Getting Ready
Hopefully, this detailed list will answer most of your questions regarding your short term missions trip to the Dominican Republic. Please feel free to contact us with any further questions.
- Passport (REQUIRED)
- Bible and devotional materials.
- Work clothes, shoes and gloves.
- VBS materials (if that is your ministry)
- Hat and sunglasses
- Sunscreen!!! Not only for the beach, but also for the worksite. The sun is 2-3 times more intense here than in the States. Don’t think you’re too touch or you may be sorry!
- Toothbrush/paste and other toiletries needed
- Your camera (you may take pictures in the churches)
- Clothes for 4-5 days; sufficient undergarments for each day. (Wash will not be done daily, but rather only as needed) – You may bring more than one suitcase if needed.
- Nice Sunday clothes (no jeans or shorts at church)
- ladies=dresses;
- men=dress shirt and pants; a tie, if you are going to speak.
- Nice clothes to eat out.
- You will be staying at the Work Team Center (a Guest House), which sleeps 16 people: One room accommodates 10 people, the other room accommodates 6. Please calculate your male/female ratio carefully. No need to dread dirt floors or bugs crawling in your hair.
- No special code is needed to call the DR as you do for other countries.
- BRING a beach towel and swimming suit. (Come prepared to go to the beach!)
- Energy bars (Some like energy bars to keep them going throughout the day)
- Any kind of prescription medicine you need
- Diarrhea pills (some may consider grapefruit-seed extract for amebas)
- Shots/immunizations.—although there are no requirements, review the recommendations below:
- You should be up to date with your Tetanus shot.
- Malaria is only optional. At this time, there are no malaria breakouts.
- For a more “jungle” experience or for an extended stay, the Peace Corps recommends immunizations for: Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Diphtheria, Hepatitis B, TB
- REMEMBER your airport exit tax has already been included in your ticket price, but you will need to purchase your entrance tourist visa for US$10.
- It would be a great idea to have the group come with identical hats or shirts. This identifies you as a tourist/religious group, and you will whiz through customs. It also helps us on this end to identify you!
We anxiously await your visit to the Dominican Republic!