Suggested Packing List

We leave Grace Bible Church on Friday, January 20, stay in Chicago Friday night and fly out Saturday. Currently each passenger is allowed 1 checked bag less than 50 pounds, 1 carry-on and 1 personal item.

The fewer personal items you bring the better. You will need to haul your stuff around the airport and at the hotel :-} so pack as light as possible. Please do not bring any valuable items or sensitive electronics. Laundry is done at the guesthouse each day. As a team, we carry all our medications and supplies with us in our personal luggage.

At the guesthouse we will have access to a landline phone (with a United States number), a computer and Wi-Fi. The team leader will also have a MacBook. There is no reliable Wi-Fi outside the guesthouse.

Things to bring:

 Bible, mission manual, and journal.

 Cash for personal spending (souvenirs and food at the airports coming and going), recommend no more than $200. There is a safe at the guesthouse for money and other valuables, i.e. passports.

 Small flashlight (your smartphone may have this function, remember to bring your charger)

 Bug spray/Sunscreen 

 Personal Stethoscope for medical folks (they have some there, but the quality is questionable)

 Personal Toiletries 

Swimsuit (no bikinis or speedo’s)

 Work gloves (If applicable) 

 Ear plugs (for light-sleepers) 

 Small, battery-powered alarm clock (if you are using your smart phone for this, please remember to bring your charger) 

 Sandals/flip flops (for wear around the guesthouse or into town. NO open toe shoes allowed in the barrios)

 Tennis/work shoes 

 Nice, casual outfit for local church service 

 At least 1 pair of long pants, 1 long-sleeved shirt 

 Personal medications (preferably in their original containers)

 Spanish/English Dictionary if desired. Translators and a vocabulary list will be provided for the medical team.

Hand Sanitizer-pocket size

 Travel sized packs of tissues (outside the Guesthouse there is usually not any)

Donations: clothing, toiletries, shoes, etc., you plan to leave at the guesthouse, after the week is over, or donations for the villagers. Examples include school supplies, simple toys for children (nothing battery powered or inappropriate), small backpacks.