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AFRICAN MISSION
Dorothy Eunson
B o x 5 72 2
Accra North Ghana
EVANGELISM Mrs. Tom Barkes
662 Golf Course Drive
Elizabethton TN 37643
Volume 7 I ssue 13
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MY BUILDING FUND GOALS
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To have the money for the college to build one
faculty house and the Library /Administration
building, I need $110,000. At the date of writing,there is $15,356.74 on hand. We are so gratefulfor each gift, either large or small, that has come
in. Please continue to pray and plan and encourage
your church to give a generous gift. If you are not
in a church that supports the college, please
consider giving a special gift marked Building
Fund yourself
TENTH GRADUATE G O E S TO THE NORTH
Bro. Francis Addae, a July 1998 graduate, has
moved to Salaga, a town in northern Ghana, with
his wife and five children. He will work to plant a
new church in Salaga and also visit, teach,
encourage and advise village churches of the
Konkomba tribe. One K on ko mb a m an is in hi s
second year at Ghana Christian College and
another is in his first year. There are no other
trained leaders in the ChristianChurches among the
Konkombas. Thank you, dear readers, for making
it possible for all these men to be trained for
ministry. That is what the college is all about.
Francis was working in Ivory Coast as a cook when he
came in contact with the Bob Shefflers and Wayne
Meeces who taught him the Word and then sent him to
G C C fo r more education.
From Salaga Francis wrote, For now we see that the
place is good because...it is the rainy season, but those
who are here tell us that things are not easy in times of
dry season, when it is difficult to have water to drink and
to get food to eat. It is necessary for Bro. Francis to
hire a tutor for his children in the evenings because the
local schools are so poor. Pray for him and his wife Sis.
Mary as they learn the Konkomba language and culture.
LAST B IB L E M O NE Y U S E D
More than two years ago I asked for contributions to buy
Bibles for Christians in Northern Ghana, as they are so
much poorer than Southerners. Wehave used that money
to buy Bibles in at least six languages. Two years agowe purchased 300 Konkomba New Testaments. The
translation of the entire Bible into that language was just
completed in October 1998. The last of the Bible money
was used for thirty-two Konkomba Bibles. As was done
January 1999
previously, the church leaders will charge the people a
nominal price for each Bible so that they will value them
more. The money received will be used to buy more
Bibles. Many thanks to those who contributed the first
time. If you wish to make a contribution earmarked for
Bibles for Northern Ghana, you will enable many to readthe Word of God in their own language.
BLOCK LAYING CEREMONY ENCOURAGES
C O L L E G E
On November 16, the student body was transported by
bus to the new campus site. After a time of praise
singing, scripture reading, and prayer, a brief explanation
of the campus layout was given. Then a total of seven
blocks were laid on t he floor of th e first three classrooms
by various individuals, from Vice President of the Board
of Governors to the President of the student body. After
that Patrick and Heather Cline were introduced to the
student body. Patrick continues to oversee construction
while Kalbs are on furlough. Soft drinks and doughnuts
were served after the closing prayer. Barbara Kalb
wrote, The ceremony was a real encouragement to us
all, making our dream seem more of a reality.
PROJ T PROGR SS
1. The main hostel gate has been replaced. PTL
2. Some on y has been given for painting the present
campus. Children's classes in another church are
also raising money for paint. More gifts for this
purpose are welcome. If the money goes beyond
what we need, the extra will be moved to the New
Building Fund. We will need paint there, too
3. We still needmoney for louver frames, glass louvers,
and curtains for the present library.
4. Gifts to enable us to send a Ghana ian teacher for hi s
Master's Degree at Lincoln Christian Seminary are
still being sought.
R E C Y C L E FOR T HE L O RD
Now that Christmas is over, perhaps some of you will
have time to think of the Sunday School teachers'
quarterlies, primary age and up through adults, and the
large colored teaching pictures that come in the visual aidpackets that are no longer being used in your church.
THEY CAN BE USED O VER AND O V ER AGAIN IN
GHANA. Please talk to Sunday School teachers or your
superintendent or whoever is in charge of Christian
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A FRICA N MISSIO N EVANGELISM
Education and the person in charge of Missions. Urge
them to cooperate so that these useful materials can be
sent to me for use in Ghana.
We a ls o nee d COMMUNION CUPS. S om e w ho read
this may have little money but enough time and energy towash and s te ri li ze wi th Clorox water the thousands of
disposable communion cups that your church will throw
away inthe next six months. Pack them ina sturdy box..
1 will give you an Ohio address to UPS them to for
shipment in August. We Americans are so blessed. Let s
not throw away what others can makegood use of.
F U R L O U G H ACTIVITIES
I have v is it ed s ev en te en c hu rc he s so far. The NationalMissionary Convention in November was refreshing and
inspiring. As the African representative on this year s
executive committee, Til have a trip this month to Peoria,
IL for planning sessions for this year s convention to be
held there on October 21-24. Christmas was spent with
family in Pennsylvania. Now back in Florida I am ready
to plunge into library book acquisition with vigor. Mybrother in law is giving me his old computer; this will
help generate catalog cards faster and will prepare us for
an onlinecatalog in the future.
East River Park Christian Church
P.O. Box 250 - 1207 Broad Street
E lizabethton, TN 37643
Address Correction Requested
I will be in Orlando until week a ft er Ea ste r. A ft er that 1
will be on the road more and will have a number ot
temporary homes. You can always contact my
forwarding agent by phone letter or e-mail if you cannot
find me.
USE YO U PRAYER POWER
To Thank God for: t he sa fe arrival of the Kalbs in the
U.S. for a nine month furlough; safe travel for me by car
and plane so far; for all the gifts given in money and inkind for the work; for the six baptisms and eleven
inquirers that resulted from a trip north to show the Jesusfilm and to preach in five villages and one town made by
Tim Bright and some students.
To Petition God for: tuition money for Brian Jennings for
this term in his doctoral studies in England; continued
safe t ra ve l for the Kalbs and me and for Ghanaian
Church leaders one of the latter was in an accident that
resulted in only cuts and bruises; another broke one leg
and dislocated the other hip in an accident); money to
build the new campus; a good response to all project
needs.
God b le ss all in this new y ea r.
In His service
Dorothy Eunson
W t/z
No n Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Guaranteed
Elizabethton TN
Permit No. 183
M/M Carl Bridges
Johnson Bible College
Knoxville, TN 37998
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Feb. 3 , 1999
Dear Fr iends and .B ro the r s and S i s t e r s ,
Guess what I j u s t d id : s en t a fax to SIAMA to re se rv e a plane t i c k e tfo r July 24 o r soon t h e r e a f t e r .
Perhaps you have not iced t h a t there have not been any more $5,000
d o n a t i o n s referred t o in t h e s e letters ust a little at a t ime now.
I f ee l sure we wi l l end up with enough fo r a house , a t l e a s t .
From my l e t t e r s sen t to every church in F lo r i d a , I go t 4 r esponses :
th re e so rry , no s and one personal g i f t not fo r the miss ion . Icannot f i gu re t ha t l a s t one ou t . One c an t fo rce churches to l e tyou speak e i t h e r . I went to t h ree churches in Jan . and the re wil l
be t h ree t h i s month. I t gives me more t ime to work on l ib rary s t u f f .
I ve f in i shed my denta l work, and renewed my d r i v e r s l i cense till
the ye ar 2 005 .. Spent days or 3 fo r NMC Execut ive Committee
planning meeting in Peoria. That includes t ravel time and ' 'waiting
a t th e a irp or t * t ime . I t was cold and icy up the re . I was gladto ge t back to Flo r ida . We are having a warm win te r . Now I amdone wi t h NMC.
Two weeks ago I was taken by f r iends to a Gaither concer t . I twas a var ie ty of groups, not Bil l and Gloria except when Bil l sangwith a quar te t or jo ined o the r groups fo r a ve r se . I t was overa t midnight New experience for me. By the t ime we drove back toOrlando , it was a 1:30 a.m . bedtim e fo r me. Up a t 5:30 a.m. to
d r i ve to Lake Wales fo r a 8;00 a .m . Miss ions Break f as t . The
Shel tons from IDES were t h e r e , t oo . He remembers h is v i s i t to Ghana.He suggested we request help for a water supply project where Francis ddae is^if feasible. I've forwarded that query to Enoch Nyador.
Afte r t ha t event I drove down to Sebring to t ry to see t h ree d i f f e r en t
househo lds . One was r i f e with f lu so I canceled t h a t . My first
cousins Don and Kit ty owman d idn t answer the phone. Third house:success . Two little old la die s, s in gle , who used to work in Ghanawith Baptis t mid-missions. had a fun t ime. After an overnightstay with fr iends in Lake Wales, I showed the s l ides in S. S. andl is tened to David Shelton in church. Spent Sunday evening and a l l
day Monday with niece Rachel and family. Drove to St. Pete Tuesdaymorning and spent Vk hours in a used book s to re . Then home.
Pret ty l imited work week because I took off again Thursday to go with
the Young a t Heart to Blue Springs in hopes of seeing manatees.Lucki ly we saw t h r e e .
Saturday I went with 7 others from our church to Ladies Day at FloridaChrist ian College. I t was very good. Skipped one workshop to ta lk
to th e l i b r a r i a n . The second workshop was good . Chose one onEncouragement. In order to pract ice i t , tha t evening I wrote notesto three acquaintances who are fig htin g uph ill bat t les against cancer.One is Bob Reev e s .
For those of you in Ghana, do you know U. S. 1st class postage isnow 33^. The P. 0 . underes t ima ted th e need fo r 1^ stamps fo r the
changeover. There were long l ines and f re qu en t outa ge s.
Ron and Doris, Eloise Grant Devore the senior Hostetters F. A.^diedra ther suddenly l a s t spr ing . I learned about it very l a t e .
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GHANA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
FEBRUARY 1999 UPDATE
Dear Contr ibu tors and Prayer Par tne r s ,
Dorothy Eunson
2565 E. Kaley AVENUE
Or lando , FL 32806
NEW CHURCH PLANT
Missionary Tim Bright reports tha t a new church plant was begunon February 7 in New Jerusa lem, a suburban town near Tema. I twill be called Bethel Christian Church. Bro. Enoch Nyador,
Director of FAME Ghana, is coordinat ing th i s e f fo r t . The newevange l i s t approved by the nat ional counci l of the brotherhoodis Hassan Izak, a junior student in the degree program at
Ghana Christ ian College . Bro. Nyador wil l serve as mentor asBro . Isak co nt in ue s h is e duc a t i on . This i s th e second church
tha t has been planted by the National Evangelism Committee inthe l as t nine months. Bro. Bright is a consul tant with the NEC
NEW CAMPUS SITE EXCITEMENT
P.C. Cline arr ived back on the f ie ld in Sep tember 1998. He is
supervis ing the construction of the new campus along with DavidKalb. P. C. ' s w ife H eather r epo r t s . . .
We f i n a l l y f e e l s e t t l e d here in A denta. It s a smal l town aboutA z miles from the s i t e . The work on the b uild ing is coming alongwonderfully I t ' s nice to be near the new campus The e lec t r iccompany is pu tt ing in poles a t the s i t e t h i s week. . .The kids and
I love to go there in the l a te a f t e rnoon when th e sun ' s not sohot. Hunter (3) looks for snakes and hedgehogs and Kayla (5)l ooks f o r be au t i f u l b u t t e r f l i e s Las t week th e worke r s k i l l e d a
python. I hate t h a t they k i l l ed it it i s one of the few snakest ha t are not posionous. I brought i t home and cut i t open soth e k id s cou ld see what it looked l i ke on th e i n s i d e . It had
two ra t s and eggs in i t s be l ly . When we were f in i shed , P. C
f inished cle an in g th esnake and chopped i t
upfo r our house gi r l
Ursula who cooked i t up fo r herse l f . Now I have chopped pythonin my little f r e e z e r .
PRAY
Give thanks fo r th e new church p l an t i ng e f f o r t . Ask God s b les s ings
on David Kalb ' s and Dorothy ' s e f f o r t s to r a i s e funds fo r th e new
campus. Pray fo r Dorothy to make good progress in th e l i b ra ry work
she i s do ing .
In Chr i s t i a n l o v e ,
Dorothy Ev^son
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AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM INC.
Deax Con t r i b u t o r s and P r aye r P a r t n e r s ,
Aff i l i a te o f
GHANA CHRIST IAN COLLEGE
MARCH/APRIL 1999 UPDATE
Doro t hy Eunson
6 6 2 Go l f Cou r s e D r .
E l i z a b e t h t o n » TN 37643
NEW CAMPU S PROGRESS
Ron Ri f e wr i t e s : We were ou t to th e new co l l e g e site ye s t e r d ay and t he b u il di ng
continues slowly up. They a re pouring the l a s t of the l i n t e l s fo r the weight-bearing of
th e ro o f and w i l l con t inue on wi th th e c o n cr et e b lo c ks f o r th e load—bear ing wa l l s f o r
th e ro of . With s even f u l l - t im e work ers a nd hand work , t a k e s a wh i l e . (Th i s is a
po r t i o n o f t h e c l a s s r o«n bu i l d i ng . )
FDRLOUGH ACT IV IT IES
The to ta l given toward a faculty house and the Library/Administration building now stands t 29 ,000 . P ra is e th e Lord .
Hy immunizations are craop le te and my plane reservation has been made for July 27 to
re turn to Gh a n a .
On Apri l 1 , twe lve boxes of books 6 M-bags were mailed to t he c olle ge for the l ib ra ry .
I wi l l still look fo r others and wi l l cont inue my research fo r cata loging in format ion fo rthem and f o r th e back log in Ghana.
Since the beginning of my furlough through i ^ r i l 1, I have vis i ted 24 chiirches and madereturn v i s i t s to a few o f them. On i ^ r i l 9 I re luc tan t ly leave Orlando and s t a r t my t rek
north , vis i t ing more churches and f r iends . forwarding agent ' s phone number i s 423
543-8228, or she can be reached by e-mail a t selcrabgwlreco ne t if you need informationa ibon t. me o r my whereabou t s .
Used communion ct^s and Sunday School mater ia ls can be sent to Hr. Robert Kalb, 1905 E.
S t. Rt. 78 , McConne lsv il le , OH 43746. He must h av e th no l a t e r than Ju ly 15.
PR Y fo r the facul ty and s t a f f of the col lege . They still have s ix weeks of the ho t te s t
wea t h e r o f th e y e a r t o go .GIVE TH NKS fo r the g i f t s to the Building Fund and pray tha t they may continue. Continue
to pray fo r Dav id Kalb and Dorothy Eunson as they individual ly t rave l to the churches to
sha re th e s t o r y o f Siana Chr i s t i a n Col lege .
I n H is s e r v i c e .
Doro thy Eunson
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AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM, INC. ff i l i te o f
GHANA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
Dorothy Eudsod
Volume 7 Issue 14
WONDERFUL NEW CAMPUS NEWS
LAND REGISTRATION IS COMPLETE After
morethan five yearsofhardworkand endless tripstothe lands department, the thirty-three acres purchasedfor thenewcampus ofGhana Christian College andSeminary have been plotted on themaster plan ofthedepartment, and the college has the proper papers. Thefinal costof registration was U500 sincewehadafreehold, not theusual99year lease. Glory toGod.
BUILDING PERMIT APPROVED Now the cost
must be figured, based onthecostofthe buildings tobe built, and that amount paid.
ACTUAL BUILDING PROGRESSES Three
1l ssrooms ndaet of throoms r up to thelintelevel. Thisis only a smallpartof the totalclassroombuilding planned, butitwill provide accommodationfor visitingworkteams. Mostof the oncampuselectric poles are up, plus the poles to bring thehightension lines across the main road. The internal wiring
on the poles is almost complete.
IDES GIFT TO HELP IDES has approved our
request for 25,000 tobuild thewater and sewersystem for the campus. This is the next project tobe
tackled as soon as the classroom unit is complete.
HOUSE/LIBRARY FUND. As ofMay 15, the
total isup to 42,693.00.Praise the Lord That covers our firstgoal of 30,000 for a faculty house on the new campus and setuson theroad toward our second goal ofS85,000 fortheI.ihrary Administration Building. Four churches are stillworking and praying toward extra giving for the BuildingFund. We are very, very grateful for thechurches andindividuals who have given andwho aregiving andpray thateven more will accept the challenge.
GHANA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE FAMILY NEWS
THIRD TERM HASBEGUN. Ninety-four continuing
students havebeenregistered forthe final term oftheacademic year.
ACADEMIC DEAN APPLIES FOR PH.D. STUDIES.
Joseph Nsiah isnow writing a thesis proposal tosubmit withhis application totheUniversity ofGhana towork toward aPh.D. Thiswouldnot have been possible beforeGCC Swasgranted accreditation bytheMinistry of Education.
GRADUATE DIES OF UNKNOWN FEVER. Emmanuel
Addison, theyoung man whom IDES and GCC missionariesraised money for when heneeded three heart valves replaced afew years ago, passed away recently. He had established achurch inAccra andbuiltit upto forty members. Hewasalsoknown for his frequaitwitnessing to youth ondrugs. Wearesaddened byhisearly death, butpray thatallthe gospel seedsheplanted will continue tobear fruit. Doctors say that hisdeath was not related to his heart surgery.
Mrs Tom Barkes
66 2 GolfCourse Drive
Elizabcthton TN 37643
Se kr br iwireco Det
May 1999
DRIVER S WIFE DIES INFIRE. MaggieAning,wifeofthecollege driver, sold electronic components. While on abusiness trip inNigeria in mid-April, the building in which shewas sleeping caught fire, and Maggie died inthe fire. Thewake-keeping and burial service were held in Accra on April22 and 23 with local churchmembers and college personnel
heavily involved. A fijneral service will be held on May toallowthe extended femily to gatherandmourn. Please prayfor theLord to comfort andguide thehusband and four sonsbetween theages of 12 and 2. The children are among thosewhoplayin myhouse andyard.
GROWTH IN THE KINGDOM
FEBRUARY CHURCH PLANT. Tim Brightreportsthat a
new church was planted inNew Jerusalem, a suburban townnear Tema, theport city ofGhana. Itis called theBethelChristian Church. The evangelist ofthiswork isHassan Izak,a junior student in the degree program atGCC.
ADDITIONS AT FAITHWAY. Missionariesreport that
therehave been 15 additionsto this young churchsinceJanuary. Minister Ntim works hard tohold home Biblestudies
ACCRA REGIONAL EASTER CONVENTION. About350 people from congregationsmet for worship on Eastermorning toclimax theweekend convention atAkramang, avillage 20 miles from Accra. Some ofthese came just for themorning.
MISSIONARIES GATHER IN ACCRA
Missionaries from Ivory Coast and Benin joined those inAccra for a business/fellowship meeting on March 6. Thenumber was small since many ofusareon furlough, butitwasa happy and productive time.
FURLOUGH ACTIVITIES
CHURCHES VISITED. AsofMay 3,the total number ofdifferentchurchesvisitedis 31. I leftOrlandoApril 9 andhave gradually made my way northward toPennsylvania.
Along with the church presentations. It has been ajoy to spendtimewith family and friends andmeet new people. InNewport News, VA itwas necessary tohave the car radiatorreplaced, but otherwise, travel has been safe and comfortable.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HELPS By means ofthe
Internet, Ihave been able to collect a lotofbibliographicinformation that I need to properlycataloguebooksthat wehaveas a backlog. I still havea longway togo,butIamgrateful to the librarians atAtlanta C.C., Florida C.C., JohnsonB.C., and Milligan College who have taught me a lot andhelpedme along the way.
BOOKS MAILED. So far, thirteen boxes of books havebeen sentbyM-Bags toGhana for our library. Pray that thosebooksarrive safely, as theycannotberegistered or insured.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU
Mrs.TomBarkes forwarding agent haschanged here-mail address. Tt is now sekrab̂ ANireco.net- FromMay 24 to
M^ 311 beat their home while Tom teaches memoreabout computers and software Iwill use for tiie GCC library.
Soyou have SUNDAY SCHOOL MATERIALS orCOMMUNION CUPSfor us? Sendthem to Mr. RobertKalb,
1905 E St.Rt.78,McConnelsville, OH43746. Hemusthave
them no later tfian July 15. David Kalb will pack hisshippingcontainCT at that time
HO W TO MAKE OUT YOUR CHECKS All checks
should be made out African Mission Evangelism. Please do
notmake them outtoDorothy Eunson. Regular support fortiiecollege should besent toMrs. Barkes inElizabethton TN.Special gifts for thenew campus building should besent toMiss PatMetz 1220 40 ^ Avenue Vero Beach FL32960.Miss Metz isthegeneral treasurer forallofAfrican Missi HiEvangelism.
DEPARTURE ADDRESS AND DATE. Some of you may
not hear from methrough this gaieral newsletteruntilSeptember. By that time 1will be in Ghana Lord willing. Iwill fly out from Pittsburgh PA on July 27. My address from
ast River Park Christ ian hurch
P O Box 250 - 1207 B ro ad S t ree t
Elizabethton TN 37643
Address Correction Requested
Iluly 13 till departure will bedo M/M D«i Fay 1535 Rte./kwy Clymer PA 15728.
PRAYER P O WER
GIVE THANKS FOR: the fimds available for a faculty
houseand thebeginning of fimds forthe library; thecompletion ofland registration for the new campus after fiveyears; approval ofbuilding pamits; the gift from IDES forwater andsewer system; ongoing construction ofpart ofthe
classroom building; thebeginning ofBethel ChristianChurch; a goodregional Easterconvention ofAccraChurches; safetravel forDavidKalbandforDorothy;Dorothy s progress inLibrary research.
PETITION GODFOR: adequate funds to payfor buildingpermits; comfort for the family ofMaggie Aning; maturityand wisdom for the leaders of the Awoshie Christian Churchasthe time rapidly approaches for them tobeon their ownafter being supported for two years by Abeka ChristianChurch; health andstrength for ministers and for faculty andstaffand families of Ghana Christian College.
In Christian love
Dorothy Eunson
Non Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Guaranteed
Elizabethton TN
Permi t No 183
HORiZONS Mission Services
P O Bo x 13111
Knoxville , TN 37920-0111
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G H A N A C H RI ST IA N C OL LE GE
JUNE/JULY UPDATE
D o r o t h y E uns on6 6 2 G o l f C o u r s e D r .
E l i z a b e t h t o n , TN 3 7 6 4 3
D e a r C o n t r i b u t o r s and P r a y e r P a r t n e r s ,
COL L E GE
m a d e
NEWS
T e a c h e r s and s t u d e n t s have made it p a s t midway o f t h i r d t erm anda r e l o ok in g f o rw ar d t o g r a d u a t i o n on J u l y 1 7 .
At th e b u i l d i n g s i t e , a l l o f t h e e l e c t r i c i t y p o l e sb e e n installed T h e t r a n s f o r m e r h a s b e e n m o v e d t o
c o r p o r a t i o n i s t r y i n g t o f i n d a lift t r u c k t o lift
a n d w i r e s h a v e
t h e site and t h e
it o n t o t h e p o l e s
FURLOUGH P R O G R E S S
As o f Ju n e 2 2 I have v i s i t e d 37 c h u r c h e s w i t h j u s t one more v i s i tt o S c i o , N. Y. s c h e d u l e d .
A f t e r my s o j o u r n in E l i z a b e t h t o n , TN I am t h e owner o f acomput er l a p t o p ) , g e n e r o u s l y d o n a t e d by t h e B ar k e s s and
p r i n t e r . We a l s o have a new l i b r a r y p r o g r a m . Thank y o uam still l e a r n i n g .
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yo u l i v e nor th of F l o r i d a yo u may w r ite to Mrs. Tom Barkes 66 2G olf C ou r s e D r i v e , E l i z a b e t h t o n , TN 3 7 6 4 3 f o r t h e same p u r p o s e .
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PRAYER POWER
THANKS BE TO GOD: f o r many m i l es o f s a f e t r a v e l t h i s y e a r ; f o r awarm welcome by c h u r c h e s and i n d i v i d u a l s e v e r y wh e r e ; f o r p a t i e n t
te a c he rs an d h elp er s during my i n t r o d u c t i o n to th e c om pu te r w or ld
and f o r God s h e l p in overcomi ng th e e m o t i o n a l b a r r i e r s .
REQUESTS: f o r co n t i n u ed s a f e t y f o r David Kalb a s he v i s i t s c h u r c h e sfo r b l e s s i n g s on Twyla B ri g h t on family v i s i t s in th e U. S. and asshe r e p r e s e n t s th e c o l l e g e a t th e North American C h r i s t i a n Convent i o n in Denver in e a r l y J u l y ; f o r S h e f f l e r s s a f e r e t u r n to Ghana onJ u l y 7 and f o r my own on J u l y 27 .
G r a t e f u l l y ,
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Dea r Ch r i s t i a n F r i e n d s
AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM INCAf f i l i a t e o f
GHANA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
Dorothy Eunson
662 Go l f C ou r s e D r.E l i z abe t h t on» TN 37643
Augus t 1999
BA CK IN A DIFFERENT WORLD
As o f Ju ly 28 th I am back in Accra Ghana West Af r i c a— a wor ld o f d us tin es s
no i s e h e a t and peop le peop l e peop l e . The b e s t p a r t i s see i ng o ld f r i end s
and co -wo rke r s . Most o f th e st ff a r e exhau s t ed bu t still p us hin g th ro ug h th e
Augus t s h o r t te rm cou r s e . I have had many visitors i n th e house t o welcome me
back and b r i ng me up to da t e on even t s . I d id more t a l k i ng t han unpack ing th e
first few day s .
T R I P TO TH E N O RTH
On my f i f t h morning he re I left w ith fou r men i n c l ud ing v i s i t i n g PA p reache r
Bud Yoder f o r a trip to visit Ghanaian mi s s i ona r i e s in th e f a r no r t h . We
were i n th e FAME veh i c l e and I d id no t have t o do any d r i v i n g . We v i s i t e d
f ou r d i f f e r e n t evange l i s t s and t h e i r work i n c l ud ing two F M c l i n i c s . We
a l so saw a t t h ese s i t e s f i ve o f th e new wel l s funded by I .D .E .S . People i n
th e no r th a r e much poo r e r t h an most i n th e sou th and y e t t h r e e o f th e
chu rches gave u s g i f t s : one ch i cken t h r e e gu inea fowl s ev e r a l dozen eggs
t h r e e l i v e goa t s and t e n pounds o f raw pe anu t s . The r a i n s seem p l e n t i f u lt h e r e so f a r ; i n f a c t some v i l l a g e s have e xp erie nc ed f lo o din g t h a t drowned
ou t th e new crops o f corn and mi l l e t . Our s ix day t r i p pu t me behind i n
ge t t i n g s e t t l e d bu t th e op po rtu ni ty was to o good to be mis sed .
T H E RE A L ITY O F CONSTRUCTION
On my first full day Ron Ri f e t ook a coup l e o f us o u t to s e e th e new
p rope r t y . Although th e s h e l l o f th r e e c l a s s r ooms is still ve ry rough it w as a
thrill to see th e a c t u a l bu i l d i ng r i s i n g from th e ground . P C Cl ine is a l so
beg inn ing h is house . The founda t ions l a i d and th e f l o o r poured . I a l so saw
th e f ilities fo r th e new sewage sys tem fo r th e hous ing a r e a .
CHALLENGES A H EA D
There is still much to be done i n th e house to be fu l l y a t home and
f un c t i on a l bu t b ud ge t m e et in gs have a l r e ady begun and p repa r a t i o n s mus t a l s o
be made fo r th e September t e rm. No l i b r a r y work ye t
THANK GOD f o r my s a fe r e tu rn to Ghana and pr ay t h a t I may have th e s t r e n g t h to
comple te t h e above t a s k s . More news in Sep tember .
I n Ch r i s t Doro thy
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GHANA CKItSTIAN COLUOE
Dorothy Eunson
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AccraN Ghana
West Affica
Vol . 8 , I s s u e 1
BACK IN GHANA—SETTLIK6 IN
The plane t r ip back on July 27-28 was
unevent ful . Pass ing through customs was
e a s y— t h e
Some o f you may remember my t a lk on Five
Reasons Why I Should Retire . You maychuckle to hear that an amplified prayermeeting was held up the h i l l from myhouse the very n igh t I ar r ived , and on
th e second morning I was awakened a t 4:30
a.m. by a Nige ri an p re aching the gospel
a t my ga te fo r the whole neighborhood to
hear . He continued for for ty minutes. I
can sm i l e now b e c au s e I am f r e s h and
rested from furlough. 38 000
The o th e r m i s si on a ri es welcomed me wi th a
pot luck luncheon the f i r s t day af t e r my
a r r i va l , and they had pu t some food inth e house . t was wonder fu l t o be back
w i t h Ghana i an f r i e n d s also
Nevertheless, there were lo t s o f thin gsto be put in order for me to be ful lyfunctional again. Aii extremely noisyfridge was repaired: it i s now quiet . Ana i r condi t ioner was repaired to preparethe study to house the computer. A
spec ia l t ab le was des igned and bu i l t fo r
the con^uter and pr i n t e r . t has been
s i t t i ng in the dining room till the
s c e n t o f th e f r es h v arn is h d i e s down.
I checked on a telephone appl ica t ion t ha t
Cara Snyder had begun and l e a rned t h a t
there i s a fau lt in the system in th i s
area . U n t il it i s t raced and cor rec ted ,
no new phones can be added. I wil l t ry
to use th e co l l ege emai l . Other t a sks
wer e c om p le te d and some still r emain .
The l i b r a ry and its 4,500 books have a l l
been cleaned not me—I organized the
p ro j e c t , bu t I have no t even s t a r t e d on
th e cataloging I came to do.
Reg i s t r a t i o n and f r eshman o r i e n t a t i o n
ta ke s p la ce on the 13th and classes begin
th e fol lowing day.
TRIP TO THE NORTH
ccra
5 more than
Br Ch^^^^
oppo r t u n i t y was to o
good to miss. Visi t ing Pennsylvania
preacher Bud Yoder was along. The t r ip
BarbaraBarkes
662Go l f Course Drive
Elizanethton TN 37643
Sep tember 1999
was a s p e c i a l treat because bo th ou r
tour guide Enoch Nyador, d i r e c to r o f
FAME work in Ghana, and Kwame Amevor,
a s s i s t a n t d r i v e r , a re dea r f r i e nds .
We visited f o u r different chu r ch
p lan te r s , a l l are our gradua tes . Two a re
wi th FAME and have clinics a s s o c i a t e d
wi th th e chu r ch work . Each o f th e f ou r
has benefi ted from a new well p rovid ed by
IDES. The wells are a g rea t b less ing to
th e men, t h e i r f am i l i e s and t h e i r
neighborhoods. At each stop we met some
o f th e l o c a l Ch r i s t i a n s and l e a r n ed a bit
about t he ir e ff or ts to grow in Chr i s t .
Life i s even more of a s t ruggle in the
North
than in the South. We saw many donkeys
being used to help farmers. Gett ing foodand water d urin g th e dry season i s
d i f f i c u l t . While we were t he re , a f ine
r a iny season had begun, but i n some
p laces crops had ac tua l ly f looded ou t .
Three churches gave us g i f t s ou t o f t h e i r
pover ty . We left most o f them wi th th e
l o ca l p reache r s because it i s no t
convenien t to ca r ry l i v e goats and l i v e
ch i c k en s in a l o a d ed v e h i c l e .
Tak in g su ch a t r ip makes one apprec ia te
the re la t ive comfort and sweet fellowshipin th e p lace one ca l l s home. I thank God
fo r the f a i th and courage of the church
p l an t e r s and th e Nor the rn Chr i s t i a n s .
NEH COLLEGE VEHICLE ACQUIRED
My o ld tru ck has been used by th e co lleg e
admin is t r a t ion fo r 2 1/2 y ears fo r
col lege bus iness since I got my new one.
t was a l r eady p re t t y wel l worn then , bu t
now i s too d ec re pit to be r e l i ab l e ,
e spec i a l l y s ince both t h e Adm i n is tr a ti ve
Assi s t an t and Pr inc ipa l have problems
with de te r io ra t ion o f the spine.
Although t h e r e were d if fe re nc es o f
op in ion among th e m i ss io n ar ie s abou t
which funds should be used, many peoplew
p ray ing abou t t h e ma t t e r . We came t o a
good a gr eeme nt a nd payment has been made.
Pra i se the Lord. By the t ime you read
th i s , the new vehic le should already be
in use. I t wil l have two fu l l seats ,
plus two jump s ea t s in th e r e a r fo r a
t o t a l sea t ing capac i ty o f t en . Four o f
us missionar ies wil l be shar ing the
maintenance costs up to a point , and thenl o c a l l y r a i s ed fund s m ust t ake ca re o f
the r e s t , shor t o f a major d i s as t e r .
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B U I L D I N G I K P R O G R E S S
On my f i r s t f u l l d a y i n G ha na a f t e r t h e
w e l c o m e l u n c h e o n Ro n R i f e t o o k tw o o f u s
t o th e ne w c a uc us. Although most o f it
still l o o k s l i k e an unkempt f i e l d it i s
e xc it in g to se e a c t u a l classrooms r i s i n g
from the ground. The rooms w i l l be verys p a c i o u s c o m p a re d w i t h w h at we h av e now.
At t h i s p o i n t th e w a l l s a re u n pl as te re d
b u t o n e - h a l f o f th e ora nge t i l e r o o f h as
b e e n l a i d o n t h i s first u n i t . F r o m now
on we w i l l c a l l it a m ul t i - pur pos e
b u i l d i n g b e c a u s e t h a t i s w h a t it w i l l
s e r v e a s w h e n we first m o v e t h e s t u d e n t
body t h e r e u n t i l o th er b uild in g s a rebuilt T h e n e w e l e c t r i c a l t r a n s f o r m e r
has been i n s t a l l e d on th e p o le s b u t wehave n o t been connected to th e h i g h -t e n s i o n w i r e s y e t . P C C l i n e s h o u s e
i s beii iy b u i l L f a s t . It i s a b o v e lintei
l e v e l a l r e a d y . They a r e determined to
move i n b y t h e e n d o f N o v e m b e r t o a v o i d
p a y i n g any more r e n t . Manuel A dj e i th e
c o l l e g e o f f i c e ma na ge r and a n a . T.
l e c t u r e r ha s been selected to occupy th ehouse f o r which I r a i s e d th e money. I tw i l l be b u i l t w ith in th e next year .
Thank you a l l who h e l p e d .
E a st R i ve r Park Christian Church
1207 Broad Street
Eiizabethton TN 37643
AddressCorrectionRequested
P r a y f o r Ron a nd D o ri s R i f e a s t h e y a r e
o n a s h o r t f u r l o u g h fro m S e p t e m b e r 9
t h r o u g h December t h a t t h e y
may b e l e d t o men a n d women
wh o c a n g i v e t o t h e L o r d t o
bui ld the first unit of a
d o r m i t o r y .
E M A I L A N D V I D E O
You ca n se nd me e m ail th ro ug h
this address:
GCCS@ighmail •com. Keep in
mind t h a t I may check it onl y
t w i c e a week an d ma y n o t h a v e
t h e c h a n c e t o answ er e v e r y
c a s u a l c o r r e s p o n d e n c e .
B a rb ar a B a rk es w h o s e a d d r e s s
;^s IS a t th e b e g i n n i n g ha s as h o r t v i d e o on t h e b u i l d i n g
p r o g r am o f t h e c o l l e g e . You
c a n b o r r o w it f o r an u p d a t e
y j o f t h e w o r k . M r s . E l l e n
Elliott 1 60 0 B ue n a V i s t a
Drive E u s t i s FL 32726 also has a copy.
Sh e i s th e l a d y who keeps d i s p l a y i tems
fo r your use. Please note th e change i n
her address
U S E P R A Y E R POTICR
GIVE THANKS: f o r D o r o t h y s s a f e r e t u r n t o
Ghana and f o r a good t r i p t o t h e N o r t h ;
f o r K a l b s s a f e arrival i n G h a n a
S e p t e m b e r 2 ; f o r a h a r m o n i o u s d e c i s i o n
a b o u t t h e p u r c h a s e o f a new c o l l e g e
v e h i c l e ; f o r t h e t h i r t y p lu s s tu d e nt s
a c c e pt e d f o r t h i s te rm; fo r D o r o t h y sFIVE YEAR RESIDENCE PERMIT first i n t h e
h i s t o r y o f o u r g ro u p .
INTER E E FOR: R i f e s r e f r e s h i n g b u tp r o d u c t i v e f ur lo ug h S ep t. t o D e c . ;
w i s d o m f o r all o f u s a s we m a k e d e c i s i o n s
t o b r i n g o ur m i s si o n m o r e i n l i n e w i t h
IR S g u i d e l i n e s ; wisdom p a t i e n c e an d
s t r e n g t h fo r th e te a c h e r s as we begin ane w s c h o o l y e a r .
God b l e s s a l l o f you f o r making my
f u r l o u g h a g o o d o n e .
In H i s
Lo v e D o r o t h y
Non Profit Organization
U S Postage Guaranteed
Elizabethton TN
P e r m it N o . 183
M/M Carl Bridges
Johnson Bible College
Knoxvllle TN 37998
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AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM INC. ff i i iot o r
GHANA CHRISTIAN COILSCE
October 999
FOR CONTRIBUTORS AND PRAYER PARTNERS
Dear Christian Friends
Ninety Students in ClassRegistration was not as smooth as it has been because we tried a new method with those who had arrears in
fees, and it didn t work very well. However, we survived and started classes onSeptember 14. Afewlatecomers trickled in, and the last lady arrived October 14, having been ill with a heart ailment. I am enjoyingmy English and Christian Education classes very much. One reason is the weather has stayed relatively coollongerthan usual. It is now warming up fast.
LibraryWork LagsThe most major work I ve done isto spend two Saturday mornings inthe library office/storeroom arranging
and labeling boxes ofbooksstored there. I hada helper andthejob is abouttwo-thirds done. OnOctober 141finally gotmy vohage regulator back after servicing, sothere are no further obstacles to setting up thecomputer
Visit to Swedru
One Sunday my traveling companion Kwame Amevor and I went to visit the ChristianChurch in Swedrufor
the first time. One ofthe first year students i om thechurch went along. He has resigned from hiswork as agovernment paid trained teacher because he is more interested inwinning souls fortheLord. The group meetsin a nursery school and numbers about twenty-five. I admired the way they participated intheBible Study thatpreceded morning worship. Bythe time wegothome at 3:30 1 was very weak and hungry, so I ve decided totake sandwiches or meat piesalong on subsequent trips.
Budget Double Duty
Always a time-consumingjob this year it had to be done twice because ofone miscommunication and one
oversight. God was incharge because theoversight made it possible to clear upthe problem caused by themiscommunication. The second round fell largely to me, but I finished onthe16^ and theTreasurer will crosscheck my figures. Actually, I like doing it;it strains my brain less than marking English essays.
New Arr ivals
Not people The new college vehicle is here and inuse. We thank God for it. The Kalbs shipping containerhas also arrived and been cleared from the harbour. We all sent things in it. I have my brooms, mops, foldingchair, library supplies, maps, S.S. materials, and many thousands ofcommunion cups. Thanks to all who
helped.
Prayer
Thank God for a good beginning of a new school year; for our health; for the help given by ourmonth-longvisitors from PA; for progress atthe new campus site; for additional electric meters at the present campus toprevent the bills from being pushed into the higher rate so soon. Petition God for; a productive furlough forRon and Doris Rife; a good teaching experience for Brian Jennings his term at Springdale College inEnglandandadequate support for his returnto Ghana in January.
Much love and gratitude to all ofyou. Dorothy
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G H A N A C H RI ST I AN C OL LE GE
Dear Christian Friends, December, 1999
F I R S T T E R M C O M P L E T E D
Ourlastdayof exams wasDecember 1st, followed by a communion service anda Christmas party. It hasbeena goodterm forme. Giving up some ofmyformer responsibilities inthechurch hasmade mean easier-to-get-along-with personand morerelaxed. Onlya severecold kept me out of classestwo daysnear the end of the term.
T H E P R IN C I PA L S H E A L T H
Our Principal, Christian Adjei, has been inawheelchair ever since we have known him. When notinawheelchair, hemoves himselfaround withhisarms. Nowhe issuffering painand some numbness in his rightarmand is in danger of
eventual loss oftheuseofhisarms ifhedoes nothave decompression surgery on his neck where the nervesarebeing pinched.
Since all surgery involves some risk, Christian hesitated at first, butas the pain increased, hedecided to goahead with it. His blood pressure had tobebrought down before it could bedone, but we eTcpect theoperation tobe scheduled before the endofDecember. Pleaselifthim, his family, andthe surgeon and nurses up in prayer.
HUR H T R I P S
I have enjoyed several church trips since the October letter. Our new plan isworking well: one ortwo studentsorother preachers are part ofthe team, plus one youth representative, my young fnend Kwame, who helps withthe driving, and myself. Taking our lunch along also works well The third Sunday inOctober we visited achurch that had almost collapsed; the preacher had lost the sight ofone eye throu^ unsuccessful surgery andwas not able tobe regular with the church. Also, a new church had come to that village, and perhaps the noveltyofit had drawn members away from theChristian Church. I am delighted that after ourteam talked itover andshared ourconcerns withothers, it looks asifa team will gotherebefore Easter for aweekend or longer to helprevive and rebuild th e church
N E W CA M P U S P R O G R E S S
The Clines' house isvirtually finished; they plan tomove before the end of1999. Kalbs' house isup to lintellevel. The layout ofManuel Adjei's house has been marked out and the digging ofthe foundation begun. Oops
Electricityhas still not been hookedup.
H O L I D A Y S
Americans enjoy a4th ofJuly celebration onNovember 14th. Ithad been delayed because of fears ofterrorismin July. Thanksgiving saw us worshipping in the morning atthe U. S Ambassador's house afirst). In theevening there were 200 ofus atthe American Club for awonderftil turkey and potluck dinner. Severalmissionary families in addition to our college families will gather at Shefiflers for Christmas dinner and againfor New Year s Eve. I ll have a week s vacation between Christmas and New Years.
P R A Y E R P O W E R
Thank God for: a successful first term; anew A/C for the office where the computers are; for safe ^avel bystudent preachers, missionaries and others who travel for the sake ofthe kingdom; for EDES contribution of 30,000 to provide maize for food as well as seed com for nine villages among many in northern Ghana whosecrops were flooded out this year.Petition Godfor: the safereturnin lateDecember andearly January ofRifes andBrianJennings, respectively;safe travel and happy reunions for HeatherHostetter and her children and for Tim and Twyla Bright duringspecial family trips to the U. S during the holidays; for courage and protection for Christians facing opposition
fbom traditional worshippersof
manygods here in Ghana.
In Christ s love, Dorothy