Community of Hope Academy is located in Monrovia, Liberia. It was founded and is directed by Monroe Parker. Monroe attended Oakdale Church before returning to his home country of Liberia. Liberia was ravaged by war for 14 years. It left an entire generation without education and hope. At the Academy, Monroe and the staff provide basic education and rehabilitation from drugs and alcohol. Many of the students are street children who have never had the opportunity to get an education. The teachers do not have formal training and receive classes on the weekends and during breaks for their own professional growth. Monroe faces many challenges every day - financial, health issues, resistance from the community to see the need for education, students falling back into drugs and alcohol, younger students negatively impacted by older ones, etc. Monroe needs our prayers and support.