Hanley Family

In May 2007 John, Melissa, and Kate moved from Lakeland, FL to Sosúa on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic to work along side New Missions in their various ministries serving the people in and around Sosúa. 

John's primary duties revolve around the administration of the Community Health Center, Centro de Salud de la Comunidad, the center will serve the medical needs of the community while always striving to build relationships to introduce people to the Great Physician who can change their lives and meet all their needs.  The Health Center will focus on preventative medicine by teaching individuals and families the basics of healthy living.  The center will serve short-term medical teams that come to the Dominican Republic to provide primary and specialty care services.  The center will be the host of support groups for breast cancer survivors, diabetics, alcoholics serving both the Spanish-speaking community and the large English-speaking community residing on the North Coast.  In the future we hope to train disaster response volunteers to serve the North coast in the event of a natural disaster with supplies, water, and shelter.

Melissa will be working with the short-term teams facilitating their ministries in support of the ongoing ministries of New Missions.  New Missions sponsors short-term teams one week out of every month at a minimum with additional teams in the summer months and occasionally two teams may come during a month.  Melissa will serve to coordinate these teams in conjunction with the support staff at the Orlando office.

Kate will be attending the New Missions school, Colegio Nueva Vida, a Spanish-speaking school.  She will be making new friends, learning, and having fun.  We look forward to see her continue to grow into the beutiful girl God has created her to be.

Site Updates

7/26/07 - Updated FAQ, added to photo section, and home page

7/2/07 - Added  Google Calendar to the Calendar Section

7/1/07 - Added June Update to News Section