Students with a particular heart for serving children should consider the Dominican Republic mission trip. In the heart of a town called Las Matas de Farfan, about 3 ½ hours from Santo Domingo, the Missionaries of Charity run a Children’s Home with about 45 needy children in residence. Students may be asked to do anything from the humble work of cleaning bathrooms, to playing with the children who are so ready to receive their love. Mass and adoration lie at the heart of this and all our mission trips. Students in the Dominican Republic also get the opportunity to immerse themselves in a spiritual atmosphere as they lodge at the nearby retreat house.