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Build a School in Mexico

Northminster Presbyterian Church is traveling to Tres Reyes Mexico to continue building a high school so local children can receive an education.

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Build a School in Mexico

Build a School in Mexico

Build a School in Mexico

Build a School in Mexico

Build a School in Mexico

Northminster Presbyterian Church is traveling to Tres Reyes Mexico to continue building a high school so local children can receive an education.

Northminster Presbyterian Church is traveling to Tres Reyes Mexico to continue building a high school so local children can receive an education.

Northminster Presbyterian Church is traveling to Tres Reyes Mexico to continue building a high school so local children can receive an education.

Northminster Presbyterian Church is traveling to Tres Reyes Mexico to continue building a high school so local children can receive an education.

Paul Shirey
Paul Shirey
Paul Shirey
Paul Shirey
1 Campaign |
Peoria, United States
$891 USD 9 backers
12% of $7,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

We need your help so we can continue being the hands and feet of Jesus for our Mayan friends!

OUR GOAL: We must raise $7,000 to help fund our February 2014 mission trips.

WHO ARE WE? We are more than 30 members and friends of Northminster Presbyterian Church in Peoria, IL., volunteering in cooperation with the Yucatan Peninsula Mission in Leona Vicario, Quintana Roo, Mexico. For the past seven years, we have sent one team each year, each team comprising 12-15 members. Due to increased interest within our church community, and increased demand in the Yucatan, we are expanding to two teams. One team will focus on construction, while the other will split its time between construction and hands-on work with Mayan women and children in their villages.

WHY DO WE NEED HELP? Participation has more than doubled within the past year, which is a blessing. But that means we need to raise considerably more money to fund our trips. Each team member pays for his or her own air fare, while our mission committee raises the additional fee of about $550 per person. That’s where we need your help. About $200 of each member’s fee goes to purchase materials used for the project, while the remainder goes to pay for our housing, food, and considerable transportation costs in the Yucatan. Please note that we also pay for all of the materials used in all of the construction projects, due to the extreme poverty in the region.

OUR HISTORY: Since 2007, our church has sent a team to the Yucatan to help build churches and schools for Mayan and Mexican children and families. We have worked hand-in-hand with local Mayans in two tiny Mayan villages: Tres Reyes and, currently, Nuevo Durango. We also are helping to construct a much-needed school for the children of Leona Vicario.

WHERE WE LIVE AND WORK: We fly into Cancun and drive inland about 50 kilometers to the YPM facility in Leona Vicario. We are driven more than an hour each day to our worksite in the remote villages of central Yucatan. Mission teams such as ours built and currently maintain the YPM facilities, which can house and feed more than 50 people at a time.

God bless you. And mucho gracias from all of us!


T-Shirt

If you select the T-Shirt perk, you will receive either a red or black t-shirt (your choice) with this logo on the front. 

Hammock

This is an example of the authentic mexican hammock that you can receive. It's plenty long for most people, and is even great for sleeping. Many say it's better and much cooler than a bed, which makes it great for the hotter months.

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Thank you!

$10 USD
Awesome! You contributed to our Mexico mission. As a thank you, we will mail you a thank you letter signed by each member of the team.
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January 2014
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Thank you! + Photo Album

$25 USD
Wow! Your contribution to our Mexico mission will be used to glorify God and make this school a reality! Along with a thank you letter, you will receive a digital download photo album of the progress of our school.
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March 2014
1 claimed

T-Shirt

$50 USD
You're making a big help in reaching our goal. We'll send you a T-Shirt with our mission's logo. You'll also receive a thank you letter and a digital download photo album. US ONLY
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January 2014
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Hand Made Jean Bag

$75 USD
Your contribution will make a major impact on the building of the high school and all our other ministry while down in the Yucatan. As a thank you, you will receive a hand made jean bag made by our church's craft group. You will also receive the thank you letter and digital download photo album. US ONLY
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March 2014
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Hand Made Mexican Hammock

$250 USD
You've gone above and beyond to make our dream come true. Your amazing contribution will be greatly appreciated, and will be used to maximize our mission efforts in the Yucatan, and finish the school. You will receive a hand made mexican hammock. You will also receive the thank you letter and digital download photo album. US ONLY
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March 2014
1 out of 10 of claimed
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