In February 2021, the WAY Radio listeners in Jacksonville and in Brunswick provided the funding needed to construct a community center. The WAY Radio community center in Alto de la Jagua will provide discipleship programs, including the Boys’ Life Basketball Discipleship program. It will provide a meeting place for the 200 children in the village to learn about Jesus while being afforded the opportunity to have programs that will challenge them to avoid the traditional traps of poverty in the Dominican Republic. Too many children, without programs like ours, end up trapped in a life of abuse and exploitation. Send a gift
Our Boys’ Life Basketball Discipleship program empowers young men to become leaders in spreading the gospel in their communities.
U CAN SEE THE WORK IN PERSON! Want to see the community center as it’s being built, or plan a trip for when it’s completed? You can work with Crossover CUPS Mission and visit the mountain village that WAY Radio’s listeners and staff have adopted … Alto de la Jagua.
WHAT’S NEXT? Once the community center is running, we’ll begin planning for the trade programs that will help give children an alternative to the exploitation that so many endure. Life skills like sewing and baking help the children eventually find REAL employment, while continuing to grow in their newfound faith in Christ.
JOIN US! WAY Radio in Jacksonville and in Brunswick are excited about what the future holds for the residents of Alto de la Jagua. Together we can make a difference in the Caribbean. Join us on a visit, join us in prayer, join us in support.
May update
Here’s a new update for Alta de la Agua. Find our how you can help at cupsmission.com
April 2024 Update
Here’s what is happening in Dominican Republic with Crossover Cups Mission. Would you support the Village of Alto de la Agua this month by praying? Pray for land to expand the ministry, for the health of the women in the village and to protect young people from vices. Jose’ Luis and Dani ask for prayer for better communication between them as a couple and for financial wisdom. Your prayers make a difference for those serving on the ground. If you would like to learn more about Cups mission, go to our website cupsmission.com and thank you for your support of Alto de la Agua. Bringing supplies to Alto de la Jagua is no small thing. Donkey make the trek 2.5 miles up the mountain. Check out the shoes on the man. That hill is at a 45 degree angle. They are so sure footed. Discipleship is ongoing to teach the Bible and the Love of God.
January Update
Alto de la Jagua, Dominican Republic On mission in the Dominican Republic with Crossover Cups this month. 2 .5 miles up in the mountains is the Village of Alto de la Jagua. As we arrived the children shared with us the VBS songs they learned in the summer. While they were doing the hand movements to the songs their parents were also doing them and singing the Bible songs with the children. Generational change is taking place, because you gave to construct this community center and support the people of Alto de la Jagua. For that we say THANK YOU! Just a side note, the Missionaries Jose Luis and Dani have to walk the 2.5 miles each time they go to the village. Which is 4 days a week right now. Most of the trek is around a 45o angle.
December Update
Wow, what a year it has been with CUPS Mission! Can you believe we’re just a few weeks away from 2024? As we reflect on the year, God has clearly put his goodness and grace on display! Through your significant partnership: Over 70 student leaders stepped up to point the next generation of kids toward hope in Jesus through leading CUPS Summer Camps Over 1000 children and young people heard the Gospel and learned life skills in CUPS programs this year Over 3000 meals were given in Jesus’ name at the garbage dump Over 2500 times Dominican families received a personal visit, prayer, and a gift of rice and oil from CUPS missionaries and summer teams None of this happens without the generosity of CUPS partners like you! If you still haven’t made your significant year end gift, there is still time to expand your impact for the Gospel in the Dominican Republic. Click the Christmas tree below to join CUPS Mission as we follow God’s call to Rescue a Child, Transform a Family, and Do It Again Tomorrow! Give to Crossover Cups Mission Here. Our Contact Information CUPS Mission 2607 Woodruff Rd Suite E #418Simpsonville, SC 29681 877-291-6501 https://cupsmission.com Support Staff Mike Williams – Founder Daniel Solares – Dominican Director Jack Eason – Executive Director (ext. 2) Kathleen Garrison – Admin Assistant (ext. 3) Matt Chandler – Dir. of Finance (ext. 4) Heather Erbe – Dir. of Radio Partnerships (ext. 5) Robin Gilliam – Dir. Church Partnerships (ext. 6) James Way – Creative Director Will Eason – Dir. of School Partnerships Sam Garrison – Dir. of Engagement
November 2023 Update
Give today HERE. Hello CUPS Family, God is doing amazing things in the Dominican Republic through your passionate partnership with CUPS Mission! It’s only November and already over 250 people have signed up and committed to join us in the DR for one of 9 mission trips in 2024! That leaves only a handful of spots still available for folks who want to join a team next year. Reach out to Kathleen at kathleen@cupsmission.com if you’re interested in filling those few remaining spots. If you were hoping to come to the Dominican this summer but missed the window, keep an eye out at the Trips page online so you can be among the first to sign up for trip in 2025 when those dates go live. Here are a few more ways you can partner with CUPS from home Church Partnerships Help connect your church with the Mission you so passionately support? We would love the opportunity to connect with your pastor or missions minister and discover how CUPS can come alongside your church to continue the spread of the gospel, and rescue children in the Dominican Republic. Click below to find out about CUPS church partnership program, or contact Church Partnership Director, Robin Gilliam at robin@cupsmission.com for other ways your church can partner with us. Join Team 23 to Rescue a Child Just 75 cents per day gives another child access to CUPS programs, and the life changing good news of Jesus. Is this the year that you will become the newest CUPS monthly partner at $23/month? Click the link below to hear how lives are being changed, and to start your monthly gift today! New monthly partners at any amount get a free thank-you gift from the CUPS closet. Find out how you can help CUPS Merch Stop by the online Store and pick up some CUPS merch as a gift, or for yourself. Whether you prefer a sling bag, hand-made by the young ladies in the Sewing For Souls program, a CUPS t-shirt, or a sticker for your laptop, you’ll have a conversation starter to help introduce others to your favorite mission and support CUPS teams in the Dominican in the process. Visit the store SEE HOW IT ALL BEGAN – WATCH THE CUPS DOCUMENTARY! Our Contact InformationCUPS Mission 2607 Woodruff Rd Suite E #418Simpsonville, SC 29681877-291-6501https://cupsmission.com
October Update
588 Children Receive Backpacks and School Supplies Hey CUPS Family, Daniel and Judith and all of your CUPS Missionaries send a big thank you to everyone who brought school supply donations and made financial contributions to support the school supply project this year! Dominican students start back to school a little later than American students, so last month you provided enough funds and materials to give backpacks filled with school supplies to 588 students in Zion, La Union, Valedor, Alto de la Jagua, Paraiso, and New Dawn who are returning to school. The average Dominican older than 15 has completed less than 8 years of schooling. Participation rates in rural and impoverished villages like the ones CUPS Mission serves is even lower. Your partnership means that more children will have the tools they need to stay in school longer, and they will have a community of support who loves them in Jesus’ name to help with their educational needs. You make all of this possible through your continued faithfulness in giving. Thank you! Click the link below to make your significant gift to sustain this and other CUPS Mission programs to Rescue a Child, Transform a Family and Do it Again Tomorrow! Our Contact Information CUPS Mission 2607 Woodruff Rd Suite E #418Simpsonville, SC 29681 877-291-6501https://cupsmission.com/way-donate Thank you for the back packs!