2026 Mission Trip: A Job Well Done!

Shook’s Mission Trip team has been working on Hope For Home’s campus in Parramos, Guatemala. After working hard on it for several days, the team proudly completed a masonry wall that is part of a new living and therapy space project. The team was thrilled to play a small part in creating a healing, peaceful space for Hope For Home’s children. With the work done, it was time to begin exploring the local culture.

See their update below.

Wrapping up the Work

As our time on the jobsite dwindled to the last couple of days, the last of the CMU block was laid. Our team spent much of the morning on the fourth working day mixing and pouring concrete into the cells. In the afternoon, we formed up the columns, including making taper ties out of wire, putting boards up, and threading the wires through the boards. After the forms were set, the teams poured in the concrete. We got about 80% complete.

The day wasn’t all work. We enjoyed chatting and interacting with the local crew, who were appreciative and pleased with our work. At the day’s end, our team crashed from exhaustion after carrying concrete buckets all day.

On our final day of work on Saturday, we finished pouring the last of the concrete for the columns for the retaining wall. We also helped move the remaining CMU block to the next location where the local contractors will be working. Our team worked hard and even finished our project a half-day early.

Seeing the last bucket of concrete poured was such a happy and proud moment for our team! We are thrilled to make such a difference for Hope For Home.