1. Belize Service Immersion Retreat
2014

2.  Sunday, June 8 – Sunday June 15
 Flights
◦ Boston – Houston (A little over 4 Hours)
◦ Houston – Belize City (About 2.5 Hours)
 Total Airport to Airport time about 10 Hours.

3.  Belize, Central America

4.  Roughly the same size as Massachusetts
 Population: 327,700 (MA: 6.65 Million)
 Low and swampy – mountains in South
 Weather
◦ 82 - 86 degrees most days
◦ 85% humidity when not raining
◦ 8” rain in June (Boston average: 3.1”)
 Economy
◦ Tourism & Natural Resource Exports
◦ 40% live in poverty

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City Downtown

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10. Hand in Hand Video

11.  Monday-
 7:00 am Prayer
 7:30 am Breakfast
 8:00 am City tour of Building for Change (BFC)
houses
 8:30 am Visit Mr. Lizama’s woodcarving shop
 9:30 am Arrive at worksite
 12:30 pm Lunch at worksite
 1:00 pm Return to work
 4:00 pm Return to Starfish House
 5:30 pm Dinner
 6:30 pm Talk by Nadia Armstrong about the
Outreach Center Program

12. Tuesday-
7:00 am Prayer
7:30 am Breakfast
9:30 pm Leave for Lucky Strike and Altun Ha
Maya site
12:30 pm Return to Starfish House pick up pack
lunch
1:00 pm Old Belize Museum and Marina
3:30 pm Return to Starfish House
5:30 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Reflection

13. Wednesday-
7:00 am Prayer
7:30 am Breakfast
8:30 am Arrive at OC for walk true
10:00am Work site
12:30 pm Lunch at worksite
1:00 pm Return to work
4:30 pm Return to Starfish House
5:30 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Talk by Mr. Panton on BFC
Program

14. Thursday-
7:00 am Prayer
7:30 am Breakfast
8:30 am Arrive at worksite
12:30 pm Lunch at worksite
1:00 pm Return to work
4:00 pm Return to Starfish House
5:30 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Garifuna Dancers perform at
Starfish House

15. Friday-
7:00 am Prayer
7:30 am Breakfast
8:20 am Leave work site
10:00 am Wrap-up on work site (House blessing)
12:00 Lunch
3:30 pm Return to Starfish House
5:30 pm Dinner our in the community
8:30 pm Highs and lows/evaluation

16. Saturday-
6:45 am Prayer
7:00 am Breakfast
7:30 am Leave for Caye Caulker; plan to
catch 8:00 am water taxi
Day of sun and snorkeling on
Caye Caulker
4:00 pm Leave Caye Caulker
4:45 pm Return to Belize City
5:30 pm Dinner