Upcoming 2010 Trips
- Chocola, September 26-October 3
- San Raymundo, October 23-31
- Sarstun, December 4-12
Medical Missions
Refuge International currently has medical missions traveling to San Raymundo, Chocola and Sarstun, Guatemala. There are a total of six to seven medical missions a year with varying group sizes.
Reserving Your Place
The following are required for reserving your place on a Refuge Mission Trip:
- Online registration
- Waiver and Consent Form
- Copy of current passport
- Copy of current medical license (if applicable)
- Copy of your airline travel itinerary (you are required to handle your own airfare - please note, designated flights for your trip can be found on this web page)
- Fee of $650 which covers all lodging (including 2 nights in Antigua on the San Raymundo trip), meals during the mission, meals in San Raymundo, luggage tags, t-shirt & medical supplies to be used on the trip. A nonrefundable $100 deposit is required with your application; the remaining balance is due 30 days prior to departure date. T-shirts, luggage tags and travel packet will be sent to you when the balance is paid.
Nursing scholarships may be available through another organization. Check out this website and click the Scholarship tab!
San Raymundo, Guatemala
ALERT! New Travel Guidelines for San Raymundo!
San Raymundo is located in the highlands one hour northwest of Guatemala City. Our groups of volunteers - physicians, nurse practioners, dentists, surgeons, nurses, translators, pharmacy staff, construction workers and other ancillary personnel - operate a week long clinic in a free-standing hospital. The trip is from Saturday to the following Sunday. We travel to Antigua for a nice hotel stay at the end of the trip. Refuge goes to San Raymundo the last weeks in February and October of each year.
Travel Guidelines for
San Raymundo
Designated Flights for San Raymundo
2010 dates:
October 23-31 | Designated Flights
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2011 dates:
February 19-27, 2011
October 22-30, 2011
Chocola, Guatemala
While working with one of our partners on the Adios Lombrices project, Refuge International volunteers were led to a hospital/clinic in a remote village near Mazatenango, in western Guatemala. Dr. Sergio Castillo has been working alone for the last 12 years in Chocola, serving the people living in the area. Refuge International has agreed to help supply medical equipment and will take medical, surgical and construction teams several times a year to help this amazing man do what he has been called to do.
Please fill out the proper paperwork for a medical mission. We are looking forward to working with you!
Travel Guidelines for Chocola
(Updated July 2010)
2010 dates:
September 26-October 3 | Designated Flights
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2011 dates:
February 27-March 6, 2011
July 9-17, 2011
October 30-November 6, 2011
Kenya
2011 dates:
May 26-June 5, 2011
Sarstun, Guatemala
Sarstun is a small aldea (village) located on the Sarstun River, which forms a portion of the border between Belize and Guatemala. There are no roads in or out of Sarstun, making it accessible only by water, like many of the surrounding villages. The nearest town is 1 1/2 hours away by boat. A clinic/hospital was recently opened by Refuge International, thanks to the generosity of many donors and another nonprofit organization, Faith in Practice. A health care provider working full time will be available to help the more than 12,000 Mayans living in the area. Ongoing support is needed to maintain this wonderful facility, as there is little or no source of outside income for the people living there. This medical mission trip is very challenging physically and is not the trip for anyone with physical constraints.
Alert! New guidelines posted February 8, 2010!
Guidelines for Medical Mission - Sarstun
2010 dates:
December 4-12 | Designated Flights
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2011 dates:
March 6-13, 2011
July 17-24, 2011
December 3-11, 2011
