Eastview partners with G.O. Ministries in sending teams to the Dominican Republic. 

Taken from G.O. Ministries website: 

"G.O. Ministries was established after Brook Brotzman, Founder, traveled to the Dominican Republic and Haiti and witnessed the extreme poverty and spiritual oppression there.  On his visit he met several passionate and dedicated pastors who longed to share the love and hope of Christ with others in their communities, however, they lacked the resources to do so.

After working cooperatively with several missionaries and organizations, the leadership of G.O. Ministries came to the simple conclusion that the best way to do ministry was to send groups to support the work of Nationals and to develop Partnerships of Minsitry to provide much needed encouragement and support."

In the Dominican Republic, G.O. Ministries has two major hubs of ministry - in Santiago and Batey Nueve.  Each of those locations facilitate churches, medical clinics, dormitories for short-term teams, sports outreach, ongoing training, nutrition centers, and Christian schools. 

Dominican Republic statistics:

Population: 9,650,054 (July 2009 est.)

Area: 48,670 sq km (slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire)

Life expectancy: 73.7 years

Population below poverty line: 42.2% (2004)

Religions: Roman Catholic 95%  Other  5%

Language: Spanish

Government Type: Democratic Republic

Industries: Tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco