In
1992 a group of laity and clergy organized a short term mission team
to the Dominican Republic. This group established a covenant with
one of the congregations of the Evangelical Dominican Church (an indigenous
church born out of a joint effort of the Presbyterian Church, USA,
the United Methodist Church, and the Moravian Church). The congregation
is located in Paraiso, Barahona, on the southwest coast of the Dominican
Republic. From this covenant relationship, M.A.P.A. (Mision A Paraiso
Ahora - Mission in Paraiso, Now) was born.