Monte Coca
Dominican Republic- Historical relationship
- A long relationship formed through repeated visits, healthcare service, teaching, preaching, discipleship, and prayer.
- Local context
- A rural community with strong local church leadership and deep family networks.
- Community invitation
- Draft: current invitation to be confirmed with local leaders.
- Local leadership
- Local pastors and community leaders direct all activity.
- Prayer themes
- Health, youth, water, and the strengthening of local leadership.
- Future possibilities
- Draft: health education, discipleship, and youth mentoring pending local request.
- Cultural preparation
- Learn the community's own account of itself before offering anything.
- Language considerations
- Spanish. Interpretation arranged locally.
- Health and safety preparation
- Standard travel health preparation. Participants make their own medical decisions with their own clinicians.
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Yallahs and Morant Bay
Jamaica- Historical relationship
- Years of relationship through clinics, teaching, preaching, and service alongside local congregations.
- Local context
- Coastal parish communities with strong church, school, and civic life.
- Community invitation
- Draft: current invitation to be confirmed.
- Local leadership
- Local church and clinic leadership.
- Prayer themes
- Health access, youth formation, storm resilience, and family life.
- Future possibilities
- Draft: health education and discipleship pending local request.
- Cultural preparation
- Honor the depth of Jamaican church tradition and local expertise.
- Language considerations
- English and Jamaican Patois.
- Health and safety preparation
- Standard travel health preparation.
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Nicaragua
Nicaragua- Historical relationship
- Prior mission involvement through healthcare, teaching, and service.
- Local context
- Draft: current context to be described with local partners.
- Community invitation
- Draft: pending.
- Local leadership
- Local partners lead. No activity proceeds without invitation.
- Prayer themes
- Peace, health, provision, and the local church.
- Future possibilities
- Draft: pending local guidance.
- Cultural preparation
- Careful attention to local political and social realities.
- Language considerations
- Spanish.
- Health and safety preparation
- Standard travel health preparation.
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Turks and Caicos
Turks and Caicos Islands- Historical relationship
- Relationship formed through service, teaching, and prayer with island congregations.
- Local context
- Island communities shaped by sea, tourism, migration, and church life.
- Community invitation
- Draft: pending.
- Local leadership
- Island church leadership.
- Prayer themes
- Health, youth, workforce dignity, and storm resilience.
- Future possibilities
- Draft: pending local request.
- Cultural preparation
- Small communities. Discretion and long relationships matter.
- Language considerations
- English.
- Health and safety preparation
- Standard travel health preparation.
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