Guatemala Trip Information

Dates: June 3-12, 2026 or June 6-12, 2026
Open Roles: Medical Students and Residents, Physicians, NPs, PAs, Pharmacists, Dentists, Psychologists, PTs, OTs, Interpreters, Teachers, and General Volunteers

Group Leaders

Dr. Stan Grogg and Barbara Grogg, ARNP. For questions, please contact [email protected].

Goals

  • Build lasting relationships with Open Windows and Give and Teach
  • Build a house for a family, including furnishings and a kitchen. 
  • Provide competent, appropriate medical care to an under-resourced population
  • Supply much needed medications and supplies for community health care at the completion of our visit
  • Offer a unique learning environment for medical students and residents, other healthcare personnel and ancillary team members
  • Provide intensive training for students in the art of medicine, with
    technology limited by the local standards
  • Facilitate opportunities to experience different cultures and global health issues.

Checklist

  • Complete the application
  • Submit your $206 deposit
  • Make certain your passport has at least six (6) months before expiration
  • You will need up to date Tdap, MMR and preferably Hepatitis A and B, current influenza, and RSV (if indicated).
  • Upload part 1 and part 2 of the required documents for your team role (.pdf format)
  • You will be sent a final invoice via email 70 days prior to departure.
  • Final payment payable by check to Power of a Nickel, Zelle, or add 3% if using PayPal.

 

A man riding a bike in Guatemala.

Focus on Children

From June 3-12, we will be partnering with Open Windows for two medical clinic days, bringing a medical team to the children and families in San Miguel Dueñas, Guatemala, and surrounding towns. Our team will provide well child exams as well as care for the acute needs of the community.

San Miguel Dueñas is an agricultural town of nearly 13,000 people. Although it is a mere twenty-minute drive from the prosperous tourist center of La Antigua, the town has a substantially lower standard of living, with most members of the community working in the local coffee plantations and flower nurseries.

Focus on Villages

Clinics in 4 villages will be conducted by the medical team, and the building team will complete a house. June 6-12 will include 4 medical clinic days in the villages near Santa Rosa, plus cultural activities. This trip will also offer a building experience; a home will be built starting on Monday and dedicated to the family, complete with furnishings and a kitchen, on Thursday (weather permitting). Local carpenters and homeowners will be working alongside our building team. Applicants can choose to be a member of the medical team or the building team.

Give and Teach meets the physical needs of 17 nearby villages by providing food through our feeding program, shoes, medical services, and shelter through building houses with our mission groups. As of July 2025, Give and Teach has built 166 small houses in several different villages for those in need. Many families are in desperate need of a warm and dry shelter.

A crowd of people at a clinic in Guatemala.
A group of locals sitting outside in Guatemala.
Women and children in Guatemala line up for clinic.

Costs:

Total trip cost for the one-week trip: $2,000.

Total cost for the extended trip: $2,300.

This DOES NOT INCLUDE AIRFARE. Everyone will fly into and out of Guatemala City. 

Included are:

  • In-country travel by van
  • Welcome dinner and final group dinner
  • Translator expenses
  • Medications
  • Supplies for clinics and building
  • Lodging

 

Meals: 

June 3-12: All meals are provided at Give and Teach. Welcome dinner is included. 

June 6-12: Breakfast is provided only at Open Windows; all other meals, including the Welcome dinner, are provided at Give and Teach. 

Payment Schedule

A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $206 is required to hold your space. Please note that that this deposit can only be paid via PayPal or by check (see details below).

Final payment payable by:

Zelle: 918-629-1836

Check mailed to:
Power of a Nickel
3010 W Gulf Dr. Sanibel, FL 33957

PayPal: If paying by credit card through PayPal, please add a 3% handling fee. An invoice will be sent to you via email after receipt of your PayPal deposit.

Requirements

Participants will be responsible for all travel and routine vaccinations. More information can be found at www.cdc.gov www.headinghomehealthy.org.

  • Evacuation insurance is required.
  • Trip cancellation insurance is suggested.

Cancellation Policy

$206 deposit is non-refundable. You may transfer this to another person if you find you are unable to participate, but you will need to make any financial arrangements with that person. This transfer must be approved by team leaders to ensure correct lodging accommodations.

  • 59-30 days prior to departure, you will receive a 50% refund.
  • 29-0 days prior to departure, there is no refund.

Trip cancellation insurance (different from evacuation insurance) is strongly encouraged to avoid forfeiting funds if you must cancel for any reason.