DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Puerta Plata - 1-2 Week Custom Trips Available Year Around - All Ages - Groups
Nov 2024 - Dec 2026 | Merge
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Puerta Plata - 1-2 Week Custom Trips Available Year Around - All Ages - Groups
Trip #25737
Trip #25737
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Puerta Plata - 1-2 Week Custom Trips Available Year Around - All Ages - Groups
Trip #25737
Merge
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| Dominican Republic, Caribbean |
| Nov 2024 - Dec 2026 Lasts 1 week to 2 weeks |
| Youth Ministry, Sports, VBS/Bible Clubs, Art, Drama, Music & Puppets, Construction, |
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Approximately $750 to $850 ** See Financial Information Below Includes: Lodging, Meals |
| Agency: | Merge
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| Location: | Dominican Republic, Caribbean |
| Dates: | Nov 2024 - Dec 2026 Lasts 1 week to 2 weeks |
| Activities: | Youth Ministry, Sports, VBS/Bible Clubs, Art, Drama, Music & Puppets, Construction |
| Cost: |
Approximately $750 to $850 ** See Financial Information Below Includes: Lodging, Meals |
What the Mission Trip Will Be Like
The Global Church is inviting you to participate in what God is doing in the Santiago Metropolitan area of the Dominican Republic. Our partner in Puerta Playa is Iglesia Biblica Cristiana Renacer. The church is a thriving church in the central part of the city, plus they have nearby mission churches in other locations. Any age group is invited, any time of year, for any length of time. Trips are led, staffed and implemented by Dominican Nationals.
Puerta Plata is a city of 150,000 on the northeast coast of the Dominican Republic. There are numerous beach resports and all-inclusive resorts in the area.
The following are the primary ministry opportunities in the Puerta Plata region of the Dominican Republic:
– Youth Ministry
– Children's Ministry
– Sports Ministry
– Crafts/Sewing Projects
– Music Ministry
Besides these options, there are more. The goal would be to find out the skills and interests of your team and match them with the ongoing ministries of church partners in the area.
Trips are Mutually Designed with local partners utilizing your skills for ministry, learning from the Global Church, and building relationships with believers in the region. Any age group is invited, any time of year, for any length of time.
All trips are led, staffed and implemented by Dominican Nationals and Latin American church leaders. Merge is an organization directed by a leadership team made up of non-American Global Church leaders from around the world. Once your team sends in a deposit, the Merge Coach of the Dominican Republic, Jochy Hernandez, will contact your team leaders and work with your team, and the local church leaders, to develop an itinerary, ministry focus, and develop learning activities for your team. Local nationals will be hired as interpreters, guides, ministry coaches, cooks, and construction supervisors (if needed).
Housing – Home stays or the church
Food – Usually teams are fed two-American/Canadian-style uncooked meals each day, and one cooked Dominican meal made by local cooks, although more Dominican meals are possible. Purified water is also supplied for teams.
Flights – teams would fly either to Puerta Playa or Santiago, Dominican Republic (Santiago is a 90 minute drive to Puerta Plata).
Ground Transportation – Merge will hire local bus companies to drive your team around the Dominican Republic, and from the airport.
Learning – Learning activites with local church leaders and Merge staff will be designed into the itinerary.
Cultural Activities – The Dominican Republic has amazing beaches. Most teams like to spend a day in Sosua, spending a day on the beach, including snorkeling and eating on the beach, and purchasing souvenirs.
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Relation of Opportunity to National Church and/or Long-term Goals
Merge is an organization directed and led by Global Church leaders, not North Americans. This gives Merge a Global lens in preparing and implementing short-term trips.
All Merge trips are directed, organized, staffed and led by the national church. All Merge custom trips are mutually designed by the national partner in communication with the short-term trip leader. Teams learn FROM the local church leaders and pastors. The local church/ministries are inviting teams from the United States and Canada to participate in what God is already doing in their communities. Teams PARTICIPATE in ongoing ministries within the community of the local church and organization. The goal is to do ministry WITH local partners, not FOR them.
Merge trips to the Dominican Republic are created by Dominican nationals in partnership with the local churches in order to create an opportunity for the team and local congregation/community members to do ministry together, learn from each other, build relationships with each other, and further the ministry of the local churches.
Additional Trip Information
Mission Trip Offered By Merge
The GLOBAL CHURCH INVITING North Americans TO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT GOD IS DOING AROUND THE WORLD. Merge is directed by a team of Global Church leaders from five continents. All Merge trips are organized, led, and staffed by the Global Church. This gives Merge a UNIQUE non-North American perspective on short-term trips.
THE GLOBAL CHURCH INVITING – the initiative and leadership are from the Global Church, not the North American church to GO and lead
TO PARTICIPATE IN – the participation is active involvement and learning through what the Global Church is already doing. The focus is on involvement WITH, not doing FOR – active learning involves participation as well as reflection
WHAT GOD IS DOING AROUND THE WORLD – Missio Dei – God is actively involved around the world – North Americans can discover what God is already doing through followers of Christ around the world
OUTCOME – for participants from North America and the Global Church to be strengthened in their relationship with Jesus Christ, increase in passion for inter-cultural relationships, to implement God-inspired behaviors, and initiate new ministries and social change in their church and communities
Primary Values include:
LEARNING – God is doing amazing things through the global church. There is so much to learn about ministry and how God is working around the world. Come and learn!
RELATIONSHIPS – The kingdom of God is built on relationships, which are the key to a successful mission and ministry. Come and connect with followers of Jesus from around the world.
BRING IT HOME WITH YOU – When you return home, we want your vision and passion for your church, your community, and your own life in Christ to expand