Welcome Home Tasha! What's Next?

The Missions Team welcomes Tasha back home to reassess our shared goals together and to provide more training for her as she continues to work with Missions here stateside. We are still committed to helping her develop as a Missionary. She remains committed to helping Groups plan and complete successful short-term trips. We remain committed to the children, women, and the poor of the Dominican Republic including but not exclusively to Jackie’s House, El Cercadillo neighborhood, and La Duquesa garbage dump colony.

After welcoming Tasha home the Missions Team got right to work and unanimously approved to adopt SCORE as the partner sending agency for CUMC Short-term trips to the Dominican Republic.

“SCORE International is a ministry to expose people to short term missions. The purpose of SCORE International is to Evangelize, Encourage missionaries, and Equip participants to do the work of foreign missions. Our goal is to produce career missionaries and/or create greater partnerships between local churches in the USA and foreign missionaries.”

Find more about SCORE at http://scoreinternational.org/church-trips/

Find about permanent Missionaries to the Dominican Republic at http://www.judemissions.com/SCORETrip.html

Find required forms and documtation for trip into the DR. http://scoreinternational.org/resources/forms-and-documents/

Steps for a Successful Mission Trip

1-First look at schedules and identify 2 or 3 dates when everyone would be able to participate. 2-Make a brief outline of activities for each day of the trip.For example, Monday-Drama Street Evangelism, Tuesday through Friday-Construction, and Saturday Fellowship at Jackie's House 3-We will then find out which dates fall within the SCORE schedule of available dates, and whether or not your outline of events can be accomodated as is or needs to be tweaked. They will organize everything including transportation in the DR, lodgings, food, materials, and translators/guides. 4-After a decision is reached, SCORE will deterimine a price per person which will cover and include all activities, food, transportation in and around Santo Domingo, materials, and lodgings. 5-Your group would then be able to raise funds or to personally pay for airfare and trip expenses. 6-If desired, your group may request short lessons in survival Spanish. 7-Secure proper passports 8-Receive vaccinations/shots(optional) 9-Participate in a mission training and cultural orientation before leaving 10-Go, and return safely 11-Participate in a debriefing and share your experiences via the Mission Blog (www.ChristLovesTheNations@blogspot.com) 12-Encourage others to consider a short-term trip as well. Still have questions? No problem! Consultation We would be glad to advise you personally in more detail. You might even consider having us come to your group to field questions and explain the process in person.For more information, for help deciding contact us here or at christislove.org or call Christ United Methodist Church at (843)236-6201

Short Term Trip Options

In partnership with the organization SCORE we are able to offer short term trips of any duration from a few days to several weeks. Activities may now be tailored to your group's skills, strengths, and desires.Suggested activities include: Medical Clinics (to distribute meds an basic treatments) To la Duquesa a Haitian Refugee community in the garbage dump To el Cercadillo, a poverty-stricken village outside town Construction at Jackie's House (the new site) Fellowship/Discipleship at Jackie's House or several other homes for children Street Art/Music/Drama Evangelism in Santo Domingo And More...