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“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 13:34

St. Paul’s and the Henri Dennis School

Seven years ago our church formed a relationship with a school in the war-torn region of Topoe Village, Liberia (West Africa). Not sure of the future stability of the country, we were led by our belief that God would guide us and that our faith in the people of the United Methodist Church conference in Liberia would prevail.

God has certainly blessed our church with a mission program that has, and continues to provide, many benefits and blessings for the staff and children of the Henri Dennis School … and for the congregation of St Paul’s.

During the last seven years, we have:

• Raised more than $80,000 for the Henri Dennis School/Lott G. Mathews Church, all with extra-mile giving (in addition to our annual pledge)
• Taken two adult mission trips to visit the school

In addition, we have witnessed
the building of:

• New classrooms, doubling the capacity of the school to 900 students
• A 500-seat church and school assembly hall (the Lott G. Mathews Church, which already has 550 members)
• Many other improvements,
  such as a stocked library and computer lab

Our most recent trip (February 2009) allowed our team to further strengthen our relationship with school staff and conference members.

They know we will partner with them to help realize their vision of having a self-sustaining center of education in a community that is desperately in need.

Traveling such a great distance to witness God’s love through the efforts of every member of St. Paul’s instills emotions in the team that are quite special to each and every one of us. Bringing those feelings back home to increase the awareness of how we can be better followers of Jesus is always the real work of the mission.

— Your 2009 Henri Dennis Team

Rev. Jack Amick
Stacie Buckler
Bob Cleveland
Kathy Lutey
Alan Smith
Beth Talbert
Mary Watson

YOU make a difference, in Christ's name

We continually support this mission. Please keep us and this specific effort in your daily prayers. If you would like to make a contribution, please make checks to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church/Liberia.

Learn more about Project Liberia: Operation Classroom

NOTE: All photos by Robert Cleveland. To see more photos from the St. Paul's
Feb. 2009 trip to Liberia, please visit RobertClevelandPhoto.com.

1. Click on "Portfolios" at the top of the home page
2. Then click on "Liberia: Moments of Grace"
3. An optional slideshow is available there
4. Click on "image info" below each photo for additional information
5. A print option is available for low-resolution photos only (images are copyrighted)
6. "Open editioned," signed high-resolution photographs are available for framing. Proceeds will be donated to the Henri Dennis School. Contact Bob Cleveland for more information.