Latin America Mission Program
This program began in 1967 in response to the Second Vatican Council call to share church personnel with developing countries, especially Latin Amercia.
Aims and Proposes:
- Sending out and receiving back missionaries
- Learning from the dispossessed and oppressed, both at home and in the developing countries, and standing with them in the building of a society of justice.
- Developing and encouraging a Faith response based on the life and struggle of dispossessed peoples.
- Participating in "return mission" by:
- working with groups who are committed to social justice in Canada.
- developing education programs in PEI which analyze the causes of explotation of the poor and which expose the rality of their lives.
Dominican Republic Faith & Justice Experience for Young Adults
The Latin America Mission Program offers a challenging, first-hand experience on how most of the world’s population live. If you are between the ages of 18 and 26 years, consider participating in the Dominican Republic Faith & Justice Experience.