Entries by ME Staff

Heath news: “Chikungunya”

Chikungunya is a difficult word to say and an even worse viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes. Victims have great joint pain, headaches, and fevers. Chikungunya has hit the Dominican Republic like a hurricane leaving many people sick and in pain. Almost half of our friends in Cielo have had it. When many of our staff […]

Hope for sponsorship

NEW SCHOOL YEAR is right around the corner in Cielo & Nazaret and we have very exciting news to tell you regarding Mission Emanuel’s Child Sponsorship Program! Emmanuel and Karen Corsino Many of you already know this delightful Godly young man, Emmanuel Corsino. Did you know that because of caring Americans who sponsored Emmanuel as a […]

October Trip 2014

  First… Watch this! ——————————————————————- Now that you’re excited about coming to the DR, please take the time to read the information below.   Mission Emanuel Open Trip to the Dominican Republic Arriving Saturday, October 18 and departing Saturday, October 25, 2014 We are excited to have you on (or considering) the Annual Open […]

Our Growing Dental Ministry

Dental team (left to right) Dr. Mark Johnson, Heather Johnson, Dr. Roger Nofsinger, Sarah Folan, Stacie Sissom, Nestor de Armas, Dr. Wilbur Davis As always, June was a busy month for Mission Emanuel! We hosted 10 teams and over 185 American volunteers who partnered with our summer staff and our local Dominican staff and worked […]

Quita Sueño

After 20 years in Nazaret and 17 years in Cielo, we feel it is time to establish another beachhead for the Gospel in the Dominican Republic. When we first started in Cielo, it was an “unreached” people group. We were dedicated to going deep within the community and have stayed committed to that calling. It […]

June 2014

May 5th-9th Annual Trip to DR The Christ School brought the largest group in their history of serving this year. Fifty-seven students, parents, faculty and staff traveled to Mission Emanuel for the fifth year. This year’s group was bursting with excitement. They had heard stories from past participants and were incredibly excited to finally get […]

May 2014

Hope Presbyterian Church of Winston-Salem, NC & First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, NC Trip: April 26th – May 3rd Lia Erickson and Michael Mitchell served in our Pediatric Clinic throughout the week. They worked alongside Dr. Sara in the mornings seeing patients. Dr. Mitchell is literally saving a boys life. The child may have cut […]

Dec 2013 Update

Dear partners and friends of Mission Emanuel, I suspect this is one of way too many emails arriving at the end of the year and am thankful that you have opened this one and read it this far already. I hope you will stay with me all the way through as it contains critical information […]

Chariots of Cielo

A new ministry has been born out of our vision to provide custom fit therapeutic wheelchairs to the thousands of children born with severe physical impairment. This manufacturing and distribution center is now located on the lower floor of the Medical Center. There are nearly 100,000 people (mostly children) in the Dominican Republic alone who […]

Our New Home Office

Mission Emanuel has been changing in some pretty exciting ways over the past. If you haven’t already heard the news, check out this letter from our Executive Director, Jack Larson: September 15, 2013 Dear Friend of Mission Emanuel, It is with great excitement and joy that we come to you with a very important update. Mission […]