Service Trips

Posted by Montana de Luz

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Montaña de Luz hosts service trips to our facility in Honduras 12-18 times per year. A service trip is an opportunity for individuals and groups to participate in a one-week experience that will warm your heart, nurture your soul, expand your thinking, introduce you to new friends, and provide hope for children affected by HIV/AIDS in Honduras.  LEARNING…

During a service trip, experiential learning is a priority. During your week you might learn:

  • About a new culture
  • A bit of Honduran history
  • Some basic Spanish
  • Construction skills (Honduran style)
  • Something about yourself

SERVING…

The poverty in Honduras is staggering. Hurricane Mitch, which struck Honduras in 1998, killed 10,000 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. Today, many are still struggling to repair their lives and find suitable housing and work.  Our children are among the most vulnerable.  Not only do they come from extreme poverty, most have lost their parents due to AIDS, others have been abandoned abused. Some are infected with the HIV virus as well.

You can make a difference!

Your week of building, repairing, planting or painting provides employment and enables us to improve our facilities. In addition, our serving with love is an important witness to the love of God in the world. Even so, most people come away from the experience certain that they received far more than they gave.

GROWING…

It's a time of stretching the body, mind, heart, and soul!

We believe that making a better world begins with our own lives. We value each person's spiritual journey and encourage time for reflection, journaling, and solitude. We appreciate the diversity and richness of each person's path. Some experience the presence of the Divine in the beauty of the earth, some in the relationships, some in the morning devotions and worship. There is a wonder and peace to be found for those who are seeking.

COMMITMENT…

The cost for our service trips is $1,500 per person. This includes airfare, meals, lodging, in-country transportation, building materials, labor and insurance.

To reserve your space on a service trip contact:

Montaña de Luz
P.O. Box 410
Worthington, Ohio 43085
(614) 848-8077
Email: info@montanadeluz.org

"If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships–the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt

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-John Rushkin

"Work is love made visible." -Kahlil Gibran

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and whose circumference is nowhere."
-St. Augustine