Consider a stop at the Bishop Kellogg Conference Center at the end of your short-term mission trip to take advantage of the discount diving packages. Take lessons or simply enjoy a few days of diving before going home.

The Bishop Kellogg Conference Center has a meeting room available for team de-briefings after a short-term mission trip.  

Want to learn about Mission?

Experience the breadth of the Episcopal Church's ministry in the southeastern region of the Dominican Republic. 

Stay at the Diocesan Centro de Conferencias Obispo Kellogg (the Bishop Kellogg Conference Center) and enjoy Dominican or American menus.

Spend a half day each day:

• Visiting and learning about Episcopal Schools in San Pedro de Macorís, Santa Fe, and Consuelo.
•  Meeting the priests and visiting the multiple Episcopal Churches in the area.
   
• Visiting Clínica Esperanza y Caridad and learning about the church's community health and other health programs, as well as the Sister's of the Transfiguration's Centro Médico Buen Pastor.

A half-day each day is left open to take advantage of the scuba diving opportunity.

Evening presentations about mission topics can be arranged for those who are interested.

 For more information, available dates, or to ask questions, write us:  

MissionImmersion@live.com

Scuba programs for beginners as well as certified divers.

Join the dive professionals of the Neptuno Dive Center in nearby Juan Dolio to take a scuba course, or certified divers can explore the Villas del Mar coral reef.

Enjoy a free first scuba lesson in the pool at the Barcelo Capella Beach Resort. Program participants get a discount from the Neptuno Dive Center for any scuba lessons or diving.

Become a certified Scuba Diver in two days (pool lessons and two open water dives) or an Open Water Diver in four days (includes pool lessons and four open water dives). 

Interested? Contact us with questions and to check on availability for your dates: 

MissionImmersion@live.com

See Before you Dive below.

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Beyond lessons and reef diving, available dive excursions for those interested include:

• Isla Catalina - a boat trip to a tropical Caribbean island with clear waters for diving or snorkeling, a white sand beach, and a luncheon buffet under the palm trees.
• Wreck Diving - The 200 foot long tanker Tanya lies just minutes from the dive center. Or take the boat excursion to visit the wrecks of the Catuan and the Embassy close-by.
• Cave Diving - For experienced divers, Cueva Taino offers an unforgettable and unique diving experience. Just a short ride down the highway.

 BEFORE YOU DIVE

Dive Courses require three signed forms: A Liabiltiy Release/Assumption of Risk, a Safe Diving Practices Statement of Understanding, and a Medical Statement form. The forms are different forms depending upon whether one takes a PADI or SSI course. However, the medical form is the same for both.

Downloadable forms to print and complete (PDF documents):

• PADI combined Liability/Risk Assumption & Safe Diving Practices forms
• SSI Liability/Risk Assumption form
• SSI Safe Diving Practices form
• Medical Statement

Young people  less than 18 years old will need permission forms signed by a parent or guardian to take scuba diving courses.

E-mail us with any questions:  MissionImmersion@live.com 

Are you fit to dive?

If you are a certified diver and it has been awhile since you have been diving, you might want to review the Medical Form with your physician to feel confident that you are ready to dive.

There are now internationally agreed upon recommendations for people with diabetes who dive. See a summary of those diving recommendations here. 

Other questions? Want to check on availabilty for your dates? Contact us at:

 MissionImmersion@live.com

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