🇬🇹 Guatemala Individuals Trip
Sunday, July 27, 2025 to Saturday, August 2, 2025
7 day / 6 night mission trip to Guatemala
Estimated Land Cost: $2,100
Estimated Airfare: $950
Estimated Total: $3,050
The range of costs are subject to change based on airfare, number of trip participants, trip itinerary or length of trip.
Trip Code: GU25-07IDV
This trip is open to individuals from all over the country. It will be led by an Orphan Outreach staff member or volunteer.
About this Trip
This is an 7 Day/6 Night mission trip to Guatemala. On this trip you will serve at Orphan Outreach programs and partner ministries in Lake Atitlan, Chimaltenego, and Guatemala City. This trip is for any individual that is interested in serving on a team of others from around the United States. Join us in serving kids and families in Guatemala!
About Guatemala
There are more than 370,000 children who are orphaned in Guatemala. 68% of all children in Guatemala live below the poverty line. Guatemala’s poverty is highest in remote areas with little access to quality education and good nutrition. 5,000 girls under the age of 15 become pregnant every year, and 8 out of 10 women are victims of abuse or exploitation. 75% of all children attending school in Guatemala will drop out after sixth grade, and only 4% will graduate from high school.
Orphan Outreach responds to the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children in Guatemala in five ways. We provide safe, nurturing support for young adults as they leave traditional residential care and navigate the transition to independent living. We provide restoration and security to children whose lives have been ravaged by neglect, abuse, and exploitation. We invest in community outreach programs that strengthen and preserve families in high-risk, impoverished areas. These programs provide nutritious meals, access to Christian education, quality counseling and mentoring, and urgently needed medical care. We equip students and their families with the resources needed to continue their educational journey through junior high and high school. We provide Christ-centered therapeutic support for children and young adults with disabilities.
Team Leader
Danae Stack – Danae and her husband Dante have been married 10 years and in 2022, adopted two preteen boys out of foster care.
Danae received a BA in Music and Leadership Minor from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, TX and an MA in Organizational Leadership from Concordia University in Chicago, IL. She also holds an all-level (K-12) TX teaching certification. She has four years experience as a public school teacher at low-income school districts in Texas as well as a year of leadership experience in the business world.
Danae took her first mission trip in 8th grade to Mexico, and continued to serve on short term trips around the US through high school and college. While at ETBU, she completed two summers of short term mission work in Slovenia and an internship with a global humanitarian aid nonprofit. She served on a church planting team in Koper, Slovenia for two years and worked in Moscow, Russia for one year as social media manager and English teacher. Her Christian nonprofit leadership experience includes serving as Executive Director of Impact Pendleton in Oregon, Director of Operations at Faith Ascent Ministries in St. Louis, and Chief of Staff and Operations Manager at Mercy Street in Dallas.
Accommodations
The team will stay in hotels close to the ministry sites. The land cost is based on double-occupancy rooms with bathrooms. If you would like to have your own room, there will be an additional cost. Please email missions@orphanoutreach.org if you have any questions.
Trip Itinerary
This itinerary is subject to change
Sunday, July 27, 2025 – Depart USA; Arrive GUA; Travel to the Lake
Monday, July 28, 2025 – Ministry at Santiago Higher Ed
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 – Ministry at Santiago Higher Ed; Sightseeing and shopping
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 – Ministry at Santiago Higher Ed; Travel to Antigua
Thursday, July 31, 2025 – Ministry at CCC
Friday, August 1, 2025 – Ministry at Santa Catarina; Home visits
Saturday, August 2, 2025 – Depart GUA; Arrive USA
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*Orphan Outreach Mission Trip Baggage Policy
All mission trip participants are responsible for the cost of their checked baggage. For the most up to date baggage allowances and fees, please check with each airline you are traveling on.
Plan on bringing all luggage home with you even if a bag is empty. Please ask before leaving behind a bag in your country of service.
Occasionally we may ask trip participants to carry humanitarian aid and items needed for ministry in country. This would be on a volunteer basis and any cost for the bag would still be your responsibility.