Belize
2025 Special Project:
Owen’s Family Home
We met Owen in 2018, when a CSI team went to Belize to work on Unity Church. Owen has been associated with Unity Church ever since that initial meeting, including becoming its caretaker and participating in the ministry outreach program for pastors in Belize. He’s a great man for whom we care deeply!
Owen has two daughters and a son who has autism. Their current home is collapsing into the swamp and needs to be replaced. Some twenty years ago we cut the current house into four sections and moved it to the other side of the church to make way for the construction of Unity School, located in the burial grounds in the Antelope extension of Belize City.
CSI is sending two teams to build Owen’s family a new home. It will be 24 feet by 28 feet and have three bedrooms, one bathroom, and a living and kitchen area.
This is a big undertaking! We will need significant financial support and many partners willing to join the building effort to accomplish this project. We hope to partner with fifteen churches or individuals who will each donate $1,000.
The two teams are scheduled for July 12-19 and July 19-26, 2025. The cost of the trip is $850 plus airfare for one week, or $1,450 plus airfare for both weeks.
Fourteen members are needed per team.
Please prayerfully consider joining this worthy cause! Owen and his three children have a great need, and we believe the Body of Christ can make a real difference in their lives by serving them in this way.
Western Paradise Village and First Stone Church of Western Paradise
CSI has been serving in Belize since 2002 and in the Western Paradise area since 2006. Initially, we worked with the Village Council developing a community park with a basketball court and soccer field plus some play areas. Later, we joined other community partners to build First Stone Church. As we wrap up the finishing touches to the church, we look forward to helping the congregation of First Stone Church start a preschool in the lower level of their building. Currently, there is no school in that community. It is exciting to see First Stone Church making a difference, spiritually, educationally and so much more, in the lives of the families in Western Paradise!
Unity School
In Belize City's impoverished community called "The Burial Grounds" CSI partnered several years ago with the Presbyterian Church helping them fulfill the vision of starting a preschool in the back of their church. Today, Unity School has evolved into a separate two-story building with over 250 students in grades K-6th. Ongoing, we assist Unity School's staff and students with various projects as they have need. From maintenance to construction (we recently added more bathrooms and updated their water system), providing teachers supplies or tutoring students we will continue helping Unity Presbyterian School and Church fulfill their mission. God is Faithful and Good! (By “Serving in Belize”Video)
Stella Maris School
CSI has also formed a partnership with Stella Maris School also located in Belize City. Stella Maris serves children ranging from ages four through eighteen years of age who are living with disabilities. We have assisted with facility upkeep, adding sidewalks to assist those with mobility difficulties, classroom assistance and training. We look forward to helping however we can so they may most effectively serve their unique student population.
With great anticipation we are praying for significant impact through our pastor and leadership conferences. Spearheaded by a church in Indiana and hosted by Eagle's Nest Church of Belize City, several leaders of churches across Belize will be gathering twice a year to study and discuss scripture while encouraging one another and praying for all Belizean churches to reach more people for Christ.
Belize FAQs
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$850 for a 7-night trip + air (project costs are additional)
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Ministry that fits you and your group. We will do our best to customize your trip to your gifts. Some options include construction, evangelism, praise & worship, sports, VBS.
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A CSI staff person will be with you the entire trip, from airport pick up to drop off
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Many Belizian dishes are similar to Mexican food
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We have housed teams in a local hotel for years
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Clothes for a church service, work clothes, tennis shoes, swimsuit & beach towel, bug spray
