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Janua ry ? I986Dear Btionds in C>^rist,

We thank you most s incere ly fo r shar ing with us fo r th e L ord 's workin Ghana during the past s ix months. As you study the f in a nc ia l r ep o rtfor the las t half of 1985, yo u will see that only 6,000.00 wont toAfrican Mssion Evangelism and tha t was to tak e care of the retroact ivepayments to begin the retirement program for Cv,ristian Adjei and JosephNsiah, faculty members of Gâna Christian Cnllege. I t did not go for th erunning of the col legc in Ghana, This year the col lege has been supportedby some ]âniangifts enough to pay cedi salary of the new vianianwoman teacher and the new public relat ions off icer - praise th e Lordi),the gi f t s received from churches wh? send them directly to African f li ss ionEyangelism through a dif fe ren t forwarding agents and, to a large degree,by funds forwarded to th e collegc by another missionary. The funds tha tcome to me were accumulated to s t a r t the re t i rement p rogr am , and topurchase a new vehic le fo r my use and gene ra l c ol le ge use when I re tu rnin July. I t will probably c )a st c lo se to 15000,00 to put such avehicle on th e r'âd, partly because of the 35^ dutyl The accumulated fundswil l als-^ pay my plane t icke t shipping costs and fo r equipment andsuppl ies t ha t I am ju s t beginning to shop fo r In addi t ion t~ what showson this report, we have 11,000.00 in a special account for ChristianAdjei*s graduate educat ion t h i s yearPlease do not be deceived into th inking t ha t we have plenty of money so youcan ease up your comjnitment to us and help someone else, Iê accumulated fundscan melt l ike snow in July w ith the expenses coming up in the next s ix months.In August, the Co.uch family wi l l terminate t he i r years of excel lent serv icein Ghana. Within a few months of thei r d ep ar tu re , th e c olle ge wil l lose avery sizeable portio n of i t s present support. At tha t time, we wil l needextra support, not less Please remain fa i thful as you have in the pas t ,and you can increase your giving, do so .Any group that is willin;;: to send the i r money directly to African MissionEvangelism thr'ûgh Pat Metz wil l add to ou r f inancial stabi l i ty so tha.two do no t have these c r i s e s when i nd iv idua l miss iona r i e s l e ave th e f i e l d(l do not have any plans to leave the work of hana Christian C-^llege.As Barbara always tel ls you, i f you have any questions about f inances, p leaseget in touch with her or vrith mo. can also explain more about what Pat Metzdoes and give you her address i f you are interes ted. We appreciate your concernso very much and thank God f-. -r you.

Most s i nce r e lyDorothyGhana Ghid-stian College


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Dear Friends i n Chris t ,

March 6^ 1936FOR THE CONTRIBUTORS

Now I ao on the road . My l a s t l e t t e r was a l i t t l e confusing^ FromApril 9 to a t l e a s t ay ^ or 6 1 wil l be in Blooiasburg, Pa. a t the addressgiven i n the A pril l e t t e r . Befo re a nd a f t e r t l iose d a t e s F i r s t C h r i s t i a nChurch o f Orlando o r for^'ra.rding a g e n t Mrs. Tom Barkes i n Joppa, Jte-ryland,can g e t i n touch vdth rae on a d a i l y basisIn Febriiary and on the f i r s t Sunday i n >fe.rch I spoke i n nine Flor idachurches plus one women's ^roupo At one o f the ?aith-Promise r a l l i e s Iwas given an opportunity to speak to an al l -men's group. I hope they d o n tr e g r e t itSome progress was aade on the book project fo r the college and another orderover f i f t y books was prepared before I l e f t Orlando. There are hundreds of L3.braryof Congress cards traveling around with ae, waiting fo r t h e i r headings to betyped. Ihe typewriter i s travelij ig with me, too.G ifts o f used cloth ing a r e Increasing. Long-sleeved s e n s s h i r t s a r e O.K.Ebccuse us, please , but we do not want to pay shipping and possible duty onnoticeably s ta ined clothing. I aa collecting only men's shirts and women'sb l o u s e s .Thirty-five new fi lmstrips have been purchased and both new and old hyan-books. I a a s t i l l waiting fo r a f i n a l w jfit l i s t from the col lege.Ihere i s a double cab pickup with four wheel drive in stock in Ghana? are in th e p roce ss of con fi ra ing the exact p la ce to send the money for itChristian Adjei has r eceived the all-iwportant 1-20 from Cincinnat i Bib leSeminary and has applied f o r h i s U.S. visa .A very important l e t t e r fro;^ a Canadian r e c r u i t was l o s t betvresn Cnandaand Ghana. That h as ca used delay and i imiecessar j ' disappointnent. Please pray or t h o s e c o n c e r r j e d .J e f f and S h e r r i e a r e complet ing t h e i r p r o p a r a t i o n s f o r an A p r i l r e t u r n t oGhana. Pray f o r theiu, tooeay od bless you. Your faithful gifts enable the work in G^na and preparationshere t o continue, and my v i s i t s with you match f r i e n d l y faces and loving hear tst o th e g i f t s and p r a y e r s .Sincere ly ,DorothyGhana C h r i s t i a n College


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l ord has opened thft w*y for we to .^peak vl th diff i t rent groups^sji ice X Iftftt wrotA. On* c f those w&s my mater^ Hll l lên CoIlgAititc sr>^nding auch of the year in FloridA, aince KarcSi I have ten InTennfase %*irglnla, Ohlol^ Maryland, arvd Pennsylvania on behaJf of thweek G-:^ has blesseiny new f r lemta to to a sbundancof e ld fr iends re la tives* Xt Ij i a )oy to v i s i t the* alan^ the way.T^{ey also help tn the wvjrk by keeping a fo r f reIC>r.c of th e io3t 3Kcltiyy3 tMngs tha t happened fchis sont)} *ftft Chris t ianA-fijel's April 9 axriâi frcai Siâna, Ky s i s te r t^4(. a day cf anî druvww to Nsw Yctr . tc pic35 h i up* t w&a wonderful to t h i s 4 nrbrntrrfpr In Christ ^maln* H looiit thin ^tucl itry| car of tnm C50&Xând 5-htf chUircheB i s a hstir^ iwrden. He rteserre* thi uncsrt rt bâr*sume.r schoolobeîrui or Ka'/ fie has j u s t l e a r n t t ha t h* torea l t h r ee cc*Bcntr5P c r KsrT:.eti'2f\ bf'i>re s choo l , eo th e ter>ilo cTJAllfied, He has already pj.-*t, ached. twice in swppor t tr i '5 churcivea^Christ.;ri and I drove be Ric>or .t f, V, l t t t wuMte fo r an ,lapsslcrj concferning tne Kingdom ir : Ghana with Dirfc^ iind Sii^rticHoK*tftter and Car l B ti dg es , Th2ri y fo r tfwiirr e se t t l en t and t h e e s ta b li shmen t o f t h e i r ex tns icn VDrk in Simytt i l*R.n and ticiris Rife, former co-îrt :er9, are aiakiug ^|od ti > pay a v.i-êy i 'or other th5,picj#. I t K:y beth,-refr to f l j wonthyB be-^ -ia:-s nfv? orcJer i s f l l ied In Gh4teiThe college faculty ha^ sent a pj:tiel two year iX30k ocam- th^t catees tt tne^rjy S4^0(X)ao at re ta i l prices- Florltia Chtist lan Co11k; i s h tplnûs with t;ie o rd ft rl r. g so th-'t vm Cfcn benefi t frort' thei r c l is twnt .My pre.ent address is 596 fc. Second Street, Blocfitxii y, 17615. Fhcsv?(717) 7o4-3;?'>9 i i X aw not hwre, sey t totVier k/icws ^here to resn^ Iwi,.l be bocX In Orlando ;^y Junw tc gr-t r3dy tn r a JVly 'IGhana y Thank you fo r your prayers and icinc? >ess^

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DorothyGhana C3f\ristlftn Col lope


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DIRECT MAIL TO : FORW RD AGENT: NEWSLETTER:Miss Dorothy Eunson Mrs. Tom Barkes Mrs. Judy Tob in596 E. Second S t 66 2 Gol f Course Drive F i r s t Chr i s t i an ChurchBloomsburg, P 17815 Elizabethton, TN 37643 2565 E Kaley Ave

Orlando, FL 32806DOROTHY EUNSON NEWSLETTER

Vol. 4 No 14 May 1986Dear Chris t ian Friends ,I am writing this in late April in Pennsylvania. Yesterday I cleared an inch ofsnow off my car before I l e f t the house, but I m su re sp rin g is comingJanuary and February were f i l led with lots of speaking in Florida churches andonce a t Florida Christ ian College. Lwas also ahle_-to^9et bacLJLo my book pro-jec t for our Ghana Christian College l ibrary. More new books were ordered andmore Library of Congress cards ordered. Several persons a t Florida ChristianCollege are helping us with our book orders. Now in Pennsylvania, a friend inthe church is helping to complete many of the LC cards.In March, my out-of-Florida t r ip began and took me to Tennessee, Virginia, Ohio,Maryland and Pennsylvania for speaking on the college and related work in GhanaI t was a blessing to be able to vis i t fr iends, relat ives former co-workers, andfamilies of present co-workers along the way These visi t s took me i nto add it iona lstates. Praying the Lord would use me to challenge young people, I visited andspoke at Milligan College and Eastern Christian College, too. I stopped byCincinnat i Bible Seminary to check some of the arrangements for Chr is tian Adjei ss ta y th er e and also talked to Darris Sweet. Darris is in his sophomore year at S and has been approved by our stateside non-profit group and by the G boardin Ghana to come to Ghana in 1987 (January) for a one year internship under thesupervision of Jeff Hostetter. Pray for Darris and encourage him in any way youc n

I arrived in Pennsylvania the day before Christian Adjei was to arrive in New YorkMy s is ter took a day off from teaching and drove with me to Kennedy Airport to pickhim up. That was my f i rs t experience with New York driving and i t wasn t too bad.I t was so good to see Christian after a year and a half He is thin and weary anddeserves this short res t before summer school begins. On the way home from NewYork we drove through some snow flurries , but fortunately none lay.Christian brought all kinds of let ters and news with him Between the very heavywork load on all th e co lleg e tea chers plus a deteriorating postal situation, ourcommunication has been spotty at best for the las t six months or more He told meof the fine f i rs t year class that l ikes to bring i l lustrat ions from physics andeconomics in to the classroom discuss ions of conver ts won in t h r ee new locat ionsbut no one yet raised up to provide ongoing leadership.. . of a large well-attendedChristmas convention accompanied by renewed requests fo r mate rial help from themission and unfavorable comparison with another Christian church missionary whodoes pay a preacher in Ghana... of a recent graduate who is doing very well witha new church and classes he hopes will turn into a college extension.. . of th ePublic Relation Officer s going on extended leave bu t the work of challengingchurches in Ghana to support the college being undertaken by the Senior Prefectand an administrative ass is tant of many church victories, headaches and heartaches. Pray especially for the churches during Christian s absence from GhanaHe wil l be here un t i l a f te r Christmas t h i s yearChristian and I drove to Richmond Virginia on April 14th for some discussions withJeff and Sherrie Hostetter, Dick Hostetter and Carl Bridges. We also said farewellto Jef f and Sherrie , who l e f t on the 16th for the i r second term in Ghana Pray for


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2The f ac ua lt y s en t me a two year tex t book order that to ta ls over 4,000.00 l i s tprices. Again, Florida Christian College is doing the ordering for us and thatw i l l save us a otThe money for a new double cab pickup for my use is being transferred by my forwarding agent. I t may take three to five months for the order to be f i l led inGhana. I hope we real ly do get the red one we have ordered.A very exciting piece of news from Ghana is the opportunity to buy a mult i -uni t ,one-story house near the col lege. We have seen the need for many months, butthere was nothing available in a heavily populated neighborhood. Now the Lordhas p rovided one . WE NEED A 10,000.00 OWN P YMENT S SOON S POSSIBLE. I hesita te to ask for more money when many churches have helped th is year for my necess ary r et urn expenses, but we do need this building for dormitory space and livingqua rte rs fo r s taf f and facul ty. Any help that .you can give will help us reachthis goal. Perhaps some of you who get this newsletter bu t who have not helpedfor a while individually or through your church could do so now. I f you decideto send a special gif t mark i t NEW HOUSE I t is no t a new building, but new tous. We do not have the money now so th is is a step in fai thOur greatest need for used clothing is men s shirts , medium and small, especiallylong-sleeved. You may send them to First Christian Church 2565 E. Kaley AvenueOrlando, Florida 32806 by June 1s tEnoch Nyador will graduate from Emmanuel School of Religion June 1s t His wifeLydia had thei r f i rs t child, a baby gi r l on March 3rd in Leningrad. Enoch andLydia a re find ing their separation far more diff icult than they dreamed. If Enochcan obtain a scholarship to study in Russia, he will join his wife and child forthree years until Lydia finishes he r medical training. Pray for this youngChristian couple as they face cri t ical decisions, and pray for us in the college.If Enoch does not join the faculty in September, we shall be very shorthanded.Ron and Doris Rife are making progress on the i r plans to serve in Ghana from mid-June to mid-August. David Kalb has delayed his t r ip t i l l September. He expectsto do intensive teaching for a month.Christian Adjei has preached twice in supporting churches and has flown to Ohiothis weekend to represent the college in a Faith Promise ral ly He has also borrowed two commentaries on Revelation so he can begin preparatio n for h is f i r s tsummer school class We both had our eyes checked for new bi-focals l a s t week.I am s t i l l finalizing orders and working on other paperwork, including an applic at io n fo r a new v isa to Ghana. Chr i s t i an and I wil l l eave fo r Cinc inna t i onMay 8th or 9th. After several more speaking dates, I will attend Enoch s graduation on June 1st and be back in Orlando by June 5th. My target date for leavingthe U. S. is July 1st Please pray for my strength and wisdom.After seventeen years, my forwarding agent will have a change of address. FTERJUNE 15th, her location will be Mrs. Tom Barkes, 662 Golf Course Drive, Elizabethton,Tennessee 37643

Thank you for your loving support . Please pray for t he Ch ris ti an s in Ghana tha tthey may stand firm against spir i tual wickedness.In His se rv iceDorothy


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June 2 3 , 1986

D e a r F r i e n d s ,J u s t a n o te t o l e t you know o f my d e p a r t u r e t i m e and p l a c es o you c an se n d l e t t e r s , t a p e s , e t c . w i t h me If you l i k e .I am u s i n g an e l e c t r i c t y p e w r i t e r , so t h e r e may be more m i s t a k e st h a n u s u a l I l e a v e Orlaho th e morning o f J u l y 5 I f yo u have any q u e s t i o n sa b o u t w h a t you c a n s e n d , c a l l me h e r e b e f o r e t h a t i Home 3 0 5 )855-6952 or a t the church 305) 898-IOOI. I w i l l be a t myb r o t h e r s home in Tn a f t e r t h a t and l e a v e from t h e r e J u l y 8 ,I m e e t P a t Met z i n JF K a i r p o r t t h a t d ay a n d we l e a v e f o r Ghanat.So y o u d b e t t e r g e t y o u r m a i l t o Tn by J u l y 7 a t th e l a t e s t .

Mr D a v id E an so n8 2 6 No M a i n S t .E r w i n , Tn 37650F o r t h o s e o f you who w i l l b e a t t h e NACC, p le as e n ot e t h e I n v l r -t a t i o n t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e f l a g s o f th en a t i o n s on Sunday, J u l y 6 .C h r i s t i a n wi31 b e t h e r e w it h t h e C a r l B r i d g e s f a m i l y . Theyw i l l be s t a y l \ n g i n M a r t i n s v i l l e , I n a n d t h e p h o n e n u m b e r i s 317) 3^2-8898 i f yo u d o n t ru n i n t o them and want t o make ana p p o i n t m e n t . t o m e e t s o m e w h e r e .C h r i s t i a n i s at CBS u n t i l t h e NACCc He c a n n o t t e le ph on e o ute x c e p t by c a l l i n g c o l l e c t . I b e l i e v e h e w ould a p p r e c i a t e h e a r i n gfrom some o f you. 513) 2^4-8290. A f t e r th e N CC he w i l l be a tc/o Doris Adjei, P. o Box 7^0737 Houston, TX 7727^ untilA u g u s t 25 when h e r e t u r n s t o CBS. H is p h o n e i n TX w i l l be 713) 933-1386.P a t and I e x p e c t t o go up t o . Su n y an i w ith R if e s t o v i s i t J e f fa n d S h e r r i e , s o if t h o s e o f you c o n c e r n e d w o u l d l i k e t o s e n ds p e c i a l t h i n g s f o r t h e i r b i r t h d a y s , you c a n . They m i g h t be alittle l a t e . And F r e d an d J o y c e , d i d you n i s s R i f e s d e p a r t u r e ?I f s o , you m i g h t h av e s o m e t h i n g f o r Dav id * s b i r t h d a y . By th ew a y , t h e a c a d e m i c h o o d a r r i v e d . It h a d a s l i g h t c a s e o f r i n g -a r o u n d t h e c o l l a r , s o we h a v e s e n t it t o t h e c l e a n e r s . T heH o s t e t t e r b i r t h d a y s upcom i ng a r e J e f f s and J e r e m i a h s .P l e a s e p r a y f o r o u r s a f e t r a v e l an d f o r t h e f i n a n c i a l a n d s t a f f i n gn e e d s of G C C .Hope t o h e a r from you when we g e t t o Ghana, a n d you w i ll c e r t a in lyhear f r o m us

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MISSIONARIES INVITED TO JOIN IN L G PRESENTATION T INDIANAPOLISAll missionaries, their families and forwarding agents and loyal supporters are

inv ited and ENCOURAGED to come to HALL E a t th e So u t h w es t co rn e r o f th e Ind ianaConvention Center and Hoosier Dome at U:30 p m Sunday, July 6, and join in thepageantry of presenting the flags of the NATIONS and STATES as the 5:00 p.m.COMMUNION SERVICE b eg in s. Seating will be reserved on the main floor near theplatform and very nearby 9for those who can t walk fa r or climb steps) fo r severalhundred people.

PLEASE don t disappoin t your brethren. PLEASE help us make this an impact forGod s people. The media is very interested in this visible demonstration of the strengtho f o ur w o r k s fo r G o d

United States ministries of evangelism, education and benevolence, e tc areENCOURAGED to be in the group. If you are in the exhibit area with a boothyou arewanted and welcome in this parade. IT WILL BE YOUR CLOSEST ROUTE TO A GOODSEAT FOR THE SERVICE VIA THE AIR LOCK DOORS. Please bring your family andeven loyal supporters. We need a crowd of over 1,500 people to make a dent in thevisual effect of this demonstration of strength in the Lord s army of workers.

REMEMBER, SUNDAY, JULY 6, U:30 p.m. IN HALL E. BE THERE4 4 4.4 . 4. I.J.xa. .. . . . . u. X X ... u. u. a.


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J u l y 23, 1986FOR THE CONTRIBUTORS

Dear F r i e n d s in C h r i s t ,This i s my f i r s t l e t t e r o f my f i f t h term in Ghana. P ra is e t h e Lord for our s a f ea r r i v a l on J u l y 9. I w r i t e o ur b ec au se P at Metz, S ec .- T re as . o f AfricanMiss ion Evangel ism our s t a t e s i d e non-Crpf i t c o r p o r a t i o n came with me for atwo week v i s i t . There were about t e n C h r i s t i a n Ghanaian f r i e n d s a t t h e a i r p o r t ,a s well as Joseph N siah, A cting Pr incipal i n C h ri st ia na s absence, and th eH o s t e t t e r s , Rifes , Couches an d Fultons.- I t was r e a l l y e x c i t i n g t o see them a l la g a i n .Every day has been f i l l e d t o t h e brim. We v i s i t e d t h e l a s t r e g u l a r chapels e r v i c e o f t h e c ol l e ge and were t h r i l l e d t o see t h e 44 s t u d e n t s o f t h e c u r r e e n tyear Pat heard her f i r s t Ghanaian music and saw them dance t o p r a i s e th e Lord.The same day we went grocery shopping and marveled a t th e abundance o f localand imported goods more t h a n I have seen fo r more than e ig ht y ea rs .Since t h i s i s a one page l e t t e r , I can only say b r i e f l y t h a t we p a r t i c i p a t e d ina couple meetings concerning th e work of th e col lege; made a quick t r i p to th ebeach t o c o l l e c t s h e l l s j attended Abeka Chris t ian Church here where we l i v e int h e c i t y th e f i r s t Sunday; d ro ve w ith H o s t e t t e r s t o Sunyani, s tayed with them aday and came back the t h i r d day on a public bus; at tended a r e c e p t i o n for ussponsored by the c o l l e g e Board of Governors; enjoyed the c l o s i n g communions e r v i c e o f t h e c ol l e g e f a cu lt y , s t a f f and s t u d e n t body; at tended th e s tu de nt -sponsored end o f - y e a r - p a r t y ; at tended (and Pat took p a r t in ) th e t w e n t i e t hg ra du at io nC ) o f G v i s i t e d Akramang C h r i s t i a n Church in a v i l l a g e 20 milesfrom here th e second Sunday; v i s i t e d two anc ien t c a s t l e s , t h e dam t h a t producesour e l e c t r i c i t y and a game park (baboons only) ; went to a Board farewell partyfor Pat and the Couches; at tended a l a d i e s Bible Study and took a quick tour oft h e small museum in town. We squeezed a few other a c t i v i t i e s in , but a t l e a s tyou can s e e it s been a f u l l two weeks t o give Pat a complete t a s t e of Ghana,She i s r e t u r n i n g t o t h e S t a t e s t h i s evening.Enoch Nyador was unable t o work out any way to s t a y in Russia for the nextt h r e e years , although he was able to make it t o Leningrad and help Lydia whileshe f i n i s h e d her y e a r s s t u d i e s . They a r e i n Ghana now. The f a c u l t y an d Enochhave agreed t o terms for him to teach in th e c ol le ge . Lydia w ill r e tu rn t oLeningrad t h e end of August, leaving t h e i r b e a u t i f u l baby daughter with hers i s t e r here in Ghana. Pray for t h i s young couple in t h e i r agonizing ^

. s e p a r a t i o n ^ /Coretha Fulton i s expecting a c h i l d in November and because she i s in a highr i s k group for C-sect ion, th e family wil l be coming home in Augu st and wil l notbe r e t u r n i n g to Ghana. Please pray for t h e i r f i n a n c i a l needs and th e c ha ll an ge so f r s ttl m nt in th U . S .There i s much more t o be d e c i d e d b e f o r e Couches l e a v e for a 5-month furlough onJ u l y 23, but I w i l l s h a r e t h o s e next month. Thank you for th e wonderfulfu rlo ug h y ea r an d t h e g en er ou s h el p you gave me, e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e o f F i r s tC h r i s t i a n , Orlando through a l l phases o f packing for s h i p p i n g . I w i l l pray fora l l o f you and p l e a s e c o n t i n u e t o pray for my read jus tment t o Ghana, acceptanceo f t h e changes , and p r e p a r a t i o n for a heavy t e a c h i n g load i n September. Thankyou for your p r a y e r s about our s ta ff in g s it u at io n .

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DIRECT MAIL TO: FORWARD AGENT: NEWSLETTER:Miss Dorothy Eunson Mrs. Tom Barkes Mrs. Judy TobinBox 5722 66 2 Gol f Course Dr. F i r s t Chr i s t i an ChurchAccra N, Ghana Elizabeth ton, TN 37643 2565 E. Kaley Ave.

Orlando, FL 32806DOROTHY EUNSON NEWSLETTER September, 1986

Vol. 5 No. 1Dear Chris t ian Friends ,I t is with pleasure that I write to you once again from Ghana af ter an absence of twoyears. I arrived here with Pa t Metz on July 9 after a long but uneventful fl ight . were met by the Couches, Rifes, Fultons, and Hostetters and about a dozen Ghanaianfriends from the local church. Three of the men had gotten permission to come intothe luggage area, so getting through customs with heavy suitcases was much easier thanu sua l

Our f i rs t two weeks were spent trying to help Pat see as much of Ghana and of our workhere as possible. After serving as forwarding agent for Ghana Christian College forseven years, she was getting a firsthand look. visited the last regular chapelservice of th e college and thri l led to th e sound of 44 strong, young voices s ingingGhanaian praises to the Lord. Joseph Nsiah preached a fine sermon.That very afternoon Sherrie Hostetter took us grocery shopping downtown. had noteven bothered to shop downtown for severa l yea rs before I le f t because there wasnothing there. Even though I had been told about i t the reali ty of seeing numerousstores , shops and kiosks full of goods of all kinds was amazing. The prices are nottoo bad i f you convert them into dollar values, bu t in this economy, where the minimum wage per day is th e equivalent of one dollar, they are high. A small box of soappowder is 2.00 and an egg is about .15 t much better than the .50 t of several yearsago). Spare parts and gasoline are also more plentiful. That has increased the density of traff ic so that trips to town are necessarily slow and arduous as you usuallyhave to search for parking places and watch out for unusual driving habitsOur f i r s t Sunday we worshipped with Abeka Christ ian Church. HowChristians here again, seeing how they have grown and changed, and seeing new faces.I also noticed there are a number of ol d fac6s missing, but as time goes by, we willlearn what has happened to them and maybe help to revive some. The worship servicesare held in the half-completed chapel. I t is very spacious, but lacks many finishing touches. There are no outside doors. A roof damaged in a windstorm has notbeen repaired. The side extensions have only the roughest of concrete floors. Thereis one fan above the pulpit to save the leaders from some misery in the heat (i t snot hot yet). are grateful for a roof, even a damaged one, over our heads, but welong for the day when funds will permi t us to make i t a l i t t le more convenient anda t t r a c t i v eJe f f and Sher ri e Hoste tt er had been in Accra for a vacation, so Pat and I rode withthem back to Sunyani. got to see their home, the garage converted into an office/church resource center, and meet some of the ir friends. took a government busback to Accra. For the six hour tr ip we sat on jump seats that fold across the aisle.Since we were right at the front, we had to shift our bags, fold up our seats, andfind a place to stand every time someone else wanted on or off .The Board of the college sponsored a reception for Pat and me. There were some shortspeeches and refreshments. The Board has also started having farewell parties forthose leaving. With us coming, and then Pat, Couches, Fultons and Rifes all leavingwithin a month, i t has been a very social time. also attended the student-sponsoredend-of-school party, complete with r ice and goat stew.


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- 2 -roof, so they usually us e the i r o l d , t iny mud-walled, thatched s h e l t e r . When theydance, the l ine moves outside the s helter for more freedom o f movement. Everythingwas done in good order, but i t was unusual to have several people slapping othersin order to k i l l some very large, annoying f l ies One o f th e le ad ers was slappedr i g h t on the s e a t o f his pants. The church fe d us af ter th e service and Pat hadher f i r s t t ry a t eating with her hand.Pat a ls o got to collect s h e l l s from th e beach, vi s i t two o f th e o l d e s t cas t le for tson th e coast, tour th e h y dr o -e l ec tr ic p l an t a t th e kosombo dam, and drive through agame park where the main attraction is baboons. She also participated in some prayerand planning meetings. She returned home July 23 with a lo t of memories we pray willmake her volunteer service more meaningful.The weeks since Pat s departure have been full of meetings of a ll kinds to plan fo reveryone s departure (Couches, Rifes, and l a st l y Fultons), for the coming school yearand also for the future of th e c ol le ge . s I wrote earl i er, th e c ol le ge is burstinga t th e seams of its physical faci l i t i es and financial support. Since th e piece ofproperty with housing fac i l i t ies already on i t is so w e ll -s ui te d t o our most immediateneeds and was offered a t such a reasonable price according to our lawyer), we havegone ahead on faith and made a down payment and floated a loan in Ghana to pay fo rth e r e st . We thank and prais e th e Lord that th e Blcomsburg, P Church of Christ isgoing to raise 5000.00 to help with this l an d p urc ha se . This will enable us to makepayments on the loan for about six months. We will have 18 more payments aft er thatand will need lots of help from God s people. The payments are 800. monthly and themost we can squeeze out of ou r present bare-bones budget is 200. monthly. WILL YOUHELP?

The college Board in Ghana is a ls o t ry ing to help. A transport business is being setup an d w i l l purchase Rick F ulto n s tr uc k. One-third o f th e inc ome from th e bus i ne s swill be used for expenses, o ne -t hi rd w il l be laid aside fo r replacement capital, ando ne -t hi rd w il l be given to the college for i t s work. I t will be several more monthsbefore th i s is in fu ll swing. The public r el at io n s o ff ic e continues i ts mission o fchallenging local Christians and churches to support the college, although its ac tivity is reduced until David Couch s return in January.In a discussion of facilities and budgets, we never lose sight of the purpose behindl t_a lJLr :^a iv i t ia tn CJirist. iait-men_and-WQmeii-of g o o d . snunH R ih lo p du ration and leadership training. We ar e expecting a student body of over 50 this monthanother new record. Eight of them wil> be housed in th e former library. That roomis needed as a classroom, but until th e new property is free of its present tenants,i t will have to serve as a dormitory.Even with th e new property, we will s t i l l be short of office space, dormitory spacefor women large enough classrooms, and eventually library space. All Bible collegesin Ghana are growing rapidly. To maintain our position as one of the leading collegesand to continue to make our unique contribution to restoration ideals of unity basedon Scripture, we are at a critical point of decision: either to continue to scrapeby and add to our facilities in bits and pieces, or to commit ourselves to a largervision of an overall plan for the development of t he co lle ge and its facilities.David Couch has such an architectural plan for twenty years of development in hispossession. I f you are interested in being a part of a college that will eventuallyaccommodate 200 students from all over West Africa and other parts of Africa as well,pl e a s e c o n ta c t David.

Mr. David Couch Available until January)c /o Fred Couch5106 South Harmony RoadB-loomington^ IN 47401 ^(812) 335-9758


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Enoch Nyador was unable to fu lf i l l his dream of being with his wife 1n Russia whileshe finishes he r medical training. e and Lydia and the baby all came to Ghana fromRussia about the middle of July. At the end of August, Lydia re tu rned to Leningradto resume her studies. Their baby daughter remains in Ghana under the care of Lydia'ssis te r Enoch is liv ing in college housing and will be a fulltime teacher this yearwith us. Pray for this family during the i r years of separation.Mrs. Akua Eghagha both teaches and works in the l ibrary. She l ives off campus withher husband and daughter and comes to the college each day. She graduated from a y e a r a g oJoseph Nsiah is a fulltime teacher, college treasurer, and now Acting Principal inth e absence of Christian Adjei. He is working very hard on administ ra tive collegematters, including the sett ing up of the transport business and the r eg is tr at ion o fthe new property. He also directs the work of the adminis tra t ive ass is tan t Hiscollege-owned house is right in front of mine. Joseph is also a member of the collegeBoard

Then there is Dorothy Eunson She will teach fulltime, supervi se the use of twot rucks, administer the purchase and sale of commodities to fa cu lty and s t a f f once amonth, serve as Repai r/Maintenance Superintendent in the absence of David Couch , lookafter the Couches' house and i ts temporary use by others, and maintain the books andcorrespondence relating to the U. S. side of the mission. She is also pro temSecretary to the College Board in David' s absence .Have you noticed the fai lure to mention church-related work? Every teacher is extremely active in every phase of Christian work. I have ta ken over Deb's English-speakingS. S. class for l i t t l e children. Even though we have no Americans at th e present, i tis s t i l l needed for two Ghanaian children who speak only English. Three others speakEng li sh v ery wel1.The res t of the Sunday School is under the able supervis ion of a Christian EducationCommittee established by David Couch early th is year. I am the co ll ege r ep resen tat ive on i t again during David's absence. I t*is a real delight to participate in,since i t s members are capable and genuinely concerned with I ts task. They had muchalready planned for me to do . I am to s ta r t a twelve Bible Survey- course on Thur^tJaynights and teach a two week training se ss ion for song leaders. I asked them to postpone a class for those who give Communion meditations t i l l David returns Since Iam already a member of the general church committee and of the vis i ta t ion group, isi t any wonder that I am looking forward to January so that I can give back to DebCouch th e role of unofficial advisor to the Women s Fellowship?Oh, I almost forgot . With my newly acquired degree in Library Science, I am going towork on cataloging books and supervising Mrs. Eghagha and student l ibrar ians in mysp are tim eOne big help I have is that until Couches come back, I have Mensah Ganyo, our househelper,every day. e is getting some special jobs done that are usually neglectedand is preparing the outs id e tr im and some inside walls for painting when my shipme nt c o m e s

Another new aspect of the work here is ano ther extension of the college in a towncalled Koforidua. One of the 1985 graduates has established a congregation thereand has reached an agreement with the college for establishing night classes in thename of the col lege. He ant i c ipa tes 20 students th is f i r s t term. From us, he getsl im i ted f inanci al help for two years, a typewriter and le t terhead, a few books fora l ibrary and lots of free advice. Patrick Mensah, the preacher /teacher , is in tel l igen t ded ica ted and unafraid o f hard work.


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The truck I specially ordered was to arrive this month. However the company gaveus the chance to have one that was in the port in August. There was a lot of government red tape to go through, but we were granted duty exemption. Pra ise the LordThe actual release of the truck has not yet taken place because of more red tape andlicensing, etc., but we are getting closer My only regret is that i t will be silverinstead of red, (ha). If we had waited until the red one arrived to begin the paperwork, i t would be October or later before we took possession. This way i t will allbe done before the paperwork on my shipment has to star t .I am happy to be back in the work in Ghana even though i t involves some sad times,too. The five year old boy of one of our church families was accidentally electrocuted while working in a chicken house in the family compound. Children are notgiven the full wake-keeping and funerals that adults are, but our Christians werewonderful in spending time with the family, helping and comforting and sharingtheir grief. Benches were placed in the bare dirt compound under a tree. Peoplecame and went. The second evening I took a group in the truck. Others were alreadythere from the church, and we sa t and talked softly in the moonlight. We also sanghymns and choruses part of th e time. The only funeral was a brief committal serviceat the cemetery. It is often difficult for a family to get a body out of the morguebecause even there opportunities for extortion exist. Some of the Chris tians waitedat t he co ll eg e for four or five hours and then had to return home to care for families. The elders and a good number of others did go to the cemetery, though.Just ten days ago, the wife of our administrative assistant gave birth to prematuretwins at the midwife s, but th ey d ied. His wife l ives in their home town becausewe don t have a place for them to live as a family t i l l we have possession of thenew property. The babies were long since buried by the time Mr. Dadzie got therel a s t weekend.Perhaps you were waiting to hear from me in Ghana before writing. Now you are hearingplease wri te. Continue to remember al l of us in prayer, including the Couches in theStates, and Christian Adjei at Cincinnati Bible Seminary. Pray for David Kalb steaching visit in November. Pray about payments on the loan for the new property andhelp us if you can. Please pray for our hea lth and our spiritual strength and confidence in the Lord, so that worry cannot creep in and be a burden. I remember manymany o F you and your special needs before the Lord. Thank you for your ministry tome during my furlough. God bless you al l .

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Bf7a 7a C h r i s t i a - C o l l e g e r e o p e n e d f o u r i teeks a g o f A t o t a l o f 1 4 firsty e a r s t a d e n t s cam ef ewen t h o a g h o n e from N i g e r i a N as a Neek l a t e ^ Thelatter N as b r o a g h t by Bob S h e f f l e r , m i s s i o n a r y t o N i g e r i a , Nho s t a y e da few d a y s a n d ^ / i s i t e d H o s t e t t e r s i n S a n y a n i also. The s t u d e n t b o d ynoN s t a n d s at 4 9 , a n d t h e cajj ipas is really ba.zz i n g . T h i s i^orn i n g , aS a t u r d a y , t h e r e w e r e e i g h t s t u d e n t s s t u d y i n g i n t h e l i b r a r y . They a r ea s e r i o u s g r o u p ^ O f c o u r s e , t o d a y is a l s o o u r f o u r t h d a y w i t h o u telectricity, s o t h e y ha^/e t o make g o o d u s e o f d a y l i g h t h o u r s .C l a s s e s a r e g o i n g N e l l . It t a k e s a lot o f p r e p a r a t i o n , o f c o u r s e , a n dthis p a s t f ieek I b e g a n t o r e c e i v e a s s i g n m e n t s f o r m a r k i n g . T h i s isthe l i of a teacher.

E n o c h N y a d o r is Dean o f S t u d e n t s a n d is a l s o i n c h a r g e o f s c h e d u l i n gs p ea k e r s f o r t h e t - N i c e - N e e k y c h a p e l s e s s i o n s . M r s . Akua E g h a g h a , Nhois t e a c h i n g e i g h t h o u r s , is a s s istant Dean o f Momen a n d ad7;}in isterst h e L i b r a r y F u n d . T h e r e h a s n o t b e e n t i m e y e t t o start a n y neN N o r ki n t h e 1ibrary.J o s e p h N s i a h is / A c t i n g . P r i n c i p a l , a n d I Dean o f f^omen. T h a t isn ta v e r y s t r e n u o u s responsibility s o far. M a i n t e n a n c e t a k e s m o r e t i m e .O a r v e r y first T h u r s d a y a f t e r n o o n N o r k p r o g r a m r e s u l t e d i n a b r o k e nr e a r NindoN i n o n e o f t h e t r u c k s b e i n g u s e d t o t a k e g a r b a g e t o t h edum p a n d a cat N a t e r p i p e N h e r e s t u d e n t s w e r e c u tt i n g g r a s s , find weh a d just p a i d o ne p lu m b in g billT h e r e s p o n s e t o my T h u r s d a y n i g h t B i b l e S u r v e y C l a s s f o r t h e - c h a r o hc o n t i n u e s t o b e e x c e l lent ^ F a r m o r e t h a n . h a l f c o m e o n t i j s e , a n d f o rG h a n a , t h a t is great/ O ur r e f r e s h e r s e s s i o n s f o r s o n g - l e a d e r s w e r ea t t e n d e d by a b o u t 1 5 , a n d some o f t h e net i o n e s a r e h a v i n g t h e i r try-o a t at t h e e v en in g s e r v i c e s this m o n t h .We finally g o t p o s s e s s i o n o f t h e n e n t r u c k on S e t p tc m be r 1 2 . Myb i g g e s t d i s a p p o i n t m e n t is that it d o e s n t h a v e a t ^ p e p l a y e r afterall. Pie a r e t r y i n g to _ g e t t h e company to . . .p rQcai ie o n e f o r as o r d e r e d it a n d p a i d f o r it. O t h e r w i s e it r u n s f i n e , a l t h o u g h itd r i v e s a n d rides like a t r u c k . The m i l e a g e is 50km p e r i m p e r i a lg a l l o n o f d i e s e l f u e l .The s e c o n d p a y m e n t h a s b e e n made on t h e neN p r o p e r t y . Theregistration p r o c e s s h a s s l o n e d doNn b u t is still p r o g r e s s i n g

a w a i t e d c e d i d e v a lu a ti o n t o o k p l a c e i n S e p t e m b e r . The rate ispartially set noN by a b id d in g p r o c e d u r e e a c h F r i d a y . T h i s g i v e s u sso me f i n a n c i a l relief, s o we c a n b u y s t a m p s , h a v e septic t a n k s pumpedo a t a n d p a y some more o n o u r s i x - m o n t h o l d electric billssI n S e p t e m b e r , I t o o k J o s e p h N s i a h a n d 8 m em bers o f t h e a b e k a c h o i r t oa village c h u r c h a b o u t 2 5 m i l e s a w a y f o r a n a f t e r n o o n f u n d - r a i s i n gs e r v i c e . P a r t o f t h e p a l m b r a n c h shelter fell doNn a n d c u t a m a n sh e a d , a n d t h e n a h a r d rain d d r o v e u s i n t o their o l d t i n y - r o o f e dc h u r c h , b u t t h e y i s t e n e d t o J o s e p h - s m e s s a g e u n u s u a l l y N e l l , a n dw e r e t h r i 1 l e d N it h t h e total offerings t h e e q u i v a l e n t o f o v e r^ 2 0 0 , 0 0 . B u t i n c e d i s , that s a lot,God b l e s s you f o r y o u r c o n t i n u i n g s u p p o r t o f o u r Nork h e r e i n G h a n a .

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