Locally guided
Community relationships and Guatemala-based leaders help identify priorities before projects, teams, or resources are assigned.
Serving Guatemala since 2003
A Christian mission organization in Guatemala, rooted in love and lasting hope.
Come meet a ministry where neighbors know one another by name, local leaders shape the work, and every gift helps hope take a practical form.
Serving alongside40 communities
with local leaders, families, and churches.
In the field
Hope lives in the people we serve beside.
Every clinic, classroom, shared meal, and community visit begins with relationship—and grows through the people who keep showing up.
A simple way to take part
Your generosity can keep good work moving.
Every visitor can help. Give once, give monthly, or support an area you care about—and help locally led programs stay ready for the next family, classroom, clinic, or community.
One mission, five expressions
Care for the whole community.
Needs do not arrive in neat categories. Our programs work together, guided by local relationships and designed for long-term strength.
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Explore all El Faro programs Health & medical
Mobile clinics, dental care, eye surgery, and a safe home for mothers with hospitalized children.
↗02Children & youth
Nutrition, Bible club, soccer, English classes, vacation programs, and a community library.
↗03Community development
Homes, concrete floors, eco-stoves, clean water, school projects, and emergency relief.
↗04Education & leadership
Accelerated adult education, scholarships, and leadership training rooted in local potential.
↗05Hospitality & missions
A coastal campus where teams, churches, families, and leaders gather to serve and grow.
↗How El Faro serves
Long-term relationships shape every response.
Good intentions are only the beginning. El Faro connects faith with local leadership, practical preparation, and accountability to the people who live with each outcome.
Built for the long term
Visiting teams join programs and partnerships that continue after a clinic day, construction project, or one-week trip ends.
Transformation in both directions
Visitors arrive ready to contribute and leave having learned from the faith, generosity, resilience, and leadership they encountered.
Give with context
Resources for generous, informed action.
Understand the needs, the outcomes, and the stewardship behind El Faro’s long-term work on Guatemala’s Caribbean coast.
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How donations help families in Guatemala
See how locally guided giving can strengthen nutrition, health, housing, water, education, and opportunity together.
Read more Nutrition impactHow donations fight child malnutrition
Learn why consistent supplements, measurement, and family follow-up matter more than a single delivery.
Read moreCome and see
A mission trip built around work that is already rooted.
Serve for a week alongside Guatemalan leaders and long-term ministry. El Faro handles the local details so your team can arrive prepared, useful, and ready to listen.
A week at El Faro
$85Starting at $85 per day
- Air-conditioned lodging
- 20 meals
- Local ground & boat transport
- Prepared service projects
- Daily team debriefs
Since 2003
People before programs. Always.
The campus has grown and the programs have multiplied, but the heart of El Faro remains personal: welcome people well, listen closely, and build the kind of trust that can carry real change.
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Explore giving Help the next good thing keep growing.
Your generosity can nourish a child, support a clinic, strengthen a classroom, or meet the need El Faro’s local team sees next.