Grace United Methodist Church

Mission a Paraiso Ahora (MAPA)

MAPA (Mission A Paraiso Ahora!) is a mission of mutual ministry formed by
United Methodists and a church located in Paraiso, a small impoverished town
in the southern province of Barahona, Dominican Republic. MAPA provides the
eachers’ salaries and educational supplies for the tuition free church-run school.
Mission teams bring school materials, clothing, money to do maintenance and repairs
of the grounds and building, and a spirit ready to join others in building a
relationship based on mutuality, justice, and Christ’s teachings.

Click here for more information on MAPA.

March 3 -13, 2010 (Mission Trip)
Leigh Dry, Christy Hanna and Dawn Puliafico are going on the 2010 Mission Trip to Paraiso.
Please speak with any of them for more information on how to support MAPA.

March 11-21, 2009 (Mission Trip)
Leigh Dry and Christy Hanna went on a ten day mission trip to MAPA.

August 2007

Special guest Jill Pendleton from First UMC in Westboro visited Vacation Bible School
to give a presentation about MAPA. Jill and her daughter had recently been on a
mission trip to MAPA.

Vacation Bible School attendees collected $70.00 and a box of school
supplies to donate to MAPA.