Belize-Days 3 & 4

The team has had trouble posting to the blog.  Here are links to Days 3 and 4 of their trip.  Click on the link for each day.  Then click the DOWNLOAD button that is blue.  A PDF of the team's summary for each day will be downloaded to your computer.  Please contact anna@gracecovenant.org if you have any issues with the downloads.

Day 3

Day 4

Belize-Day 2-Ministry Begins in Belize!

Sunday, July 7 was a day of firsts for many on our mission to Belize.  Our team has a great breakfast at the El Rey Hotel in Belmopan.  Each team member also received their first letters from home.

Prior to going to LifeNet, Pastor Lee’s church, our team posed for a team photo in front of the El Rey Hotel.

Cade, Joel and Jacob helped lead worship this morning – and what an awesome time of worship that it was – we all felt God move mightily during our time of praise.

Belize-Day 1-A Day of Introductions

Saturday, July 6, the GCC Belize Summer Missions Team met at the Charlotte airport at 7:45am. 

Pastor David and Tracy pose for a photo at home the morning of departure.

 Skye, Kaitlyn and Mikayla

Alaina, Abigail and Jacob

Brielle, Micah and Ross

Staci, Joel and Cade

Karen and Aaron

Our group stopped for a quick bite to eat at “Cheers” roadside restaurant

Pastor Caleb picked our team up at the airport and transported us to Belmopan. For many on the team this is the first time that they had met Pastor Caleb.

Our team finally arrived at the El Rey Hotel in Belmopan mid afternoon.

Pastor Lee and his wife Robyn came over and shared their hearts for Belize, had dinner with the team and helped us get settled in for the week.

Our team sorted through all of the various supplies that had been brought to Belize. Later we had evening devotions led by Brielle and then various teams gathered to finalize their ministry assignments for Sunday morning. Finally, everyone exhausted from the long journey and time change went to bed.

Belize Missions Team Flight Information

Pastor David Brown, Grace Covenant's high school and young adult pastor, will be leading a missions team in Belize from July 6-13. Partnering with Foursquare missionaries Caleb Ortega and Lee Brockinton, the team will minister to a variety of people and do work on church projects.  

If you would like to encourage a team member(s) while on the field, please submit notes to the church office by July 3.  Team members are Abigail Banzhof, Pastor David Brown (team leader), Tracy Brown, Katelyn Cartee, Jacob Gordon, Joel Hoffman, Aaron Hosea, Karen Hosea, Alaina Huey, Ross Linfoot, Skye Linfoot, Mikayla McDonnell, Staci McDonnell, Brielle Palmer, Micah Palmer, and Cade Ratcliff.

Here is the flight information.

Outbound Flight

US Airways Flight 1141  - July 6
Leave Charlotte @ 9:55  am.  Arrive in Belize City @ 11:25 am. 

Return Flight

US Airways Flight 1142  - July 13
Leave Belize City @ 1:00 pm.  Arrive in Charlotte @ 6:10 pm.