Jenn Nenadov

Come along for our trip and read about our experiences on our Grade 12 missions trip! We would love to tell you about our service opportunities and what the Lord taught us throughout this trip.

Guatemala 2024

Beginning the long journey

January 25, 2024 … and another missions trip is beginning! This year, we are sending 11 Grade 12 students and 6 chaperones to Guatemala. They left this morning before the

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Guatemala 2020

Day 8

Day 8: Parting the Red Sea and preparing to say goodbye Hola from Guatemala, We are almost at the end of our trip. This morning we started off with our

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Day 7

Day 7: MCA team hard at work in construction and at VBS Today we did several things. First thing we did is go to devotions with Grades JK-6, Then afterwards

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Guatemala 2020

From the Principal’s Camera

From the principal’s camera: A deeper look into the 2020 Guatemala missions trip Maranatha Christian Academy Principal Rob Lofthouse is on the team of six chaperones and 24 students who

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Day 6

Day 6: Home renovations and leaving children with a big smile Today was a pretty eventful weekday as our group split up to paint the wall of the school and

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Day 5

Day 5: Worshipping with other students, prepping for VBS Today our class went to the high school for chapel this morning. Everyone was involved in the wonderful worship songs. Even

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Day 4

Day 4: Starts with “Jesus Party,” ends with conquering volcano Today was the day that we conquered Volcan de Pacaya. We started our day bright and early by attending our

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Day 3

Day 3: Waking up with a bang, and a hallelujah in convent basement Day 3 in Guatemala started with a BANG, a literal bang! At 5:00 a.m. we woke up

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Day 2

Day 2: Accomplishments and learning about life in a harder place Hola fellow citizens of Canada! Today was a wonderful day in Guatemala. We accomplished a ton of things. First,

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Guatemala 2020

Day 1

Day 1: Arrival in Guatemala brings hugs, worship and history lesson Day 1 of our Grade 12 trip: Yesterday was a travel day, We arrived at our Casa late at

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Our Trip Begins!

10 Day Mission Trip to Guatemala Begins! UPDATE: “We arrived in Guatemala City at around 9:00 pm ET.  [Day 1] went so smoothly and seamlessly right from the get go!  We

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Guatemala 2019

Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School By Jacob Broom, Joel Yzerman, and Don Belanger Today was a very special day for our team down here in Guatemala. It was the first day of

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Guatemala 2019

Climbing Volcan Pacaya

TOURING ANTIGUA By Anthony Albano and Joseph Mastrogiacomo Today we got to sleep in until 7:45! Although this may not be considered ‘sleeping in’ we still got to sleep an

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Touring Antigua

TOURING ANTIGUA By Rachel Canji and Abby Kmet This morning was a great morning, wanna know why?… because we had an extra hour and half of beauty sleep! We started

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Boom! Boom! Boom!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! By Ruth Kuipers & Sarah Robinson Today we woke up to a ton of firecrackers going off right by our compound, we found out after that it

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Guatemala 2019

And They’re Off!

And They’re Off! The Grade 12 team of 19 students and 5 chaperones left MCA tonight headed for Toronto to catch their first plane to Mexico City. After a short

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Guatemala 2019

Guatemala 2019

Guatemala 2019 Our MCA Missions Trip is days away from departure, with 19 students and 5 chaperones. As our grade 12 students focus on their Semester One final exams, and

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Guatemala 2019

Guatemala 2019 Trip Overview

Trip Overview Dear High School Families, Every year our grade 12 students have had the opportunity to serve on a mission’s trip. This year, we will be returning to El

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