ADVANCE #3022262 - BELIZE METHODIST CHURCH CAMP
Currently we have no place for UMVIM teams to stay, that is safe and affordable in the Belize City area. We have many schools in that area that are not served by our UMVIM teams because we value the safety of the teams. This camp would offer a safe and affordable location close to Belize City but not inside of the city area. We also currently have no camp or gathering facility where youth camps can come that creates a reasonable environment for our youth summer camps. We hold the camps in schools where there are no screens to protect from them mosquitoes and substandard areas for people to bathe. The youth sleep on the floor in the classrooms. This location where we already have the land is ideal as it is close to Belize City and therefore the airport, yet in a small safe community. It is located in a beautiful setting on the Belize River in a community called Burrell Boom. The Belize Methodist Church already has a presence in that community with a small church there. This would also provide a meeting place for our clergy and adult retreats and meetings as well as become income producing as we could rent out the space to other groups when being unused. Lastly we have worked hard to bring the Emmaus experience to Belize and this facility could be used for that as well!!!