Project Profile

Base City: Santo Domingo

Status: Open

Age: 14-18

Cost: TBD

Project Overview:

The Dominican Republic comprises the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with Haiti. Long known for its dominance in sugar production, the Dominican Republic has one of the largest economies in the region. But Dominican people are suppressed by unemployment, government corruption, and inconsistent electric service. The power sector in the DR is a bottleneck to the country's economic growth. A prolonged electricity crisis and ineffective remedies have led to a vicious cycle of regular blackouts, high operating costs, electricity theft, and a considerable fiscal burden on the government. The country is also faced with the migration of an overwhelming number of Haitian refugees (especially after the earthquake in January 2010), for which they are not financially or logistically capable of dealing with effectively. Faced with a limited number of jobs and a large influx of Haitian immigrants searching for work and a place to live, many Dominicans are forced into unemployment or relocation. Also with this large flow of migrants comes a significant clash in cultures. Often Haitians who live in the Dominican are subject to human trafficking, slavery, and racial violence.

Ministry Description:

Many of the poorer areas of the Dominican Republic have many towns and villages with little or no gospel presence. Your group will pour into existing churches and work alongside local laborers to plant churches in areas with no access to His Word.

You will work with the local church to provide training and encouragement to its members. Other possible ministry opportunities include street and sports outreaches, evangelistic mimes and dramas, children's ministry, door-to-door evangelism, and prayer ministry.