Guatemala  Buena Vista 

Adults Only

PRICE | $1,400

May 21 - 28, 2025

THE TEAM
TEAM LEADER: Johanna White & Sarah Sereff
This team will get to spend a week with our friends at the Buena Vista Sports Academy in Guatemala. This incredible ministry pours into the lives of young boys and girls using soccer as a way to share life and the Gospel. The goal of the team is to build relationships with the Rhinos (soccer team) players, as well as the Leiva family who coordinates this ministry. You will get to help with their summer kids program and spend time with the Rhinos and other kids in the community and their families playing, worshipping and getting to know each other!
Note: This location of this trip requires good health and ability to engage in strenuous physical activity including walking distances with steep inclines.


For more information about the trip, email Global Outreach at missions@compassionchristian.com
All applications must be submitted no later than 120 days before departure for international trips and 90 days before domestic trips. Please note, applying for a GO Team does not confirm your spot on the team. Once applications are reviewed, you may be requested to participate in an informal interview with a Team Leader. Following review, you will be notified of your acceptance or status on a waiting list. If a team is full you can still apply and be put on a waiting list should a spot become available. Once your application is accepted for any team you will be required to pay a deposit ($100 for international and $25 for domestic teams). The deposit will confirm your spot on the team.


Buena Vista Sports Academy
The Buena Vista Sports Academy exists to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to tough places around the world, disciple boys and young men through daily Bible teaching, plant or partner with local churches, and see individuals, families, and communities come to saving faith in Christ.

The ministry of BVSA focuses primarily on two things:
 
#1:  Discipling boys and young men.
#2:  Training and sending missionaries/pastors

Founded in 2010, BVSA is an evangelism & discipleship ministry that uses the game of soccer to get into tough places around the world. We are committed to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ, as found in Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15, and Acts 1:8.
 
What began as a simple step of faith in 2008 has grown into a display of God's grace and provision through the generous support of his people.  We have witnessed his faithfulness time and time again, which has strengthened our faith and emboldened our steps.  We trust that as we lay our lives down for his sake, he will continue to use BVSA for the growth of the church and the glory of his name.
 
Pray with us as we preach Christ crucified to young men, their current and future families, and their entire communities!  And please consider partnering with us as we use Soccer Academies as a bridge to get there.



TRIP
RESOURCES

FAQs
Why does Compassion Christian Church place such a high emphasis on involving members in Global Outreach Teams?
  • The primary purpose of going on a short-term team is to learn and, secondarily, to serve.  Serving is the best means of showing the love of Christ in any culture, but learning is the goal…resulting in a reshaped life. Our GO Teams practice:
  • learning to see the world more as God sees it
  • learning to pray and bond with brothers and sisters of other cultures
  • learning to see the diverse ways God can use you for His glory
  • learning that our cultural worldview is not the only one out there
  • learning to discern if God is calling you into cross-cultural service.
  • Our goal is not just to get people “involved” or to have “programs” but rather to make lifelong, mature disciples of Jesus with a heart for the world. In summary, this means learning to trust God in all things.

What is the one thing that causes most people to miss out on the blessing of a mission trip experience?
  • During the preparation process, the answer is simple: procrastination. Delay in asking questions, delay in making a decision to go, delay in sending out support letters, delay in beginning daily prayer for the Lord to bless your faithfulness. Satan is never threatened by someone who will neutralize themselves by putting off important decisions. On the field, team members miss out on blessings (or cause other people to miss blessings) by being inflexible or proud. You are responsible for positioning yourself to receive the blessings that come from giving your best to the Lord in this process and being both flexible and humble in the field.

Why does Compassion Christian use a support-raising model for going on short-term trips?
  • One of the goals of GO teams is to discern whether or not an individual is called to cross-cultural missions work. The methodology Compassion Christian uses for preparing teams for a short trip imitates the one most full-time missionaries use. There are distinct phases of the process: hearing God’s call, building a support team, preparing your heart and mind for the task, and then going. We believe building a prayer/financial support team is a critical element of this process. Even if you are in a situation of being able to pay for your entire trip, building your prayer & support team is critical. Not all of us are able to go on a short-term trip, but we are ALL called to participate in God’s global mission. For some of us, this means participating as a sender by praying or giving financially to someone else’s trip. Asking for support can feel uncomfortable, but we should not allow our pride to keep us from giving others the opportunity to be obedient to God’s invitation to send. Often team members find that the support-raising process is the most tangible way they see God ‘show up’ in the preparation process and confirm His calling for them to the field.
PREPARE FOR YOUR TRIP
Managed Missions: Short-Term Mission Trip Software

Documents: Each person needs a passport, and it must be valid for at least six months beyond their return date.

Vaccines: For information regarding required or recommended vaccines, visit the state travel site or cdc.com.

Packing List: Download a printable PDF of the Packing List here.
REQUIRED FORMS
To download and sign forms, click here