eunson dorothy 1976 ghana

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FORWARDING AGENT: , HOME ADDRESS: NEWSLETTER:Mrs. Tom Barkes Doro thy Eunson Mrs. J e r r y Owen603 Twin Brook Lane 53^3 Hermosa St. 617 Marshall ^Joppa, MD 21085 Orlando, FL 32807 Altamonte,Springs, FL 32701

DOROTHY EUNSON NEWSLETTER

Dear Fr i end s in C hr is t ,

Vol . 2 j No* 21February 26, 1976

t s been th r ee months s ince you l a s t heard from me. Wlieh I am on furlough,I have less detailed nevirs from Ghana to share with you, even though the peoplethe r e have been very good in wri t ing to me. Be prepared: it wi l l probaâly beJune before I write again. I wil l be gone from Florida from the end of Marph iantilth e first weekend in June . Then ll br i ng you up to d a te .

The Nat iona l Missironary Conirention in St^- Louis was mo^îrham ^^ hadr~ opeid for.,i nc lud ing s ix i nches o f snow. The preaching , work sh op s, a nd f e l lowship w ere mosthelpful . . . some r ea ll y p ra ct ic al d is cu ss ions f or me as a missionary, and I'm conf i den t t h a t was t r ue f o r n o n-m is si on a rie s , t oo . I went wi thou t a room r e s e r va - .t ion . Within ten. minutes o f my ar r iva l , while I was unl oadi ng our disp lay , I meta forwarding agen t who was ready to sha re he r room. Doesn ' t th e Lord provide well.?/That was rst missionary convention and Ilook forward to many more ;Thisyear it wil l be held in Dodge City, Kansas from November I6 - I9 . Note: tha t i s .before Thanksgiving.On the way home I spoke in Nashvi l l e , TI T and a t Atlanta Chris t ian College.

t s always fun to s top the r e because o f many f r i ends , i nc lud ing Miriam HaynesDouglass, who served one year in Ghana, and Tim Hostetter. , freshman and son of'c o -w o r k e r s in Gh a n a .I got back j u s t in t ime fo r Orlando, Fi r s t Chr i s t i an Church 's annua l meet in g.They voted to i nc rease t he i r l iv in g l in k suppor t and a l so to help Ghana Chr i s t i anCollege d i r e c t l y . Then I spoke, fo r two churches , a l ad ies fe l lowship and a love lyChri stma s banque t fo r women before going home fo r Christmas.

t was fun to go on th e t r a in aga in . Am-Trak is ju st l ik e th e same o ld t r a i nr i d e except it s a d i f f e r en t co lo r ou ts ide . Wlien th e hea t went o f f in our ca rabou t 3 a .m . , I was t h ank fu l fo r my b ig c o a t .You know what Gljristmas with family can be. It is just what I had been look-^Lng forward to for t h r ^ ^ e a r s . Duriffg t ho se hol id ay s I spoke a t foTir churches, -including my home church in Bloomsburp^, Pa. The Wilkes-Barre church was.meeting-iff a beautifuITyêfurWsired 'bllirdin^; In 1972 I worked with area Christ ians ' 'shove l ing mud from t h e i r f lood- ru ined bu i l d i ng .In Jânuary and February I 've been-busv r ight lêre in Florida, vis i t ingchurches witlri^~ir~lra rared miles of Orlando. Sometimes I stay overnight, andsometimes I come on home. t s been nice on a few occas ions to be accompaniedby women from th e church here . Chr i s t i ans ev erywhere hav e b een lov ing and concerned abou t th e L ord 's work in Ghsina. More pr aye r pa r tn e r s lFa i t h Promise r a l l i e s a t DeMhd a nd O rlan do (P ine Hi l l s and Southeas t ) werel ike reunions with old f r iends . We met new ones, too; inc luding Mark and MarciaJohnson, th e Char les Selbys from th e Ph i l i pp i n e s , and C. Y. Kim from Korea . John

p res id en t o f the new Centra l Flor ida Bible Cpl lege, has h is o ff ic e in theâme church building here in Orlando , but we seldom meet. The ra l l i e s vgave me aichance to know him be t t e r and the plans and programs for the co lleg e to open on^September 7. 1.Q76.noj Th b^bween speaking dates, I am busy answering let ters, writing for newIspeaking oppor tuni t ies , adding or subtract ing na;nes from the newsle t ter f i l e ,' / ordering supplies, keeping financial records and acknowledging gif ts , and puttingI out this newsletter. Shirley Ojaten runs the mimeograph machine, but I do the restwhile I 'm on furlough to~gi ve'Eer a break.

Chr i s t i an Adje i and h is wife o f a dozen o r so year s were r e -mar r i ed in De-/cember wirn a uhana government l icense. They chose to accompany the ceremony with/ the European trimmings of a white dress and veil, matron of honor, etc. Not that/ I think they are a bit more married than they were with tribal ceremonies but\ ^ the Pfipp r .-is helpful in this modern world.^^ne cEristmas convention o f t he îu rche s we work with was held on t he ' col legecampus. It''^''(ke it very ^nvenient for the people to have lights and toilet,f a c i l i t i e s . Barbara Kalb sa id it was r ea l n ice . P len ty o f s ing ing and dancing.A lot of peop3:e~^rept in the dorm and many on the floor of the main building.I 'm sure they had preaching and t each ing , tooThe College has bui l t a^.aT;)j;jLstxx-.rj>ght on the grounds. I t i s more convenient than the 20 mile round t r ip to the lagoon, and'-Tt 'l ias^been used several timesa l r eady ,J os eph Nsiah. th e e xte nsio n teacher in Takoradi, moved to Accra beforeChristmas to begin teaching in th e c olle ge there . Students in th e e xte ns io n areconducting classes and the Sunday evening fe llowship themselves.Graduate Seth Bans^Ji has s t a r t ed two new churches in h is area near Peki . .^goaiLJIeAriWliang has started a new one in the Berganor* area.. .student Jacob Ohene^^Jf^Ti'stian schoolteacher Frank Gorleku have together started a new one at


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Totimekfe. About 25 adul ts are meeting in the l a t t e r one.prayer in finding a Chris t ian wife to be his helpmeetin the Lord's work. He is facing a decision whether to continue in the teachingservice or to spend bis full time and energies in evangelism. Economically,that s a tou^h cJipice, as no one wil l be supporting him in evangelism. He isconcerned about four young people who have lef t the new church at Kungmor. Theywant to s t a r t a branch of a church they became acquainted with in Accra. Thisbranch wil l be in a d if fe rent v il la g e. He asks for prayers for them that theynot be led to the d e v i l s t r ap .Mr. Bansah wri tes tha t h is wife i s rea l ly helping him in h is minis t ry , andhe praises the Lord. His farm harvest v/as successful , but his fa ther s recenti l lness was expensive and now there is no money to repair the motorcycle he usesin t ra ve lin g among the f ive vi l l age churches .

A. new road i s being bui l t to the Nee-V/hangs' vi l lage and a water pipe i sbeing laid. Wliat a help th es e th ings will be in the ordinary business of l iving.The girl who worked for me i s now in a boarding high school . She haswritten questions about the Holy Spiri t as some in the school are confusing her.She i s a lo ve ly , s in ce re Chr i s t i an .Ghana income taxes (which we pay) have been r a i sed . Gasolin e h as beenraised to.Sl .^fO an imperial gallon and expected to go higher. I f I order a Dat-sun direct from Japan, the t o t a l cost wil l be only about $8,000. More than halfof th is i s import duties and taxes levied by Ghana. Insurance on a S6,000 cari s k Q per year. Eggs are up to over $2.00 a dozen. Thank the Lord that thel andlord l ias no i n t en t ion of r a i s ing my r en t .

oliana refuses to renew our visas if we are out of the country ' for more thanone year . I have my forms in hand fo r apply ing for a brand new one.At the end of 1975, the mission fund t o t a l was $3,765.69. This i s fo rshipping, equipment, return t icket , and car fund combined. I t s coming I s t i l lpledged support of 150 more pep&onth liv in g lin k and 230 monthly in directsupport for the col lege and a l l i t s outreach programs.I wi l l be doing ray packing from Orlando the end of June. I f you have men'sshir ts and l ightweight sui ts , slacks or jackets in excellent condition to helpthe students, send them to my Orlando address in June, but not befo re , p le as e. uringApril and until May you may write to me at 596 E Second St Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815.Good news Great news ^Ca.rl_and Glenda Bridges have planned fo r some t imeto go jto GhansL but tJire__was schooli^ to-comp t That ip nver-aoM,- as ofDecember, and they have been blessed a lready with a good p or t io n of t he i r neededpledged support. Th^Lord willing, they will be leaving for Ghana .4n^Au^^st oft.his yeajT. Carl and Glenda are both alumni of Johnson Bibie~Coilege and ^ r l isa graduate of Lincoln Christ ian Seminary with the Master o f D iv in ity degree.Bo th are f r om E a s t e r n Tenn e s s e e .

In i t i a l ly , the Bridge s p la n to work a t Ghana Chris t ian College, where Carlwil l teach. Wlien circumstances allow, they hope to expand the work of the collegeby moving in to one of the t r i b a l areas in the north of Ghana to begin work inan unwrit ten language, working on a t r ans la t ion of the Scr iptures . They havetwo chi ld ren . Cindy and Donnie. I am looking forward to seeing thera on tRe Johnson Bible College campus on March 25 and 26.

May t h e Lord t ouch th e l i v e s o f o t h e r s whom He want s to work fo r Him i nGhana. Thank you fo r your pr aye r s and help in our work. Please remember th espec i f i c r eque s t above .

S in c e r e l y ,^ cruytfi^Doro thy Eunson

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When I was home on furlough, more than one person told me I was too restrained Jin my :app.eals for support. This letter is not exactly restrained, butmy trust is st i l l in the Lord who is able to supply our needs exceedlinglyabundantly. I know He wil l move human hearts and hands.There are many things for which to praise the Lord. y trip on August Ik and15 was safe and pleasant. Kalbs met me at the Accra airport and I met two yearold Kofi . David for the first time. It is good to be working together again*.After my house, Barbara and I housecleaned a college house in preparationfor the Bridges. Carl and Glenda, with l i t t le Cindy and Donny, arrived safelyon August 25 after a very difficult t r ip. They were bumped in Abidjan andspent an unexpected 2k hours there with no luggage and no diapers for Donny.After some rearranging and painting, they are nicely settled with the basics ofhousekeeping. If the prices were a shock to me after six years, imagine what theyare to Glenda on her very f i r s t term here .Orienta t ion was yesterday. Fourteen new s tudents have come with one moreexpected. This gives us a grand total of 26, the most we have ever had, I believe,We a^e grateful for this good beginning. It also presents a challenge ofdifficult-to-pronounce names to learnSeven of the students are Nigerians recruited by the Revival Fires MinistryThere. Their food allowance is given through that ministry..There is a lo t of work to be done. I am anxious to get involved in theSunday School and Bible Clubs again, but I must get my own classes in order f i rs t .I am th ankfu l to be able to share the use o f T ay lo r's small Fiat with theBridges. This past July, the government reduced the import taxes a l i t t le oncars . Maybe t h a t s the reason God stopped my order.. I wil l be able to orderone from here, but ive haven't taken time to go to the company yet.The roads are in fairly good condition because i t has been an unusually dryyear. And the.weather has been gloriously coolI sleep with an extra bedspreadevery night After two years of a Baily Bridge on the main road into toWh,the n^w bridge is finally done and i t is a wonderful relief. n our first Joint

chopping:,trip, last, week, .Glenda and I happened tr> hp in a stniiejust as they-put out a small supply of to i l e t paper. We were delighte d to be allowed two ro l l sapiece. And flour is back in a few stores after being gone for months. ,1 amenjoying avocadoes and African drums. The three l i t t les t Americans have a placeof the:j,r own in my heart already. It was great to sit under Christian Adjei'spreaching again. In addition to our old col lege slogan that has proved to beof great value on many occasions Something is better than nothing. ), we havea new one . . . Don t be depress ing . Yes, we still have a shred of humor l e f t .Or humour, if you a re Br i t i s h .

I f you are i nt er es ted in sending a food box, write me for suggest ions andmaybe a certaind month. Kalbs fed me so well my f irst three weeks here, Idon t think I 've lost an oui-.-^e yet .I love you a l l even though you may have doubted i t for the f i rs t two-

t h i r d s o f t h i s letterGlad to be here in spite of our worries.. .God bless you a l l .

In Him,

irst Ch r i s t i a n Church2565 E. Kaley AvenueOrlando, FL 32806DOROTHY,EUWSON NEWSLETTERVOL. , No. 23

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