Methodist Schools of Singapore: A Model  by Christie R. House In 1925, the Methodist Mission in Singapore purchased from Madam Tan Teck Neo, widow of Mr. Lee Choon Guan, 10 acres of property at Barker Road for the use of Oldham Hall, a hostel associated with the Anglo-Chinese School ... (continue)
Methodist-Related Schools in the Philippines: Preparing Leaders and Educating the Poor  by Richard and Caring Schwenk Providing public education for those who could not afford to pay for it was a sudden change from the practice in the Philippines before American colonization in 1898. At the end of the Spanish-American War, a Methodist chaplain ... (continue)
Our Greatest Hope: Educating Refugee Children in Liberia  by Herbert and Mary Zigbuo In March 2003, we returned to Liberia to assume our assignment at Ganta United Methodist Mission Station. ... On March 29, 2003, rebels overran the town of Ganta and other towns and villages throughout the country. Many residents ... (continue)
An Indigenous Culture Rises Up in Bolivia  by Alicia Callisaya My name is Margarita Virginia Sausa Arili. I am 18 years old and I come from a very poor family. I have six siblings. My mother is a Quechua from Potosi.... (continue)
Education as Mission  by Robert J. Harman Recent reports indicate that 104 million primary- school-aged children around the world are not attending school, but the 2004 State of the World’s Children report by UNICEF puts the number at 121 million. A majority—65 million ... (continue)

121 Million Still Waiting  by Christie R. House The mission study this year on Public Education will concentrate on the role of the church in advocating for and supporting quality public education for all children in the United States. In this country, The United Methodist Church and its predecessors, with a few exceptions, have supported secular public education rather than establishing parochial schools...Today, McCurdy School, Red Bird Mission School, and a few United Methodist charter schools serve populations in the United States that might otherwise fall between the cracks of the public education system. ...(continue)

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