| Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethern, ye have done it unto me. |
| Matthew 25:40 |
Since 1999 the Southwestern Adventist University Nursing Department in collaboration with the Texas Conference Mission Outreach Office
and H.O.P.E. (Healing Outreach Professional Endeavor, Inc.) has sponsored a mission trip to the Dominican Republic during the spring break from SWAU.
The participants include faculty and nursing and other students and other caring individuals.
| ♦ | Location: Eastern part of the Island of Hispaniola located between Cuba and Puerto Rico |
| ♦ | European discovery: Christopher Columbus during his first voyage in 1492 |
| ♦ | Area: 18,815 sq mi |
| ♦ | Capital: Santo Domingo, founded in 1496 is the oldest settlement by Europeans in the New World |
| ♦ | Population: 9,226,000 |
| ♦ | Primary religion: 95% Roman Catholic |
| ♦ | Language: Spanish |
| ♦ | Per capita Gross Domestic Product: $US 7,000 (U.S.: $41,800) |
| ♦ | Infant mortality rate: 29 per 1000 live births (U.S.: 6.4 per 1000) |
| ♦ | Physicians: 1 per 1075 persons (U.S.: 1 per 380) |
His children must make amends to the poor;
his own hands must give back his wealth. |
| Job 10:10 |
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For Nursing students at Southwestern, this opportunity is a valuable part of the educational program. The outreach experience is conducted during the students' spring break as part of the courses NRSB 491 Selected Topics: Frontier Missions 1 (1 hour) and NRSB 491 Selected Topics: Frontier Missions 2 (1 hour).
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We can do no great things, only small things with great love.
Mother Teresa
This mission outreach program has been cited by accreditation teams as one of the strengths of the Southwestern Nursing program.
| While there is a positive outcome on the accreditation of the Nursing program, the greater effect is on the people that are helped, and the greatest blessing is on the students and others that gave of themselves. |
| Lawrence Turner |
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