Guatemala Internship Details

Travel down to Antigua, Guatemala this Summer to work alongside our partner missionaries who run a trade school, a hotel, a bakery, a coffee farm, and an orphanage as platforms to share the gospel, create jobs, and empower locals with opportunities for a better future. This is a great opportunity for interns to leverage and grow in their understanding and passion for business and/or education to help bring spiritual, economic, and social transformation to communities all over Guatemala.

This Summer, our partners on the field will be starting a local bakery to create jobs, support local orphanages, and share the gospel. Interns will have the opportunity to join forces with our missionary to help start the bakery, in addition to working to improve MANNA’s hotel operations and the coffee farm. This will give the MANNA intern an amazing opportunity to learn first-hand what it takes to start and run a business focused on community impact and building the kingdom of God.  

With the trade-school being fully operational and self-sufficient, interns will have the chance to learn first-hand what it takes to start and run a trade-school from the ground up from the business and administrational side. They will also be given the opportunity to teach English at local public schools and orphanages.

With the variety of work being so vast in Guatemala, interns will be given the choice to lean into the projects that specifically fit their unique gifts and passions. With that being said, if you find that you are looking for an internship focused solely on business, education, or general ministry (orphanage management, pastoral, etc.) or a mixture of focuses, this is the right opportunity for you!

Notice: We will be monitoring Guatemala’s Covid-19 statistics very closely. The safety of the people we serve, work with, and send as interns are our top priority.

Potential Responsibilities

• Help launch bakery

• Develop and grow MANNA’s first-ever coffee farm by working with our missionary to create a business plan, a plan for community impact, and work to improve operations

• Create and implement a marketing plan for the hotel in Antigua to bring in more customers

• Work with team to improve hotel operations

• Work with the team on orphanage operations

• Learn how to start and run a trade school

• Teach ESL at local schools

• Preach at orphanages, feeding centers, and churches

• And other duties as assigned

Specific Qualifications

• Helpful to have a good understanding of Spanish

• Must have a High School degree or equivalent; currently accepted for, enrolled in, or recently graduated from a college or university

• Must have strong communication skills, and be able to work effectively and build relationships with others

• Must have good organization and planning skills, and be able to demonstrate effective project coordination, facilitation, and implementation

• Must be able to collaborate with a team, as well as have the initiative to work well individually.

• Recommended to have a passion and a foundational understanding of business, education, or general ministry
  

• You are someone who is:

  • Living a life in Christ and desiring to grow in their walk with God

  • Willing to try new things (including foods while visiting homes)

  • A critical thinker

  • Eager to learn and connect with people

  • Willing to raise support

  • Flexible and adaptable

  • Eager to tackle new projects

Interns will be responsible for raising money for airfare, food, lodging, and other additional costs (all will be planned and organized by MANNA for the interns). MANNA will provide interns with resources and tools to help raise support, and accepted applicants can also apply for a scholarship if necessary.

All interested applicants are required to submit the Internship Application. A select group of applicants will be chosen for the interview process. After the interview process is complete, applicants will be notified if they have been chosen for the Internship Program