APRIL MISSION EMPHASIS
CONFERENCE MISSION PROJECT 

​Our district name may be new, but our dedication to our conference mission project remains the same. We are again providing backpacks for the Methodist schools in Liberia. One other thing is new: we will be asking our congregation to help furnish the funds to fill the usual 50 backpacks, but we will be buying all the needed items in bulk to ensure that more funds go to the mission. The date for the filling and checking of the backpacks some time in May will be set and announced in church services and the bulletins. We’ll need help with this, too. We hope you won’t miss searching for protractors, compasses, and the dreaded boxes of chalk, and will instead contribute to pay for materials, postage, and backpacks. Most of all, we hope you’ll come to fill and check the backpacks, as Customs requires strict adherence to the described contents of the bags. You may be assured that the materials are needed. Liberia is a country where 85% of the population lives on less than $1.25 a day, and has also seen more than its fair share of epidemics. The literacy rate is about 60%.Tuition in private schools is beyond the reach of many, while the public schools are hampered by lack of funds, supplies, and qualified teachers. The United Methodist Church plays an important role in educating Liberian children, with 18 high schools, 22 junior highs, and 16 elementary schools. Tuition charges are low, and even then sometimes cannot be paid. Many of these schools struggle to pay teachers and buy supplies. That is why your gift of these school supplies is so important.

Please give generously during April, marking your donations Conference Mission Project.