Guatemala 2025 Summer Trip

July 5-12, 2025

For Educators, Youth 16 and older, Interested Adults

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STEP 1: Application Information

About Me

Name *

First

Last

As it appears on your passport

Name for Name Tag *

Preferred Pronouns *He/HimShe/HerThey/Them

GenderMaleFemaileTransNon binaryOther

Email *

Phone *

Documentation

Date of Birth *

Passport # *

Expiration Date *

Country of Issue *

Congregational Involvement

Church you attend or are a member *

The support of your congregation is an important aspect of this experience. Please discuss your plan to participate with your pastor or mission committee. *

Emergency Contact Information

Emergency Contact Name *

First

Last

Emergency Contact Relationship *

Emergency Contact Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

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Zip Code

Emergency Contact Phone

Emergency Contact Email *

Medical Information

Please indicate if any of the following applies: *

• Mobility Issues
• Allergies
• Will travel with CPAP
• Immunocompromising conditions
• Seizure disorder
• Surgery with the last six months
• Cardiovascular event within the last twelve months
• Respiratory illness within the last two months (including COVID)
• Pregnant
• Breastfeeding
• Chronic mental health condition
• Other
• No medical concerns

PLEASE NOTE: If you use medical marijuana on a regular basis, be advised that possession of marijuana is considered a crime in Guatemala. You will not be able to bring or use marijuana on a CEDEPCA trip.

If any boxes were checked in the previous entry, please explain:

Any dietary restrictions?

Current medications and dosage

Questions For Consideration

Have you ever traveled to Guatemala before? When and why?

the Contact Email

Why are you interested in going on this trip?

How would you describe your Spanish skills?

• Native Speaker
• Fluent/Bilingual
• Proficient
• Conversational
• Know a few words
• None

(no Spanish skills required for this trip)

I will attend a required trip orientation, to be scheduled by the group

• Yes
• No

Alternative Funding Sources

• Myself
• My Church
• My Ministry Group
• Scholarship through the Guatemala Partnership
• Scholarship through the Robert J Turner Memorial Fund
• Scholarship through the Herbert D Valentine Fund

Links for more infomation below this form.

For Guatemala Partnership Scholarship Consideration

Please tell us what you understand the purpose of this trip to be and why you wish to be a part of this experience.

After your return from the trip, in what ways do you intend to carry forward what you have learned?

• Sharing my experiences via a presentation to my mission committee and/or church
• Sharing the prayer letter and updates on Guatemala with my church and keeping CEDEPCA in my prayers
• Participation in the work of the Guatemala Partnership
• Using what I have learned as part of my own ministry
• Other

Please explain

How are you paying the deposit? *

• By Check in the mail
• Online Payment

Please follow instructions below this form.

I acknowledge that I undertake this trip representing Christ, my church, and the Presbytery of Baltimore. I understand that this trip is intended to enrich me personally and spiritually and that it may also challenge me in unexpected ways. I agree to show respect to our Guatemalan partners, the Guatemalan people that I meet, and the Guatemalan culture I encounter. I will abide by trip guidelines, show courtesy to my fellow travelers, and fulfill my personal and financial obligations. *

• Agree

Submit

STEP 2: Payment

A $500 deposit is required.

• Pay online at our portal here.
• Send a check (written to “Presbytery of Baltimore” with “Guatemala Trip” in the memo field, to: Presbytery of Baltimore, 5400 Loch Raven Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21239)

Scholarship Opportunities

• Robert J. Turner Memorial Fund
• Herbert D. Valentine Fund