Dominican Republic Mission Trips

Interested in Dominican Republic mission trips?

Our missions partnership in the Dominican Republic works hand in hand with the local church in fulfilling the Great Commission among some of the poorest villages in the Western Hemisphere, facilitating sports outreach, youth development, and community development.

Missional Focus

Facilitating gospel-centered sports ministries for youth
Developing life skills through English teaching, vocational training, and more
VBS programs and special needs ministries for orphans and Haitian migrant/refugee children
Young adult ministries, including camps and conferences
Sports ministry development, coach training, and resourcing churches, schools, and bateyes
Training modules for evangelism, discipleship, leadership, and pastoral ministry

Dominican Republic Mission Trips

We help mobilize teams for children’s ministry with orphans, outreach to migrant children in the bateyes, community-wide sports clinics, and youth camps/conferences. Our network has the opportunity to send mission teams to assist the local church in offering basic humanitarian aid such as providing clean drinking water, promoting health and nutrition programs, building sanitary latrines, and assisting with construction projects.

Some of this work takes place in the sugar plantations of the Dominican Republic, where Haitian immigrants live in “bateyes.” Bateyes are extremely poor communities of marginalized tribes who live in bleak conditions. They often go without adequate running water, garbage collection, or sanitary latrines. They are a stateless people with limited access to education, health care, and social services. This has created a cycle of illiteracy and extreme generational poverty.

And yet many of those in the bateyes suffer from an even deeper plight—spiritual poverty.

A basketball court we built for Dominican orphans in Barahona.

Baseball Ministry in the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a wonderful destination for baseball ministry, given the sport is at the very heart of Dominican culture. It’s a fitting mission trip for players and coaches who are interested in baseball ministry with youth who are very serious and intentional about their training. Dominican youth are always excited to train with Americans and engage in “friendly” scrimmage matches. Baseball presents a wide open door for the gospel (evangelism and discipleship) in the Dominican Republic.

Mission Trips Inquiry

If you’d like to join us on a Dominican Republic mission trip, or customize a trip for your team, contact us for more info.

Sports Equipment Needed

If you have any baseball equipment or other sports gear lying around that isn’t being used, please consider donating it to our Dominican Republic partnership. Baseball is a major incentive that keeps many youths off the crime-ridden streets. Contributing sports equipment like balls and gloves is one way that we can combat extreme boredom and help curb delinquency in the Dominican Republic. Contact us for drop off locations.

“A wonderful ministry that serves children here and abroad. I first met the founder, Jimmy Larche, when he came to visit my church during mission conference. Since then I have served at Breakaway’s summer camp for trauma-impacted kids, as well as the sports in ministry in Dominican Republic. Jimmy has a powerful testimony that drives him to reach out with the love of God to kids who are struggling like he once was.”

Tyler

“I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for Breakaway Outreach. My father was incarcerated and I was sent into foster care. I started camp as a tiny little camper and now I get to serve as camp nurse! I graduated from Lee University with my Bachelor of Science in Nursing. I am currently working as a Nursery and Postpartum Nurse. Breakaway Outreach is exactly what it sounds like. It’s an outreach of family and community that all come together because we truly care about God’s children.”

Lacey

“This camp has been wonderful. You have helped me to find Jesus, the Lord. I have let Jesus into my heart. You have so many amazing people here and you have given me so much hope. God has given us all a chance to know and love each other. Thank you so much and I hope that I can keep coming back to camp.”

Maya

“Before the first year at camp, it was the lowest part of my life. I had lost my mother and sister in a tragic car wreck. I was being bullied at school and was planning to commit suicide when I received an invitation with a scholarship to attend Breakaway camp. I decided to put off the suicide plan and attend camp. It was the best decision I ever made. I gave my life to Jesus at camp and then Breakaway helped me get involved with a local church. My life still has ups and downs but I know now that God has me no matter what.”