Eunson Dorothy 1981 Ghana

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DIJRECT MAIL TO:K i s s D o r o t h y Eunson3250 S. Semoran B l v d . AptOrlando, FL 32807 2 1

FORWA-J^ING AGENT;M r s ^ Tom B a r k e s603 Twin Brook LaneJoppa, 21085

DOROTHY EUNSC;N NEWSLETTERVol. 2, No. kO

o 6NEWSLETTER;Dorothy EunsonFirst Christian C h u r c h2565 E. Kaley Ave.Orlando, FL 3280^^

Janiiary, I98I

D e a r F r i e n d s in Christ;Furlough t ime i s p a s t th e halfway markl I am back i n F l o r i d a a f t e rspending t h r e e v/eeks i n Pennsy lvan ia w i th my family during th e h olid ay s-

It was cold t h e r e a s it i s c o l d everywhere. My p a r e n t s and all myb r o t h e r s and s i s t e r s were t o g e t h e r on Chris tmas Day. We a r e g r a t e f u l f o r

regrri Lairerl even en-joyed sriirc:-T3leddi-nrg ^Arit^h- ioy -bro-tber- -sf a m i l y n e a r P h i l a d e l p h i a

Back i n O c t o b e r I t o o k t h e trip t h a t i n c l u d e d t h e N a ti o na l Missi o n a r y Convention i n S p r i n g f i e l d I l l i n o i s . On t h e way t h e r e I s h a r e d witha couple o f Dick Robison s mission c l a s s e s a t Johnson B ib le C olle ge . I a l s os p e n t some t ime with Cephas and Emmanuel, two former Ghana C h r i s t i a n Colleges t u d e n t s who a r e s t u d y i n g a t Emmanuel School o f R e l i g io n i n e a s t Tennessee .They were i n good h e a l t h and s p i r i t s and d i d n o t seem t o mind t h e c h i l l yweather a s much a s I d i d . It was a l s o p l e a s a n t t o spend a s h o r t t ime w i t hC a r l and Glenda B r i d g e s p a r e n t s a l s o i n Tennessee . A couple days s p e n twith my b r o t h e r and h i s wife gave me a chance t o speak t o th e Erwin church .

Then on t o Indiana where I s t a y e d with David Couch s p a r e n t s i n Smith-v i l l e and shared s l i d e s with the church where they m i n i s t e r . I t helps us t obe more o f a f a m i l y i n Ghana when we know each o t h e r s f a m i l i e s h e r e i n t h estates

The Missionary Convention i t s e l f was very h e l p f u l and encouraging. A l lthe sermons and workshops were f u l l o f s p i r i t u a l food. I love Ghana, and In e e d e d t o b e r e m i n d e d o f t h e t r em e n d o u s n ee d o f lost men o v e r t h e w h o l e w o r l d .I 4;ook in* a - l o t but was a l s o able t o give out i n a workshop e n t i t l e dLessons I Have Learned on the Mission Field . I t included some of my experiences, but was aimed a t showing how we continue to learn to apply C h r i s t st e a c h i n g s i n every s i t u a t i o n .

In S p r i n g f i e l d I s tayed with a f r i e n d who used to be a forwarding a g e n t .The missionary whom she served and another fr iend a l s o stayed t h e r e . Wel e a r n e d f rom e a c h o t h e r a n d h a d a lot o f fuji

In a d d i t i o n tr^ other f r i e n d s both old and new, with whom I had sweetfellowship, these former workers in Ghana were there: Jerry Gibson, DorisRife, Cyril and Mary Simkins Derry Donna and Kevin Smaage Kent Barbara,and Steve Taylor< Eloise Grant, who used to be forwarding agent for theHoste t te rs , wa s also t h e r e . We had a good time together.After the convention, when I reached Pennsylvania, I spent a happy twodays with David and Barbara Kalb and the i r boys in Greensburg. They areformer Ghana co-workers, too, and now m in is te r to the Church of Christ i n

G r e e n s b u r g .The Bloomsburg Church of Christ had their annual Mission Rally in early

November and I shared with s e v e r a l others i n t h a t program. Each time I m i nBloomsburg I have a l i t t l e dental work done, too.On the way back to Flor ida , I stopped to see Dick and Nancy Hoste t terand t h e i r family. They asked me more questions about Ghana than anyonee l s e . Part of that i n t e r e s t comes from son J e f f s p re pa ra ti on t o re turnto Ghana as a missionary. J e f f i s now a junior a t Roanoke Bible College.

I n t h e i r c h a p e l s e r v i c e and i n one o f D i c k s m i s s i o n c l a s s e s I t o l d a littlea b o u t G h a n a .

Back i n Florida in midNovember I spoke about some aspect of the missiontwelve times in churches and women s gi oups. I spend most of my time here inFlorida; v i s i t i n g the churches i s a grea t joy. Clermont had t h e i r f i r s t FaithPromise and they had a great victory there . Since many of the churches arewithin easy driving distance, I get to v i s i t a number of women s groups.Poinciana was having t h e i r f i r s t women s meeting when I attended. SinceEustis i s one place I used to work i t i s l ike going to one of my homes to gotherec


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Christian Youth Convention I conducted a workshop onE s . . n r s jxr Lrks^r / sub-committee tha^pSfOblr Si r year s convention will be in Hew York City in Oct-ber. Those who can take Vacation time will be triply blessed: see the siehtsof Rew York, benefit from the convention, and see the fruits of years ofmassion_labours in New York and vicinity. An unexpected bonus of the trip toother^^SLioLrHs ^itrPro?T5??'' completed theiraith Promise Rallyway over their goal) and time to sew, shop and ordercSle^rfor M of March I ll make a flying trip to Kentucky Christianollege for the Kyowva Missionary Rally. In mid-M^roh I begin a tour of^me churches in eastern Ohio and Pennsylvania and then return to Florida inmy to f ina l i ze p a c k i n g .

And now to Ghana ..the college has had thirty students this term, but fiveare having academic trouble. Deb Couch enjoys teaching Bible Survey very much.Carl Bridges is studying Twi with four hours of lessons per week.The Rovermment hasn t made much food available to the schools this yearso the students are pretty much on their own. After years of American Cnristm^ parties with cookies cake and popcorn the faculty is going toprovide rice and stew instead. It will be made with American canned tuna

fishi

Three more babies have been born to church-related ladies. And two moreon the way. Our two oldest men were ordained as elders at th e Christmasconvention and three of th e younger men were ordained as deacons^

Enoch Nyador an excellent c olle ge stude nt who is a real leader in th e ^ lo w grade fever t h a t saps h is s t ren g t h since--Septombor-. It 13 still Ujiideiiliried alter blood tests. He is able to keepup-with his school work but sometimes has to curtail church visitation. Hehas r e q u e s t e d your p r a y e r s in th i s m a t t e r

Glenda Bridges and Deb Couch have been struggling with a women's fellow-ship on Saturday afternoons. They have discovered that because the women areno t confident in English they are sh y to come.The men have received financial papers from our fon^rarding agent here tobuy cement in Togo. Several students who needed discipline were set to workto dig the foundation fo r Joseph Nsiah s garage.Mie theme of the church Christmas convention was What Kind of PersonShould the Christian Be? There were four major sermons. They were also going to revive the youth Bible contest and make i t part of the convention.Several of the Abeka church were studying very hard in order to qualify asone of two contestants from their congregation.Continue your prayers for all who serve the Lord in Ghana. A very hard

in gives Satan many opportunities to tempt them. Eggs are nowa dozen. -An imperial gallon of gasoline is $3.80. Pray for us topaIn Christian love Dorothy Eunson

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DIRECT MA.IL TO:Miss Dorothy EunsonBx 5722A c c r a N, Ghana

Dear F r i e n d s i n C h r i s t

FORWARDING AGENT:M r s . Tom B a r k e s603 Twin Brook LaneJoppa, MD 21085

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NEWSLETTERM r s . P a t W l i it a k e rFirst Christian C h u r c h2565 E. Kaley Ave.Orlando, FL 32806

May, 1981

I m s o r r y - i t s been so Icng s i n c e I v e s e n t out a l e t t e r . Remember t h a tNo news i s good news. Here s the good, news: my visa to r e t u r n to. Ghanacame i n t e n d a y s . F o r s o m e r e a s o n i t : w a s not s e n t t o Ghana first I am sode-lighted iro hsnre p t aI readyMy^fai th~was^10I0 smal l . ^ ^ ^

The church a t the college in Ghana continues to grow. They are discussinghow they can participate with the colle ge in building a new chapel. They haveoutgrown the large classroom that i s presently used for a chapel. The women sf e l l o w s h i p : i s doing much b e t t e r . One of the women who was ordained a deaconess a t Christmastime has helped so much by gathering the women together andhelping with Twi i n t e r p r e t a t i o n .

I t i s true that the faculty i s planning to build a new chapel with classrooms. Then they w i l l r ea rr ange th e use of exis t ing build in gs to meet theneeds of the college. Joseph Nsiah s house will also be enlarged. Water forcement work will be a challenge. Although the rains have star ted in Ghana,malung i t a l i t t l e easier to get a water supply, the piped water i s s t i l l off .Carl Br idges wrote about a Christian wedding ceremony that he was to per-^orm in the village. The young man had already paid the requirements of money

and g i f t s to the gir l s-fam ily. This i s called the bride price. At the l a s tminute the parents raised ^the price, so the wedding had to be postponed.A young Christ ian brother wrote that the problems of his family had eased. up a l i t t l e . He makea^ h i s own way i n l i f e and even t r i e s to help his family.Only one s i s t e r i s a Christian, and she i s young in the fai th . The young mangoes to high school, holds down a job, and works hard in the church. He sayssometimes the family burden makes i t hard to concentrate in school. Also,conditions are such in Ghana that many of the high school teachers have goneto Nigeria. As has been common the l a s t few years, a l l boarding schoolsclosed early for a lo ng er E as te r v ac atio n, because food i s scarce.

p l a n n i n gIn addition toAconstruction projects, the college faculty has changed theschool calendar to be more c o n s i s t e n t with Ghana s s c h o o l s . That w i l l meanlonger vacationsup to a month longat Christmas and Easter and a shortersummer vacation. In Ghana, i t s called the long vac two months. Transportation i s so d i f f i c u l t that students who l ive some distance away spend several days coming and going. This wil l help them get back to school on timeafter vacations

The missionaries are in acpord with my plan to spend July and August inlanguage study. They have found that the standard Ewe is spoken in a fishingtown on the coast c a l l e d Keta. This d i a l e c t i s what has been used i n the EweBible and fo r Ewe programs on radio and T. V. I t should be a good place tobegin . Then I can learn dialectical differences in the churches as I progress.Please remember to pray for me during those months for good health, the abil i tyt o a d a p t and f o r a c l e a r mind.

Ghana Christian College graduate Titus Odelana has written from Nigeria.Do you remember his name from the slide program in connection with the churcha t the college?) He has been teaching in a Bible college there and has alsobeen working to build a congregation. There are about 100 persons worshippingin it now .

Wliat have I been doing? In February four supporting churches in Floridaheld Faith Promise Rallies in which I participated. One day I took an all-dayFirst Aid Course. In March I flew to Kentucky Christian College to attend ^t h e i r Kyowva Missionary Rally. A shor t While l a t e r I flew to D allas Christ ianCollege for theip^lission Emphasis Former Ghana Christian College principal ^Ron Rife is Academic Dean there There was time to attend the Milligan CollegeS|in Florida and see some old friends. Among other desk-type jobs, I worked out tan order for lots of new filmstrips. Our filmstrip l ibrary needs rejuvenation,and w e l l have plenty of eager buyers for any old ones we decide to s e l l .


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page 2In th e middle o f March I began a t r i p no r th by c a r . F i r s t I v i s i t ed th eBridges l iv ing l ink church of Hessvi l le in Hammond, Indiana, Then I reported

to two of my help ing churches in Ohio. During the t r ip I saw f r iends froms ix f ami l i e s e i t h e r formerly o r pre sen t ly r e l a t ed to our work somehow. Therewere also b r i e f v is i t s with re la t ives and f r iends from college days a t Mill igano r from yea r s a t Eus t i s o r Or lando .

In Ap r i l I was in P e nn sy lv an ia , s pe ak in g te n t imes i n seven churches .I took my pa ren t s on a tw o day v i s i t to r e l a t i v e s in Maryland and spent a fewdays with my s i s t e r s fami ly in New York. A b ig order for paper , o ther supp l ie sfo r the col lege of f i c e , and a few th ings fo r upkeep on the houses in Ghana wassen t to Sea r s . Much used c l o t h i ng , c rayons , cand l es , and per sona l i t ems weres tu ffe d in to my. Mustang fo r the t r i p to F lo r ida . T hat beg an May 1 , with s topsa t the Barkes home my wonderful forwarding agent for twelve years plus) , achurch in Virginia , my bro ther s ( to get a new l icense tag for the carbut Iforgot i t ) , the Senior Bridges, and f r iends in Georgia who are of ten my haveno f r e s t on my way to or from Orlando.

Back in Orlando, f r iends and I have packed twelve drums fo r shipment toGhana. Thank you all fo r g iv ing c lo thes , crayons , and p ic tu res fo r the workand a l so food and g i f t s fo r me. Your g i f t s have a l so purchased pro jec to r s ,paper and i nk , diploma f rames, ba t t e r i e s , car pa r t s , replacement pa r t s fo requipment in Ghana and many o the r i t ems he lp fu l in our work. Your g i f t s a l sopay fo r all the t r anspo r t a t ion and sh ipping cos t s .

A new Datsun pickup t ruck has been ordered and paid for . Nearly 60 of thebase pr ice was on hand from th e s a l e o f my o ld ca r , and the r e was enough to paythe balance , t oo . The t r uck should be ava i l ab le fo r my use in Ghana by September

The Lord wi l l ing , I ll be i n Pennsylvania fo r most o f th e month o f June .There wi l l be some mission r e spons ib i l i t y to c omple te a nd language l earn ingmethods to r ev iew. Our family wi l l a ls o c el eb ra te my pa r en t s 50th weddinganniversary on June 28th. Soon a f t e r tha t specia l occasion, I ll re tu rn to

- the ^ithMay I int roduce Mrs. Ron (Pat) Whitaker. She at tended Milligan when I did .

Her husband is an e l d e r o f F i r s t Chr i s t i an Church i n Orlando, and a l s o a t t endedMill igan . Pat has kindly agreed to publ i sh my newslet ter dur ing my next term inGhana. She jo ins Pat Metz, who i s forwarding agent for the col lege, and EleanorLewis, who sends out displays in the south . These th ree women are a l l a t Fi r s tChr i s t i an Church, Orlando.

This has been a good year of r e s t and renewal . Now I m ready to go back .Pray fo r me in the months and years of t h i s coming term t h a t I may procla imthe mystery of Chr is t c lea r ly , as I should , with my l i f e and t each ing .(Col. 4:3 ,4)

In g r a t i t ude and l ove ,Doro thy Eunson

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^'01' n fno, JO jDIR7JCT MAIL TOt FORWARDING AG)i2JT: W3V;SL:GTTERMiss Dorothy Eunson Mrs. Tom Barkes Mrs. Judy Tobin5722 603 Tv/in Brook Lane .nrs t Christian ChurchAccra N, Ghana Joppa, MD 21085 2565 S. Kaley Ave.

Orlando, IT:, 32806lX)iTHY ?3Uli30N NS./SLSTT3RVoli 4, No. 1

Dear Friends in Christ ,September, 198I

Goq has^swered many prayers on my behalf, I arrived back in Ghanaon July b. I t was a happy time of reunion v/ith the Bridges, Couches,Nsi^s, Adjeis and some of my friends in the church. Nevertheless, mywhole outlook v/as geared to leaving for Kota very soon, before mya gG drsinect s,v/s.y .fiJvGryonG wsis holpfuD. and co>pGratjLve, our

I went to a retired man from the Keta area to ask for advice Kegave me good advice and slso a letter of introduction to his youngwoman-cousin. So my place of'accommodation was settled before I everl t Accra

On July 9, Deb Couch and a Ghanaian friend saw me off at the Jorryppk. ue had welted three hours for the stats T3,.bu1; at last learnedi t v/as spoil t ano. v/ou3_dn*t go tha t day# So I went on stovmed bus. Six people v/cro crammed into space meant for five in eachObhrs^ritm i t - ,camXorta.ble ride. I t was after 4:30 t).m,before \ie J,eft Accra., so we ajrrived ^.t our destina.tion at 8:30 mHere I was, a stranger, coming after dark to find someone I had nevermet. Also, that person would know nothing about my coming and yet Iwould have to say, '-I have come to stay with you for two months. Suchthings are possible because of Ghajiaiajis* wonderful hospita.Uty.God was looking after me as usual. ;r:jven before v e left Accra, a

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mother, who knows no jJnglish, cajno to tho gr.to. Hor daughter had tra^volec. and \.'ou..M't return t i l l the next day. She invited us in anxi mvgui e explained everything in ix-o. Sho accoptod i t and welcomed mo. yoimg man then lef t . (Ho came back the next aftornoon to be sureeverything had v/orked out .

\/ith sign 3.0jigua.go, we soon had my mosquito net put.upy .a)id-. I^.vrentgratexully to bed and slept soundly. Tho next morning, sign lajiguagoserved agsan to get mo a morning bath. Then a neighbor came andchattec: in -'iJnglish ajici gavo mo a few useful ohrasos in /e. After adolicious brealtfast of oggs frie-d' vdth onions and a l i t t le toraatoo.' Iwent to tho beach v/ith the neighbor and watched the fishermen for sov-eraJ. hours. By the time v/e got back, my real hostoss. Miss Axornam'voanj'-ah had returned and loarnc^d of my coming.She is a young woman in hor twenties v;ith a three year old daughternajnod Abla, i^or seven weeks then, sho cooked for mc ejid hel-^od menoajTly every day to leajrn Swo. There were other relatives in the to\7n.so my stay was rather a family affair , jJven tho mrji hero in Accra cameonce and brought a lo t of foodstuffs to help out.Tho actua.1 village v/here I stayed was Dzelukort)D. Some fruitsand vegetables v/ill grow, but there are no grassy la\7ns--.iust s^nd.0U3^^ compound was quite largo. Tho house was long but we used only onesuite . One store room, one bedroom and ono combination living andv/ork room. At a different place in tho com-oound was the kitchen.Dish washing, some cooking dji6. clothes washing were a l l done outside.A l i t t l e v/ay behind tho kitchen was tho t o i l e t room and the bathroom.There was a v/ell in tho compound, clotheslines, oil palm trees, guavat r ees and a cus taxd app le t r ee . Also some f.loworing bushes. In onocornor v/as c. chickon ipen for chickens and ducks.


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Many aspects of Ghmaian l iving I wr.s already fomiliar with. Fortunately,I l i k o f i s h very tnuch, Wg had it every day but one, when thoy k i l l e d a chicken,V e use spoons for our breakfast porridge or r ice and the r e s t of the time it v/acf i n g e r s

Axornam helped compose Ewe sentences each afternoon, I would leave thehouse and mrk:a a t o u r on the v/ay to the main ro ad , sto pp in g a t a fev; houses,about 20 shops, businesses, or s t a l l s in tho small market saying my nev/lylearned language and asking for correct ion, I lecjrnud to t e l l my name, askother people theirs , to exchange simple greetings, to t e l l v/hy I v/as therecjid where I was staying. My problem c ome s when people t a l k to meS My oars cxofar behind my mouth, but, I am not discouraged.The feeling of isolation rjid loneliness wore strong and I s truggled againsthomesickness till the day I l e f t . I t i s t r u e v/hat our t eachers t o l d us. Ourlanguage i s very close to our central nervous sys tem, \i/hen we have to do without i t - o u r v/hole selfhood feels chc-llengod unt i l v/e begin to feol at home intho new lajiguage, I just thcjik the Lord that I was able to complete -this f i r s t

s e s s i o n .Can you imagine a foreigner entering a bcjik in i^merica and singing a songin }iinglish. to the tollers? My singing was the b iggest h i t . From the day If i r s t srjig the childrerfs song about eyes, ears, mouth arms, fingers, e t c . Ivras asked to sing i t once or tv/ice a day. \7hen I learned the f i r s t verso of^.Vhat a Friend v/o I-Iavo In Jesus -, mcjiy people on my route would sing r i g h t along

w i t h me a n d a . s k for m o r e versesThe -Deople in Dselukorpe v/ere very friendly cjid helpful, Thoy seemed toênioy my coming round rjid to ap-^r^ciate my efforts to lecTn -their language^Ghanadcjis are very peoplo-oriented. They just spent a lo t of time-tcOking toone a n o t h e r .. My first Sunday in church back here in Accra I gave a testimony of eiîtsentences in IDv e People wore surprised ond pleased^ Next let ter I l l have tot o l l ^ôu about the church rjid the co llege. I don t want to be negative, but IS usurJL over furlough year, the 100^^^ annurl inflation in Ghcy. caught mo bysurr)rise even vdth the consfcjit communication^botwe^me rjid tho xolkiiere.V e Americans aro doing alright for ourselves v/ith our shopping access to ômeTogo but tho college i s really limited. The new chapel i s at a standstilluntil funds pick up a bit. Help us as you caja but don t worry^ I m not despair-ing as I ; did 5 y e a r s ago.My truck may not come until the end of October raid my .shipment of supplies

isn t in yet, but I m well settled in my house and looking forward to enteringfully into tho school ajid church work again. Thank you for your pro;yers.I n C h r i s t i a n l o v e;Oorothy jiiunson

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DIRECT MAIL TO:Miss Doroth y jUunsonBex 5722Accra N, Ghana

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N;î^SLji:TTV;K:Mrs, Judy TobinFirst Ch r i s t i a n Church2 5 il. Kaley Ave.Orlando, 71 32806

December, 1981Dear Friends in Chris t ,

The l a s t three months have sped by. It*s been a busy time. Collegeroopened September 15, ajid vd.th a fei; latecomers, xie have reached a recordstudent body of 36, This includes three young ladies; our f i r s t in a t leas t12 ye^-rs.en3 i s aday- s tudent d a-t-aiented pro^fesîonal a r t i s t ~ Her hus-bajid is a graduate of several years ago. The other two- girls l ive in a smaJ.lroom in the classroom/office building xrLth thoi r oxm lorivato bathroom. TheU^ freshmen have already developed a herp-oy class sp i r i t . The f i r s t term v/entvery well with everyone v/orking hard. Wo are now on holidays for a month,having switched to a more Ghanaian school calendar.\7e wi l l be able tc f in ish the extension to Joseph Nsial i ' s house to thepoint vfhere he caji use i t . Vo also hopo to pour the concrete floor for thebaddy needed chapel, .oll have to v-ait for more money before we can do anymore const ruc t ion , Carl said our expensoG have more than doubled in the l a s tyear In the Septembej?- le t te r I did not have enough room -to~- ay- i3iuch about thelocal church which is my joy- aad-ecxaetiiiies my heartacliG, I cia s t i l l struggling to learn the naacfs and faces of the- nev/ members. Being active in the visitation group i s a help. PregncJit ladies tend to stay home a lo t thoir las txow months, so v/e have to keep in touch with them, Four babies have been bornsince I returned and three more arc on the v/ay. Mion a baby is born, a giftis given to the famly by tho church. This socioty m^kies much over births andaeaths. On Wednesday evenings I go calling with Sister Sylvia, a Ghmclcjiiriend, ajid on Saturday evenings, I go with one or more of the young men, Jehave updated our l i s t of attendors ajid aj?o making serious efforts to visi tbacksliders,, ono outdoor prcaching cajaprign in Soptembor out in the neighbor-nooa. There wore no converts, but we pray that seed vras sovm.It is a real pleasure to have a choir in tho church. They sing Ghanaiansongs very v/oll cjid are learning harmony parts to hânns v/ith iny help, (Idon t help with Ghanatiaji songsilj Recently tho choir held an outdoor inauguration service vd.th several o ther singing groups in attendrjice. This i sajiother kind of fund raising affcdr that is so popular in Ghana, Since wo ajretrying zo teach our church stev/ardship \;dthout such hullabaloo, tho af fair wascarefully guided by tho church committoo. It lasted about four hours, but I *wont homo after two to prepare exrjas, Thoy got several thousajid cedis, sowill now have money to buy drums, T-shirts, rnd to pry trcusport when they^t to go spociaJ. places to sing. All of them are young so thoy sometimesget a l i t t le carried away in thoir ideas, V/e have solid people on tho guid-rjaco committee, so I believe the church is in good haaids,Vc cxo now beginning discussions about the possibility of hiring a full-tine preacher. This would bo a very big stop, especially on the finajicialBide, Please pray for Aboka Christirji Church in this matter,Oneôf tho older proachers in the Wo-stern PvCgion died last month. He v/asa caJ.n, leve3.-hoaded person. The church was young ajid not strong. Our church;7ill pay trajispcrtation expenses for cne of our evm nembors (ajid a collegestuc'ont) to go one weekend a month tc help them stay alive.1 time^you read this, our Christmas church convention will probablyheld in a vi l lage where there i s no Christ ia i i churchtne situation may come to a head at tho convention. o Americajis will noihave a major role in brotherhood decisions,Grajit and Amy Iseninger from Orlrndo, Florida, wore hero for two weeksxn early November, Uo all v/ont with Christiaji Adjoi to one church so theisomingers could compare i t v/ith our city congrogation. Wo enjoyed the scrvico.Tn Isomingers visit has been a real highlight of this f irst torm. Allvisitors, but these are the f i rs t to come ospociaJ-ly to see me./o all \7ont together in Couch* s pickup t : visit two old castle/forts. The sunwas loss 01 a problem thrja being beaten by the wind. My now shelves Grojitbui.lt are so holpiul and my house looks more Ghanaian with the door curtains.toy sewed. They entered right in t.; every activity rjid did very well eatingGhajiaJ s fajnous fufu for tho first time, Thoy v/ero m first visitors, but Inoxoe no t th e la .s t


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Page 2Life wr.s simpler .before ny beautiful^ netrJ-lic dark blue, double-cab pickîup truck ajrrived. Now I v/ill shrjre nore in errands, tr ips to villages, s i t t ingin -ootrol queues, etc, Glenda Couch nadc endless trips to the motor ccnpcjiybefore v;e finally g.bt the truck, Tcês cxe up, so it cost a t leas t 51500.00nore than we expected. That would have paid for our chapel roofing shoots

which v/e want to o r d e r f ro n S ea rsIn October rnd Novonber ny personal shipment cilO.. then the co l lege shipment arrived, things caxic 106^S intact, but two of tho college drums ajadone ca r t v;ero broken in to ajid some th ings taken ThrJiks to e l l o f you who madeDossible for the clo th ing and rJ.l tho other i tems. The stacks of papor in thooff ice lock rea l ly good, David Couch i s in charge of equipment and ho has thoroughly enjoyed a rranging the now f i lmstrips and old ones in the pretty new ballbear ing cabinet I brought fo r them.Dob Couch i s s^rpecting the i r f i r s t child in JTebrucTy , so v;o are a l l del ighted and looking forv/ajrd to i t . She i s very healthy and jus t as busy asover, I trice over her Clir is t icn Education class af t e r Christmas and v/il l tckcover tho Sunday School by tho end o f Jcnuary.The health of our collogo student senior prefect, Enoch Hyador^ i s greatlyimproved. He didn*t mi ss any classes f i r s t term, dthough he sometimes t i res

easi3.y. Ho appreciates your prayers so much, Mcny students often thanlc theLord for you in America who support the school.I made a v/oekond t r ip v/ith jjnoch in November to h is former boarding highschool. He -oreached throe times for diffv^rent groupsf, I made tv;o l i t t l e ta].ksend was asked unexpectedly to speck to a group of men in prison a f te r Jlbiochpreached. And they had told mo cJiead of time that I wouldn*t even be allov/odin the i^risonl I thought and p rayed while -iioch preached and then I shrjredsomething that iiilnoch and the.; teacher wo wore staying with said. I t turned outwoll. The tvfonty or so men gathered for the service and sat under a shel terin the center of the compound. The rest of the prisoners were scattered aboutironing, cooking, or doing other tasks,I*v6 bcked bread several; times to economize. Surprisingly, it *turns outwel l and X v/ish I rJ.ways had t ime to do it\7e bou ght supv)lifore vacation*. Sis ts r Sylvia cocked the r ice and stew rnd it was deliciousWith jus t the r ight gxiount- rr-IiDlr-pgppur~liTr~t^Ôur Ghanaian s t a f f also ge t poad par t ly in f rancs a l so . Once a month theytcliQ Bridges* car to Lome to shop, too. In th is \7ay the i r buying power i sgreat.ly enhanced. I nf la tio n in Ghana had made it impossible for us to pay themenough t ..- l i ve on.I CXI ashrxiod to t e l l you what has happened to my language study. I t hasbecome a backsl ider . I use a few phrases regular ly but any systematic studyhas colla-DSod. Thoro i s no t ime and language s tudy demands t ime. Well, I onlyhope the s i tua t ion v/il l improve, but I see only increasing respons ib i l i t ie s inth e f u t u r e .Your l e t t e r s are talcing from f ive to seven weeks by ai rmai l so i youneed a quick answer, send a cable, V;e trke our mrJ.1. each v/eek to the airportrnd ask someone flying to the States on Prn ito to madl it for us. Thats v/hyy.)U v/il l see U. S, strxips on your l e t t e r s .The hardest nev/s to share i s the unexpected death of Pat V.Tiitriier, thedear f r iond and s i s t e r in Chris t v/ho had planned to publish th i s l e t t e r fo r me.She died of acute hepat i t is af ter surgery in Orlrndo, K-Qrida. She is at homev/ith the Lord, and we must be glad for that . Her service to me i s to be takenup by Judy Tobin and Vera Henderson, tv/o o ther Chr is ti an s is ters in Orlcndo,Vora TDUblished th e n ev /s le tte r fa i th fu l ly my l a s t term,Thanli you I or continuing your interest in our v/ork in Ghana. Hemember topray for, the, local church in . their decision -concerning a full-timel minister . ,rnd remember to pray for yours- In Christ

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