The heart of our relationship of solidarity is a core mission experience that happens every June.
Since 2004, parishioners from across the Archdiocese of Omaha have gone to our sister diocese in Huehuetenango, Guatemala to work alongside our sisters and brothers in Christ. Ixim missionaries build bridges of understanding and solidarity by learning about the lives and realities of those in Huehuetenango. Over the years, Ixim missionaries have staffed medical clinics, taught lessons at local schools, applied fluoride treatments to children, assisted with reforestation projects, painted parish and school buildings, and helped implement clean water projects.
In 2024, Trip 19 marked twenty years of core mission trips for Ixim. The trip, which took 18 missionaries to San Sebastián Coatán--including 12 new Iximeros--was our largest since 2019. Trip 19 featured the expansion of our clean water program and the launch of our telehealth pilot program.
Trip 20 will take place from June 12-June 23, 2025.
