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 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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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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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

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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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Guatemala 2019

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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Guatemala 2019

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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Cuba 2018

Friday, February 2

Friday, February 2 Well, actually it is already Saturday, but that is just a technicality. Friday morning was our earliest morning since the start of this journey. Chaperones knocked on

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Cuba 2018

Thursday, February 1

Thursday, February 1 Woke up, bus, slept. Woke up, church, slept. Woke up, bus, slept. Woke up, food, slept. From the perspective of Matteus Di Pietro Today we went to

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Cuba 2018

Wednesday, January 31

Wednesday, January 31 This morning proved difficult to get up as usual. Furthermore, many of the students have been feeling under the weather lately. However, the sunrise this morning was

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