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 2023

Jumping right in!

Day 1 – Today was a great first day. We started off the day bright and early at 6 a.m. After a delicious breakfast, we hiked up a huge hill

Read More »
Guatemala 2023

On their way to Guatemala

January 24, 2023 Our mission team is on their way! Students and chaperones met up bright and early in time for the early train to Toronto, where they would fly

Read More »
Guatemala 2023

Preparing for the big trip

January 13, 2023 The Grade 12 class met today for mission trip training. Thank you to Grace and Truth Chapel for hosting us. Led by Mr. Fuller, Mrs. DiPietro and

Read More »
Ontario 2022

Needing Fellowship

Day 6 – Today was very eventful. This morning we started with worship. Abbi and I (Hannah) both lost our voices, but said it was nice to hear the whole

Read More »
Ontario 2022

Service Projects

Day 5 – Some of the students are doing presentations about the need for missionaries to be sent to different countries. Elise and Grace spoke about the Czech Republic, and

Read More »
Ontario 2022

Many Unreached Peoples

It was very eventful day. Our first session was led by Brian Bittner who talked about the shocking number of unreached people groups that haven’t even heard the gospel in

Read More »
Ontario 2022

Missionary Training Camp

The Grade 12 mission trip began with a two-night stay at the Ethnos missionary training camp in Durham. We heard from a series of speakers who gave us a picture

Read More »
Ontario 2022

What We’re Doing

Welcome to the Class of 2022’s Grade 12 Missions Trip! Our students are on site at Ethnos Canada (in Durham) and at Beacon Bible Camp (Muskoka) this year where they

Read More »
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

Read More »
Guatemala 2020

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

Read More »
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

Read More »
Guatemala 2020

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

Read More »
Guatemala 2020

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

Read More »
Guatemala 2020

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

Read More »
Guatemala 2020

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

Read More »
Guatemala 2020

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,

Read More »
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

Read More »
Guatemala 2020

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

Read More »
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

Read More »