Typical Itinerary: SAMPLE

 

Dominican Republic

Short-term Mission Trip

April 23 – May 5, 2012

Itinerary

Monday April 23:  Meet at airport by 2:30pm to coordinate luggage and be ready to board plane by 4pm.

Tuesday April 24:  Catch hotel shuttle to airport by 6:30am to get to airport, check luggage, get through security and be ready to board plane by 9am.  Arrive Puerto Plata 1:30pm.

Wednesday April 25:  7am Devotions by the sea.  7:30am Breakfast.  9am load vehicle to Ascension.Help with hot food program, tour village, fix backboard, stripe basketball court.  Travel to Esperonza to tour village, visit old friends, check on construction progress.  Back to hotel by 5pm.  Dinner at 7pm.

Thursday April 26: 7am Devotions by the sea.  7:30am Breakfast.   8:30am load vehicle to drive to Aqua Negra.  Work with Sandra laying concrete or roofing a house.  Eat lunch.  Visit hospital or nursing/retirement home of orphanage.  Return to hotel by 5pm.  Dinner at 7pm.

Friday April 27:  7am Devotions by the sea.  7:30am Breakfast.   8:30am load vehicle to drive to Aqua Negra.  Work with Sandra laying concrete or roofing a house.  Eat lunch.  Visit hospital or nursing/retirement home of orphanage.  Return to hotel by 5pm.  Dinner at 7pm.

Saturday April 28:  undetermined

Sunday April 29:  8am Breakfast.  10am Gringo church at hotel.  Afternoon open.  4pm load vehicle to drive to Aqua Negra to attend Sandra’s church.  Dinner upon return to hotel.

Monday April 30: 7am Devotions by the sea.  7:30am Breakfast. 8:30am load vehicle to drive to Aqua Negra.  Work with local group to pick up garbage from shoreline and haul to dump.  Visit with and pray for people who live at the dump.  Return to hotel by 5pm.  Dinner at 7pm.

Tuesday May 1:  7am  Devotions by the sea.  7:30am Breakfast.   8:30am load vehicle to drive to Aqua Negra.  Work with Sandra laying concrete or roofing a house.  Eat lunch.  Visit hospital or nursing/retirement home of orphanage.  Return to hotel by 5pm.  Dinner at 7pm.

Wednesday May 2:  7am Devotions by the sea.  7:30am Breakfast.  9am load vehicle to Ascension. Help with hot food program, tour village, fix backboard, stripe basketball court.  Travel to Esperonza to tour village, visit old friends, check on construction progress.  Back to hotel by 5pm.  Dinner at 7pm.

Thursday May 3:  7am  Devotions by the sea.  7:30am Breakfast.   8:30am load vehicle to drive to Aqua Negra.  Work with Sandra laying concrete or roofing a house.  Eat lunch.  Visit hospital or nursing/retirement home of orphanage.  Return to hotel by 5pm.  Dinner at 7pm.

Friday May 4:  Heading home day.  8am Devotions by the sea.  8:30am Breakfast.  Pack and be ready to load vehicle by 11am.  Dominican lunch on way to airport.  Be ready to board plane by 2pm.

Saturday May 5:  5am catch hotel shuttle to Newark airport.  Check in, check luggage, get through security and be ready to board plane by 6:30am.  Home by noon.

Currently the airline schedules require an overnight stay in the USA  on both the outbound and return trips.