20, 2010 Guatemala
Work Trip
Trinity UMC Youth
Denver, Colorado Status:
Trip Full
SEPTEMBER
17 - 26, 2010 Guatemala
Surgical Mission
St. Paul UMC Abilene, TX Status:
Recruiting medical
volunteers only
MARCH
26 - APRIL 3, 2011 Guatemala
Work Trip
Longs Peak UMC
Longmont, Colorado Status:
Open
to applicants
Project
ToursJANUARY
8 - 15, 2011
Guatemala Project
Tour
John Wesley School
Dedication;
Tour Pura Vida projects
Status:
Open
to applicants
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 trained as a systems
engineer, Mark currently works
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; his teams
specialize in the area of adobe
home construction. 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.
Otilia
