AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM, INC.

Affiliate of

Dorolhv Eunsoa^
Box 5722 Accra N. Ghana

GHANA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Barbara Barkes

662 Golf Course Drive

Elizabethton, TN 37643

West Africa

tvbarices@yahoo.com

Volume 8, Issue 5

January, 2001

CHRISTMAS CONVENTION IN THE DESERT

Tim Bright and

David Kalb

(The people had to have Twi and Ewe.) Kwame and Julie taught the children all three mornings and led an afternoon workshop on how to get a Sunday School going. As has happened before, they had a few children
who did not even know how to hold a crayon. I taught two one-hour sessions on Friday morning, but near the end of the second hour I got very lightheaded from hunger (it was close to one), heat and talking. I whispered to Bro. Akpessey and he took over the last
small section of the lesson. I was fine after some rest

each made trips

to the North of
Ghana to

encourage
churches

the
there

during
break. Our team

our

December of

and food. I also stayed in the room that night while the others went to the crusade and I got a very good night's sleep. As usual there was lots of singing and dancing and at least two tambourine troupes who did special routines and even some drama. So interesting. On Sunday morning the service began at 9:15 and it was 11:30 till the sermon began!

five went rather

A Baptism at the Christmas ConventioD

to
the

regional
on

convention

southern

bank of the Volta Lake, created years ago by the Akosombo dam on the Volta River. The government
provided resettlement villages for the farmers who were

flooded out and forced to move to higher ground.

Unfortunately, the lake changed the climate and the area

gets far less rainfall than it formerly did. That is why I call the place a desertso dry, with virtually no grass
and only scrubby little trees. While we were there we

There had been no responses the first night of the crusade, but there were ten the second night. The
'invitation' here is often like a second sermon. The

young people were all baptized Sunday afternoon.

saw brush fires in three locations up on a mountain. They just keep burning till they bum themselves out. The farmers barely survive although the fishermen who
work the Volta Lake do fairly well.
Our team consisted of one student, our oldest one at over

Our team had taken our own drinking water, as it would have been too expensive and time-consuming to boil the lake water for 20 minutes. We took a little food to give to the lady who prepared all our meals, but we gave her plenty of money also. We had three generous meals a
day, eaten at the usual very small table under a thatched
shelter attached to a small house.

70 years (he is the man doing the baptizing in the picture), who is from that area; one Ewe speaking
preacher from a village west of Accra; Kwame Amevor,

my helper and driver; a faithful Sunday School teacher,

Julie, from Abeka; and L

It seems they don't get many missionary or other visitors. They were so appreciative of our visit that they gave us
more gifts than we had taken to them: three different

kinds of fish, three enormous yams apiece, a goat to

Since the only houses designated 'rest houses' in the area were being occupied by government construction
share, and 150,000 cedis for fuel for Ae truck. I was
amazed.

workers, I was a bit apprehensive about our living

quarters. I do not do very well in a situation where 15 or
more people share the same toilet and bath facilities. To

our delight, the rooms of a queen mother who was

temporarily elsewhere were made available to us. Julie

and I shared a nicebig room lit by a solar powered light.

The Ewe preacher and Kwame shared a smaller room right next to us. We had our own little toilet house and our own bathhouse, shared only with a young man who was the caretaker of the place. Mr. Dokyi, the student,

We also were blessed by the fellowship. Kwame and Julie are now interested in going around to other districts and regions to encourage churches who don't have them to begin Sunday schools. It's a great idea, but many
details must be worked out first. FACULTY STATUS

stayed with the other pastors. We had to drive a couple miles to the actual convention village, but it worked out
fine.

Brian Jennings arrived back in Ghana on January 7th to resume his teaching duties. We had had registration the
previous Tuesday and started classes on the 3rd. Nelson

It was a small convention of less than 150 people, but ten churches were represented and they have only four men who qualify as pastors. They really seemed to enjoy themselves and their attitude during the teaching sessions was one of greatinterest and participation. Bro. Akpessey (Ewe preacher) preached at the evangelistic crusade in the town on Friday night, taught one of the
teaching sessions on Saturday and led communion

Ahlijah got all A's except for one B+ on his first semester finals. He is not enjoying the extreme cold of the Midwest. Joseph Nsiah has been given this term off to work on his doctoral proposal. In the university here, you have to present your proposal with your application. There are no classes to help you prepare your proposal. Manuel Adjei is acting Academic Dean on top of his
classes, most of Joseph's classes, and his work as office
manager. In opposition to that incredible load, I am

devotion on Sunday. He also helped with interpretation.

teaching only two hours a week. If I don't get lots of books on the library this term, you supporters had better

recall me to the U. S. The accreditation inspection team

is coming in February or April to consider whether to
renew our accreditation or not. Woe unto me, if the
libraiy causes us to fail.
NEW CAMPUS

CHURCH LAND PURCHASE.

There are three

churches right now who are struggling toraise funds.

AmCONDmONER AND EMAH.

The air conditioner I mentioned in September was

installed in my study on the 2nd of October. I don't use

Tim and Twyla Bright moved into their new house on

December 16. There are still lots and lots ofrough spots
to be smoothed out, but they are moved! The roofs are

it eveiy day and not for many hours at a time, but I am

very, veiy grateful for it. Today it has been on the longest number of hours yet.
PRAYER POWER

slowly going on Rifes' house and the guesthouse (for

visiting workers.) By the time you receive this the floor
for the second story of the middle section of the

classroom building will have been poured. The foundation for the third and final wing is above ground level. The transceiver tower has been erected on top of the water tank tower and should be in operation for
email and internetby the end of this month. The second

Give Thanks for: New campus progress; good December church/convention trips; Awoshie, Abeka's daughter church, have doubled Aeir giving since they areon their
own; a great visit for Nancy Hostetter, the first since

well is in operation and doing well. We are working on an enlarged and updated library/administration building plan. That will push up the original estimated cost of $85,000, but we want plenty of libraiy space and a
computer lab. Irvin and Lena Kreider are here for three

their departure in 1976; contmued good health; Brian's safe return; Nelson Ahlijah's good grades; a wonderful
cooperative meeting of pastors and other leaders of the Grreater Accra Region on Jan. 13 (their cooperation had nearly died a year ago); my computer. Petition God for: Continued wisdom for Brian, Nelson,
and Joseph in their advanced studies; a new law to be

months from Eastern Penna. Irvin is a carpenter. We

appreciatetheir help.

CHURCHES NEED TO BUY LAND (Repeat)

In the December Contributors LetterI presented the need to help especially city and town churches to buy land. Otherwise, they may face evictionsooneror later if they
are meeting m classrooms because the local governments are going to charge exorbitant rents. If anyone's heart is touched, then send a contribution to African Mission Evangelism, c/o Mrs. Barkes, marked

passed that will allow the new campus (and others) to use the transceiver tower for local phone calls; my progress on the libraiy; Agnes Adjei and her husband Christian (Agnes is back in the hospital again with congestive heart failure and is not doing very well.) Pray for their spiritual strength to go 'through Ae deep
waters'.

Have a wonderful New Year. In the joy of the Lord, Dorothy Eunson

East River Park Christian Church 1207 Broad Street

Non Profit Organization U.S. Postage Guaranteed

Elizabethton, TN
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Elizabethton, TN 37643

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AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM, INC.

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Dorothy Eunson
Box 5722 Accra N. Ghana

GHANA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Barbara Barkes

662 Golf Course Drive

Elizabethton, TN 37643

West Africa

tvbarkes@yahoo.com

CONTRIBUTORS AND PRAYER PARTNERS

Feb/Mar, 2001

Dear Friends in Christ,

LIBRARIAN AT WORK!

At long last, I am making progress on the many books that have been waiting for my attention for several years. Getting started with a computer program that I had only used once caused me some anxiety, but there were no major problems and I am learning more all the time.
ACCREDITATION INSPECTION VISIT

A team of three people came on March 20 to go over the academic programs already in place and to see what progress we had made on previous recommendations. It was a hmtal day. Even though they said they were here to help us, it seemed all they did was 'pick' and criticize. It didn't help matters that the session went from 9:30 to 3 p.m. with no break. Until they make their report to the National Accreditation Board, and the Board makes a decision, we will be uneasy, but we have to endure it. We also realize that there is a lot of new work and changes for us to make. Continue to pray for us.
TWO CHURCH VISITS

In both February and March, the third Simday visits I make to village churches were to congregations I had never visited before. My young friend Kwame always drives, and on each of these visits a northern student went along to preach. One or two other Abeka youth also accompany us. The last visit was different in that I took Fante kenkey and fish stew for our lunch instead of American sandwiches.
STUDENTS VISIT NEW CAMPUS

All the students and faculty were recently taken by bus for an afternoon visit to the new campus. Many had never seen it. A very strong wind that preceded a rain shower had blown down several new walls of the classroom building just before we arrived. The students toured the campus in groups and pictures were taken. We hope the visit builds then* enthusiasm for the ftiture of the school.
PRAYER POWER:

Thank God for: no injuries when the walls blew down; completion of second term; my library work; peace in Ghana; good report after my younger brother's cancer surgery March 23. Petition God for: safety for the missionaries as they travel to northern Ivory Coast in early April for a meeting; peace and trust in the hearts of Christian Adjei and his wife Agnes. Agnes is in the hospital in Houston, Texas in very poor health. Christian is with her during this vacation period.

In Christ, Dorothy Eunson

AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM, INC.

Affiliate of

Dorothy Eunson
Box 5722 Accra N. Ghana West Africa

GHANA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Barbara Barkes
662 Golf Course Drive

Elizabelliton. TN 37643

lvbarkes@yahoo.coni

Volume 8, Issue 6

May, 2001

DEATH OF THE PRINCIPAL'S WIFE

For several months Christian Adjei's wife Agnes had been in poor health. She did not recover well from hernia surgery and
eventually went into congestive heart failure. The doctors did

Saturday, about halfthe time was spent in a good meeting

composed of a devotion, prayertime, field reports, and

all they could for her, including taking fluid from one lung {the other was too close to the heart). At last, they said they could not do anymore for her. The Adjeis' three children are all in the U. S. They flew their mother to the U. S. in hopes of getting her better medical care. During her initial hospitalization in New York, it was discovered that Agnes
also had cancer. Christian did not know that before she left

discussions. Next year's conference is to be in Ivory Coast also. Most of us enjoyed a good long swim in the late afternoon after a rest. I had taken a set of Uno along but was always ready for bed very soon after supper. I was disciplined enough to grade papers during the long drives, though. We
got up early on Sunday and crossed the border into Mali. The

Sylvestres had been with us in Pogo for the meeting but had
returned to Mali Saturday evening. We attended church with them and about 35 Christians, most of whom are former

Ghana but found out later tliat the doctors here suspected it.
The oldest son, Josiah, moved his mother to Houston, where he lives, and her hospitalization and treatment continued.
Christian was able to finish his second term exams a week

Muslims. Their language and drum rhythms are distinctly

different from those we are familiar with. After lunch and a

rest, we toured the radio station the Sylvestres established.

early. AME bought his plane ticket to Houston so he could at

least visit his wife in the hospital. Unfortunately, Agnes

passed away on Friday, 20th April, and will be buried in

Houston on May 5. Believe it or not, it ischeaper to bury her

there than to fly a body backs to Ghana for burial. We are verysad for Christian. He will be very much alone since all of his children are in the U. S., but we are thankful he was able to
be near his wife for those last weeks.

Time and space do not perniit me to describe that aspect of the workand its results. All of us were veiy, veiy impressed, and are praying that tiiey can help set up a second station about 350 km away that will be paid for by a mining company, but of which the mission will be in charge of programming. A
great opportunity.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH MISSIONARY MEETING IN

IVORY COAST

Monday moming we spent quite a bit of time at the mission clinic. Diane, an R. N., helps, but a Zairian couple, formerly with African Christian Mission, carries the greatest load of work. Both are nursesi Please pray thatthe Zairian couple can find a way to educate their children. It is a real problem in
the village where they live.
After lunch, we drove back to our motel rooms and headed

Once a year, all the members of the Association of Christian Church Missionaries in West Africa who are able to attend

hold a business and Field Report meeting toencourage each other. Ayear ago at the bi-annual conference sponsored by the Association, we made plans for this year's meeting. It was
to include some vacation time and a visit to fellow

quickly for the swimming pool! Tuesday we made the long

trip back to Abidjan and on to Accra, Ghana. It was a lot of travel, but well worth it just to see the Sylvestres work for us
and to encourage them. God bless them.
REGIONAL EASTER CONVENTIONS

missionaries Justin and Diane Sylvestre in southern Mali.

Several from Ghana were unable to attend but David and

Jonathan Kalb, Tim Bright, Bob and Connie ShefTler, Brian

Jennings and \ hired a van and a driver for the week. It's a

good day's journeyto Abidjan in southern Ivory Coast. We met Wayne Meece and a new youngcouple, Steveand Nicki Rehn, ail working in Ivory Coast. Greta Meece was in the U. S. for a crisis in her father's health. We spent thenight at Meeces' house and then headed north early the next morning.
We arrived in Pogo close to the northern border in the late afternoon. As soon as we checked into our rooms and turned

My red truck went to the Greater Accra regional convention

on Thursday with the technical team, but pressure of paper marking kept me home except for the Sunday morning service. The village of Papaase is only about an hour's drive
from here. I rode with Bob and Connie Sheffler. Bob was

on the A/C's, we headed for the swimming pool. This is the hottest time of year in West Africa, and the farther you get
fi-om the coast, the hotter it is. 1think most of us hit the bed soon after supper.

the day's preacher. It seemed to be well attended. There wasn't enough shade under the canopies so we first sat in the shade of a nearby building and when the sun moved, we moved to a school block verandah. It was hot! The service, with a long appeal for funds attached, lasted until 2:30 p.m.
We had all taken our lunch and drinks and attacked them with

vigor. The best news of the convention was that more than 25 people gave their lives to Christ and were baptized. Bob volunteered to take a load of benches and boards back to a church about 8 miles away and then came back for us, plus the water drums and some of the musical equipment. That helped a lot and prevented Kwame from having to make an extra trip from Accra. Central Region, which has only a handful of churches, had a small but good convention. Enoch and Lydia Nyador, David Kalb, and Tim Bright helped them in various ways.
'OLD CAMPUS'NEWS

Lena Kreicier and Dorothyeating coconul after a villagechurch service

After a month off from classes, third term has begun. Ron and Doris Rife are in the U. S. for a short furlough. They will be back in time for graduation. During the last month after Christian left for the States, Manuel Adjei had added 'Acting Principal' to the triple roles he already carried. At this writing, he is extremely glad that Joseph

Nsiah's short study leave has ended and is now on duty as

PRAYER POWER

Academic Dean and Vice-Principal. Tim Bright is handling Christian's four hour Acts class till his return. Enoch Nyador is coming one day a week for a double period of Communications temporarily. Besides my four hours of classes, I have been kept busy the first week registeringlate comers, most ofwhom have been desperately looking for money to pay fees in arrears, plus something for third term.
MISCELLANEOUS

THANK GOD FOR: Barbara Kalb's safe return after a one

month trip to the U. S. for a family matter, Jonathan Kalb's recovery from an emergency appendectomy that took place the day after Barbara's return; the conversions at the conventions;safe travel for everyone; library books processed; completion of second term; good rains in April.

Since January, ourteam visited two village churches wehad

never visited before, attended the dedication of a new church

building, and paid a visitto Abeka's daughter congregation at Awoshie. The latter is not showing muchgrowth, but they took 15people to the Easterconvention, and theyhave an excellent spirit.
I got 86 books processed and on the shelves before vacation but none during vacation.

PETITION GOD FOR: Couragefor Christian Adjei and comfort for him and the whole family in the months ahead; successful completion ofNelson's Master's Degree studies at Lincohi; greaterabilityfor me to organize and performmany tasks ef^ciently; firllrecovery for one ofthe workers at the site (an Abeka Churchmember)who was knocked downby a
car on April 29 (broken leg and head wounds); grace and forgivenessto prevail in our hearts in our interpersonal relationships; productiveand refreshingfurlough for Ron and Doris Rife, the Cline family and the Kalbs (the latter two are during the summer).
In Christian love,

A new book order is ready, though.

Brian Jennings' house isnow gomg upat the new campus. The walls are uponthe third wing ofthe classroom building and
are going up on the second floor ofthe center section. Some

friends took a great aerial photo ofthe new campus. Look for it soon onthe AME website: www.ame-gccs.org
In case you have been confused bychanges, my email address
is deunson@ame-gccsorp

Dorothy

East River Park Christian Church

1207 Broad Street

Elizabethton, IN 37643

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Elizabethton, TN
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AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM, INC.

Affiliat* of

Dorothy Eunson
Box 5722 Accra N.Ghana West Afiica

GHANA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Barbara Barkes

662 Golf Course Drive

Elizabethton, TN 37643

tvbarkes@yahoo.com

Vol. 8, Issue 7
NEW SCHOOL YEAR OPENED

October 2001

The new school year opened with jfreshmen orientation and general registration on Monday, the

10^ ofSeptember. We give thanks to God for 32

new students in the three programs. Now we have a total of 85 in classes. Alteugh I am still contributing personal money to the college to enable them to hire an English teacher to teach the first year degree/diploma English that I normally taught, I volunteered to teach a class ofHigher Certificate English to prevent them firom having to struggle alongside diploma students. I have two classes of Christian Education, one of English and two of Orientation for a total of eight hours. The new adjunct English teacher is teaching two English classes. She teaches in another Bible College and comes to us only for her five hours of classes. MUSICAL (CHAIRS) PROFESSORS AND
HOUSES

Library/Administration Building since I have been the librarian for many years. When I returned to Ghana, discussion contmued about the future goals and needs of the college. It was decided that on faith we must enlarge our vision for the latter building in order to effectively meet those needs.
The architect met with the relocation conmiittee and

eventually plans for a much larger library with an adjunct computer lab were drawn up. It is a grand plan and will cater for modem information technology that will enable students to do distance learning even on a graduate level. These new plans of necessity require more funds. We hope to break ground in January 2002 and build the library/computer lab wing and part of the office wing as a first phase that will cost approximately $100,000.00. Our target date for moving the library, students and classes to the new campus is September 2003. The library fimd stands at $68,000.00.
1ERM OF SERVICE EXTENDED ONE YEAR

Mrs. Akua Eghagha was bid a fond farewell at her retirement dinner a few days after graduation. She

is a lovely, patientChristian who taughtEnglish and

Bible Survey for many years. A new teacher, Bro. Christopher Adjei, has been added to the staff in the
area of Practical Ministries since this is a transition

After my previous four-year term of service in Ghana, I was adamant that I would never stay that long at once again. It had been a difficult four
years! However, for several reasons, this term has

period, he is also teaching Bible Survey and one English class. Christopher has been a cross-cultural missionary planting churches in the Northern Volta Region for 13 years with FAME mission. He is a
mature Christian, married, with five children. To

make room for him on the old campus, Brian Jennings agreed to move his belongings to the new campus in late August in the hope that his house will be ready for occupancy when he returns from England in January. As soon as he moved, the painter quickly refiirbished the empty house. The Ahlijahs moved into it in one day from their smaller duplex next door. Then the painter repainted that

been somewhat less stressful, and I still stay so busy with tasks other than teaching, both in the college and in the churches, that I spend all too little time on library affairs. It would be disgraceful for me to retire from the college and leave behind the many
boxes of books, both new and used that are still

waiting for processing. My new plan, Lord willing,

isto make ^s year my final year ofteaching and

then to spend one more year in Ghana working only on the library and teaching Orientation that develops library and research skills in the new students. That means I will still be here to help with the move to the nev/ campus before I say good-bye. The Lord has blessed me with good health in the two years I have been back in Ghana. Please pray that that will continue for two more years and more!
LONG VACATION HIGHLIGHTS

house so Christopher could begin moving in by I'"

September. Other teachers have taken on extra

classes for two reasons: Nelson Ahlijah needs extra time to learn the Treasurer's job (and lots of attached duties) so that the Treasurer can go to England for a year in January 2002 for advanced training; the Kalbs are not returning until late November because teenage son Jonathan needs extra tutoring help for a learning disability.
LIBRARY BUILDING PLANS ENLARGED AND UPGRADED

The day after our mid-July graduation service, many Christian Church leaders arrived on campus for our annual leadership retreat. Our theme this year was 'The Necessity of Teaching the Word of
God'.

When I was on fijrlough in 1998-1999,1 raised money for one faculty house for the new campus. I also began to appeal for limds to build the

Over 130 preachers, elders, deacons, S. S. teachers, and others attended, another record attendance. An intern from KCC, Maggie Fitzroy, was spending some time with me. She helped a lot wiA

registration and selling of Bibles, so I enjoyed more of the sessions. Besides the teaching sessions and prayerand reporttimes a surprise highlight was the presentationofmotorcycles to four of our oldest preachers. Thefour sparkling red cycles were driven into the chapel itself with a dramatic flourish
by current FAME missionaries who are used to

riding. It was an exciting andhappy time andno

one was jealous!

into the new house. Julie spent the night with me, ate breakfast the next morning, and then dressed here for her wedding. Space will not allow a full descriptionof the festivities except to say it was simpler than many I've seen but very lovely. Kwame wore the traditional draped hand-woven, brightly colored kente cloth, and Julie wore a matching kente skirt with a beautiful white embroidered blouse,matching overskirtin the

back, and a whiteveil. They are still sharing their

The other highlight was the seventeen day visit of my oldestsister, FaithLong, my younger brother
lives with me, and I am truly grateful.
MISCELLANEOUS

David Eunson and his two dau^ters, Jennie and

Katie. Togetherwith Ghanaian Christians, we
conducted a one week V. B. S. for some of the children from our local Abeka Church. We could

The collegehired a new office secretary and he is

SUPER. He happens to be an alumnus also.. .The

not have them all because only one classroomwas available. Theotherrooms werebeing used in the college short term program. We also enjoyed three different congregations for Sunday worship, visited college chapel services twice. Women's, Men's and Youth Fellowships, and of course did tourist things and souvenir shopping. Thanksgivingfills my heart that all of my four siblings have now visited me in
Ghana.

Principal, Christian Adjei, married a lady from

Abeka Christian Church onAugust 4^. He saw that

as the best solution to his loneliness and need for

physical care in his disabled condition...my

telephone was out of order for seven weeks, but is now working.. .the new campus worker who was

knocked down by a car April 29 was finally released from the hospital sometime in September
after two surgeries.
PRAYER POWER

MY SURROGATE SON'S WEDDING

Kwame Amevor, 36, has brought much joy into my life for 18 years. We worked together in the church, he cleaned my house every Monday for years, and we enjoyed conversing. In the last two years, we have grown even closer and he frequently took on the job of driving for me. He was very committed
toTieTpttgliisyoimprsiblings ^>ecomegrounded^ educationally and vocationally, and he was content to remain single. After Christmas last year, the love bug hit! The young woman agreed to marry him

and both ofthem have prayed and worked toward

that end. He built a basic one bedroom house on his

Thanksgiving for: excellent leadership retreat, good short term program in August, and a fine student body; safe return of Rifes and Clines, and Rifes' move to the new campus; well-qualified new teacher and secretary; slow but steady progress on the classroom building; my 'children's' wedding and their willingness to ^afe their lives with me; a wonderful forwarding agent and her husband.. Petition God for: wisdom from the Lord in dealing with local church problems; physical strength and self discipline to Mfill all our responsibilities with grace and skill; generous gifts to the Library Fund
and other constructions needs; trustful hearts for you in the U. S. who bore the more direct shock of the terrorist acts on the World Trade Center, even

father's land, and struggled to get all the gifts and money laid aside for the customary rites of marriage and a church wedding. At last, they were able to do the customary rites early in the morning of September 16 (Kwame did not even have to attendonly representatives from his family did), and the

though I was watching it on CNN before 1 p.m.

your time.

wedding was on the following Saturday, the 22"** of

September. Both Kwame and Julie took me into their confidence and shared their hopes and dreams and plans with me. The night before the wedding Kwame moved her things from her former rooms

Prayerfully yours.

Dorothy Eunson

East River Park Christian Church 1207 Broad Street

Elizabethton, TN 37643

Non Profit Organization U.S. Postage Guaranteed Elizabethton, TN

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GHANA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

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West Africa

Gray,TN 37615
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CONTRIBUTORS AND PRAYER PARTNERS

December, 2001

Dear Friends in Christ,

FIRST TERM CCMPLETEDCHRISTMAS CCMENG!

The college finished classes and exams and had its annual Christmas party on November 29th! Once again I was in charge of decorations, and once again the decorations that some of us donated a few years ago were nowhere to be found. I stopped by Melcom's, a local blessed equivalent to WalMart, and bought some inexpensive gold refoldable garlands. They looked quite nice and they pack very flat. I will keep them at my house until I retire, so I am sure that they will be available when we need them. I have just finished all my grades and prepared syllabi for January. Now I am free to finish preparations for a weekend church trip coming up and for the faculty and staff children's party on the 22nd. I am teaching a special song to the faculty and staff children to sing at the Christmas Eve service. One of the boys who had a fine treble voice announced regretfully, "My voice is gone, and I was there when it went." Isn't that a wonderful way to describe a sign of beginning manhood? Actually, he is learning the alto part and doing very well.
DEDICATION OF DAY CARE CENTER

In early November, Kwame and Julie, the intern Maggie Fitzroy, and I drove to Kumasi to take part in the dedication of a brand new daycare center built by a Ghanaian, Kwaku Twum, who lived abroad many years and has now returned to help his country. The family were active and loved members of Southwest Christian Church of East Point, Georgia, and came back to Ghana with their blessing. The grand occasion started late, but that is not unusual. It was very elaborate with lots of speeches and cultural dances, the ribboncutting and then fund-raising. I made a three minute speech as planned and was given a seat of honour next to an impressive-looking chief up on a platform. Of course, my speech
was not filmed for TV!

MOTHER-DAUGHTER PLAN

Our local Women's Fellowship has started a new program designed to help us fulfill the responsibilities outlined in Titus. Each mature woman is assigned one or more "daughters" in the church to pay special attention to and help encourage to growth in their Christian walk. I am enjoying this new arrangement. One of my daughters has finished secondary school and is working in a nursery school. The other is a recent university graduate and is doing her National Service in administration at a nearby hospital. Graduates work for one year in a government institution at a subsistence allowance as a way of repaying part
of the cost of their education.
FORWARDING AGENT MOVED

Mr. and Mrs. Tom (Barbara) Barkes recently moved into a brand new house that is disabledfriendly in order to be of assistance to their daughter and her husband who will build next door. You may remember that daughter Carrie Lynn was in an accident several years ago in which she suffered brain stem damage. She has made lots of progress, is beautiful and has a great sense of adventure and humor but still needs facilities that meet her needs. The Barkes* new mailing address is: 339 WILTSHIRE DRIVE, GRAY, TN 37615 PHONE: (423) 467-572 EMAIL: tvbarkes@yahoo.com
PRAYER POWER

THANKSGIVING: for Kalbs' safe return from furlough and Jonathan's good progress in coping

with a slight perception disability that has hindered his school work; for Enoch Nyador's safe and successful trip to the U. S. in September/October; for completion of first term;
for my 'children*; for plans-in-progress for next year's Easter convention; for good
health and safe travel.

PETITION GOD FOR: more wisdom and strength for a better resolution of local church problems than we've reached so far; continued safety at the construction site; for the poor of Ghana to be able to cope with rising prices.
MAY GOD GRANT POSSIBLE. YOU JOYFUL CELEBRATIONS OF THE BIRTH OF HIS ONLY SON WHO MADE OUR REDEMPTION

In love and appreciation,

Dorothy