Belize: International Mercy Service Trip
The International Mercy
Service Trip to Belize, Central America, offers students the opportunity to experience
a new culture while building a house for a needy family.
Students visit Altun Ha, an ancient Mayan cultural site, meet and visit with the Belizean Sisters of Mercy, spend time at a daycare center for children affected by HIV-AIDS and enjoy an outing to one of the Caribbean cayes. The emphasis, however, is on service, and students work daily to construct and paint a simple house for a family in need of decent shelter.
"A life changing experience" say students who have been to Belize and encountered realities that prompt new thoughts about life in the U.S. and the rest of the world.
Program Details
Activity Level
High. Eight hours per day building a house: carrying materials, hammering and sawing, raising walls, painting, etc.
Housing
Students reside in dormitory style rooms in a modest but comfortable guest house.
Admission
Open to undergraduate and graduate students in Good Academic Standing.
Program Dates
May 19-25, 2013
Program Cost
$2,000.00. Program cost includes roundtrip airfare, local transportation, lodging and all meals.
Application Deadline
Monday, November 19, 2012
Interested in making a difference? Apply now! (DOCX)
Information Session
Monday, October 29, 2012
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
WAC Student Lounge
Program Director
Sr. Joy Clough, R.S.M.
Director
Office for Mission and Heritage
Office: WAC A-219
Phone: 773-298-3430
Email: clough@sxu.edu
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