You've heard so much about Panama Mission trips over the years, so now is the time to stop observing history, and be a part of making it.
CREW (Chiropractors Restoring Energy Worldwide) in alliance with The office of the First Lady of Panama, & the Ministry of Health have (almost) set dates for the next Humanitarian Chiropractic Mission to Panama for we think late June. We will confirm as soon as possible.
During the 3rd mission in 1998, 147 DCs served 385,000 patients, and the next in 1999 with 73 DCs a full 175,000. It will be the first time since then that we will cover the entire country. We are looking to bring the same energy in 2023 by having a highly motivated group of 150 chiropractors.
Please note that all the links are not active, once confirmed they will be updated.
THE SHORT VERSION OF THE DETAILS:
Don't be the one who wished they had been there, JOIN US!
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NOW
NOTE: you should all know this already, but there is a reason we write it. Ensure that the crewadio@gmail.com is added to your favourites and our emails not landing in junk. For ease of communication PLEASE once you have started an email thread, try to keep that going rather than creating a new email every time. Remember we are coordinating up to 150 people, help make our life easy.
THE LONG VERSION OF THE DETAILS:
There is a long history of wonderful things happening in Panama, and we welcome the chance to return and bring a wealth of experience to the people of Panama. Chiropractors will be sent to all 10 provinces and each group will likely have quite different experiences. There will be groups in cities, small towns, and local villages. Some will be in a hotel the entire week, others may be on stretchers in huts. DCs will be in service from Monday to Friday, and typically from 9am-3pm.
WHO CAN SERVE:
The registration requirements set by Panama means that only registered DCs may participate. It’s always great having keen student participating but the government sets the rules on this one.
FAMILY / PARTNERS:
The registration form link is here, please remember that we will be looking to coordinate up to 150 DCs, so ensure you complete the form correctly, and pay attention to ongoing notices and information. To streamline the process we've created an entirely online registration, since we can then collate all information without copious emails to track down. If you are a DC couple please indicate on your forms as we try to keep couples together unless you have no particular preference. We have found through experience that the best energy happens also when the tour groups are not selected based on friendship or special request, we tend to select groups on a somewhat energetic / innate basis.
If you wish to bring partners / family then we ask you to first consider the following
With these criteria met, having a family along can be an incredibly rewarding experience for everyone. Otherwise however, the reality is that a mission is not necessarily the best environment to have your family along, so please consider carefully before deciding to do so.
ARRIVAL / TRANSFERS
Transfers to / from the airport and the hotel will be arranged for the 27th and 4th only, therefore as soon as you have booked your fares we require this information. There is a separate online form for you to use to send us this information, you'll find it here.
If you decide to arrive prior to the Saturday 27th or stay after Sunday 4th then you will need to make all of your own arrangements regarding accommodation and airport transfers. Uber is freely available in Panama City so it might pay to ensure you have this on your cell/mobile phone for private trips. Sunday 28th and Saturday 4th will be necessary travel days for some, therefore your arrival should be 27th latest, earliest departure 4th.
WHAT DOES REGISTRATION INCLUDE
One registration form per DC please. Each submission is set so that the complete registration fee must be paid, so do not combine payments on one registration submission. Your fee (approx 300$) will cover t-shirts (likely 3), transport costs (there will be internal flights / busses etc) depending on what part of the country you are serving in. It will also cover some of the food costs at the ‚base‘ Hotel. However you will need to budget for additional costs, and these will vary depending on your location. Water and lunches will be provided during your service.
CHIROPRACTIC TECHNIQUE
If you‘ve heard about the Panama missions, but especially if not, it‘s useful to recall that early on there were no clear guidelines on how to adjust, but after a short few hours a group decision was reached where everyone was to adjust upper cervical chair, and nothing else. That tradition remained solid for every mission since and will continue in 2023. It is likely the reason for the amazing healings and miracle stories that have come out of Panama. If you‘ve been on a mission where every DC is doing something different, you‘ve likely seen how energetically disruptive this can be. On a practical note, there simply is not the possibility to have any type of adjusting table available, especially for the number of DCs we expect to participate. So if you can adjust, with your hands (not activator), in the chair, then we welcome your registration. This is a structural adjusting mission trip. Alternatives to this are unfortunately not possible in Panama, so you should consider some of the other amazing missions trips around the world that do cater for more diverse adjusting environments.
COMMUNICATION
The primary avenues of communication will be email and the CREW Panama facebook page. It will be your responsibility to stay up to date with information. This applies especially to those of you who are not so inclined to use FB, Ultimately if you do not then you may miss out. It‘s important to realise how challenging it is to organise such a venture, and your cooperation is essential.
If you‘ve made it through to here, awesome! We expect to see you in Panama! If you know for certain, please complete your registratikon early rather than last minute, and also share this information amongst your colleague so that everyone has the opportunity to join.
The sooner we receive registrations the sooner we can confirm with the government what regions we can visit, with hotels to get better rates, and with the universe to serve more people, so please don‘t delay.
ADIO
Lina, Craig & Stew