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 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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Cuba 2018

Tuesday, January 30

Tuesday, January 30 Instead of being repetitive, I’ll just let you know we started today off just like any other. 7:00am wake-up, 7:30 breakfast, and 8:30 pick-up. Although something a

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Cuba 2018

Monday, January 29

Monday, January 29 Unlike the rest of our peers, who have had the blessing of waking up at 7:30am, we have had the opportunity to endure the call of our

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Cuba 2018

Sunday, January 28

Sunday, January 28 Today we woke up at 7:00 as usual, and after breakfast we headed to the Training Centre for a Sunday service, as well as the final day

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Cuba 2018

Saturday, January 27

Saturday, January 27 Today started like every other, waking up for breakfast at 7:00 am. We had options for omelets, and a bunch of other delicious breakfast foods. We got

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Cuba 2018

Friday, January 26

Friday, January 26 We were woken by the beautiful sound of Mr. Dipietro knocking at our door at 7:30. We were satisfied with a wonderful breakfast full of citrusy goodness

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Cuba 2018

Thursday, January 25

Thursday, January 25 We woke up (at 7:30) to an amazing breakfast of bread, eggs, meats, yogurt, fruit and juice! Today was our first work day, and everyone was eager

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Cuba 2018

Wednesday, January 24

Wednesday, January 24 Arrival in Cuba – Our plane finally took off from the Toronto airport almost exactly 12 hours after the scheduled departure. As a result, we arrived at

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Cuba 2018

Arrived in Cuba!

Grade 12s Finally Arrived Safe and Sound in Cuba The Team arrived at 9:30 p.m. Had a good sleep and a late breakfast overlooking the ocean.

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The entrance to Colegio Cristiano Avivando El Fuego, a light on a hill in Guatemala.
Guatemala 2019

We Have Arrived!

We Have Arrived! We have arrived with all present and all our luggage, minus a few hours of sleep. God has been very good to us from the time we

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Cuba 2018

Toronto Airport

Toronto Airport Although there was fog and rain throughout our road trip, we made it to the airport in good time, arriving at 3:30 as expected. After unloading all our

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