Monterey Bay Academy
WHEN: March 26 - April 2, 2023
WHERE: La Selva Beach, California
COST: $300 per person (payments needs to be made in full by March 14th, 2023.
What’s Included:
Three vegetarian/vegan meals/day (if you have food allergies or specific dietary needs, please let us know)
Housing provided on the school campus in the Bunkhouse
What’s NOT Included:
Flights
Any personal expenses, snacks or souvenirs
Hotel, food, and transportation before or after the mission trip
SCOPE:
1. Improve the school facilities by helping to restore and build up different structures and facilities.
2. Update with fresh paint curbs, crosswalks, & parking lines.
3. Improve the facilities landscape; trim shrubs and remove trees on the ground ready to be cut up and hauled to the chipper.
4. Transform and clean up the organic vegetable garden.
5. Volunteers will learn and share different building responsibilities in fixing the school facilities.
TRAVEL:
Arrival: Please plan to arrive March 26th in the evening.
Departure: Please plan to depart on April 2nd in the afternoon.
LODGING:
We will be staying at the school. No linens are provided. Please bring your own linens and sleeping bag.
WEATHER: The weather will be in the mid 70's in the day and mid 60's at night.
Mission Trip Packing List
Items to Bring
• Bible (Paper Copy) and other devotional/reading materials
• Lightweight back pack
• Personal snacks – e.g., energy/granola bars, nuts, or dried fruit
• Ear Plugs (in case the person next to you snores), sleep mask
• Flip-flops
• Flashlight
• Spending money for personal use
• Personal toiletries (soap, toothpaste, deodorant, mirror, razor, etc.)
Work Clothes and Gear
• Work pants (lightweight cotton preferred, cargo)
• Good working shoes (work boots or hard-soled shoes are safest)
• Socks – (1 pair for each day)
• T-shirts; short or long-sleeved cotton shirts
• Water bottle(s) (Wide mouth, refillable)
• Work gloves (2 pair recommended)
Off-site Clothes
• Casual shirts, pants, and blouses
• Dress shirts, slacks, and shoes (men) for church*
• Dresses, skirts/blouses, and shoes (women) for church*
• Swimming suits (modest, one piece), beach towel
• Socks, Underclothes (microfiber quick dry—optional)
• Hat (to protect from sun)
• Sunglasses
Linens
• Sheets and sleeping bag
• Pillow and pillow case
• Towel and wash cloth
More about the project...
Sunday, March 26 (grades 7-8)
7 AM – start driving to MBA
12 PM – stop for lunch for one hour in Redding
6 PM – stop for dinner for about an hour in San Jose
9:30 PM – arrive at MBA
Monday, March 27 (grades 7-8)
Breakfast
8 AM - 4 PM – lunch and work
Dinner
Evening worship: Testimonies and fire pit
Tuesday, March 28 (grades 7-8)
Breakfast
8 AM – 4 PM – lunch and work
Dinner/beach
Wednesday, March 29 (grades 7-8)
Breakfast
8 AM – 4 PM – lunch and work
Dinner/fire on the beach
Thursday, March 30 (grades 7-8)
Breakfast
8 AM – 4 PM – lunch and work
Dinner/boardwalk
Friday, March 31 (grades 7-8)
Breakfast
This is our play day. Depending on what we have scheduled with weather, we may need to plan for sack lunch/maybe dinner?
Saturday, April 1 (grades 7-8)
Breakfast
Church
Students sermonettes/special music
(Grade 7)
• afternoon activities
• Sack lunch, dinner
• Evening activities
Sunday, April 2 (Grade 7)
7 AM – start driving to the jelly belly factory
9:45 AM – get to the jelly belly factory
11:15 AM – leave the jelly belly factory
1:30 PM – stuff for lunch for one hour in Redding
6:00 PM – stuff for dinner for an hour and a half in Roseburg
9 PM – get back to ECA