Dibley and Assistant Upper School Principal Lynn Dupree began praying and brainstorming to find practical ways to engage students to take their knowledge beyond the classroom. Their ideas evolved into incredible ways to fulfill the communal desire of Legacy students to serve.
Upper School THROUGH PRAYER AND TEAMWORK, Mr. Dupree discovered 25Project, which is an organization that helps transform mission trips from ideas into reality. 25Project worked closely with Legacy
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faculty and administrators to plan experiences for Upper School students.
Service at Home and Abroad By Daisey Dibley ’18 For more than 20 years, Legacy Christian Academy has been a leader in equipping students with the biblical knowledge, Godly principles, and spiritual guidelines necessary to become leaders for the Kingdom.
The first trip was announced in June 2018, and 29 students jumped at the
Two years ago, however, Legacy realized
around them. Thus, a vision was born to
idea to serve in the Dominican Republic.
that students could begin to make their
develop not only hearers of the Word, but
After that success and their clear passion
impact long before they graduated.
also doers of good deeds.
to share the gospel, Legacy decided to forge ahead with more trips. The
Across all ages of students, the consensus
20
was that they had a heart to serve, and
In an effort to achieve this goal, leaders
response was gratifying: Fifty-eight
wanted to be involved in the world
such as Middle School Principal Glenn
students — twice the number who
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