The Retreat Facilities
The Belize Mission &Retreat is located on 7 acres near Gales Point Village, 3 miles south of the Manatee Bar River on the central Caribbean coast of Belize. Our facility is remote with the Southern Lagoon to the West and the Caribbean to the East.
We have access by boat, from the village, through the lagoon, through the Manatee Bar River and down the Caribbean Sea. Or we now have the option of shuttling across the lagoon by boat, then walking to the Mission Base on our new road, for 30 minutes.
For those physical endurance buffs, a seven mile hike down the beach, through Whiteridge farms, onto the coastal road, then into the village, is still available if you really feel the need.
The first phase of our road, through the jungle and swamp, is now complete. This new road now takes us from the Lagoon to the Mission Base at Turtle Shores, which is a mile and a quarter walk, after shuttling across the lagoon in either a boat or ferry.
The facilities consist of our 3 story main lodge, with a first floor dorm, which sleeps 20 in bunk beds, two bathrooms, staff quarters, laundry, linens, and storage.
On the second level we have the Greatroom, with a dining room, lounge and kitchen, with all
hand made furnishings made from an exotic "Malina" wood native to Belize. We also have an
office and two restrooms and a large veranda with hammocks.
The third floor or loft is a dorm or bunkhouse for youth groups and church teams, which will sleep 10 in bunk beds.
There is a lookout deck on top of the lodge, which provides an incredible 360' view of the
beautiful property, beach and Caribbean Sea to the East and Rain Forest or jungle with Maya
Mountains in the West. This deck is an awesome location for viewing the sunrises and sunsets,
as well as stargazing.
There are two duplex cabanas. Each with a balcony and private bathrooms. Each cabin is also
individually decorated with hand made furniture made from exotic "Malina" wood.
Construction of the Welcome center and Chapel is now complete. This new facility will provide a new location for team orientations, team devotions, short term missions training, seminars and overflow housing, for groups over 30.
Construction of the Directors home, family and staff cabanas will be constructed by mission building teams, as resources are provided.
The grounds will be a great place to relax, since the setting is naturally beautiful, on
the Caribbean. Year round average temperatures are in the 80's during the day and in the
70's at night, with high humidity, tropical breezes are the natural air conditioning for
most of the year.
