March 1-11, 2026
Parramos, Guatemala
Shook Construction is proud to partner with Hope for Home for our 2026 Mission Trip. Founded in Troy, Ohio, Hope for Home is a faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to serving children with disabilities and their families in rural Guatemala. Its mission is to provide holistic care — medical, educational, and spiritual — to those who are often overlooked and undeserved. Shook teammates will help construct new therapy and living spaces designed to serve up to 15 children.
At Shook, we believe that building with purpose means building beyond borders. Every mission trip is a reflection of who we are — PASSIONATE professionals, AUTHENTIC teammates, CURIOUS learners, and EMPOWERED leaders — committed to making a meaningful difference wherever our work takes us.
Mission
Announcing our 2026 Mission Trip Partner
Shook Construction will send 10 team members to Hope for Home’s campus in Parramos, Guatemala, in early March, where they’ll work alongside the organization’s local contractor to help build new therapy and living spaces designed to serve up to 15 children with disabilities. On Feb. 9, the group gathered at Shook’s Equipment Center in Dayton, Ohio, for a hands-on training day, practicing masonry skills to prepare for the trip.
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ABOUT THE MISSION TRIP
We are fortunate to have exceptional talent and resources, and each day we work hard to build the infrastructure necessary to improve the communities we serve. There are, however, those around the world who struggle every day for the basic necessities we take for granted – clean water, healthcare, education, and communication – the same essentials that we work to deliver every day on every project we build. It is ingrained in Shook’s culture to assist those in need, to have the courage to step outside our comfort zone and do good for others. Our Mission Trips send a group of Shook team members to a part of the globe where people truly lack the infrastructure that we can help provide. Not only does this outreach assist a struggling community, but it also instills a global perspective in our teams.
As we continue to take our Mission global, this is Shook’s fourth company Mission Trip. In 2019, we sent a team to Timusi, Bolivia, to improve the community’s water supply system and provide safe drinking water to the remote mountain village. In 2022, we sent eight employees to Mucombeze, Mozambique, to build new, on-campus teacher dormitories for a remote school. In 2024, 10 Shook team members traveled to Wiang Pa Pao, Thailand, to build a new girls home for children who have been rescued from trafficking. And in 2026, we are thrilled to be bringing our outreach efforts to Guatemala, where 10 teammates will help provide safe, accessible housing to children with special needs.
Founded in August 2008 by Daryl and Wanda Fulp, Hope for Home Ministries grew out of their experience adopting three children with special needs and seeing firsthand the challenges children with special needs faced in developing countries. They were driven to make a lasting difference. The couple launched Hope for Home as an advocacy ministry, connecting children with churches and families and organizing short-term service trips to Guatemala.
In 2011, the Fulps relocated with their nine children to Guatemala to expand Hope for Home’s impact. There, they opened a family-based group home for children with disabilities and, together with their team, established a rural village outreach program to support the families of these children.
Meeting Critical Needs
Guatemala faces significant challenges in healthcare access, especially for children with disabilities. Hope for Home steps in to fill this gap, offering not only services, but hope, healing, and a future for so many children.
As their work grew, Hope for Home expanded to four group homes. However, rising rental housing costs and the expenses associated with staffing each home made this approach difficult to maintain. In addition, lack of accessibility in some homes limited the organization’s ability to provide an environment where children with special needs can truly reach their full potential.
Building a ‘Community of Hope’
In 2023, Hope for Home purchased a beautiful, 3-acre property in Parramos, Guatemala, and began the process of fulfilling the dream of a “Community of Hope,” where all the group homes could exist together in one community.
Shook teammates will help construct new therapy and living space designed to serve up to 15 children. The building will include therapy rooms, sleeping quarters, and communal areas to foster healing and community. The building will be constructed with accessibility in mind to accommodate mobility aids that are often utilized by the residents. Our team is working alongside Hope for Home’s local construction crew.
Travel to Hope for Home's Community of Hope campus will involve multiple steps. Our team members will fly from their respective U.S. airports and meet in Dallas, Texas. From there, the group of 10 will take about a three-hour flight to Guatemala City. Our crew will then hop into ground vehicles and travel about 45 minutes to Antigua, Guatemala, where they will stay in a local hotel about 40 minutes away from Hope for Home's campus.
March 1: Depart home airports, meet in Dallas, and arrive in Guatemala City. Travel by van to Antigua, Guatemala.
March 2: Acclimate to project, review worksite, and plan work.
March 3: Begin work at Hope for Home's campus.
March 7: Wrap up construction work on campus.
March 8-10: Cultural experiences and community support.
March 11: Arrive Back in the United States
Visit Hope for Home's website to learn more about its work.
Support Hope for Home's mission by making a donation.
