Groups of four to six will live in rustic conditions, sleep in sleeping bags, and have limited bathing facilities. Volunteers should bring their own hand tools. Tzotzil Bible School. Kitchen facilities are available. Volunteers will have opportunities to interact with local Tzotzil Christians.
Most construction is masonry.
Bring mason tools, hammers, saws, plumb-lines, etc. First and last nights stay at the headquarters of the Council of Evangelical Churches in Nicaragua. Siksayari RCA disaster reconstruction Hearty, hard-working, and persevering groups of six people having at least some carpentry skills are needed. Volunteers will travel 126 miles up the CoCo River to the devastated village of Siksayari, where the RCA is taking the lead in reconstruction. Reformed Church World Service has purchased a portable sawmill and is providing ninety volunteers to teach the community how to use, maintain, and repair it.