Operation Classroom is a United Methodist Mission to Liberia and Sierra Leone whose major goal is to upgrade the UM educational schools and assist in developing their health care ministry

1. OPERATION CLASSROOM
Is making a difference . . .
in local churches in the States
and
in The Liberia and Sierra Leone
Annual Conferences of the UMC

2. Operation Classroom was organized
in 1987 to assist the conferences in
revitalizing the laity, by empowering
the laity to become more actively
involved in mission.

3. This revitalization of the laity comes
through Operation Classroom
by following the commands of
Jesus to minister in His name . . .

4. IN
LIBERIA
and
SIERRA LEONE. . .
2 English speaking countries in West Africa

5. TO UPGRADE THE EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM IN THE UM SCHOOLS

6. TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING
VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS

7. TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING A MORE
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE
SYSTEM THOUGH THE GANTA AND
KISSY HOSPITALS

8. TO TRAIN PERSONS TO PROVIDE
EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALING

9. FOR 25 YEARS
CHURCHES AND INDIVIDUALS HAVE
PARTNERED WITH OC TO BE INVOLVED
IN MISSION
IN LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE

10. AND PARTNERED WITH
16 OF THE 50
UM HIGH SCHOOLS
AND 10 OF THE 400
UM ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS

11. LOCAL CHURCHES PARTNER WITH
ONE OR MORE OF THE OC SCHOOLS
TO PROVIDE MEMBERS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO. . .
DO GOOD with
hands-on mission projects

12. TO STAY IN LOVE WITH GOD
THROUGH SERVING OTHERS
“… Let us not love
with words or
tongue but with
actions and truth.”

13. TO TAKE RISKS IN MISSION
IN TWO DEVELOPING NATIONS
WITH EXTRAVAGANT GENEROSITY
by . . .
Providing work-study grants
to students who could not
attend school otherwise.
($100 for one work-study
grant for one school year.)

14. ASSISTING IN DEVELOPING
VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS

15. RENOVATING AND CONSTRUCTING
MORE ADEQUATE CLASSROOMS

16. PARTICIPATING IN VIM TEAMS

17. OC ASSSISTS UNITED METHODISTS TO .
..
Do good and stay in love with God

18. TO . . .
DEVELOP THEIR FAITH INTENTIONALLY
by personally partnering with individuals and schools

19. TAKING RISKS IN MISSI0N AND
SERVICE BY GOING ON VIM TEAMS
TO LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE

20. PRACTICING EXTRAVAGANT
GENEROSITY BY GIVING GENEROUSLY
TO ASSIST THE SCHOOLS AND
HOSPITALS

21. 3 ways to give financially
• Through the General Board of Global
Ministries == advance special
• Through a credit card (on our website)
• By direct giving to the OC office

22. THROUGH OPERATION CLASSROOM
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN:

23. IN Y0UR LIFE

24. AND YOUR CHURCH

25. Thanks for helping!

26. REMEMBER--Jesus’ plan is for us to be
partners in mission

27. WE HAVE ONLY JUST BEGUN
We are only limited by our vision and
resources