2017 was the first year went sent an official team to the Dominican Republic.  Participants from Hands in Service included:

Rae Alderfer
Anna Dant
Dawn Dant
​Beth Gotwals
Jada Landis
Jamie Landis
Theresa Meder

Kaitlyn Miller
​Jerry Spencer
Linda Spencer
Jere Shade
Ed Tornetta
​Mary Tornetta
​Mason Vasey

The team saw about 700 patients over the course of five days and offered a VBS style children's evangelism programs to over one hundred children in 5 different bateys.