Countries We Serve
Serve with an established organization with over 50 years of experience in the field. We implement a proven medical/dental clinic model that is spearheaded by experienced team leaders and in country partners who have in-depth understanding of the individual needs of the region. We are a small organization with a big heart that allows access to unique locations while maintaining a relational focus.
CUBA
Capital: Havana
Official language: Spanish
Religion: Santoria – State Sponsored
Climate: tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October).
We partner with a local church in Havana to bring aid to the Cuban people. The Cuban government is allowing us to work with the ministry to openly offer free medical and dental clinics. Professionalism and a Christ like attitude are essential to serve on this trip. Team members will fly into Havana and work within the city.
WHAT TO EXPECT: Dorm style accommodations at the local church in downtown Havana. All meals will be provided by the church. Clinic held daily from 9-4 at the church and various locations around the city. Be prepared to serve both the medical and spiritual needs of the people.
LEBANON
Capital: Beirut
Official language: Arabic
Religion: Muslim, Chirstian
Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; the Lebanon Mountains experience heavy winter snows.
We partner with Heart 4 Lebanon to serve Syrian refugees and local Lebanese communities through free medical/dental clinics and humanitarian aid. Professionalism and a Christ like attitude are essential to serve on this trip. Team members will fly into Beirut and travel approx. 3 hours to the Bekaa Valley.
WHAT TO EXPECT: Dorm style accommodations at Heart 4 Lebanon center. All meals will be provided at the center. Clinic is held daily from 9-4 on location. Be prepared to serve both the medical and spiritual needs of the people.
MADAGASCAR
Capital: Antananarivo
Language: Malagasy, French
Religion: Christian, Tribal, Muslim
Climate: Tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south.
Come share the love of Jesus with us as we serve rural villages in Nosy Be (Big Island). The island is about 120 square miles and is located 5 miles off the NW shore of Madagascar, where we will be serving the Sakalva people. We will partner with local pastors to care for their congregations. Team members will fly Ethiopian Air into Nosy Be and stay on the island for the duration of clinic.
WHAT TO EXPECT: Double occupancy hotel accommodations. Breakfast and dinner will be at the hotel and bag lunch will be provided during the day. Clinic held daily from 9-4 at various location. Be prepared to serve both the medical and spiritual needs of the people.
MEXICO
Capital: Mexico City
Language: Spanish
Religion: Roman Catholic (78%)
Climate: varies from tropical to desert.
We partner with a local ministry to provide free medical and dental clinics, evangelism, discipleship, and church building ministry activities. Ministry sites will be small farming villages in the Mexicali valley. Open to healthcare professionals, pastors, lay people, families and children. Team members fly into San Diego, CA and travel as a team across the border to Mexicali.
WHAT TO EXPECT: Dorm style accommodations at a local mission compound in Mexicali. All meals will be provided at/by the mission compound. Clinic held daily from 9-4 at various locations around the city and surrounding areas. Be prepared to serve both the medical and spiritual needs of the people
MOLDOVA
Capital: Chisinau
Language: Romanian & Russian
Religion: Eastern Orthodox (90%)
Climate: moderate winters, hot summers.
Come serve with in Europe’s poorest country as we share the love of Jesus with a unique and resilient people. Team members will fly into Chisinau. We will travel daily to help strengthen the growing local church by providing free medical and dental care in remote villages. Many of the outlying villages have little to no access to medical care. This is a “family friendly” trip and is suitable for children as young as 8, adults as old as 80+, and everyone in-between.
WHAT TO EXPECT: Double occupancy hotel accommodations. Meals will be provided by local churches and restaurants. Clinic held daily from 9-4 at various location. Be prepared to serve both the medical and spiritual needs of the people.
PERU
Capital: Lima
Language: Spanish
Religion: Roman Catholic (60%)
Climate: varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes.
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Amazon Jungle – Puerto Maldonado
This trip will take you into the Amazon Rain Forest in Southern Peru near the Bolivian boarder, on the boarders of Manu Parque Reserve serving Peru’s most remote people groups. The team will fly into Puerto Maldonado and then travel 2 days by boat to remote jungle villages along the Amazon River Basin. The team will work alongside local missionaries and pastors and hold free medical and dental clinics in different villages each day.
WHAT TO EXPECT: Double occupancy hotel accommodations. Meals will be provided by local churches and restaurants. Clinic held daily from 9-4 at various location. Be prepared to serve both the medical and spiritual needs of the people.
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Andes Mountains – Cusco
Join us as we take you high into the Andes Mountains to serve rural farming communities who have little to no access to healthcare and where there are no established churches. We partner with local Cusco churches and missionaries to spread the love and gospel of Christ through meeting the practical medical and dental needs of the community. You will also have the opportunity to serve at a local orphanage. We will travel daily to remote locations where clinics will be hosted from morning to late afternoon. The mission trip is “family friendly” and is suitable for children as young as 10.
WHAT TO EXPECT: Double occupancy hotel accommodations. Meals will be provided by local churches and restaurants. Clinic held daily from 9-4 at various location. Be prepared to serve both the medical and spiritual needs of the people.
ROMANIA
Capital: Bucharest
Language: Romanian
Religion: Eastern Orthodox (82%)
Climate: temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny, hot summers with frequent showers.
Come share the love of Jesus with us as we serve small farming villages in southern and central Romania. Partnering with local missionaries and church planters to see the gospel spread amongst the Roma people. Team members will fly into Bucharest and travel to the town of Olanesti. Travel daily to surrounding villages where medical and dental clinics will be hosted from morning to late afternoon. Come together at the end of the day for fellowship with teammates and locals. The mission trip is “family friendly” and is suitable for children as young as 8, adults as old as 80, and everyone in-between.
WHAT TO EXPECT: Double occupancy hotel accommodations. Meals will be provided by local churches and restaurants. Clinic held daily from 9-4 at various location. Be prepared to serve both the medical and spiritual needs of the people.
THAILAND
Capital: Bangkok
Language: Thai
Religion: Buddhism
Climate: tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
UGANDA
Capital: Kampala
Language: Niger-Congo languages & some English
Religion: Tribal Traditions & Christian
Climate: tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast.
Come share the love of Jesus with us as we serve rural villages in northern Uganda. We will partner with local pastors in the Apac region to care for their congregations and see the gospel spread to the surrounding villages. Team members will fly into Entebbe and travel approx. 7 hrs. north to the city of Lira. Travel daily to villages where medical and dental clinics will be hosted from morning to late afternoon. Participate in Sunday Celebration Service and come together at the end of each day for fellowship with teammates and locals. Includes one night stay in the Murchison Falls National Park.
WHAT TO EXPECT: Double occupancy hotel accommodations. Breakfast and dinner will be at the hotel and bag lunch will be provided during the day. Clinic held daily from 9-4 at various location. Be prepared to serve both the medical and spiritual needs of the people.
UKRAINE
Capital: Kyiv
Language: Ukrainian & some Russian
Religion: Eastern Orthodox (60%)
Climate: temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; warm summers across the greater part of the country, hot in the south.
Join CERT as we send emergency medical relief teams into Eastern Ukraine. Assist the Ukrainian people who have lost almost everything to disaster and war. Team members will fly into Chisinau, Moldova or Bucharest, Romania, and travel by van to Ukraine. Clinic locations will not be disclosed in advance for security reasons. Please be aware that the teams will be going into active war zones. You must be flexible and agree to the risks involved.
WHAT TO EXPECT: dorm and communal accommodations at local partner churches in country. Travel to different clinic locations daily to serve and minister to the Ukrainian people. Be prepared to serve both the medical and spiritual needs of the people.
**High Risk Location** Ukraine is an active war zone. You must agree to the risks involved.
