eunson dorothy 1990 ghana

8/13/2019 Eunson Dorothy 1990 Ghana

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D o r o t h y E i i n s o n(Ghana C h r i s t i a n Col lecre)2 1 1 2 H e n d e r s o n D r i v eO r l a n d o , FL 32806J a n u a r y 5 , 1 9 9 0

F O R THE CONTR IBUTORSD e a r F r i e n d s i n C h ri s t , growing New Year t o you. Growing i n C h ri s t , n o t on t h e s c a l e s .And growing means we w o n t always have happy f e e l i n g s , b u t wew i l l have peace beyond u n d e r s t a n d i n g .M i ss io n s p ea ki n g s l o w s down a r o u n d t h e h o l i d a y s , b u t I was p r i v il e g e d t o s p e a k f i v e t i m e s s i n c e I l a s t w r o t e i n November.We h a v e c a u s e f o r r e i o i c i n c r : B a r b a r a K a l b a n d h e r t w o s o n s r e t u r n e dt o Ghana and t h e r e s t o f t h e f a m i l y December 29. The f i n a l d i a gn o s i s o f S e t h s problem i s m i g r a i n e syndrome (no h e a d a c h e s . e i son m e d i c a t i o n and s h o u l d b e symp tom-free w i t h i n s i x weeks . We a r eso a l a d t h a t t h e fami ly i s r e u n i t e d , and t h a t S e t h s problem i stre t ble THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS.T h o s e p r a y e r s no d o u b t i n c l u d e d me b e c a u s e ll mv m e d i c a l t e s t shave come back c l e a r . I f e e l s t r o n g e r and more c l e a r - h e a d e d t h a nwhen I first came home; t h e r e f o r e I have b eg un s e r i o u s work on o u runending l i br ar y p ro je ct . One order i s being processed throught h e Flor ida C h r i s t i a n College bookst or e, and I am preparing ano t h e r . We a r e a l s o s o l i c i t i n g donat ions o f books s u i t a b l e f o r aB i b l e Col lege l i b r a r y .The board and faculty o f Ghana Christ ian College have begun plansf o r a s e r i e s o f one week crash courses a t the c o l l e g e i n Augustt o h e l p t h o s e who c a n n o t come f o r a f u l l c o u r s e . T h i s is one o ft h e t h i n g s we have been p r a y i n g about . Now t h e f a c u l t y need God'ss t r e n g t h and wisdom t o f u l f i l l t h i s new r e s p o n s i b i l i t y .Of t h e b a l a n c e o f t h e m i s s i o n funds a s o f Dec. 31, 1989 3,000.00w i l l be put aside f o r a t ruck f\and for eventual replacement of thedouble cab pickup s t i l l in use in Ghana. All g i f t s designated forp r o p e r t y p u r c h a s e o r i m p r o v e m e n t w i l l b e s o u s e d . T h e rest w i l lbe used to purchase new and used books for the l i b r a r y and forchurch l e a d e r s a f t e r r e g u l a r expenses a r e met.Thank you fo r your p a r t n e r s h i p i n the gospel.

Sin;perely i n C h r i s t ,

Doro thy


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Doro thy EunsonGhana Ch r i s t i a n Col lege )2 1 1 2 He nd e r s o n D r i v eOr l a n do , FL 32806F eb ru ary 8 , 1990

FOR THE CONTRIBUTORS

Dea r F r i e n d s i n ChristThe pace of fur lough has r ea l ly picked up s ince Chris tmas . Ihave presented the work o f Ghana Chr i s t i an College a t elevenchurches s ince I l a s t wrote . Three suppor t ing churches had t h e i rFaith P r om i s e rallies t h e same weekend II m spending money f a s t on new and used books and on pe r i od i ca lsubsc r ip t ions fo r th e l ib ra ry in Ghana. I am also rece iv ing someve ry he l p f u l dona t i ons o f books .Af t e r March 4 th , I ll be on th e road ou t s i d e o f F lo r i da . If youneed to con t a c t me in a hurry . F i r s t Chr i s t i an Church , Orlando , FL,wi l l have a de t a i l e d i t i n e r a r y fo r me 407) 898-1001 . You can a l socall Mrs . Ba rb ara B a rk es , my fo rward ing agen t(615 ) 543-8228 . During th e month o f Apr i l , I ll be s t ay ing with my mother while I v i s i tP chu rche sMrs . Wm Eunson, 247 W Anthony Ave . , Bloomsburg , P17815 717) 784-3259 . In June I w i l l be back in F lo rid a .Now to Ghanawe t h ank God t h a t Se th Kalb con t i nues to improve eventhough he has s uf fe re d a ctu a l migra ine headaches tw ice .College pr i nc i pa l and brotherhood chairman Chris t ian Adjei was orde red to t ake two weeks bed r e s t in J anua ry fo r h igh b lood p res su reNewest missionary Bria n J en ni ng s wi l l cont inue to t each Ch r i s ti an sc l a s s on th e occu l t as pa r t o f h is re gu la r ass ignment .Brian d oe sn t d riv e, bu t i s qui t e a b icyc l i s t ; he i s t ak ing ca re o fh is persona l bus ine ss downtown t h a t way.The news concern ing th e church r e g i s t r a t i on requi red by th e Ghanagovernment i s su rp r i s ing . Despi te a mid-November deadl ine , theRoman Ca t ho l i c chu r ch and th e Ch r i s t i a n C ounc il (o ld l i n e denominat i ons ) have re fused to r eg i s t e r . So th e outcome o f t h i s exerc i sei s still unce r t a i n . This g ives us an oppor tun i ty fo r more p raye ron beha l f o f th e Lo rd s church in Ghana. Pray t h a t it wi l l be f r e eto f u n c t i o n a s the Lo r d wills.Thank you fo r your support , spec ia l g i f t s and prayers for safetravel.

S i n ce r e l y i n Him,

Doro thy Emnson


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l0 oDIRECT MAIL TO :Miss Dorothy EunsonBox 5722Accra N, GhanaVol. 5 No. 9

FORWARDING AGENT;Mrs . Tom B a r k e s662 G o l f C o u r s e D r i v eE l i z a b e t h t o n TN 37643

NEWSLETTER:Mrs. Judy Tobin2565 E. Kaley AvenueOrlando, FL 328062 March, 1990

DOROTHY EUNSON NEWSLETTERDear Chris t ian Friends,Greetings in our Saviour s name.Personal Update - U. S.Between October and December, a ll necessary medical examinations and someminor surgery were performed. For the f i r s t time, I used my hea lth i nsur -ancev The surgery^ and~thi5 rest acquired through a I tght work schedule haveimproved my health. Thanks be to God. During these l a s t two months, al i t t l e necessary dental work has been completed.Work Update - U. S.Since the September, 1989 newslet ter , I have v i s i t e d 28 d i f f e r e n t churchesin Florida and one on the way south. Some of those have been visited morethan once. Most of the time I tr av ele d o ut from Orlando alone, but severaltimes on night trips when I didn t want to stay all night, friends from thechurch here have accompanied me.January and February have been much busier than pre-Chris tmas months. Inbetween the t r i p s I keep records o f f inance s, mileage, phone c a l l s direct ions to churches, new names for the newsletter , e t c . Since December, Ihave also been working on acquiring books for Ghana. The books are primari ly for the l ibraries of Ghana Christian College and i t s ext ension inKoforidua. Some a r e f o r t h e t e ac he rs th em se lv es a s r e s o u r c e s f o r t h e i rclasses. Some will be given to preachers working in th e brotherhood, andsome will be used as a small l ibrary for Christian church members. Thelogistics of having them use t he coll ege l ibrary are too diff icult )Our sources a r e donated books, secondhand books from used book s t o r e s here inFlorida, used religious book stores tha t I order from by mail, and new booksfrom publishers. Florida Christ ian College bookstore orders new books for us ,We have also increased our number o f per iodi ca ls from two to ten. The booksare now stored rather haphazardly in an extra room here a t First Christian. y hostess, Betty Hughes , has graciously agreed to work on them while I am upnorth, so that when I come back in l at e May, getting them ready for postalM-sacks will be easy. Keeping track of what we have i s the hardest part .By the time you read t h i s I shal l have l e f t Florida on the 5th o f March fora tour of supporting churcihes north o f Florida. I f you need to c on ta ct me.First Christian Church, Orlando, FL will have a detailed itinerary(407)898-1001. During the month of April, I l l be staying with my mother whileI v i s i t P churchesMrs. William Eunson, 247 W Anthony Avenue, Bloomsburg,P 17815 - 717 784-3259. In June, I will be back in Florida, Lord willing.July will be spent with my mother in P before I return to Ghana the end ofthat month. Shopping and shipping will make a busy t ime. Three churchengagements have been made for t h a t month.While I am away from Florida, I will continue to work on the l ibrary projectas best I can, and also begin work on editing the thir ty-six Bible lessonsfrom C h r i s t i a n Educat ion s t u d e n t s in Ghana.


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Brian J e n n i n g s from the Brit ish Churches o f C h r i s t f ina l ly a r r iv e d inmid-November. He l i v e s in my house an d is using my basic f u r n i t u r e an dappl i ances . Te n ta tiv e arrangements have been made fo r a r e n t a l apartment for him af te r graduation and he wi l l procure h is own furnishings.Brian is q u i t e a bicyc l is t an d has done a lo t o f h is personal businessby c y c lin g downtown s i nce he d oe sn t d riv e.Seth Kalb 12 an d ot her family members were i l l in September and thef i r s t diagnosis was typhoid. The others recovered well but Seth kepton with symtoms severe enough to keep him ou t o f school and from reading. After trying their best to g et treatment for him in Ghana, Barbarabrought Seth and Jonathan 3 home in early November. After a longe f f o r t he was diagnosed as having migraine syndrome and put on medicat i o n . Al l plane f l i g h t s were fu ll b ef o re C h ri st m as so Barbara and theboys returned to Ghana on December 29 . Seth has improved enough to goback to school and to play quite normally. The family is happy to bet o g e t h e r .Christian Adjei principal o f the c o lle g e was ordered by the doctor totake two weeks o f f from classes in January to res t . Hi s blood pressurewas dangerously high. At t h i s writing the BP is down, but he is s t i l lsuffering from fa tig u e . Blood t es t s have not revealed an y specificproblem.There has been no final news concerning the church registration requiredby the government. The Roman Catholic Church ar^d th e Christian Council(old line denominations) have refused to register. While th e governmentdecides what course i t will take now, please continue to pray.David Kalb and B ri an J en ni ng s are conducting weekly Bible studies in acommunity in th e p o r t ci ty o f Tema, 17 miles from Accra. There are fiv eadults from a church in a fishing village far to th e north who want tos t a r t a new congregation in Tema.J e f f and Sherrie Hostetter and th re e children returned safely to Ghanain September. Sher r i e ha d br onchi t i s a t th e time an d cracked a r ibfrom cwghtng~atter~thefy~aTrtve^ n~GhaTia~Arnote f]rTnTrher 1n Januarysaid they were all in good health and busy with th e practical evangelismp rog ram.

Winifred Agbe, our watchman s wife had a baby girl in February. Sincei t was her f i r s t sh e couldhave i t a t the hos pital. When Barbara Kalbwent to pick her up five o f the new mothers had s l e p t on blankets onthe cement floor a ll night. No pillows. The maternity ward was undergoing r e n o v a tio n s .My dog has had two operations for a cancerous growth on his ear. Will Ilose a dog for the third tim e w hi le home on furlough?Thank you for your continuing concern undergirded by prayer. We cannotc on ti nu e w i th o ut it

In His S e r v i c eDorothy

FIRST CHRISTIAN HUR H Non-Profit Org.


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Dorothy EunsonGhana Christian College)2112 Henderson DriveOrlando, FL 32806March 13 1990

FOR THE CONTRIBUTORS

Dear Friends in ChristIt is a week into my northern trip already: 1am in East Tennessee withmy brother and his family. I enjoyed a busy and interesting five day visitat Johnson Bible College. Besides presenting the work in Ghana in chapel, Ispoke in three classes and in the missions interest group. Carl and GlendaBridges had made all the arrangements. Librarian Helen Lemmon gavemeseveral boxes of books for the library in Ghana. On Sunday I shared withone of the churches that support the college directly.Before I left Orlando, I visited nine more churches in Florida. It was verynice to have friends from First Christian accompanyme on several eveningtrips. All necessary dental work was completed, too.The news from Ghana is encouraging. Christian Adjei s blood pressureis much better. However, he is still feeling very weak and tired. No causehas been identified. Continue to pray for him.DavidKalb and Brian Jennings are teaching Bible study once a week at alocation in Tema, Ghana s port city. Five Christians from a fishing townfar to the north are living in Tema and want to establish a congregationthere

Our watchman s wife, Winifred, had her first baby, a girl, in February.Everything is fine, even thoughWinifredslept on a blanket on the cementfloor in the hospital the night after her baby was born.Remember to pray for the church registration situation in Ghana. Prayth t the c hu rc h o f esus Christ wil l remain fre e to call others out ofdarkness into His marvellous light.Thank you for your parntership in our work.

Sincerely in Him

orot y (j


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Dear F r i e n d s ,

Dorothy EunsonGhana Christ ian College)2112 H e n d e r s o n D r i v eOrlando, FL 32806Apri l 6, 1990

My present location i s my mother s home in Pennsylvania. Since I l a s twrote, I reported to two churches in Indiana t h a t s uppo rt th e collegethrough the African Mission Evangelism general fund. I have a l s o v i s i t e dtwo congregations i n northeast Ohio and two here in eastern Pennsylvania,a l l of whom channel t h e i r support through me. In between church v i s i t s , was my p r i v i l e g e to s tay with or j u s t v i s i t with f i v e famil ies who a r er e l a t e d i n some f a s h i o n t o o u r work i n Ghana . I a l s o saw r e l a t i v e s andm e t new f r i e n d s i n t h e c h u r c h e s .During a v i s i t to Cincinnati , I spent a number of hours going through dupl i c a t e d o n a t i o n s t o t h e C. B. S. l i b r a r y and s e l e c t e d f i v e boxes f u l l f o rG h a n a .

Here in Bloomsburg, the F i r s t Church of Christ , that I grew up in and thatsuppo rts th e Ghana work f a i t h f u l l y , i s j u s t ac ros s th e parking l o t from mymother s house. I have been working with my books and typewriter in thek itc hen o f the house where the church o ff ic es a re . With my mother s helpth ere a re six post office M-sacks ready to mail to Ghana. That s a l l thelocal post o f f i c e had, so they w i l l send to Harrisburg for more, as we needa seventh bag.Wednesday evening I was surprised by a phone c a l l from David Kalb in Ghana.He wanted to confer a bout s en din g Jos ep h Nsiah, our Academic Dean, to a conference i n Kenya sponsored by the accred i ting associa tion with whom we arecorrespondents. He also said tha t Christian Adj eihas good days and bad daysh e a l t h w i s e .Barbara Kalb had w r i t t e n a few days e a r l i e r about the r e v i v a l of a tax lawt h a t requi res every e x - p a t r i a t e in Ghana to pay 1 ,4 50 .00 per annum j u s t forthe privi lege of working in Ghana. I t was not e nfo rc ed on missionaries bef o r e , so w e l l wait and see .The Lord will ing, I wil l be back in Orlando by May 22.PR Y R REQUESTS:1. That Happy Ganyo, our house helper s wife, be healed of d i f f i c u l t i e s

i n her pregnancy.2. That Christ ian Adjei be completely delivered from health problems.3. That the government not respond in any harsh way to church r e g i s t r a t i o n(There has been no response a t a l l y e t .4. That miss ionar ies and other n o n - p r o f i t workers be exempt from therevived tax. ^5. That the nationwide convention to? eld at Easter in Koforidua be at ime of s p i r i t u a l growth fo r the churches.

Thank you for your prayers and g i f t s .His s e r v i c e ,

Dorothy


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Mending Nets, Ghana

Dorothy Eunson(Ghana Chris t ian College)2112 Hender son Dr i v eOrlando, FL 32806May 4, 1990

Dear Fr i ends

y travels have brought me to Elizabethton, TN thisweek. The East R iver Park church i s holding t he i rFaith Promise ra l ly and I am staying with Barba raBarkes, ray forwarding agent, and her husband Tora

Since I last wrote, I have visited one church in New York two more in Pennsylvania, and one in Maryland. y brother-in-law gave me more books, so weactually sent ten sacks of books to Ghana from Bloomsburg y mother accompanied m on all my church visits, helped m prepare the boxes of bookstyped a bibliography and fi le cards, and did a ll the cooking fo r us .Bob Reeves of F.A.M.E. was in Ghana in early April for t he ded icat ion of thesecond village health clinic. He was pleased with the F A M E work there, including that of th e three evangelists they sponsor.Ghana Christian College students did their two weeks of practicals in churchesand other ministries and enjoyed two weeks of holidays. Now they have begunthird t e rm

The wife of one of our teachers, Manuel Adjei, had twin sons in March Thatwas a big surprise to me; I didn t know she was expectingPRAYER NEEDS

THANKSGIVING:1. For Christ ian Adjei s improvement.2, For bet t e r medical care for Happy Ganyo.

REQUESTS:1 That Christian Adjei continue to gain strength. He is teaching some2 That Steve Icenogle a J student, have a beneficial internship with Jeffand Sherr ie Hoste t ter He l eaves the U S. May 13.3 That I be granted safe travel, strength, and a joyful heart for the busyt h r ee months left in th e U. S.4 That my July reservation for a plane flight back to Ghana be cleared from await list

I thank God for your faithful partnership in our work in GhanaIn H is s e r v i c e

Dorothy


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D o r o t h y E u n s o n G h a n a C h r i s t i a n C o l l e g e )

2 1 1 2 H e n d e r s o n riveO r l a n d o , FL 3 2 8 0 6J u n e 4 , 1 9 9 0

D e a r F r i e n d s ,A t this t i m e I am i n O r l a n d o , F l o r i d a . On t h ew ay down from E l i z a b e t h t o n , TN, I s p o k e i n tw oV i r g i n i a c h u r c h e s an d tw o G e o r g i a c h u r c h e s .

F o r a d e l i g h t f u l c h a n g e , I w as a l s o a b l e t o a t t e n d a w o m e n sr e t r e a t i n G e o r g i a a n d t o h e a r Gwen H u d s o n , m i s s i o n a r y t o K enya,s p e a k . A n o t h e r t r e a t w as t o s p e n d a n i g h t w i t h t h r e e d i f f e r e n tfamilies w h o h a v e served in G h a n a at o n e time or anotherS i n c e my a r r i v a l i n O r l a n d o , f r i e n d s i n t h e c h u r c h h a v e h e l p e dp a c k a d o z e n s a c k s o f b o o k s , a n d t h e r e a r e m o r e t o b e d o n e . I m ai l e d tw o s a c k s f r o m E l i z a b e t h t o n , t o o . ) I h a v e g o t t e nt h re e s h ot s a n d s e n t f o r a v i s a a p p l i c a t i o n .C h r i s t i a n A d j e i h a s w r i t t e n t h a t h e f e e l s 75 b a c k t o n o r m a l .I n a d d i t i o n t o t e a c h i n g , D a v i d K a l b h a s c o n t i n u e d t o w o r k o nt h e c h a p e l . It now h a s a c e i l i n g a n d 5 a d d i t i o n a l c e i l i n g f a n st o h e l p make it c o m f o r t a b l e f o r s t u d y a n d w o r s h i p .S h e rr ie H o s te tt e r w as i n a b u s a c c i d e n t o n h e r w ay t o A c c r a .F o r t u n a t e l y , n o o n e w as se rio u iL y i n j u r e d .

P R A Y E R REQUESTST H A N K S G I V I N G ;

1 . F o r C h r i s t i a n A d g e i s c o n t i n u e d i m p r o v e m e n t .2 . F o r S h e r r i e H o s t e t t e r * s s a f e t y i n t h e a c c i d e n t .3 . F o r safe travel since I left Florida in M a r c h .

N E E D S :1 . F o r S h e r r i e s h e a l t h ; s h e h a s a b r e a s t l u m p .2 . T h a t my J u l y r e s e r v a t i o n f o r a p l a n e f l i g h t b a c k t o G h a n a b e

c l e a r e d f r o m a w a i t i n g listThank y o u f o r y o u r p r a y e r s a n d g i f t s o f all k i n d s .

Answere


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(Ghana Christian CollegeLSIHU Anthony AveBloomsburg, PA 17815

Praise the Lord for more safe t r a v e l , ending in Pennsylvania.fflW I will now be with my mother until Departure DayJuly 26.pf/ji lUf^^ In Florida, I enjoyed being the missionary for two differentyifffln B S. s. In Orlando I gave my presentation once eachevening and then helped in the toddler class. In St. Petersburg, I gave my presentation seven times every evening. Eventh e two-year-olds responded very well. The offerings wereaid Weight: designated for some special projects for our faculty and staff,in w i th S w or d , G ha na

There was some time fo r working on editing my Ghana studentsC. E. lessons. Unfortunately, I amstill not even 20 done. Morebooks were boughtboth new and used. Friends in First Christian Churchhelped with the packing,weighing and mailing. We sent 25 sacks of books ando ne s a c k o f S . S. l i t e r a t u r e and v isu al a id sWith the help of an acquaintance in Orlando I tracked down a source for used 6mm Bible story films. This was a request from David Kalb, so we purchasede i g h t a t a very lo w c o s t .Since my plane reservations cleared just before the la st le tte r was mailed,and ray visa to re-enter Ghana was received ten days ago a ll that remainsis to pack th e few college goods and my personal things fo r air freighting.FROM GHANA:

Our house helper s fourth son was born safely on June 4.Happy, is doing w e l l .

The m o t h e r , S is

PRAYER REQUESTSTHANKSGIVING:1. For the well-being of Sis. Happy and he r baby boy.

2 . For s a f e t r avel in Flor ida an d back to P e n n s y l v a n i a .N E E D S :1. Fo r Sherrie Hostetter s health (no word since l a s t month)2. For safe t rave l back to Ghana Ju l y 26, 27 .3. For spiritual wisdom and strength for a three year term in Ghana

Thank you for your love, concern, prayers, and support.In Chr i s t

Dorothy yy


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D o r o t h y E u n s o nG h a n a C h r i s t i a n C o l l e g eAugus t 2 5 , 1990

FOR THE CONTRIBUTORSD e a r F r i e n d s i n C h r i s t ,

y trip t o Ghana was smooth Thanks t o B a r b a r a Kalb andMensah Ganyo my house was s hi n in g c le an and a l l t h e b a s i c n e e d sp r o v i d e d f o r . The first week a t e l u n c h and s u p p e r w i t h t h eK a l b s , s o made home visits t o all f a c u l t y f a m i l i e s a n d s p e n tt i m e u n s t o r i n g t h e rest o f my p e r s o n a l t h i n g s .

S t e v e I c e n o g l e , a n i n t e r n i n S u n y a n i , was h e r e t h e firstweekend w i t h J e f f H o s t e t t e r , a s S t e v e was on h i s way home afterten w e e k s here

The s e c o n d week s t a r t e d r i g h t i n a t t h e l i b r a r y ; all t h ebooks m a i l e d from P e n n s y l v a n i a and T e n n e s s e e had a l r e a d y a r r i v e d . m y s e l f went t o t h e P . O . a n d p i c k e d up 22 s a c k s w it h l o t s o fh e l p ) t h a t h a d a r r i v e d from O r l a n d o i n just s i x w e e k s . Thes t u d e n t t y p i s t who h e l p s me s t a r t e d t h e f o ll o w i n g weeks a n d w e v eb e e n hard at t ever since

At t h e same t i m e, t h e new s h o r t t e r m c o u r s e i s b e i n g t a u g h tt o o v e r t h i r t y s t u d e n t s in t h e c h a p e l . Not e v e r y o n e t e a c h e s e v e r yweek b u t all f a c u l t y who a r e a r o u n d a t t e n d t h e c h a p e l s a n dp r a y e r m e e t i n g s from 9 : 0 0 t o 9 : 3 0 .

I n t h e first s h o r t m o n t h , i n a d d i t i o n t o r e g u l a r s e r v ic e s atA b e k a , h a v e a t t e n d e d a h a r v e s t f u n d r a i s i n g ) i n one o f t h ev i l l a g e c h u r c h e s ; p a r t i c i p a t e d w i t h f i v e o t h e r f a c u l t y members i ng r a d u a t i o n o f s e v e r a l s t u d e n t s o f t h e K o f o r i d u a e x t e n s i o n ;a t t e n d e d b r i e f l y a w a k e - k e e p i n g f o r t h e n e i g h b o r e l e c t r i c i a n whowrreca my house ten years went with the Wednesday prayergrou^ to sing pray and exp^si sympathy and encouragement to ac h u r c h l a d y whose Mother r e c e n t l y d i e d . The l a d y s b r o t h e r s t o l dh e r t o l e a v e t h e m o t h e r s house and n o t p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h ef u n e r a l b e c a u s e she r e f u s e d t o s l a u g h t e r a s h e e p f o r t r a d i t i o n a l tuals

One S a t u r d a y t h e K a l b s and s p e n t t h e whole d a y a t t h es p o r t s c l u b . But we w e r e n t swimming We were t a l k i n g a b o u t t h ef u t u r e o f t h e work h e r e i n r e g a r d t o b o t h t h e c o l l e g e a n d t h echurches

am still o b s e r v i n g a n d p r a y i n g a b o u t w h a t t o do i n t h el o c a l c h u r c h . t was a bitter d i s a p p o i n t m e n t t o l e a r n t h es h e p h e r d i n g p r o g r a m had c o l l a p s e d . A l l t h e r e a s o n s a r e still n o tc l e a r , s o must be p a t i e n t .


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Thank yo u f o r a l l your k i n d n e ss shown d u ri n g furlough andyour con t i nu ing suppor t fo r ano the r t e rm

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Dorothy Eunson.Ghana C h r i s t i a n C o l l e g eO c t o be r 2 9 1990

FOR THE CONTRIBUTORSDear F r i e n d s i n C h r i s tOur weather warms s t e a d i l y although we have enjoyed severa l nice r a i n st is m o n t h .Lasty 5^3 month, our faculty and s t a f f asked for salary increases.This was a shock because our new budget was only two months o l d . el i s t e n e d t o what t h e y s a i d and t h e n h e l d o u r own d i s c u s s i o n s . T h e i rr e q u e s t s felt made our evaluat ion and lo ng -r ange p lann ing even morep r e s s i n g . t i s going t o be a l eng thy , p roces s but we w i l l juuqhmmbk sharesome o f our concerns with t h e Ghanaian s t a f f t h i s week. e have a l s odecided t o give each o f them 1 ,000.00 f o r investment income (bus inessof some sort) to add to their family coffers. e have also suggestedd e f i n i t e goals (very modest) f o r them as Ghanaian te a c h e rs to reachi n r a i s i n g l o c a l suppor t by t h e end o f 1991.The f i r s t week of t h i s month, the college held i t s f i r s t prayerweekspecial serv ices three nigh ts and two mornings, plus a c t u a ltimesof p raye r in our facul ty-student advisory groups. Most commentswere very favourable. I t surely gave some new insights into themanner of prayer to our students . Many have copied habi ts from otherswithout evaluating t h e i r appropriateness according to Scripture.y l ibrary work has continued, but a t a slower pace th an befo re classesbegan. e are ready t o open a small c h i l d r e n s s e c t i o n with donatedbooks for the faculty and s t a f f c hild ren to enjoy.I am s i t t i n g inJoseph i^siah s African Traditional Religion class . I tsurely helps one to understand t he ir d i ff ic u lt y in understanding andaccept ing C h r i s t i a n i t y even though they make a surface commitment.I am enjoying teaching a S. S. class a t about sixth grade level for afew weeks to give the r e g u l a r t e a c h e r a break. I am a l s o with o t h e r sp a r t i c i p a t i n g i n my old l o v e - - v i s i t a t i o n o f church members. One o fthose v i s i t s was t o a young man ill with c h o l e r a was i n an i s olation ward at the hospital but we were ableto talk, sing and praythrough a window e thank od for his f u l l recovery. I t may takehim longer to recover from the debt of paying for twifity I . T . s .^ther i n te r es ti n g a c ti v it ie s two t a l k s a t a women s f e l l o w s h i p i n a s t u d e n t church on What

S h o u l d t h e C h r i s t i a n Woman Wear? v i s it t o the Koforidua C h r i s t i a n church t o t e a c h them t h r e e newEnglish hymns which they use in addition to local song.visit to Akramang Christian Church to encourage, taking alonga g ra d ua t e a s g u e s t p r e a c h e rcooking a b i r t h d a y d i n n e r f o r Barbara Kalb and lunch f o r twov e r y lo n g te r m Mennoni te f r i e n d s .Prayer Requests: Christian Adjei i s on sabbatical to write a book, buti s hampered with physical weakness aggravated by depression; my physicaand emotional heal th; Deb Couch s pregnancy (she has had a 6 th f e t a ltransfusion); different housing for Brian Jennings (a drinking bar acrossthe s t r e e t disturbs his sleep till nearly midnight).

You are dear to me and your prayers and support so preci^pusI n C h r i s t

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Dorothy EunsonGhana Christian CollegeDecember 4, 1990

Dear Fr iends in Christ,CONTR IBUTORS LETTER

We have come to t he end of first term already: final exams are this week. We regretfully sawthe leaving of one more student. He is a Konkomba from t he Nor th , and he was needed sodespe ra te ly by the mission he works wit h to nurture new Konkomba converts that for th emeantime he had to drop ou t of school.We will now have a month off from classes, but Christmas regional conventions will take place.The local church is still making renewed p lans for life without a fullt ime preacher. Althoughmy visitation continues unofficially with others, officially I am on the Evangelism committee.Four young men were baptized in November. The chu rch now ha s a Prayer Chairman, anda ttendance a t regular prayer meetings is increasing. A small group is also meeting at othertimes for more prayer.Last month we saw the annual college Board meeting, my 53rd birthday, and Thanksgiving Dayfor mericans

On my birthday, Brian Jennings, another man f rom our church, two students and I were on ourway home f rom a weekend visit to Half Assini , almost on Ghana s western border. A graduatesponsored by friends of Jeff Hostetter is evangeliz ing there . The journey there took us eighthours, and Brian showed th e movie Jesus of Nazareth in Ewe. It was no stranger than Jesusspeaking English, but it tickled me to death to hear him speaking Ewe. Those who werebaptized that n ight and the next morning had al l been attending services in th e thatched shelteron the sandy land 150 yards from th e ocean. But th e movie had convinced them that immersionwas th e right way. I believe ten in all were baptized. Mos t were women , and Bro. Seth hasasked us to pray specifically that men will respond . Ido l worsh ip is also very s trong in thoseEwe fishing villages.The Gulf crisis ha s affected th e economy here. Our gasoline has always been very reasonablein price, partly because of government subsidies. Now the pr ice has gone up to nearly 3.00 agallon. I suspect the government has removed the subsidy and hidden the fact behind th eincrease brought about by th e Gulf crisis. Food prices and al l others continue to ri se, as alwayshappens when gasoline prices go up. I choose to eat a lo t of Ghanaian food for my main mealeveryday. It is good, and it is cheaper . Even then, I can barely make it on my Ghanaian salaryI am no t in need -1 have other money, of course.) It just helps me realize the struggles of ou rGhanaian co-workers. They will surely need an increase soon, in addition to the investmentmoney we gave them.

Prayer: Thanksgiving fo r th e safe birth of a baby girl to the Couches in Ohio on November 19and of a baby boy to Enoch and Lydia Nyador here in Ghana on November 22; continuedprayer for t he emot iona l and physical heal th of Christian Adjei; better housing fo r BrianJennings; fruitful and edifying Christmas conventions.Gratefully yours in Christ,

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