Mission Zone
Zone 6 - Western Reserve
Mission Category
Education, Evangelism, Women and Children
Contact Info
Dougbe River Presbyterian School of Liberia
2780 Noble Road
Cleveland Heights OH 44121
Phone: 216.382.0660
Fax: 216.382.2881
drpsl.org
Email:Send Email
Presbytery: Presbytery of Western Reserve
Committee/Congregation: Noble Road Presbyterian Church
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Items Needed
Item: Vehicles for Transport
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The school needs one (1) truck that can carry building materials and supplies. Also one (1) car/SUV that can carry passengers. We have the means for getting the vehicles to Liberia, and we will gladly accept used vehicles.
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Vehicles for Transport
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The school needs one (1) truck that can carry building materials and supplies. Also one (1) car/SUV that can carry passengers. We have the means for getting the vehicles to Liberia, and we will gladly accept used vehicles.
Quantity: 2
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Mission Statement:
Our mission is to reach out to rural people with education and Christianity. Our vision is that Liberian young people empowered by education can develop their nation and profoundly reduce poverty. We reach out to Christian and non-Christian people. Our school is open to all children regardless of religion, age, race, gender or ethnic group. We also stand for peace, unity, reconciliation, honesty and development. This day – our day, the day that God has made – we can rejoice and be glad.
Detail Description:
The Dougbe River Presbyterian School of Liberia is a co-ed boarding school in the rural Twarbo region of Grand Gedeh County, Liberia, West Africa. DRPSL is incorporated in Liberia and will serve 12 villages (~1200 children). For most, this will be the first opportunity for education in a region where there are no schools. The cost for admission for families of the region will be a bag of rice per semester. Currently the school is targeting children in grades K-6. As students matriculate into high school, DRPSL will serve children through grade 12, with a focus on vocational skills in grades 10-12.
Our History:
A TIME LINE
1980 - 10-year old Isaac Monah leaves rural home village to attend school in Monrovia where he lives with an uncle, aunt, and 8 cousins.
1982 - Isaac returns home as living conditions are poor.
1989 - Civil war erupts in Liberia.
1990 - Isaac and family flee to Ivory Coast. 1992-95 - Isaac works in Tai National Forest and meets American graduate student Scott McGraw.
1997 - Isaac moves to Liberian refugee camp in Ghana. Completes high school.
2002 - Scott McGraw helps Isaac emigrate to the United States.
2005 - Isaac moves to Cleveland Heights, OH and begins attending Noble Road Presbyterian Church.
July 2007 - Isaac returns to his home region in Liberia. He is reminded of the lack of schools and envisions using resources in the United States and other developed nations to build a boarding school. He shares his idea with Noble Road Church and people close to him.
October 2007 - A seven-member board of directors is formed to begin organizing school project.
2008 - Isaac returns to Liberia to share his idea with village elders. They give permission to continue. School is incorporated in Liberia.
2009 - Two members, from partner churches, join the board. Local elementary school raises money for DRPSL, many individuals and several churches donate as well.
November 2009 - Isaac and Pastor Francis Miller travel to Liberia and secure a deed for 150 acres of land. Trip is covered by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. More institutions and individuals provide financial support.
January-June 2010 - Financial support doubles through a variety of grants and partnerships.
October 2010 - Groundbreaking ceremony to occur.
Partner Organizations:
CHURCHES/PRESBYTERY/SYNOD
Bay Presbyterian Church, Bay Village, Ohio
Beachland Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, Ohio
Bethany Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, Ohio
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, Ohio
Church of the Western Reserve, Pepper Pike, Ohio
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Moscow, Idaho
Fairmount Presbyterian Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio — Women’s Guild
Forest Hill Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Glenville New Life Community Church, Cleveland, Ohio
Grace Lutheran Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Hope Lutheran Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Holmes County, Ohio
John Knox Presbyterian Church, North Olmsted, Ohio
JustReach Ministry, Presbytery of the Western Reserve
Lakewood Presbyterian Church, Lakewood, Ohio
Medina Presbyterian Church, Medina, Ohio
Oak Hill Presbyterian Church, Akron, Ohio
Parma-South Presbyterian Church, Parma Heights, Ohio
Pioneer Memorial Presbyterian Church, Solon, Ohio
Presbytery of the Western Reserve — Just Reach Ministry
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Olmsted Falls, Ohio
Synod of the Covenant
Valley Presbyterian Church, Bainbridge, Ohio
West Berlin Presbyterian Church, Delaware, Ohio
SCHOOLS
Bay Middle School, Bay Village, Ohio
Noble Elementary School, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Roxboro Elementary School, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
FOUNDATIONS
Primate Conservation, Inc., Charlestown, Rhode Island
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