Students will gain valuable practical experience in preaching with use of an interpreter as well as observing the worship styles of the churches the group attends. Summary The team will depart Orlando on Friday January 12 and arrive that evening in Guatemala City. The team will be staying in a mission house owned by Manna Christian Missions. This will serve as our classroom and dormitory for the trip. One night may be spent in a hotel in the mountain village of Rabinal in order to visit a church comprised mostly of Mayan Indians.
Most churches have services several nights per week to accommodate the crowds of people who attend.
Students will have opportunity to visit four different churches and spend time with each pastor to discuss preaching and evangelism in their particular context. The team will also have a day to visit the ancient city of Antiqua to spend time in the city square marketplace as well as visit ruins of one of the oldest cathedrals in Latin America. We will return to Orlando on Friday January 19, 2001. The primary method of instruction will be the cross-cultural involvement itself combined with required readings, written reflections, and daily reflection group meetings. We will be guided by a missionary living in Guatemala who will serve as both interpreter and resource person regarding cultural and practical aspects of our time in the country.