In Guatemala, you'll have the opportunity to serve in one of the following ministries: Agriculture, Appropriate Technology, Creative Arts, Education, Health Care, Microfinance, Special Education, Women's Social Work, and Sports!

Students International focuses on short-term missions that “help without hurting,” by placing our students with long-term missionaries who are fully integrated into the community and who aren’t taking jobs away from local laborers. Our style is relational and is therefore centered around our long-standing presence within the communities where we work. This may be challenging for people who expect to see immediate "results" in evangelism and project completion. As a result, however, we see local and outreach participants transformed into the likeness of Christ.

Located in the city of Magdalena, SI-Guatemala is where it all began back in 1994. The cooler climate and mountainous terrain create unique ways to serve isolated and impoverished communities. You'll have the unforgettable opportunity to stay with a couple of friends in the home of a local Guatemalan host. Excursion options abound – the internationally known Volcan Pacaya, Rainforest Ziplining, and the city of Antigua are a short drive away.

For more than 26 years, we’ve sent over 25,000 students to serve alongside our full-time missionaries in hard-to-reach communities. Those students have helped transform thousands of lives for the better. And so can you.