January !?

I986

Dear Btionds in C>^rist,

We thank you most sincerely for sharing with us for the Lord's work in Ghana during the past six months. As you study the financial report

for the last half of 1985, you will see that only $6,000.00 wont to
African Mssion Evangelism and that was to take care of the retroactive

payments to begin the retirement program for Cv,ristian Adjei and Joseph Nsiah, faculty members of G^ana Christian Cnllege. It did not go for the
running of the collegc in Ghana, This year the college has been supported

by some G]^anian gifts (enough to pay cedi salary of the new Gvianian
woman teacher and the new public relations officer - praise the Lordi),
the gifts received from churches wh? send them directly to African flission Eyangelism through a different forwarding agents and, to a large degree, by funds forwarded to the collegc by another missionary. The funds that
come to me were accumulated to start the retirement program, and to purchase a new vehicle for my use and general college use when I return

in July. It will probably c )ast close to $15000,00 to put such a vehicle on the r'^ad, partly because of the 35^ dutyl The accumulated funds
will als-^ pay my plane ticket, shipping costs, and for equipment and supplies that I am just beginning to shop for. In addition t~ what shows

on this report, we have $11,000.00 in a special account for Christian

Adjei*s graduate education this year. Please do not be deceived into thinking that we have plenty of money so you

can ease up your comjnitment to us and help someone else, I^e accumulated funds
can melt like snow in July with the expenses coming up in the next six months. In August, the Co.uch family will terminate their years of excellent service in Ghana. Within a few months of their departure, the college will lose a very sizeable portion of its present support. At that time, we will need extra support, not less. Please remain faithful as you have in the past, and if you can increase your giving, do so.

Any group that is willin;;: to send their money directly to African Mission Evangelism thr'^ugh Pat Metz will add to our financial stability, so tha.t
wo do not have these crises when individual missionaries leave the field,

(l do not have any plans to leave the work of Ghana Christian C-^llege.)
As Barbara always tells you, if you have any questions about finances, please get in touch with her or vrith mo. We can also explain more about what Pat Metz
does and give you her address if you are interested. We appreciate your concern
so very much and thank God f-.'-r you.
Most sincerely,

Dorothy Ghana Ghid-stian College

Ffiisryery 5.) 1935

FOH 7m cohtb:bjtors

Dear FX*leade in Christ It ms ny prtrilec^ t sbre tb Ohans in D^ceaber aad Jesusry with va cdngrefatidns, sevaa \t9&9B.^s r.nd sis ehildrea*s servlcet. Ae planneS, I spent inf.fiih my pareats ia Deceabore
It aaowed five tises in tvo v9l aac^ had (d vbite Christi^is*

Thtt thelo|^y elaas was edspXoted In <sarly Ceceabdr*

la J^aaa^,

tfaea X besaa sbeppiBi^, gs^therins lxif>r&^tlda ptErskasos t b<i oada, aad at last X (^9t back weirk an the bscl^ piircjact. I writo agein, I cxpocfc to ha^o paid th mney to order th laew

truck for Gbaaa*

Ti duty vslll b 35?S

X aa bolpicf t'* uako arras-geaonta for C^rieti&a'c etmy at CBS for

Atttdy. Although he doeaaH have the 8oe$aary X-SO to apply fr a 'rlaa, wo hepo ho will arrive ooao tiao in April a be ^a h&vo a fow weeks" root before the ri|^r 9t gr&d^^t9 (ich&9?. He will stay with y sietor is PoaasylTfiaia duriai^ th^ee wooko*

ChristiSB wrato that sineo both tho Aserleaa CIA oaployoo aad bar
Ohaaalaa boyfriend wore coavictod of jspyia^ by the U 3 the Qhaoa gevernneat h&s required all iaotitsiti^nei eapleyia^ exp<atriatos t fill dut fdras oa who they ars, whcit tb<9y ere doiagf, aad how lag they iatoad to stay* Bo doea*t aaticlp&to aay tr<sttbla fer the
colloge at a31
The Chriat^.aB ch^ehoc ia Qb:aa bad thoir afiaoal Cbristnaa odBVoatioa

froB Deeoabor 19 to 23* 0'ji9 ^sreacbor wrote that there wero noro rbfii-r reiQr&aented tbaa over before bat that i@ all I bave heard*
prjTiZ.e^o- 1 had during i^Dsmry was to tsach m sd&sSoa f^ t:>r6 Wodaday alg^hts hero ia isy liviag llak chay^b First Christian
Ohareh of Orl&ado.

Tbaak yov for your prayers asid fiaaaciel support

& dep&rtaro date es Jtaly !

Hw that we aro

wtll in*to 1?86, T f^ol cs if I am ?b tho tose strotcjL ijaiiag

1 wi:i bo "n the roa<! oBt f Orinada fraa Hnrch 1
Httil will also bo forwarded fros ay CrMado a^iross*
. j' -

April 9

F^offl ^to till the eacl of Kay I vill be ba^od at ay ^^reats* hofflo: 59^ S. Socflad Street, Blooaaburg, PA 17315* (71?) 7S^-3259
Sincerely,
Dorothy
Oth&uR Chriatiaa Cbur^b

March 6^ 1936
FOR THE CONTRIBUTORS

Dear Friends in Christ,

Now I ao "on the road". My last letter was a little confusing^ From

April 9 to at least May ^ or 6 1 will be in Blooiasburg, Pa. at the address

given in the April letter. Before and after tliose dates, First Christian Church of Orlando or for^'ra.rding agent, Mrs. Tom Barkes in Joppa, Jte-ryland, can get in touch vdth rae on a daily basis In Febriiary and on the first Sunday in >fe.rch I spoke in nine Florida churches plus one women's ^roupo At one of the ?aith-Promise rallies, I was given an opportunity to speak to an all-men's group. I hope they don't regret it.

Some progress was aade on the book project for the college and another order over fifty books was prepared before I left Orlando. There are hundreds of L3.brary of Congress cards traveling around with ae, waiting for their headings to be typed. Ihe typewriter is travelijig with me, too.
Gifts of used clothing are Increasing. Long-sleeved sen's shirts are O.K. Ebccuse us, please, but we do not want to pay shipping and possible duty on

noticeably stained clothing. I aa collecting only men's shirts and women's

blouses.

Thirty-five new filmstrips have been purchased and both new and old hyanbooks. I aa still waiting for a final "w&jfit" list from the college. Ihere is a double cab pickup with four wheel drive in stock in Ghana? We are in the process of confiraing the exact place to send the money for it#

Christian Adjei has received the all-iwportant 1-20 from Cincinnati Bible
Seminary and has applied for his U.S. visa. A very important letter fro;^ a Canadian recruit was lost betvresn Cnanda and Ghana. That has caused delay and iimiecessarj' disappointnent. Please pray
for those concerrjed.

Jeff and Sherrie are completing their proparations for an April return to Ghana. Pray for theiu, tooe

May God bless you. Your faithful gifts enable the work in G^na and preparations
here to continue, and my visits with you match friendly faces and loving hearts
to the gifts and prayers.

Sincerely,
Dorothy Ghana Christian College

April 22, X93

TH ca^na mmysis Dajc frlernS# in

l ord has opened thft w*y for we to .^peak vlth diffitrent groups^ sjiice X Iftftt wrotA. On* cf those w&s my mater^ Hllll^en CoIlg Aititc sr>^nding auch of the year in FloridA, aince KarcSi I have ten In Tennfase %*irglnla, Ohlol^ Maryland, arvd Pennsylvania on behaJf of th
week G-:^ has blesse<) aw wltfi *>iny new frlemta to to a sbundanc

of eld friends relatives* Xt Iji a )oy to visit the* alan^ the way. T^{ey also help tn the wvjrk by keeping a for freI C>r.c of the io3t 3Kcltiyy3 tMngs that happened fchis sont)} *ftft Christian A-fijel's April 9 axri^ai frcai Si^ana, Ky sister t^4(. a day cf an^i druvw w to Nsw Yctr*. tc pic35 hi up* It w&a wonderful to this 4!nr brntrrfpr In Christ ^maln* H looiit thin ^tucl itry| car of tnm C50&X^ and 5-htf chUircheB is a hstir^ iwrden. He rteserre* thi uncsrt rt b^ar* sume.r schoolobe^irui or Ka'/ fie has just learnt that h* to
rea'l three cc*Bcntr5P cr KsrT:.eti'2f\ bf'i>re school, eo the ter>i lo cTJAllfied, He has already pj.-*t,!ached. twice in swpporttri'5 churcivea^ Christ.;ri and I drove be Ric>or.tf, V, lttt wuMte for an ,lap<wrtant dt-

ci>sslcrj concferning tne Kingdom ir: Ghana with Dirfc^ iind Sii^rtic HoK*tftter and Carl Btidges, Th<2n ois April 16, Jeff arid Shcrris aax^ their t^xee cfdldxett left the IK S, to return to Ghannj>2ri*y for tfwiir
resettlent and the establishment of their extnsicn VDrk in Simyttil*

R.n and ticiris Rife, former co-^irt:er9, are aiakiug ^|o<4 pro^resie oc thelt plan.s to spend the evmmer In fihana tft^^lng and coriiuccArig an eva,;wtl^ study of the college In prpaj:atJ.cm fca: fvtUE ^vxrttdltatl&a*

Carx?;. :iwect, yoiu^g man ..trodylnT at Cinciii-tnaU Christian College, i pljjV:!mj to the yt^ar of 196? as an wi^-h vTeff rostttftr He oi)r prayers arv? fincours^ewftnt in his necessaiy preparation#*
Barbara Baiice^ is in the ^.cceaa 2f transferrlr^i tlie fr>d ti.> pay a v.i-^ <tcybl*r cab pj.fjtrupl I wu c*^nsi^5Lr Lng a four whyel drive feut hav* stnot dc.^^r^er^ th-it. *e ne^ the*: -ssKtr^ ifcr.>ey i'or other th5,picj#. It K:y be th,-refr to fl j wonthyB be-^!-ia:-s nfv? orcJer is fllied In Gh4tei

The college faculty ha^ sent a pj:tiel two year iX30k ocam- th^t catees ttt ne^rjy S4^0(X)ao at retail prices- Florltia Chtistlan Co11k; is h"tpln^
us with t;ie ordftrlr.g so th-'t vm Cfcn benefit frort' their clistwnt.

My pre.ent address is 596 fc. Second Street, Blocfitxii"y,

(717) 7o4-3;?'>9

17615.

Fhcsv?
I

ii X aw not hwre, sey ttotVier k/icws ^here to resn^

wi,.l be bocX In Orlando ;^y Junw

j

tc gr-t r3dy tnr a JVly 'I

Tn Hi? c>enric.

Ghana y Thank you for your prayers and icinc?!>ess^

'

Dorothy Ghana C3f\ristlftn Collope

DIRECT MAIL TO:

FORWARD AGENT:

NEWSLETTER:

Miss Dorothy Eunson

596 E. Second St.

Mrs. Tom Barkes

662 Golf Course Drive

Mrs. Judy Tobin

First Christian Church

Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Elizabethton, TN 37643

2565 E. Kaley Ave.

Orlando, FL 32806

DOROTHY EUNSON NEWSLETTER

Vol. 4, No. 14
Dear Christian Friends,

May, 1986

I am writing this in late April in Pennsylvania.

Yesterday I cleared an inch of

snow off my car before I left the house, but I'm sure spring is coming!

January and February were filled with lots of speaking in Florida churches and once at Florida Christian College. Lwas also ahle_-to^9et bacLJLo my book project for our Ghana Christian College library. More new books were ordered and

more Library of Congress cards ordered. Several persons at Florida Christian College are helping us with our book orders. Now, in Pennsylvania, a friend in
the church is helping to complete many of the LC cards.

In March, my out-of-Florida trip began and took me to Tennessee, Virginia, Ohio, Maryland and Pennsylvania for speaking on the college and related work in Ghana. It was a blessing to be able to visit friends, relatives, former co-workers, and families of present co-workers along the way. These visits took me into additional states. Praying the Lord would use me to challenge young people, I visited and spoke at Milligan College and Eastern Christian College, too. I stopped by

Cincinnati Bible Seminary to check some of the arrangements for Christian Adjei's stay there and also talked to Darris Sweet. Darris is in his sophomore year at

CBS and has been approved by our stateside non-profit group and by the GCC board in Ghana to come to Ghana in 1987 (January) for a one year internship under the
supervision of Jeff Hostetter.
can.

Pray for Darris and encourage him in any way you

I arrived in Pennsylvania the day before Christian Adjei was to arrive in New York. My sister took a day off from teaching and drove with me to Kennedy Airport to pick him up. That was my first experience with New York driving and it wasn't too bad. It was so good to see Christian after a year and a half! He is thin and weary and deserves this short rest before summer school begins. On the way home from New York, we drove through some snow flurries, but fortunately none lay.

Christian brought all kinds of letters and news with him. Between the very heavy work load on all the college teachers plus a deteriorating postal situation, our communication has been spotty at best for the last six months or more. He told me of the fine first year class that likes to bring illustrations from physics and
economics into the classroom discussions... of converts won in three new locations

but no one yet raised up to provide ongoing leadership... of a large well-attended Christmas convention accompanied by renewed requests for material help from the mission and unfavorable comparison with another Christian church missionary who does pay a preacher in Ghana... of a recent graduate who is doing very well with a new church and classes he hopes will turn into a college extension... of the Public Relation Officer's going on extended leave but the work of challenging churches in Ghana to support the college being undertaken by the Senior Prefect and an administrative assistant... of many church victories, headaches and heart aches. Pray especially for the churches during Christian's absence from Ghana.
He will be here until after Christmas this year.

Christian and I drove to Richmond, Virginia on April 14th for some discussions with Jeff and Sherrie Hostetter, Dick Hostetter and Carl Bridges. We also said farewell
to Jeff and Sherrie, who left on the 16th for their second term in Ghana.
and that of their three children.

Pray for

their resettlement and the clearing of all their goods and for their good health
In January there was another devaluation of the Ghanaian cedi to 90:1 against the
dollar. Prices soon rise to match the new rates and local salaries lag behind.

The government set fifteen cedis as the price of an overseas letter, but postal workers refused to process the letters unless the customer paid thirty cedis because the government did not have enough money to meet new salary schedules they
themselves set.

2 -

The facualty sent me a two year text book order that totals over $4,000.00 list

prices.

Again, Florida Christian College is doing the ordering for us and that

will save us a lot.

The money for a new double cab pickup for my use is being transferred by my for
warding agent. It may take three to five months for the order to be filled in

Ghana.

I hope we really do get the red one we have ordered.

A very exciting piece of news from Ghana is the opportunity to buy a multi-unit, one-story house near the college. We have seen the need for many months, but there was nothing available in a heavily populated neighborhood. Now the Lord has provided one. WE NEED A $10,000.00 DOWN PAYMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I hesi

tate to ask for more money when many churches have helped this year for my neces sary return expenses, but we do need this building for dormitory space and living quarters for staff and faculty. Any help that .you can give will help us reach this goal. Perhaps some of you who get this newsletter but who have not helped for a while individually or through your church could do so now. If you decide to send a special gift, mark it NEW HOUSE. It is not a new building, but new to us. We do not have the money now, so this is a step in faith.

Our greatest need for used clothing is men's shirts, medium and small, especially long-sleeved. You may send them to First Christian Church, 2565 E. Kaley Avenue,
Orlando, Florida 32806 by June 1st.

Enoch Nyador will graduate from Emmanuel School of Religion June 1st. His wife Lydia had their first child, a baby girl, on March 3rd in Leningrad. Enoch and Lydia are finding their separation far more difficult than they dreamed. If Enoch can obtain a scholarship to study in Russia, he will join his wife and child for three years until Lydia finishes her medical training. Pray for this young

Christian couple as they face critical decisions, and pray for us in the college. If Enoch does not join the faculty in September, we shall be very shorthanded.
Ron and Doris Rife are making progress on their plans to serve in Ghana from midJune to mid-August. David Kalb has delayed his trip till September. He expects to do intensive teaching for a month.
Christian Adjei has preached twice in supporting churches and has flown to Ohio this weekend to represent the college in a Faith Promise rally. He has also bor rowed two commentaries on Revelation so he can begin preparation for his first summer school class. We both had our eyes checked for new bi-focals last week.

I am still finalizing orders and working on other paperwork, including an appli

cation for a new visa to Ghana. Christian and I will leave for Cincinnati on

May 8th or 9th. After several more speaking dates, I will attend Enoch's gradua tion on June 1st and be back in Orlando by June 5th. My target date for leaving the U. S. is July 1st. Please pray for my strength and wisdom.

After seventeen years, my forwarding agent will have a change of address. AFTER JUNE 15th, her location will be Mrs. Tom Barkes, 662 Golf Course Drive, Elizabethton,
Tennessee 37643.

Thank you for your loving support. Please pray for the Christians in Ghana that they may stand firm against spiritual wickedness.
In His service,

Dorothy

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2565 E. Kaley Avenue

Orlando, Florida 32806

Non-Profit Org. U. S. Postage

PAID Orlando, Florida
Permit No. 3081

DOROTHY EUNSON NEWSLETTER

Vol. 4, No. 14

Address Correction Requested

HORIZONS
P. 0. BOX 2427

MISSIONS SERV,
TN 37901

KNOXVILLE

Juna 6, 1956

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June 23, 1986

Dear Friends,

Just a note to let you know of my departure time and place so you can send letters, tapes, etc. with me 'If you like. I am using an electric typewriter, so there may be more mistakes
than usual

I leave Orlaho the morning of July 5

If you have any questions

Home (305)

about what you can send, call me here before thati

brother's home in Tn after that and leave from there July 8,

I meet Pat Metz in JFK airport that day and we leave for Ghanat. So you'd better get your mail to Tn by July 7 at the latest.
Mr David Eanson

855-6952 or at the church (305) 898-IOOI.

I will be at my

826 No Main St.

Erwin, Tn 37650
For those of you who will be at the NACC, please note the Invlrtation to participate in the presentation of the flags of the

nations on Sunday, July 6.

Christian wi31 be there with the Carl Bridges family. They will be stayl\ng in Martinsville, In and the phone number is

(317) 3^2-8898 if you don't run into them and want to make an
appointment.to meet somewhere.
Christian is at CBS until the NACCc He cannot telephone out

except by calling collect.

I believe he would appreciate hearing

c/o Doris Adjei, P. Oo Box 7^0737# Houston, TX 7727^ until

August 25 when he returns to CBS.

from some of you.

(713) 933-1386.

(513) 2^4-8290.

After the NACC, he will be at

His phone in TX will be

Pat and I expect to go up to . Sunyani with Rifes to visit Jeff and Sherrie, so if those of you concerned would like to send special things for their birthdays, you can. They might be a little late. And Fred and Joyce, did you niss Rifes' departure? If so, you might have something for David*s birthday. By the way, the academic hood arrived. It had a slight case of ringaround the collar, so we have sent i t to the cleaners.
needs of GCC.

(The

Hostetter birthdays upcoming are Jeff's and Jeremiah's.) Please pray for our safe travel and for the financial and staffing
Hope to hear from you when we get to Ghana, and you will certainly
hear from us.

Sincerely,

in Christ,

Dorothy
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d. 'lyyttC-A-

LcA Qxj^X^ ^ S '

MISSIONARIES INVITED TO JOIN IN FLAG PRESENTATION AT INDIANAPOLIS All missionaries, their families and forwarding agents and loyal supporters are
invited and ENCOURAGED to come to HALL E at the Southwest corner of the Indiana

Convention Center and Hoosier Dome at U:30 p.m., Sunday, July 6, and join in the

pageantry of presenting the flags

of the

NATIONS

and STATES

as the 5:00 p.m.

COMMUNION SERVICE begins.

hundred people.

Seating will

be reserved on the main floor near the

platform and very nearby 9for those who can't walk far or climb steps) for several

PLEASE don't disappoint your brethren. PLEASE help us make this an impact for
God's people. The media is very interested in this visible demonstration of the strength
of our works for God.

United

States

ministries

of evangelism,

education

and

benevolence,

etc.,

are

ENCOURAGED to be in the group. If you are in the exhibit area with a boothyou are wanted and welcome in this parade. IT WILL BE YOUR CLOSEST ROUTE TO A GOOD
SEAT FOR THE SERVICE VIA THE AIR LOCK DOORS. Please bring your family and

even loyal supporters. We need a crowd of over 1,500 people to make a dent in the
visual effect of this demonstration of strength in the Lord's army of workers.
REMEMBER, SUNDAY, JULY 6, U:30 p.m. IN HALL E.
4.4. + + **4.4. 4.-I.J.xa. .. .... u. X X *

BE THERE!!!!!
- ... u. u. a.

July 23, 1986

FOR THE CONTRIBUTORS

Dear Friends in Christ,

This is my first letter of my fifth term in Ghana. Praise the Lord for our safe arrival on July 9. I write "our" because Pat Metz, Sec.-Treas. of African Mission Evangelism ( our stateside non-Crpfit corporation) came with me for a two week visit. There were about ten Christian Ghanaian friends at the airport, as well as Joseph Nsiah, Acting Principal in Christianas absence, and the Hostetters, Rifes, Couches and Fultons.- It was really exciting to see them all again. Every day has been filled to the brim. We visited the last regular chapel service of the college and were thrilled to see the 44 students of the curreent year Pat heard her first Ghanaian music and saw them dance to praise the Lord. The same day we went grocery shopping and marveled at the abundance of local and imported goods - more than I have seen for more than eight years. Since this is a one page letter, I can only say briefly that we participated in a couple meetings concerning the work of the college; made a quick trip to the beach to collect shellsj attended Abeka Christian Church here where we live in the city the first Sunday; drove with Hostetters to Sunyani, stayed with them a day and came back the third day on a public bus; attended a reception for us sponsored by the college Board of Governors; enjoyed the closing communion service of the college faculty, staff and student body; attended the studentsponsored end of-year-party; attended (and Pat took part in) the twentieth graduationC!) of GCC; visited Akramang Christian Church in a village 20 miles from here the second Sunday; visited two ancient castles, the dam that produces our electricity and a game park (baboons only); went to a Board farewell party for Pat and the Couches; attended a ladies Bible Study and took a quick tour of the small museum in town. We squeezed a few other activities in, but at least you can see it's been a full two weeks to give Pat a complete taste of Ghana, She is returning to the States this evening. Enoch Nyador was unable to work out any way to stay in Russia for the next three years, although he was able to make it to Leningrad and help Lydia while she finished her year's studies. They are in Ghana now. The faculty and Enoch have agreed to terms for him to teach in the college. Lydia will return to Leningrad the end of August, leaving their beautiful baby daughter with her sister here in Ghana. Pray for this young couple in their agonizing ^
.separation^/

Coretha Fulton is expecting a child in November and because she is in a high risk group for C-section, the family will be coming home in August and will not be returning to Ghana. Please pray for their financial needs and the challanges
of resettlement in the U.S.

There is much more to be decided before Couches leave for a 5-month furlough on July 23, but I will share those next month. Thank you for the wonderful furlough year and the generous help you gave me, especially those of First Christian, Orlando through all phases of packing for shipping. I will pray for all of you and please continue to pray for my readjustment to Ghana, acceptance of the changes, and preparation for a heavy teaching load in September. Thank you for your prayers about our staffing situation. Love, Dorothy

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DOROTHY EUNSON NEWSLETTER

Vol. 5, No. 1 Dear Christian Friends,

September, 1986

It is with pleasure that I write to you once again from Ghana after an absence of two years. I arrived here with Pat Metz on July 9 after a long but uneventful flight. We were met by the Couches, Rifes, Fultons, and Hostetters and about a dozen Ghanaian friends from the local church. Three of the men had gotten permission to come into the luggage area, so getting through customs with heavy suitcases was much easier than
usual.

Our first two weeks were spent trying to help Pat see as much of Ghana and of our work here as possible. After serving as forwarding agent for Ghana Christian College for seven years, she was getting a firsthand look. We visited the last regular chapel service of the college and thrilled to the sound of 44 strong, young voices singing
Ghanaian praises to the Lord. Joseph Nsiah preached a fine sermon.

That very afternoon Sherrie Hostetter took us grocery shopping downtown. We had not even bothered to shop downtown for several years before I left because there was nothing there. Even though I had been told about it, the reality of seeing numerous stores, shops and kiosks full of goods of all kinds was amazing. The prices are not too bad if you convert them into dollar values, but in this economy, where the mini mum wage per day is the equivalent of one dollar, they are high. A small box of soap powder is $2.00 and an egg is about .15(t (much better than the .50(t of several years ago). Spare parts and gasoline are also more plentiful. That has increased the den sity of traffic so that trips to town are necessarily slow and arduous as you usually have to search for parking places and watch out for unusual driving habits!
Our first Sunday we worshipped with Abeka Christian Church. How

Christians here again, seeing how they have grown and changed, and seeing new faces. I also noticed there are a number of ol*d fac6s missing, but as time goes by, we will learn what has happened to them and maybe help to revive some. The worship services are held in the half-completed chapel. It is very spacious, but lacks many finish ing touches. There are no outside doors. A roof damaged in a windstorm has not been repaired. The side extensions have only the roughest of concrete floors. There

is one fan above the pulpit to save the leaders from some misery in the heat (it's
not hot yet). We are grateful for a roof, even a damaged one, over our heads, but we long for the day when funds will permit us to make it a little more convenient and
attractive.

Jeff and Sherrie Hostetter had been in Accra for a vacation, so Pat and I rode with

them back to Sunyani.

We got to see their home, the garage converted into an office/

We took a government bus

church resource center, and meet some of their friends.

back to Accra. For the six hour trip we sat on jump seats that fold across the aisle. Since we were right at the front, we had to shift our bags, fold up our seats, and
find a place to stand every time someone else wanted on or off.

The Board of the college sponsored a reception for Pat and me. There were some short speeches and refreshments. The Board has also started having farewell parties for those leaving. With us coming, and then Pat, Couches, Fultons and Rifes all leaving within a month, it has been a very social time. We also attended the student-sponsored
end-of-school party, complete with rice and goat stew.

Graduation was a big day. I helped the other faculty finish figuring and recording grade point averages and in the afternoon was the ceremony itself. For once every one was seated under one roof. Ron Rife was the main speaker and held the audience's attention very well. There were several visiting musical groups and it was a very happy occasion for the four graduates. The missionaries had their own celebration in the evening over pizza.
Pat, Ron Rife and I visited one of the village churches our second Sunday. There are five or six young men who share the leadership. They have made good progress on con structing a new concrete block building for worship. They still lack doors and a

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roof, so they usually use their old, tiny mud-walled, thatched shelter. When they dance, the line moves outside the shelter for more freedom of movement. Everything was done in good order, but it was unusual to have several people slapping others in order to kill some very large, annoying flies. One of the leaders was slapped right on the seat of his pants. The church fed us after the service and Pat had her first try at eating with her hand.
Pat also got to collect shells from the beach, visit two of the oldest castle-forts

on the coast, tour the hydro-electric plant at the Akosombo dam, and drive through a game park where the main attraction is baboons. She also participated in some prayer and planning meetings. She returned home July 23 with a lot of memories we pray will
make her volunteer service more meaningful.

The weeks since Pat's departure have been full of meetings of all kinds to plan for everyone's departure (Couches, Rifes, and lastly Fultons), for the coming school year and also for the future of the college. As I wrote earlier, the college is bursting at the seams of its physical facilities and financial support. Since the piece of
property with housing facilities already on it is so well-suited to our most immediate

needs and was offered at such a reasonable price (according to our lawyer), we have gone ahead on faith and made a down payment and floated a loan in Ghana to pay for the rest. We thank and praise the Lord that the Blcomsburg, PA Church of Christ is going to raise $5000.00 to help with this land purchase. This will enable us to make payments on the loan for about six months. We will have 18 more payments after that and will need lots of help from God's people. The payments are $800. monthly and the most we can squeeze out of our present bare-bones budget is $200. monthly. WILL YOU
HELP?

The college Board in Ghana is also trying to help.

up and will purchase Rick Fulton's truck.

A transport business is being set

One-third of the income from the business

will be used for expenses, one-third will be laid aside for replacement capital, and
one-third will be given to the college for its work. It will be several more months before this is in full swing. The public relations office continues its mission of

challenging local Christians and churches to support the college, although its act
ivity is reduced until David Couch's return in January.

In a discussion of facilities and budgets, we never lose sight of the purpose behind
lt_alJLr:^aivitia tn. CJirist.iait-men_and-WQmeii-of good. snunH Rihlo pdura-

tion and leadership training. We are expecting a student body of over 50 this month another new record. Eight of them wil> be housed in the former library. That room is needed as a classroom, but until the new property is free of its present tenants,
it will have to serve as a dormitory.

Even with the new property, we will still be short of office space, dormitory space for women, large enough classrooms, and eventually library space. All Bible colleges in Ghana are growing rapidly. To maintain our position as one of the leading colleges and to continue to make our unique contribution to restoration ideals of unity based on Scripture, we are at a critical point of decision: either to continue to scrape by and add to our facilities in bits and pieces, or to commit ourselves to a larger vision of an overall plan for the development of the college and its facilities. David Couch has such an architectural plan for twenty years of development in his
possession. If you are interested in being a part of a college that will eventually accommodate 200 students from all over West Africa and other parts of Africa as well,
please contact David.

Mr. David Couch

c/o Fred Couch

(Available until January)

^

5106 South Harmony Road

B-loomington^ IN 47401

(812) 335-9758

Ron Rife made good progress in evaluating tlie college operations and in rewriting the college constitution to make it more efficient and to reflect the increasing Ghanaian participation. He has also suggested some curriculum changes. The things
he suggests are discussed, tested and will finally be decided upon during the Rifes'
second working visit next summer.

The number of student applicants has been steadily increasing, but with Fultons going
home for a few years, at least, and with Christian Adjei and David Couch both in the States and with the uncertainty of Enoch Nyador's plans, we did have to watch and see how the Lord would raise up the necessary teachers for this first term.

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Enoch Nyador was unable to fulfill his dream of being with his wife 1n Russia while she finishes her medical training. He and Lydia and the baby all came to Ghana from Russia about the middle of July. At the end of August, Lydia returned to Leningrad to resume her studies. Their baby daughter remains in Ghana under the care of Lydia's sister. Enoch is living in college housing and will be a fulltime teacher this year with us. Pray for this family during their years of separation. Mrs. Akua Eghagha both teaches and works in the library. She lives off campus with her husband and daughter and comes to the college each day. She graduated from GCC
a year ago.

Joseph Nsiah is a fulltime teacher, college treasurer, and now Acting Principal in the absence of Christian Adjei. He is working very hard on administrative college matters, including the setting up of the transport business and the registration of
the new property.
Board.

He also directs the work of the administrative assistant.

His

college-owned house is right in front of mine. Then there is Dorothy Eunson!

Joseph is also a member of the college

She will teach fulltime, supervise the use of two

trucks, administer the purchase and sale of commodities to faculty and staff once a month, serve as Repair/Maintenance Superintendent in the absence of David Couch, look after the Couches' house and its temporary use by others, and maintain the books and correspondence relating to the U. S. side of the mission. She is also pro tem Secretary to the College Board in David's absence.

Have you noticed the failure to mention church-related work? Every teacher is extrem ely active in every phase of Christian work. I have taken over Deb's English-speaking S. S. class for little children. Even though we have no Americans at the present, it is still needed for two Ghanaian children who speak only English. Three others speak
English very wel1.

The rest of the Sunday School is under the able supervision of a Christian Education Committee established by David Couch early this year. I am the college representa tive on it, again during David's absence. It*is a real delight to participate in, since its members are capable and genuinely concerned with Its task. They had much already planned for me to do. I am to start a twelve Bible Survey- course" on"Thur^tJay" nights and teach a two week training session for song leaders. I asked them to post pone a class for those who give Communion meditations till David returns! Since I am already a member of the general church committee and of the visitation group, is it any wonder that I am looking forward to January so that I can give back to Deb Couch the role of unofficial advisor to the Women's Fellowship?
Oh, I almost forgot. With my newly acquired degree in Library Science, I am going to work on cataloging books and supervising Mrs. Eghagha and student librarians in my
spare time.

One big help I have is that until Couches come back, I have Mensah Ganyo, our house helper,every day. He is getting some special jobs done that are usually neglected and is preparing the outside trim and some inside walls for painting when my ship
ment comes.

Another new aspect of the work here is another extension of the college in a town called Koforidua. One of the 1985 graduates has established a congregation there and has reached an agreement with the college for establishing night classes in the name of the college. He anticipates 20 students this first term. From us, he gets limited financial help for two years, a typewriter and letterhead, a few books for a library and lots of free advice. Patrick Mensah, the preacher/teacher, is intelli
gent, dedicated, and unafraid of hard work.

Two weeks ago I went with him to visit a cluster of three village churches. He preached three times during the weekend and I taught the women for an hour and a
half on Saturday afternoon. We used the battery so much for filmstrips that It took

a lot of pushing to get the truck started Sunday morning so I could come back to Accra in time to lead the song service at Abeka. Patrick determined that the greatest
need of those three churches is some more solid Bible teaching. The second weekend in October we will have seven teaching sessions with them on the church and steward

ship.

One of the preachers is a student at the college.

I must confess that my hip bones get sore from sleeping on a straw mat, but a least they don't have many mosquitoes in that village.

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The truck I specially ordered was to arrive this month. However, the company gave us the chance to have one that was in the port in August. There was a lot of govern
ment red tape to go through, but we were granted duty exemption. Praise the Lord!

The actual release of the truck has not yet taken place because of more red tape and
licensing, etc., but we are getting closer!

work, it would be October or later before we took possession.

be done before the paperwork on my shipment has to start.

instead of red, (ha).

If we had waited until the red one arrived to begin the paper
This way it will all

My only regret is that it will be silver

I am happy to be back in the work in Ghana, even though it involves some sad times, too. The five year old boy of one of our church families was accidentally electro
cuted while working in a chicken house in the family compound. Children are not given the full wake-keeping and funerals that adults are, but our Christians were

wonderful in spending time their grief. Benches were came and went. The second there from the church, and

with the family, helping and comforting and sharing placed in the bare dirt compound under a tree. People evening I took a group in the truck. Others were already we sat and talked softly in the moonlight. We also sang
The only funeral was a brief committal service

at the cemetery.

hymns and choruses part of the time.

It is often difficult for a family to get a body out of the morgue

because even there opportunities for extortion exist.

Some of the Christians waited

at the college for four or five hours and then had to return home to care for fami

lies. The elders and a good number of others did go to the cemetery, though.
Just ten days ago, the wife of our administrative assistant gave birth to premature
twins at the midwife's, but they died.
last weekend.

His wife lives in their home town because

we don't have a place for them to live as a family till we have possession of the new property. The babies were long since buried by the time Mr. Dadzie got there

please write.

Perhaps you were waiting to hear from me in Ghana before writing. Now you are hearing Continue to remember all of us in prayer, including the Couches in the

States, and Christian Adjei at Cincinnati Bible Seminary. Pray for David Kalb's teaching visit in November. Pray about payments on the loan for the new property and

many o'F you and your special needs before the Lord.
me during my furlough. God bless you all.

help us if you can. Please pray for our hea-lth and our spiritual strength and con fidence in the Lord, so that worry cannot creep in and be a burden. I remember many,
Thank you for your ministry to

In His Service

Dorothy

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Bf7a)7a Christia)-) College reopened four i-teeks agof A total of 14 first year stadents camef ewen thoagh one from Nigeria Nas a Neek late^ The latter Nas broaght by Bob Sheffler, missionary to Nigeria, Nho stayed a few days and ^/isited Hostetters in Sanyani also. The student body noN stands at 49, and the cajjipas is really ba.zz ing. This i^orn ing, a Saturday, there were eight students studying in the library. They are a serious group^ Of course, today is also our fourth day without electricity, so they ha^/e to make good use of daylight hours.
Classes are going Nell. It takes a lot of preparation, of course, and this past f-ieek, I began to receive assignments for marking. This is
the life of a teacher.

Enoch Nyador is Dean of Students and is also in charge of scheduling speakers for the t-Nice-Neek 1 y chapel sessions. Mrs. Akua Eghagha, Nho is teach ing eight hours, is ass istant Dean of Momen and ad7;}in isters the Library Fund. There has not been time yet to start any neN Nork in the 1ibrary. Joseph Nsiah is /Acting .Principal, and I Dean of f^omen. That isn't a very strenuous responsibility so far. Maintenance takes more time. Oar very first Thursday afternoon Nork program resulted in a broken rear NindoN in one of the trucks being used to take garbage to the dump, and a cat Nater pipe Nhere students were cutting grass, find we had just paid one plumbing bill!
The response to my Thursday night Bible Survey Class forthe-charoh continues to be excel lent ^ Far more than .half come on tijse, and for Ghana, that is great/ Our refresher sessions for song-leaders were

attended by about 15, and some of the net-i ones are having their tryoat at the evening services this month.
We finally got possess ion of the nen truck on Setptcmber 12. My biggest disappointment is that i t doesn't have a t^pe player after all. Pie are trying to_ get the company to...prQcaiie one for as-, ordered i t and paid for it. Otherwise i t runs fine, although i t drives and rides like a truck. The mileage is 50km per imperial gallon of diesel fuel. The second payment has been made on the neN property. The registration process has sloned doNn, but is s t i l l progress ing awaited cedi devaluation took place in September. The rate is partially set noN by a bidding procedure each Friday. This gives us some financial relief, so we can buy stamps, have septic tanks pumped oat and pay some more on our six-month old electric billss In September, I took Joseph Nsiah and 8 members of the abeka choir to a village church about 25 miles away for an afternoon fund-raising service. Part of the palm branch shelter fell doNn and cut a man's head, and then a hard rain ddrove us into their old tiny-roofed church, but they 1 istened to Joseph-' s message unusually Nell, and were thri1 led Nith the total offerings the equivalent of over ^200,00. But in cedis, that's a lot,

God bless you for your continuing support of our Nork here in Ghana.
In Him, Dorothy