Come and Serve with Us
Information for this trip can be found on : https://forthewidow.org/mission-trips/november-15-22-2025/
The holiday season can be a lonely time for our widows. This is a great opportunity to bring hope and the love of our King Jesus to widows in need, as well as their families and neighbors. Join For the Widow Ministries for a mission trip to Barahona, Dominican Republic to spread some holiday cheer and share the story of Jesus’s birth.
Trip Lead: Meredith Chase
Dates: November 15-22, 2025
Location: Barahona, Dominican Republic
Cost: $1800/person (includes ground transportation, food, lodging, translators, and support staff)
The only additional money you will need to bring is for souvenirs and a tip for the staff. Each participant may tip whatever they feel led to give but this amount is typically $25-40 per person.
Lodging and Food Details:
The For the Widow Mission House in Barahona is a secure, gated, two-story home where we will stay during the trip. It is owned by a local family and managed by a pastor. For many years, the home has been used to host missionaries. The mission house is air conditioned with 6 bedrooms for comfortable sleeping. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are cooked and provided by the For the Widow team daily. The food is a combination of local cuisine with some American options. Bottled and filtered water is provided as the water is unsafe to drink.
Flight Details:
Our team typically flies on American Airlines or Delta Airlines. Travel insurance is required for all participants.
Participants may book and pay for their flight directly if desired but this is typically taken care of by For the Widow so we are all on the same travel itinerary. If a participant decides to book their own flights, all flights must arrive in Santo Domingo (SDQ), Dominican Republic by 2:00 pm on the day of arrival. Returning flights to the U.S. must depart no earlier than 2:00 pm. You will be responsible for any additional expenses incurred if you are unable to arrive and leave by these times as we have transportation arrangement pre-set.
Schedule Details:
On day 1, we will fly into Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. We will be greeted by our local program director at the airport where we will board an air-conditioned tour bus and travel 4 hours to Barahona, Dominican Republic where we will remain for the duration of the trip. We will have one scheduled stop for a restroom and snack break.
For the next 6 days, we will visit each of the widows in the program and will focus on building relationships, prayer, sharing the gospel, and encouraging them in their faith. We will complete any projects needed to support the widows, their family, and people in the community. We will have daily opportunities to share the gospel and minister to the people in each of the four communities we visit. In the middle of the week, we will take a morning to enjoy some local scenery at the beach or river and shop at the market for souvenirs and will have a gathering at the mission house with the widows in the evening.
On day 8, we will return to the airport in Santo Domingo and fly home.
Signing Up to Participate:
If you have multiple people from your family joining the trip, we will need you to complete the form for each member of your family or team. Once this form is completed we will reach out to you with more details and will send an invoice for the cost of the trip.
