Maya World Guest House (our hotel)

We'll be staying at the Maya World Guest House during our trip. There are no other guests in the hotel besides us.

16, 2nd Street North, Corozal Town, Corozal District, Belize, Central America
Phone Numbers: (501) 627-2511 and (501) 666-3577
http://www.aguallos.com/mayaworld/index.htm

Purified drinking water will be available in five gallon jugs for US$1.25.  The water supplier is about three blocks from the hotel.

The hotel also has a washer and dryer available.  Each load is US$2.50 for wash and US$2.50 for dry.  Laundry detergent is provided for free.

A police station, post office, fire department, market, supermarket, and restaurants are all within walking distance from the hotel.

Packing Party on June 24

Dont forget to join us in the Family Life Center on Thursday, June 24 at 7pm for our packing party.  Bring your duffel bags and we'll distribute supplies.  See you on Thursday!

Belize Updates

A couple of updates regarding our upcoming trip:

• We will hold a brief meeting in the Friendship Plaza this Sunday at 10a.
• We are going to lock in the final cost of trip at $1,550 each.  This will allow for unexpected emergencies and/or we'll leave a small gift with the church when we leave.
• If you signed up to bring tools or other supplies, will you please bring those to the packing party on Thursday, June 24.
• In addition to spending money, dont forget to bring money for food on travel days.  We should be in Corozal for dinner when we arrive and for breakfast on the day we leave.
• For VBS, if you are able to bring a box of crayons for crafting and a small stuffed animal(s) for prizes, it would be appreciated.  
• It is also recommended that you bring a water bottle to re-fill each day.
• I may be able to bring a laptop and data card with us to Belize.  If you are interested in being our daily blogging correspondent, please let me know.
• And if there are any emergencies back at home and you need to reach one of us in Belize, please contact Pastor Marc at 858-414-7198.  Please use sparingly, as the per minute rates are not cheap.

Notes from the June 13 Meeting

Thank you to everyone that was able to join us on Sunday for our Belize Missions meeting.  Here's the highlights from our meeting:

• Reminder to all teens and parents that we need to have your signed and notarized medical and travel authorization forms into the church office by June 18.
• If we do not have emergency contact information for you, please send that information to Ryan as soon as possible.
• Our final contribution amount per individual should be less than $1,550 each, but may not be completely settled until we are actually in Belize.  We are still using estimates for things like final construction costs, hotel, meals, and day trips.
• Ryan will be contacting each individual with their current contribution standing to make sure no monies have been missed.
• Insurance has been purchased for everyone through the Nazarene Work and Witness organization.  If you will be going on the side-trip afterwards, we are asking for an additional $10 per person to cover the three extra days in Belize
• A tentative trip and daily itinerary is available and posted on this blog.  Please be aware that dates and times are subject to change based on circumstances, i.e. weather.
• We will have a mandatory packing party on Thursday, June 24 at 7p in the Family Life Center to divide up supplies and equipment to take down with us.
• A suggested packing list has also been posted to this blog.  
• We are also suggesting that everyone bring $100 cash with them for spending money.
• Devotion journals are being made for each individual.  As part of this, we would like for everyone to take a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper, fold it sideways like a booklet, and include several fun facts about yourself.  Please return these to Marc on this coming Sunday.  If you will not be in church on Sunday, can you please scan and email it back.
• Examples of games to play with children has also been posted to the blog.

Less than two weeks until we leave for Belize.  I cant wait.....

Belize Updates

A couple of notes on our rapidly approaching Belize trip:

• Our next Belize team meeting is June 13 after church services.
• If any teens or parents need a notary for the medical/international travel authorization form, there is one on the campus of PLNU.  Her name is Julie Alexander and she can be reached at 619-849-2459 or juliealexander@pointloma.edu.  Signatures are $10 each and she prefers appointments via email.
• If you still need to get vaccinations, here’s a list of travel clinics in San Diego County: http://sdiz.org/Community/Travel.html
• The recommended vaccinations are Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid, Tetanus, and Measles/Mumps/Rubella.  And the recommended medications to bring with you to Belize Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) and Chloroquine.
• We need everyone to be up to $1,500 by our next meeting.  We already paid American Airlines for our flights and need to send down a big chunk of money very soon to the church in Corozal to buy construction materials before we arrive.
• We also have a few people that have requested financial assistance for our trip.Please continue to spread the word within your community that we are still in need of tax-deductible contributions for our trip.
• I will be standing near the tables right outside the church doors before and after the service if anyone has any money to turn in.