CANAAN 2019

Chimaltenango, Guatemala
05/10/2019 – 05/19/2019
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Travel

Get outside your day-to-day bubble and experience the beauty of God's creation.

Explore

Meet new friends, explore culture, and learn learn new ways of seeing the world together.

Serve

Make a difference in the lives of at-risk children through creative arts and return home full of life.

CANAAN 2019

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OVERVIEW

Camp Canaan is a 10-day mission trip to Guatemala to empower 75 at-risk youth at a retreat center in the town of Chimaltenango using creative arts and God’s greater story of redemption.

DATES

05/10/2019 - 05/19/2019

HIGHLIGHTS

• 2 days of team building in Antigua, Guatemala
• 5 days of teaching workshops at an art camp
• Art Show with the community
• Sightseeing
• Optional 3-day excursion to Lake Atitlan

HOSTING PARTNER

AMG Guatemala

For over 35 years AMG Guatemala has been sharing the love of Christ in Guatemala. Currently assisting more than 8,000 children, their families and communities, with education, health, spiritual guidance, clothing, vocational assistance, and a lot of love! AMG has a wonderful camp retreat for their youth called Camp Canaan in Chimaltenango.

CAMP LOCATION

Chimaltenango, Guatemala

Chimaltenango

57°F
Partly cloudy
Monday
05:46 AM
06:18 PM
Min: 55°F
Max: 75°F
88%
30.8
N 4.3 mph
Tuesday
73°F
51°F
Wednesday
66°F
55°F
Thursday
66°F
55°F
Friday
69°F
52°F
Saturday
71°F
55°F

TEAM LEADER

David Lee is Director of I AM ART, and has led over 12 trips to Guatemala with Athentikos since 2015. He’s a graduate of Belmont University in Nashville, TN who began playing music after watching old-timers playing the blues on the front porch as a child in Mississippi. I Am Art allows David to combine his passion for creativity with his desire to help other people.
David Lee
Director of I AM ART

TEAM MEMBER ROLES

There’s a place for everyone on the team, no matter your skill level or experience.

  • Workshop Leaders
  • Workshop Assistants
  • Logistics Coordinators
  • Storytellers / Blog writers Photo/Video Crew
  • Social Media

You don’t have to be a professional creative. you just need to want to make a difference through creativity.

SCHEDULE

Friday
Travel to Guatemala City and spend the night in Antigua, a 500-year-old Spanish Colonial City surrounded by three volcanoes.
Saturday
Get to know team members, explore, and spend another night in Antigua.
Sunday
Travel to the I AM ART Camp location, meet with local leaders, and prepare the facility for the week-long camp.
Monday-Thursday
Attend large group sessions, Teach small group session workshops to at-risk youth, and spend time with Artist Team Members from around the world.
Friday
Teach a final small group workshop session, prepare for a celebratory art show and visit the surrounding community to get a cultural understanding of the children’s lives.
Saturday
Celebrate the week’s achievement in an Art Show with youth and community and spend the afternoon sightseeing in Guatemala City.
Sunday
Return home or join an optional excursion to Lake Atitlan.
Sunday-Wednesday
Reflect on your journey and explore the beauty of quaint villages around Lake Atitlan. Return home full of life.
Arrival
Travel to Guatemala City and spend the night in Antigua, a 500-year-old Spanish Colonial City surrounded by three volcanoes.
Team Building
Get to know team members, explore, and spend another night in Antigua.
Camp Setup
Travel to the I AM ART Camp location, meet with local leaders, and prepare the facility for the week-long camp.
Camp
Attend large group sessions, Teach small group session workshops to at-risk youth, and spend time with Artist Team Members from around the world.
Art Show Prep
Teach a final small group workshop session, prepare for a celebratory art show and visit the surrounding community to get a cultural understanding of the children’s lives.
Art Show
Celebrate the week’s achievement in an Art Show with youth and community and spend the afternoon sightseeing in Guatemala City.
Return or Excursion
Return home or join an optional excursion to Lake Atitlan.
Optional Excursion
Reflect on your journey and explore the beauty of quaint villages around Lake Atitlan. Return home full of life.
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Sunday-Wednesday

TRAINING

We’ll equip you with everything you need to impact lives through creative arts, including how to:

• Guide youth to explore their story through creative arts

• Understand the cultural and spiritual context of the trip

• Collaborate with like-minded creatives from all over the world

• Empower through story and creative arts

• Raise funds using our media and crowd-funding platform

• Promoting your trip through strategic social media

• Preparing lesson plans for a 5 day workshop using our curriculum guide

• Research and produce inspirational stories

• Select gear for international production

• Pack strategically for a short-term vision trip

OPTIONAL EXCURSION

Reflect on your journey before you return home.

Lake Atitlan

Spend three days reflecting and exploring one of the most beautiful places on earth. Lake Atitlan is a large, crystal blue lake surrounded by three volcanoes, and only three hours from Guatemala City. Step back in time as you explore the culture of quaint villages surrounding the lake. Savor delicious local cuisine at the waterfront as the sun slips behind the volcanos. Renew and rest your soul at Casa del Mundo, a cliffside hotel only accessible by boat. If you have the margin, we highly recommend the optional Lake Atitlan excursion.

Cost:

$300

Includes:

Transportation, Lodging, Tours

Fundraising

You don’t have to pay for anything out of pocket. We help you raise support as a 501c3 nonprofit.

TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS

Athentikos is a 501c3 nonprofit and can accept tax-deductible donations on your behalf. In addition, all I AM ART team members are offered a personal crowd-funding campaign similar to Kickstarter through our web site. We’ll coach you through the fundraising process and provide the resources you need to communicate your opportunity to grow and serve, including our films about Guatemala.
Every team member who has wanted to join an I AM ART trip has been able to raise funding to cover costs. You do not have to pay for the trip out of your pocket. If you have questions, please contact us.

Example of Fundraising campaign.
Connect Fundraising Campaign Example

Use the award-winning Athentikos documentary for fundraising.

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COST EXPLANATION

TOTAL COST = REGISTRATION FEE + TEAM FEE + AIRFARE

We break out the total cost into three installments. Your fundraising can cover everything.

Registration

$100

Deadline

04/01/2019
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Team Fee

$1400

DUE ON

04/15/2019

Covers training, administration, and in-country costs.

Average Airfare

$700

DUE ON

04/15/2019

Destination Airport

Guatemala City

Airfare varies depending on your departure city. People can donate airline miles to your trip and reduce your airfare cost … even make it free!

Optional excursion

$300

DUE ON

04/15/2019

Team members are responsible for:

• 6 Meals during team building weekend (as low as $5 to $10 /each).
• Materials needed for Creative Workshops
• Background Check (as low as $30)

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