KEEP INFORMED

 

Carolyn and I leave for West Africa Saturday February 2. We will be visiting both annual conferencesm te schools and will keep you informed as we have access to the internet.

THINKING ABOUT A MISSION PROJECT FOR VBS

Operation Classroom invites VBS directors to consider their new program of PENNIES FOR PEACE as your VBS mission program. Pennies for Peace will fund a program in Liberia to help children with the trauma they experienced during the war. Groups of children are gathered for a day of play therapy, singing, Bible lessons, and food, under the leadership of Rev. Anthony and Jennifer Dioh

 

Children from your VBS can bring their pennies or change.  You might want to have a contest between boys and girls. You may also decide to have a hands-on project of collecting school supplies. A short CD will be available on the importance of PENNIES FOR PEACE.

 

PLANNING A MISSION CONFERENCE?  Consider a speaker to share the story of Operation Classroom and the work in Liberia and/ or Sierra Leone. Contact the OC office.

 

SCHOOL DAMAGED WITH VIOLENT WIND STORM

We have just received word that the Mokanji UM School, in Mokanji Hills, Sierra Leone, a windstorm took off almost the entire roof of the  classroom building, leaving the pupils with no place to continuing attending school. The estimated cost to re-roof the school, and windows is around $30,000. If you would like to assist in rehabilitating the Mokanji school, send your donation to the OC office or use your credit card on the right of the home page.

 

TEAM LEAVES FOR SIERRA LEONE

A team of 17 medical persons, engineers, educators,  and pastors left Saturday January 12 to go to Sierra Leone. There they will conduct seminars at Kissy, Bo, and Taiama. The engineers will be working to get more generated electrical power to specific areas of Kissy. They will also be working at the Taiama Secondary School.

 

 

Scholarships are still needed for the following schools: In Liberia: College of West Africa, W.V.S. Tubman Gray.  In Sierra Leone: Albert Academy, Bo Centenary, Fakunya, Mokanji, Fergusson, Koidu, and the Freetown UM  Girls School. Scholarships are $75 each and the donor receives a picture and a bio of the student.  To sponsor a student or to receive more information contact the OC office.

 

St. Luke's UM Church in Indianapolis is focusing the first quarter of the new year on the Taiama UM School and  the Kissy Hospital in Sierra Leone. Each week they will have a special emphasis on Sierra Leone. Included in this emphasis is a ten week "Walk to Sierra Leone."  Two teams composed of 27 persons (medical and construction) will be going to Kissy, Taiama and Bo in mid-January through mid-February. For more information on their program contact: Jan at nicholsj@stlukesumc.com

A GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING

Consider making a gift to Operation Classroom as a memorial or to honor someone.Operation Classroom will send a card designed in West Africa to the family or the individual.

 

 

As we start the new year, let us not forget the needs of our schools, hospitals and clinics in Liberia and Sierra Leone. May God give each of you a meaningful and joyous new year.