F.P.C. Mission Service Trips in 2010
by First Church
PERU:
Saturday, Feb. 6 – Wednesday, Feb. 17
- Facilitator: Jed Koball, Uniendo Manos contra la Pobreza (Joining Hands Against Poverty)
- Trip includes 3 days to see Machu Picchu and other sights
- Project: projects related to water rights (possibly reforestation, ecological latrines, or agricultural irrigation)
- Accommodations: local hotels
- FPC coordinators: Dick & Georgia Pease (212-477-1693; georgiarpease@gmail.com)
- Estimated p/p cost = $1,900
- Mark your calendar to hear Jed Koball speak at F.P.C. about Peru on Thursday, October 29th, at 7:00 p.m.
HAITI:
Saturday, July 10 – Sunday, July 18
- Facilitator: Fr. Bernier, Anglican parish, Cap Haitien
- Project: improving the schools’ physical plant, possibly working on outfitting a vacant building for use as a dining room & kitchen for school meal program
- Accommodations: the rectory
- FPC coordinators: Dick & Georgia Pease (212-477-1693; georgiarpease@gmail.com)
- Estimated p/p cost = $1,100
- Mark your calendar to hear Fr. Bernier speak at F.P.C. about Haiti on Thursday, November 12th, at 7:00 p.m.
GHOST RANCH:
Saturday, Sept. 18 – Monday, Sept. 27
- Facilitators: Habitat for Humanity and TEWA Women United, Espanola
- Trip will include 7 nights at Ghost Ranch-Abiquiu and 2 nights at Ghost Ranch- Santa Fe; the first day (Abiquiu) will be free time as will the last day (Santa Fe).
- Projects: 3 days of working with Habitat; 3 days of working at Pueblo San Ildefonso and attending their “Gathering for Mother Earth”
- Accommodations: Ghost Ranch, double-occupancy, private bath
- FPC coordinators: Dick & Georgia Pease (212-477-1693; georgiarpease@gmail.com)
- Estimated p/p cost = $1,625
MEXICO:
Thursday, Nov. 4 – Saturday, Nov. 13
- Facilitator: Mark Adams, Frontera de Cristo – A Presbyterian Bi-national Border Ministry
- Trip will include time in Agua Prieta (near the U.S. border) and Tapachula (near the Guatemala border)
- Project: Cafe Justo (Just Coffee) immersion program
- Accommodations: home stays & motels
- FPC coordinator: Grania Marcus (917-579-0199; grania_marcus@yahoo.com)
- Estimated p/p cost = $1,800+
