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Vol.8, Issue 2
TRANSFORMER EXPLODED

January, 2000

Aftermany months of working to get electricity to the new campus, the day at last dawned when the power was
to be turned on to the transformer on the property. A high official in the company who was there advised the watchers to step back as they could not be quite sure what would happen when tlie switch was thrown. The switch was thrown~and the entire transformer promptly exploded. Patrick Cline said it was more than a 4th of July fireworks. Thank God no one was injured or killed. It is a setbackfor the construction process itself and a great frustration for the Clines, who must move out of their rental house and into their new one by the end of January. Please pray that the repair will be made faster than the original preparations. Kalbs' house is at roof level and the house for which I raised the funds is up to lintel level. Because of some mistakes by the architect, an oversight on our part, and a new law that increases the cost of lumber by forbidding the production of lumberby chainsaw, the cost of the house has gone up to $35,000. The extra

$5,000 was available by the end of 1999, but it slowed down the drive for the library flmd. Thank you, all of
you, who have given and are still giving for our new campus.
HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

After two weeks of marking exams and reports, figuring grades and preparing syllabi for the newterm, I left with four Ghanaians for a weekend trip to Half Assini on the southwestern tip of Ghanato visit our fiiend and church planter, Seth Croffie. We went on a Friday, eating a lunch on the way that I had prepared. The Croffies live in an apartment in a three-story building. We were given our meals on a big balconyof the third floor. The food was generous and delicious. As is the custom, we washed our right hand in a bowl of water, and ate with
that hand unless the food was rice Then we used spoons.

Fridayevening we all went with Bro. Seth and a present studentfrom that church, Francis Agbodo, to a village church six miles away. Bro. Seth advised me to use my mosquito repellent even though we did not need it, to my amazement, in Half Assini itself. The preacher with our team, David Akpessey, gave a short message in the local language. Ewe, and the rest was a prayer meeting. Their pole and thatch shelter was really fiall. Lots of
children came, too; that is their TV and video.

Saturday was a relaxing day. Seth took us to a nearby port town right on the lagoon that separates southern Ghana from Ivory Coast. It was a market day and the streetswerejammed with vendors and their wares spread on the roadside. The dock itself, used by motor launches and canoes of all sizes, was a hectic place with many people loading and unloading goods. After lunch we relaxed at the beach with Bro. Seth and his children, playing a Bible Quiz game and Uno, than walking the beach and collecting shells. In the evening we met with church leaders on the rooftop of the apartment building for a prayer meeting.
Sunday, delegations from two village churches joined the Half Assini church for worship. Their building is made of a strong local reed and thatched. Just recently they had cemented two-thirds of the floor. The platform area was still sand and dancing on it during the praise and offering times was hard going! David Akpessey preached again and the three younger members of our team taught the children outside under a tree. The rural churches this far west rarely have visitors, and it was a time of mutual encouragement. Sunday evening, we again met with local leaders for a prayer meeting on the rooftop in the moonlight. Monday we returned home, a
seven hour journey.
PARTY TIME

Barbara Kalb and I had a Christmas party as usual for the faculty and staff children. We had a more difficult time than usual getting it together. We are not getting any younger and were still tired from our respective trips. Christmas dinner was a joint effort by eight or ten families at Shefflers' home. The same pattern was followed on New Year's Eve. During our devotion at midnight, the Sheffler's granddaughters called from Indiana to wish them Happy New Year. No Y2K problems here, thank the Lord.

After Christmas I had stayed in Rifes' house with my Canadian fiiend Beverly for a week. We did some swimming at the sports club, read and played Scrabble. We also ate out in the evenings. However, I had taken some work with me, I had to come to the college or house everyday for a while for one thing or another, and

Beverly and I still did some minor cleaning jobs each morning to get the house ready for Rifes* return. Even
though I wanted to do all that, I realized afterwards, it wasn't the mostrestful vacation I have everhad.
SECOND TERM BEGUN

Most of the students areback, although a few arestill looking formoney to paythearrears on first term fees.

One student, who isa house painter, painted a lot offascia boards and window and door frames atthe college during the holidays towork offpart ofhis backlog. He still has a way togo. The Rifes, and Brian Jennings
amved safely back onthe field, so class load is not too heavy, even though thePrincipal is still out onsick
leave.

PRINCIPAL'S HEALTH

, 1 need ofdecompression surgery on his neck to relieve pain and avoid permanent damage to the nerves that could ^ result in complete loss ofhis arms. However, his blood pressure must be brought down and kept stable and this
/ problems and he finds itvery difficult to say no. We hope the surgery can be done this month. Please pray for / him and his children, who are all in America, as all surgery involves risk.
CONVENTION PLANNING IN HIGH GEAR

^^|Kci^stian Adjei has been inawheelchak for many years, probably having had polio in his youth. He is in great
has taken longer than expected. Aslong as he is inthehouse, people still come to see him with needs and

The committee has not met since May, and now with the convention only four months away, there are a host of details toplan and execute, even though the Bible lessons are written and the program planned. I took my place again atthe December meeting and have a lotoftyping to do. On the 17th ofJanuary, I drove a group to the
convention site to make some down payments onthe school facilities, chairs, a canopy, water, etc.
EMAIL MUSINGS

My NEW EMAIL ADDRESS IS deunson@ame-gccs.org We will use the college address only for college
business. Please tryto accept the economic, time, and energy constraints under which I live. Please do notsend

me pictures orgreetings cards over the Internet, and please do not use the reply feature when I write toyou. A
penny or minute saved is several pennies earned.
PRAYER POWER

Thank God for: safe return toGhana ofRifes, Brights, Heather Hostetter and children, and Brian Jennings; safe travel for missionary trips tothe North and to Half Assini; recent baptisms atAbeka (10) and Faithway (6);
several successfiilregional Christmas conventions.

Petition God for: wisdom for AME aswe restructure to meet IRS requirements; our health (Barbara Kalb is suffering an internal allergy ofunknown cause; several have had respiratory ailments); successful surgery for Christian Adjei; spiritual growth for faculty and students; Mumford Christian Church, who have been told by town officials that no one will beallowed to sell them land for a church building.
Grateful for a new calendar year,
Dorothy

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Dear Friends in Christ,

ELECTRICITY ON THE NEW CAMPUS

On 5th February, a second attempt was made to turn on the power at the new campus, and it worked! Praise the Lord. Now the workers can run power machinery without using a generator, water can be pumped from the well to a storage tank, and the families who move there will have electricity. In fact, P. C. and Heather Cline moved into theirnew house on the new campus on the 12th of February! Work onthe Kalbs' house and Manuel Adjei's continues, and the lots are cleared forBrights', Rifes', and a guesthouse. The men hope to complete the foundations forthe latter three before the rainy season inMay.
NO SURGERY FOR THE PRINCIPAL

Christian Adjei finally got his blood pressure down to normal, but after further prayer and consideration ofthe risk involved, he decided that with continued prayer and massage therapy, he will continue to work as long as he can instead of risk complete paralysis now should anything go wrong in surgery or in the after care. We respect hisdecision and will continue to pray for him for strength every day.
PRO TEM BIBLE STUDY TEACHER

Rather impulsively, our minister asked me to give him a break by taking over the Thursday night class for a while. I agreed to take it forthree months. I am teaching Genesis and thoroughly enjoying it.
TAKING VISITORS TO THE VILLAGE

Irvin Kreider and his wife Lena, from Williamsport, PA, are spending six weeks in the country while Irvin works hard as an expert carpenter on the new campus. Each missionary family takes a turn in taking them to a different church on Sunday and providing their Sunday lunch. It was my turn this past weekend. Although they had to sleep at Kalbs, I gave them Saturday night supper and all the Sunday meals. I took them to a church in a fishing village less than 30 minutes drive from here. Bro. Eddie Boafo, a Ga minister, accompanied us, as did my helper Kwame. Bro. Eddie was guest preacher, and Irvin was called on to give the communion devotion. The shelter was made from reeds and had a thatched roof On our way out of the village, they showed us the sizeable piece of land they have bought. They have also begun to make some cement blocks by hand to prepare for a
permanent building.
PRAYER CONCERNS

Give thanks for: good health of all missionary families and faculty; that three faculty and staff sons got coveted places to attend secondary school; electricity on the new campus; good progress on distribution of Easter convention lessons to the teachers for adult, youth and children's classes. Petition God for: energy for the three months of very hot and humid weather we have just entered; plane reservations for the visiting preachers who are coming to teach in the short term course and to work on the new
campus, one ofwhom is my brother-in-law.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFUL SUPPORT.
In Christ's love, Dorothy

AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM, INC.

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March/April 2000 CONTRIBUTORS' LETTER

Dear Friends in Christ,

On the fourth weekend in March, two days after second term ended, I left for along-planned weekend to avillage with three preachers and my young friend Kwame to do what we could to help revive anearly deftinct church. The original minister had so much trouble with his eyes that he was unable to keep up with the work. He is also getting up in years,
and tocompound the grief, he recently lost atwenty-three-year-old son by drowning. AChristian brother and sister and I gave some money tothe younger man who istrying to revive that church to make a small fishing boat and buy a net so he
can support himself

AGBATSIVITRIP

I was the driver part ofthe time and also prepared tea and coffee on a kerosene camp stove Saturday and Sunday mornings togo with boiled eggs and bread one morning and banana bread muffins and cream cheese the second morning.
I hadtaken those things to help out the hostchurch a bit. Each member of ourteamalsocontributed about$1.25 each to

help with our feeding. The local folk did the rest. We slept on mattresses on the floor in an empty house. Itwas very,
very hot and the mosquitoes were soaggressive that neither repellant, coils nor sleeping nets offered fiill protection. So
fer, no one has become ill with malaria.

The Jesus film was shown, along with supplementary preaching; some house to house calling was done; a praise and prayer service was held with the church members, and a Saturday teaching time was held with some ofthe village children. Sunday morning services forboth children and adults were held. Cooperation from other area ministers was excellent. Although there were nodecisions for Christ while we were there, we pray that the seed we planted and watered
will produce fhiit in the months to come.
CONVENTION PLANNING

As I mentioned in an earher letter, these monthly meetings take about three or four hours plus the extra time to type up minutes, distribute them, andcontinue to send out information to various leaders. I passed up the most recent inspection trip to theconvention site. It isjust tootiring for one day. The convention takes place Easter weekend. Weprayit will
result in spiritual growth of those who attendand also help win more soulsfor the host church.
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE

Every two years the Christian Church missionaries of WestAfnca holda conference for education, inspiration, fellowship and encouragement. We havejust completed the three day af^ at a nicebeachresortaboutan hour'sdrivefrom Accra.

One family from Mali, three f^lies from Ivory Coast, six f^ly units (two ofus are single) from Ghana and one couple
from Kenyawere present. We were also blessed by the presence of two noninstrumental Church of Christfemilies from Togo and one from Benin. We had morning devotions, three workshop times, recreation time (the beach is there but I took needednaps on two of the days) evening vespers and fellowship times. It is so goodto see one's fiiends so seldom seen and rejoice together in the Lord. Forthe first tune we also had a guestpreacher's family from Indiana andthe preacher's wife is Marcia OhlHogg whom I knewas a girlgrowing up in Bloomsburg, PA.
PERSONAL NOTES

Now the race withthe calendar is on to get papers and exams marked and grades preparedbeforethe Easter convention. I preparedthird term syllabuses before our missionaryconference. Our neighborhood bank,whichat first was such a convenience, has now grown so congested (queues an hour long) that this month, since I was going downtown anyway, it was easier to do my businessat the downtownbank. Since I returned last July, I have paid for repairs to my old air-conditionertwice, but the gas has leaked out again withina couple weeks of repairso I guess it'sjust too oldto get all the leaks out. The hottesttime of year is uponus and will last until mid-May. I'lljust have to save up moneyand get a new one. I didn't use one for years, but feel I need it now. I thank the Lord for an unexpected personal gift that can go toward that. By the way, personal gifts can no longer
be sent through the mission.
PRAYER POWER:

Thank God for: a good missionary conference; successful completion of secondterm; another feculty house under roof at the new campus; protectionof the team who went to Agbatsivi;good attendanceand interest at the Bible Study I am currentlyteaching;the pleasureand companyprovided by feculty and staff childrenas they play in my house; feithful Christians who support Kingdom work around the world. PetitionGod for: grace to bear the hot weatherin good temper; a spiritually successful Easter convention; more personalevangelism done by Abeka Christian Churchas a result of a month of teachings; completion of travel preparations of manycoming in June, July, and Augustto help in various ways.
Gratefully and humbly yours,
Dorothy Eimson

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Barbara Barkes

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Elizabethton, TN 37643

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Volume 8, Issue 3

May, 2000

RECORD-BREAKING EASTER CONVENTION

Fascinating, thrilling, frustrating, and exhaustingour bi-annual Christian Church national Easter
convention was all of these. There were 1500registered adults plus 300 or more children. This is a camp

meeting with folks sleeping onthe floors of school classrooms and a community center. The missionaries and a few nationals slept in rest houses. Some people cooked their own food, but many bought food from vendors in the town adjacent to the school. Pit latrines dug by one of the local churches and bathing huts walled with heavy black plastic sheeting served these basic needs. The main sessions and some of the teaching sessions were held under rented canopies. The seating was rented plastic chairs. The nearby city is so sophisticated, they don't rent
out benches anymore! Some shade trees on the school grounds were also a big help.
The Program

After a Thursday evening prayer meeting, the convention began eachmorning with a dawn prayer

meeting from 5 to 6 a.m. (To be honest, the missionaries did not attend) At 8:30, the general service began with worship, offering and announcements. The latter were done in four languages, sometimes five. Then there were
two separate teaching sessions that closed at 12:30. Because of language, gender and age, there were 11
different groups going on at once.

Friday and Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m. there were workshops. These included a leadership workshop on giving; a Youth Bible Quiz won by Sunyani Christian Church, with Abeka coming in second; two workshops for S. S. teachers by Ron Rife and me (mine had 28 children's teachers in attendance); and two workshops on Family Planning, one for women and one for men. Connie Sheffler and Dr. Lydia Nyador
conducted those on Family Planning.

In the evening there was an outdoor evangelistic service in the adjacent town. This required the dismantling of all the lights, amplifiers and speakers, and instruments, and moving them to theopen space in the town For these services, only the local language was used in the sermon. Both preachers utilized some drama
along with preaching. Six souls were won through these services.

Simday morning service was mainly a worship time and communion service. Then one of our missionaries to
the North, William Darko, was ordained. There was also a lot of recognition of churches and leaders, planners and workers at the convention, and four "millennial awards" for long service to the convention. Christian Adjei and I received two of those. It's a long service, but a grand finish.
Innovations

Ourchildren's program was actually planned, with its own schedule of teachers, classes and lessons, visual aids and coloring pictures. About 175 children participated in three languages. I spent most of my time on that side. The children were wonderful to pick up a plastic chairand carry it on theirhead to the classroom and
back again.

Connie Sheffler and Doris Rife checked hundreds of blood pressures! It was very popular feature, and

they revealed a number whose BP was too high and were advised to see a doctor when they went home.
Travel troubles-

Even though most people had a wonderful time, there was some sorrow as well. Halfof one church group was delayed for many hours when a vehicle broke down. Even more heart breaking, a lady from the Yeji church gave birth to a baby on the way and when the placenta did not come out as it should, she died from the excessive bleeding before they could get her to a decent hospital. A second vehicle from the same church went
over a very steep embankment and rolled over twice when the driver lost control going down a hill. By the grace of God, no one died, but several were injured andthree or four women were hospitalized for the duration of the convention. Another church was stranded at the convention grounds for an extra 36 hours because their
driver didn't come for them until one of their members went back to the town and convinced him. He was afraid he wouldn't get paid.
Personal note-

Most of the time I caught rides back and forth to the rest house with other missionaries, as my young

friend Kwame was kept very busy running various errands in my truck for the convention. I was so tired at the end of each afternoon session that I did not go to the evening sessions. I am getting older! The Shefflers helped bring some of the equipment back to Accra on Monday morning. We broughtthe rest. The load was very high, so we just came slowly and steadily and arrived home safely at 2 p.m. It was a good convention, and I enjoyed helping to plan it, but I am also glad it's over. It contributes greatly to our sense of brotherhood and unity in the
Christian Churches, as well as increases the Bible teaching the members receive.
COLLEGE NOTES

We are now in the third and final term for this school year. How the year has flown. I will have only the

degree students for term paper writing class instead of all the first year students, so that makes my load a bit

lighter. Unfortunately, I am still finishing up second term exams and grades because convention preparation and a three-month turn teaching Thursday night Bible study put me behind. As far as the new campus is concerned, Kalbs' house is under roof but much interior finishing remains to be done. Manuel Adjei's house is receiving the wooden beams that will support the tile roof. Rifes' and Brights' foundation and floors are poured. Now the walls can begin to rise.
DEATH OF A CHRISTIAN BROTHER

Just four days before we left for the convention, the local (Abeka) church was shocked by the news that one of our deacons had died after being ill for only six days. He was not yet 50 and was the best educated of our mature men, being the deputy director of food and agriculture for the Accra area. As the Ghanaians told me,
"Death news travels fast." I was amazed at how the word spread by word of mouth and by telephone.

Immediately, people began to visit the home and express sympathy to the widow and the three children. Ever since, individuals and groups continue to visit, sing, pray and express their love. Not until we returned from the convention did we leam that he had died of typhoid fever. He will be buried on Saturday morning. May 20 after an evening service at the church on Friday.
We are all thankful that the extended family finally agreed to this, as they are not Christians.
^^TRINOPAL NOT TO HAVE SURGERY

As announced in a smaller letter, Christian Adjei decided to continue in his ministry at the college and in churches as long as he can, sustained by prayer, rest and massage, rather than take the chance of instant paralysis should anything go wrong in the decompression surgery or aftercare. We respect his decision. He has resumed teaching one class and the duties of being Principal.

NEXT TEACHER HEADED FOR LINCOLN SEMINARY

Mr. Nelson Ahlijah, a New Testament lecturer and accounts clerk, will be leaving for the U. S. just after mid-August to begin work on a Master's degree at Lincoln Christian Seminary. This is part of the conditions of service for teachers here at the college. His wife and four children will remain behind in Ghana.
PRAYER POWER Thank God for: a successful conference for Christian Churches missionaries in West Afiica here in

Ghana from April 3-8; a successftal Easter convention; that no one got sick when our one truck team spent a weekend reviving the Agbatsivi church even though the mosquitoes were unbelievable. Petition God for: grace to bear the continued hot and humid weather (it should change a little soon); a different preacher for the young Awoshie church; healing for senior student Hassan Izak who leads the Bethel Christian church but is suffering fi^om heart problems; good coordination and productive visits by ten different batches of -vdsitors romina Tnnp through August. Some are family some to teach in the short term course, and some to help at the new campus. Among the total will be two potential workers for Ghana. Thank God for you. Your love and support in all ways keep us going for the Lord.
Dorothy Eunson

East River Park Christian Church 1207 Broad Street

Elizabethton, TN 37643

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June 2000

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Dearest Friends,

SPIRITUAL AWARENESS WEEK

We just completed our Spiritual Awareness Week this morning. Our theme was "The Vibrant Church", and our guest speaker was Dr. Martin Robinson from the Churches ofChrist in Britain. He holds aposition in the United Bible Societies and was actually here on their behalf, but it was our blessing to be able to enjoy him also. He was an excellent
first visitor from his supporting churches. Itwas doubly nice that the two men are friends.
FUNERAL

speaker, the students enjoyed him and asked very intelligent questions. Brian Jennings was proud and happy to have the

The Abeka church planned and carried out aFriday evening service and aSaturday morning service and burial for our

the whole campus was full ofpeople on Saturday. Ifelt pity for the students who were trying to stady in Ae library because one ofthe loudspeakers was turned in that direction for the benefit ofthose who were sitting outside the chapel under canopies. It is impossible to describe all the details ofthe services. Iwas given the opportunity to lead three hymns at each ofthe services. The rest ofthe music was local choruses. One thing that struck me was how handsome the
women looked in their funeral attire - beautiful dresses in black, brown, red, or acombination. Yes, red is a funeral color here. Ifelt like aplain Jane in my dark blue street length dress. By Ghanaian standards, itwas afine occasion.
BUILDING CONTINUES

late Brother Nimako whose death I mentioned in the May newsletter. The attendance was very good on Friday night and

Kalbs plan to move to the new campus the second weekend ofJuly - before graduation! Ishall surely miss them as next door neighbors. The tile roof is on Manuel Adjei's house, and the Rifes' and Brights' houses are up to lintel level. The first batch ofworkers arrive July 30, so we bought some student mattresses for them to sleep on. Apopular butcher is going on vacation to Europe for July and August so Barbara Kalb and Iare putting in abig meat order before he leaves.
Let's pray the power stays on.
TWO CHURCH VISITS

Afew church members and Ipaid areturn visit in May to one ofthe village churches that is fairly new and is s^ggling to make its way against alot ofanimosity in the village. In June, we visited avillage church who said Ihad not visited them in eleven years. Ireminded them that there are some churches that Ihave never visited! There are just too many, praise
the Lord!

PRAYER POWER

THANK GOD FOR: agood school term that is almost at an end; adefusing ofatense situation between amissionary and the college board (THANKS, PRAYER PARTNERS); the safe arrival ofTai Bright to visit her parents; the arrival of
CBC student Josh Neal for an internship; the arrival ofBecki Williams, potential FAME nurse (as Iwrite this Josh and
new airconditioner for my home study; anexcellent Spiritual Awareness Week.

Becki are on atrip to the Northern churches with Enoch Nyador); rains and cooler weather; enough personal gifts to buy a
PETITION GOD FOR: health and strength for both students and teachers to finish all the end ofyear papers, projects and exams; aGod-honoring graduation on July 15; heavenly wisdom for the missionaries as they continue the AME restructure meetings; funds to build the second and third units ofthe multi-purpose (classroom )building and adormitory.
I give thanks tothe Lord for all ofyou. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
In Christian love,

Dorothy

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July 2000
Dear Friends in Christ,
Graduation Successful

On July 15 we had our usual grand, noisy graduation in the outdoor chapel of a nearby secondary school. A

majorchange was that starting tune was 11 a.m. instead of 2 p.m. As often happens, we startedthe processional withoutthe guest speakerand another guest representing the Ministry of Education, but theyjoined us on the platform whenthey arrived. There was a little trouble with the generator, so the congregation missedsome of the speaker'sexcellent message, but everything else went smoothly. SinceI don't fare well when deprived of food forlong hours, I was caught withpeanuts in mymouth when it wastimeto hand outthe Academic awards. Fortunately, I did not haveto do any talking, but people did notice that I was chewing! We graduated a total of 52 men and women in the four programswe are now running. We missionaries all went out to eat at a Chinese
restaurant that evening to celebrate.
Entrance Exams

We finished those this past weekaccepting 18 students for the three residential programs. That figure is very low, so that will be one ofthe prayer requests below. One fellow is firom Congo Klnshasha and has learned English since he came to Ghana five years ago.
New Campus and Visitors

Ki^bs moved onJuly 8^*^ asplanned, although carpenters continued to build closets afljsr Kalbs moved. I was mistaken inthe June letter: the first work crew firom Kentucky arrives July 23^^ not the 30^. The second batch arrives on the 30^ and the 3^** on August 7^.
Marge Perry and Rita Arnold arehere and did a special program for Abeka's Women's Fellowship last Tuesday. We had invited three sister congregations and had 65 in attendance. These ladies are relatives of
Connie Sheffler and will do mini-VBS's and another women's program in other congregations.

Several menare coming to teach in the August short-term course, includmg my brother-in-law, DonFay.
EMAIL WOES AND CEDI DEVALUATION

My email server was shut down for avoiding certain taxes. Ifit is notresolved soon, I will find a new server.

The cedi is worth only halfas much against the dollar as it was a year ago. Forthose ofus with dollar income,
it doesn'thurttoo badly, but for Ghanaians on fixed incomes it is devastating.
PRAYER POWER

THANK GOD FOR: completion of a good school year; the eighteen students accepted for the new year so far;

the purchase ofa Risograph for the college office, although it hasn't been cleared from harbor yet; American
Christians coming to help; a telephone for me, inherited from Kalbs - 011-233-21-227290. PETITION GOD FOR: more students for the September term; a goodAugust course; safetravel and a

productive time for Brian Jennings as he goes to the World Convention Churches ofChrist in Australia to represent British Churches and also the Restoration Movement work inWest Afiica; also a good term for him
teaching at Springdale College in England before returning to Ghana in January.

With heartfelt appreciation. Dorothy Eunson

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Volume 8, Issue 4

September, 2000
THE BEST LEADERSHIP RETREAT YET

This was a two day retreat for all kinds of leaders in the
Christian Churches brotherhood. They arrived on Monday, 24th July and were here at the college all day Tuesday and Wednesday. At the last minute someone

suggested we have name tags, so I hand-lettered them

on post board rectangles as the people registered on a table outside the chapel. They seemed to really enjoy wearing them. The total number registered was 117, a record, although some attended only a few hours. The first day was given over to the teaching on giving by Christian Adjei. This was a continuation of a workshop held at the Easter convention. The first evening was

free time or indoor games.

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Dorothy and two Christian brothers selling Bibles

COLLEGE RE-OPENED 11TH SEPTEMBER

The second day was a day of fasting,-filted-rt-ith pidyei, reports, and testimonies. Most of the time 1 was just a support person, doing registration and selling Bibles, baptismal certificates and other documents. At the end I attended one of the testimony and prayer sessions: to my surprise, English was one of the languages used, and I thoroughly enjoyed the session. The spirit of love and cooperation was very strong.

Since Nelson Ahlijah is at Lincoln Christian Seminary beginning work on his Master's degree, I was the only faculty member to supervise freshman orientation on the
morning of 11th September. Officers of the Student

The convention planning committee met the first of this month to evaluate the retreat. We already have tentative themes for next year's retreat and for the National

Council also helped, but I was exhausted by the time we finished at12:30. I am not a spring chicken, but rather the old gray mare. By 2:40 I was back in the chapel preparing for general registration. All the other faculty plus three of the wives were also present. We had some

Convention of 2002.
Convention.

We are also considering the

possibility of a Women's Retreat and a revival of a Youth

VISITORS IN ABUNDANCE

bottlenecks in the procedure which need to be changed before January, but we persevered and closed by 6 p.m. After a light supper. I sorted all the grade cards by class and professor, getting ready for the first day of classes the next morning. I began to put the names of first year students on book pockets for the library, but ran out of
steam at 9:30.

Our visitors began arriving at the very end of July and the last ones left on the 31st of August. These included three work teams who put in many long hours of hard work at the new campus. Four were guest teachers in
the short term course. Two ladies coducted some

women's programs and mini-V.B.S.'s in two congregations. The rest were my family! All the

We have now completed the first week of classes. We

have 29 students divided among the three full-time programs. Almost all of the returning students are back. As usual, It is hard to give an exact total; the last figure I
heard was 84. A big change for me is that the Academic

missionary families were kept busy keeping everyone fed and comfortable. The new campus workers slept on
foam mattresses on the floor.

Affairs Committee approved my plan to pay the salary myself of a part-time English teacher. I am not teaching that many hours, but am involved in so many extra things that mentally and emotionally I cannot free myself
for the library work. The college has hired one of our past graduates who recently completed a Master's

We are grateful for all of them, and I am especially thankful that some of my family came to visit. My sister Betsy and her husband Don Fay were here something
over two weeks. Don taught one week in the short term course. My brother Bill, his wife Gerri, and daughter

Degree in Korea to teach the Degree and Diploma

English to the first year students. I am so relieved. If that

had not happened, I would be marking English assignments right this minute! The first week is always hectic, but we have made it through. Next week should be a little easier. Plans are nearly complete for Prayer
Week, the third week of school.
JULY GRADUATION SUCCESSFUL

Erin were here longer than expected! Erin is a pilot for Continental Airlines, so they got special tickets and are always on stand-by. They got here all right on August 14, but all airlines were overbooked going out and even after buying business class tickets, the parents could not get out till the 31st. After much prayer and struggle, Erin was able to get out on the 21st by riding on the jump seat in the cockpit to London. Actually, after a couple
hours, they allowed her to sit in the cabin staff rest area.

All the visitors enjoyed the local church services, so different from the U. S. My family attended two or three

The college graduated a total of 52 students in four

different congregations. They also all attended an early

morning baby-naming ceremony. In addition, we strolled

different programs. As usual, it was a grand occasion, beginning for the first time at II a.m. instead of 2 p.m. A bit hard on the Americans who are used to eating three
meals a day. We missionaries treated ourselves at a

the neighborhood, visited a market, shopped for

souvenirs, went to see a famous slave trade castle, and

Chinese restaurant in the evening.

walked on a suspension footbridge high up in the canopy of the rain forest in a forest preserve. Even shopping In
our small local "supermarkets" was a new experience.

My family also met many of my co-workers and friends,

although all the names probably run together in their

minds.

PHONE, E-MAIL AND A/C ABSENT PROFESSORS

Brian Jennings is in Birmingham, England teaching his usual fall term at Birmingham Christian College.
Springdale College has become part of this new
institution. Brian attended the World Convention

227290. My original email server was closed down by

6:30 a.m. They tell us that service will improve by the end of September. It was necessary to suspend preparations to buy a new A/C for my study during August, but now I am working at it again. Our August
and early September weather has been marvelous.
PRAYER POWER

I have Inherited Kalbs' phone and number: 011-233-21-

the govemment. My new address is <deunson@ighmail.com> It is so overloaded that the best time for me to send messages is between 6 and

Churches ofChrist in Australia in August. He will return to Ghana Christian College In early January 2001.
on his Master's degree. Nelson also does accounts in

Nelson Ahlijah is at Lincoln Christian Seminary working

our Treasurer's office, so we have hired a part-time

acountant to fill the void.
NEW CAMPUS

THANK GOD FOR: a fine leadership retreat, good

August course, lots of wonderful visitors, and a smooth re-opening of the college; my continued good health, even though my strength is limited; an unexpected U. S. income tax refund; splendid friends, co-workers and helpers, both American and Ghanaian; final land
registration of
standing!

Bro. Manuel Adjei will move into his house by the end of this month, even if only two rooms are completely
school in that area and it Is now an inconvenience to live here in Abeka. The large central unit of the classroom building is under construction. Since it will be a two
Now the walls are going up. We thank the Lord for slow
but steady progress.
ABEKA CHURCH NEWS

done. He has already moved his young twin sons to a

land for the

Shefflers*

Christian

story section, just getting the foundations laid up to

ground level was a hugeJob. The visitors helped a lot.

Leadership Training Institute, adjacent to the new college campus; faithful supporters of many years'
PETITION GOD FOR: blessings of health and mental strength for Brian Jennings and Nelson Ahlijah as Nelson works on his Master's degree and Brian on his
Ph.D. in between teaching duties; comfort for Doris Rife and their family upon the death of Doris' mother, Hazel

Using teaching and craft materials kindly left for their use
by Connie Sheffler's visitors, ABeka Christian Church

teachers also held a three day V. B. S. On the third day

they had over 250 children. The C. E. Committee are already thinking of next year.

Singleton, in mid-September; good health and spiritual maturity for all students and teachers In the college;
wisdom for AME missionaries as we continue to work on

Five young mothers have had baby girls recently. One young lady had a baby boy, but sad to say the baby died. I was able to attend three of the baby-naming
ceremonies.

our mission structure and function; building permits for the Christian Leadership Training Institute; continued funds for the classroom building, the library and a
dormitory on the new campus.

God's blessings on all of you.

In the Joy of the Lord, Dorothy Eunson

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AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM

FOR CONTRIBUTORS AND PRAYER PARTNERS

Dear Friends in Christ,

GHANA'S ECONOMIC WOES

The cedi has continued to be devalued on the international market. It doesn't hurt those of us who have U.S.

dollar income, but isterribly difficult for those onfixed cedi incomes. Fortunately, the college is able to give the Ghanaian teachers quarterly salary adjustments that keep them afloat. Last weekend, some people could not get their money out oftiie bank because the banks were short ofcash. I think the situation is better this week.
COLLEGE NOTES

The college budget for the fiscal year that began 1^ August was finally finished on25^ October! Two ofus worked onsalaries and benefits and I did most ofthe rest of it myself. I warned that whoever complained
would get to do it himself next year.

Classes are going very well. Only the first year higher certificate class is really struggling. Their English skills
are not very good, so everything else is hard, too.

Our Prayer Week the third week of classes went very well. For the first time we did a Prayer Walk. It was a refireshing change, even though the time allowed for each station was too short. Our theme stressed intercessory
prayer. We are now planning Mission Emphasis Week for next term.
GHANA ELECTIONS

Presidential elections will be held here on 8^ December. This is a very critical year since the outgoing
president, in addition to histwo constitutional terms of four years each, governed thecountry for eleven years before that as a military ruler. Please pray for elections here as youpray for the U.S. elections.
NEW CAMPUS

Manuel Adjei, office manager and O.T. professor, moved to the new campus with his wife and four children

to have some fiimiture made to help fill itup. The Bri^ts will move out there before Christmas. ANorwegian
businessman is lending the college some important forms thatare needed to pour thefloor of the second story of the center section of the classroom block. TTiis is a bigblessing. Please pray for the safety of the workers andthe residents. There are scorpions andgreen mambas thatall must
be on the alert for.
CHURCH NOTES

about two weeks after school began in September. They areenjoying their lovely new home although they had

Abeka'sdaughter church at Awoshie is moving forward toward standing on theirownfeet. They chose their own new minister (a tent-making ministry), and will see how well they can manage on their own offerings for the rest of the calendar year. As I typethis, theyare in the middle of a three-night outdoor crusade with lost of

help fi*om Abeka, the missionaries, liie Jesus' film and avisiting U.S. preacher. The first night saw 21 people
respond to the invitation. Praise the Lord.

My visiting teamvisited a new church at a village called Dwenase in October. It wasplanted in conjunction with a FAME clmic. Something very unusual happened after church. We paid a courtesy call on the localchief and he gaveus a small gift of money since he had no refi*eshments to give! We ate our picnic lunchon the
verandah of the clinic and the nursing assistant checked our BP's.

One of the Accracity congregations is trying their best to buy a piece of land for a permanent home. At least three other Accra area churches, including Abeka, will take up special offerings on Sunday, Nov. 12, to help them get the down payment before the deadline. May the Lord bless them for sharing.
THANK GOD FOR: new campus progress; continuing health; six baptisms recently at Abeka; Enoch Nyador's good visits in U.S. churches and his safe return to Ghana; my new study air-conditioner; a visit from Deaf Missions' Vicki Drummond and Debbie Klahn and Debbie's Dad, Bill. PETITION GOD FOR: Peaceful election in Ghana of God-fearing men; more strength and wisdom for our work; full recovery of Christian Adjei's wife Agnes after recent surgery; productivity as well as rest during our
month off from classes in December.

In His love, Dorothy Eunson

December, 2000

AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM

FOR CONTRIBUTORS AND PRAYER PARTNERS
Dear Friends in Christ,

participatmg in our Christmas Eve Carols Night and Children's program and then ajoint dinner with the other missionaries on Christmas Day. May your celebrations be Christ-honoring and joyful.

Merry Christmas and aHappy New Year with no Y2K problems. I still have my jeni can with 5gallons of diesel fuel from last year. Is there an expiration date? Lord willing, I will be attending aregional Christmas convention, enjoying having parties for the faculty and staff children with other missionary women,

BLESSED HOLIDAY GREETINGS

please forgive me. Make that change NOW before you forget.

Please revert to this address: deunson@ame-gccs.org. If I gave a few of you .com in the last couple weeks,
WE'RE ON BREAK!

An earlier server who gave me good service is backonline.

EMAIL CHANGE-AGAIN!

know ifIhave mentioned that Iam on the latter committee as long as library design is being discussed.
COLLEGE TO BUILD TRANSCEIVER TOWER

Convention planning last Friday, missionary meeting Saturday, and Relocation Committee tomorrow. I do not

Lots of paper marking, grade figuring, and syllabi preparation lies ahead of us. And always lots of meetings:

Our new campus is beyond the reach of the regular phone system and mobile phones are not reliable at all. In order to have stable email and Internet service for families and for the library in future, we have committed owselves to build the tower and purchase the equipment necessary to make this possible. There is an excellent

chance that we can recoup some of our investment by lettmg others pay for the privilege of usmg our tower.
CHURCHES NEED TO BUY LAND

There are two other Bible Colleges inthe area and a third one under construction.

Accra rmsed 1/3 ofthe cost of 11/2 plots by themselves. With the help of the other churches and personal gifts from missionaries, they passed the halfway mark. But the equivalent of$1920 is needed to finish paying for the land. They meet in agovernment school and the local governing authority is putting more and more pressure on
because the cedi continues to devalue and the owners raise the price faster than the churches can raise the money. Smce I am helping the college raise the money for the Library/Administration building and since each ofus has agreed to raise up to $3500 to pay for the radio tower and equipment, Ihesitate to ask for more. But it
church buy land for apermanent home, send itto Mrs. Barkes, ear-marked CHURCH LAND PURCHASE.

We missionaries have often talked of the need to help churches buy land, especially those in urban areas because they cannot survive in the long run without property of their own. Recently, one of the churches in

meet their target ofbuying two plots. Achurch in asmaller town needs $500. Sometimes they get discouraged

churches to pay unafifordable rent for such a privilege. Another church in the Tema urban area needs $2000 to

is Kingdom business, so I present the need to you. If the King touches your hearts and you wish to help a

each other and with FAME; faithful supporters for African Mission Evangelism and its work through Ghana
PETITION GOD FOR: Healing for the Principal's vdfe Agnes, who has been hospitalized with heart failure; strength for the Principal, Christian Adjei, who is also burying his father on the 9th and who, as the oldest son, has an important role to play in what may be adifficult settlement of the father's estate. Safe and happy visit to
peider who are coming again to help on the new campus; strength and health and safety for all here and there
m U. S. during the holidays.
Love in Christ,

THANK GOD FOR: a good term; a new A/C for the principal's office, teamwork ofAccra missionaries with

ChnstianCollege for many years.

Gh^a by Nancy Hostetter, former missionary, to her children and grandchildren; safe travel for Irvin and Lena

Dorothy Eunson, Ghana Christian College