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Mexico - Guadalajara (Chapala)
Youth with a Mission
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Project Opportunities
Volunteers needed for ongoing completion of buildings and general help around this lovely large campus! 

NEEDED - Finish Carpenters, painters, and electricians, seamstress, grounds/maintenance...


Home Of Hope

Off Site Opportunities - Homes of Hope

Teams may come and build a small home for a Mexican family. Preparation work for the home is done before the team arrives. $3500 for the home and $45/day for transportation, room and board.

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INDIVIDUALS and TEAMS NEEDED NOW!!
CALL or email the MBI office to discuss the possibilities of going as an individual, a couple or with a team.

Volunteer Current Needed:

  • Carpenters
  • Web Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Construction
  • Vehicle Maintenance
  • Food Services
  • Hospitality
  • Building Maintenance
  • Landscaping
  • Grounds Maintenance

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Estimated Cost
The ministry will provide transportation to and from the airport, plus room and board for the workers who come to help. YWAM Guadalajara would like approximately $160 US per person per month as a donation to help with the costs for these things.


The airport in Guadalajara is about 20 minutes away from the ministry site in Chapala.

Team Date to Go
It would be preferred to have teams stay for a minimum of 2 weeks which will give the opportunity to do some hard work, explore on the week-ends and then let other teams come.

Tentative Team dates - MBI coordinates with an on-site manager, so let us know your availability and skills!


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More General Info:
Personal Tools: You are most welcome to bring your own tools with you for the work. YWAM Chapala has some, but any you bring will help as they could possibly have another team present at the same time.

Clothing for worksite: Most people are working in jeans and t-shirts during the day. The weather is a little cool at night, so bring a jacket for the evenings and early mornings. During the day the temperature can climb into the 70's and the sun is out most days, so bring a hat!

Documents Required

US citizens will need a Passport.  Other nationalities may check with the Mexican embassy,
http://www.mexonline.com/embassy.htm

Regional Facts
For your leisure time on the weekends there are numerous restaurants, open-air cafes and ice-cream parlors in which to while away the siesta-time. A walk around the town should include the parish church. On the pier, boatmen will try to convince you to visit Scorpion Island and its restaurants or to Mezcala Island and the remains of a fortress dating from Independence times. East of the pier, past the well-kept lake shore gardens there is a small children's park. On weekends this area, like the lakefront Beer garden restaurant near the pier, is a cacophony of mariachi sound. The Chapala handicrafts market is an excellent place to shop for inexpensive gifts. The Chapala Country Club with its excellent nine-hole golf course is open to non-members on payment of a green fee.


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General Info:
YWAM Chapala provides all of the bedding you'll need. However, the nights can be cool so you may want to bring an extra blanket. Bring your own towels.

Food is cooked by the base staff and is very good and plentiful.

 Electrical supply: is the same as in the USA, 110V and 60 cycle 4.

3 Story

Accommodations
There is an existing two story dorm at the ministry site for men on the teams. Couples and women are housed in motel-style rooms. Teams can accommodate up to 4 children at a time. Large teams up to a maximum of 60 people are welcome.


Religions

nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%

 


Contact MBI for more information on how you can help at this location!

 

Opportunities - North America