Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Short-term, Global Mission Details

The Purpose: Our goal is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus and His love to the families and children who live in the neighborhoods served by the ministry of Makarios International.

The Work: We partner with Makarios International to support the ministry of local Haitians and Dominicans, promote long-term engagement in poverty alleviation and missions, and educate, encourage and bless local missionary staff. Particularly, our mission team helps to run a week-long sports camp and VBS for the children and youth in the Puerto Plata region, as well as engage in community outreach through various projects and programs. On the mission trip, you will also gain a deeper understanding of the world Makarios is doing in the D.R. and additional ways you can get involved if you feel so inclined to do so (i.e. child sponsorship program, internships, etc.)

The Housing: We will be staying at the Makarios House, which is a walled compound that is able to house upwards of 60 people. The house sits in a safe neighborhood and has a security watchman on duty 24 hours a day. The house is quite cozy and affords our team multiple opportunities to hang out, play games together, and really get to know one another on a deeper level. Unfortunately, there is no A/C in the house so it does get a bit muggy and hot, but the rooms we sleep in are equipped with enough fans for each person to have their own personal fan to stay cool while sleeping at night.

The Food: All of our food will be provided by the Makarios staff with the exception of two days. The Sunday we are there we will be eating lunch at a local restaurant, and the Friday we are there we will be taking a day trip to the beach and will eat lunch at a restaurant on the shore at Puerta Plata. We will have filtered and/or bottled water to drink so make sure to bring your own metal or plastic water bottle to refill throughout the week.