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AFRICAN MISSION

Dorothy Eunson

B o x 5 72 2

Accra North Ghana

EVANGELISM Mrs. Tom Barkes

662 Golf Course Drive

Elizabethton TN 37643

[email protected]

Volume 7 I ssue 13

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MY BUILDING FUND GOALS

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To have the money for the college to build one

faculty house and the Library /Administration

building, I need $110,000. At the date of writing,there is $15,356.74 on hand. We are so gratefulfor each gift, either large or small, that has come

in. Please continue to pray and plan and encourage

your church to give a generous gift. If you are not

in a church that supports the college, please

consider giving a special gift marked Building

Fund yourself

TENTH GRADUATE G O E S TO THE NORTH

Bro. Francis Addae, a July 1998 graduate, has

moved to Salaga, a town in northern Ghana, with

his wife and five children. He will work to plant a

new church in Salaga and also visit, teach,

encourage and advise village churches of the

Konkomba tribe. One K on ko mb a m an is in hi s

second year at Ghana Christian College and

another is in his first year. There are no other

trained leaders in the ChristianChurches among the

Konkombas. Thank you, dear readers, for making

it possible for all these men to be trained for

ministry. That is what the college is all about.

Francis was working in Ivory Coast as a cook when he

came in contact with the Bob Shefflers and Wayne

Meeces who taught him the Word and then sent him to

G C C fo r more education.

From Salaga Francis wrote, For now we see that the

place is good because...it is the rainy season, but those

who are here tell us that things are not easy in times of

dry season, when it is difficult to have water to drink and

to get food to eat. It is necessary for Bro. Francis to

hire a tutor for his children in the evenings because the

local schools are so poor. Pray for him and his wife Sis.

Mary as they learn the Konkomba language and culture.

LAST B IB L E M O NE Y U S E D

More than two years ago I asked for contributions to buy

Bibles for Christians in Northern Ghana, as they are so

much poorer than Southerners. Wehave used that money

to buy Bibles in at least six languages. Two years agowe purchased 300 Konkomba New Testaments. The

translation of the entire Bible into that language was just

completed in October 1998. The last of the Bible money

was used for thirty-two Konkomba Bibles. As was done

January 1999

previously, the church leaders will charge the people a

nominal price for each Bible so that they will value them

more. The money received will be used to buy more

Bibles. Many thanks to those who contributed the first

time. If you wish to make a contribution earmarked for

Bibles for Northern Ghana, you will enable many to readthe Word of God in their own language.

BLOCK LAYING CEREMONY ENCOURAGES

C O L L E G E

On November 16, the student body was transported by

bus to the new campus site. After a time of praise

singing, scripture reading, and prayer, a brief explanation

of the campus layout was given. Then a total of seven

blocks were laid on t he floor of th e first three classrooms

by various individuals, from Vice President of the Board

of Governors to the President of the student body. After

that Patrick and Heather Cline were introduced to the

student body. Patrick continues to oversee construction

while Kalbs are on furlough. Soft drinks and doughnuts

were served after the closing prayer. Barbara Kalb

wrote, The ceremony was a real encouragement to us

all, making our dream seem more of a reality.

PROJ T PROGR SS

1. The main hostel gate has been replaced. PTL

2. Some on y has been given for painting the present

campus. Children's classes in another church are

also raising money for paint. More gifts for this

purpose are welcome. If the money goes beyond

what we need, the extra will be moved to the New

Building Fund. We will need paint there, too

3. We still needmoney for louver frames, glass louvers,

and curtains for the present library.

4. Gifts to enable us to send a Ghana ian teacher for hi s

Master's Degree at Lincoln Christian Seminary are

still being sought.

R E C Y C L E FOR T HE L O RD

Now that Christmas is over, perhaps some of you will

have time to think of the Sunday School teachers'

quarterlies, primary age and up through adults, and the

large colored teaching pictures that come in the visual aidpackets that are no longer being used in your church.

THEY CAN BE USED O VER AND O V ER AGAIN IN

GHANA. Please talk to Sunday School teachers or your

superintendent or whoever is in charge of Christian



A FRICA N MISSIO N EVANGELISM

Education and the person in charge of Missions. Urge

them to cooperate so that these useful materials can be

sent to me for use in Ghana.

We a ls o nee d COMMUNION CUPS. S om e w ho read

this may have little money but enough time and energy towash and s te ri li ze wi th Clorox water the thousands of

disposable communion cups that your church will throw

away inthe next six months. Pack them ina sturdy box..

1 will give you an Ohio address to UPS them to for

shipment in August. We Americans are so blessed. Let s

not throw away what others can makegood use of.

F U R L O U G H ACTIVITIES

I have v is it ed s ev en te en c hu rc he s so far. The NationalMissionary Convention in November was refreshing and

inspiring. As the African representative on this year s

executive committee, Til have a trip this month to Peoria,

IL for planning sessions for this year s convention to be

held there on October 21-24. Christmas was spent with

family in Pennsylvania. Now back in Florida I am ready

to plunge into library book acquisition with vigor. Mybrother in law is giving me his old computer; this will

help generate catalog cards faster and will prepare us for

an onlinecatalog in the future.

East River Park Christian Church

P.O. Box 250 - 1207 Broad Street

E lizabethton, TN 37643

Address Correction Requested

I will be in Orlando until week a ft er Ea ste r. A ft er that 1

will be on the road more and will have a number ot

temporary homes. You can always contact my

forwarding agent by phone letter or e-mail if you cannot

find me.

USE YO U PRAYER POWER

To Thank God for: t he sa fe arrival of the Kalbs in the

U.S. for a nine month furlough; safe travel for me by car

and plane so far; for all the gifts given in money and inkind for the work; for the six baptisms and eleven

inquirers that resulted from a trip north to show the Jesusfilm and to preach in five villages and one town made by

Tim Bright and some students.

To Petition God for: tuition money for Brian Jennings for

this term in his doctoral studies in England; continued

safe t ra ve l for the Kalbs and me and for Ghanaian

Church leaders one of the latter was in an accident that

resulted in only cuts and bruises; another broke one leg

and dislocated the other hip in an accident); money to

build the new campus; a good response to all project

needs.

God b le ss all in this new y ea r.

In His service

Dorothy Eunson

W t/z

No n Profit Organization

U.S. Postage Guaranteed

Elizabethton TN

Permit No. 183

M/M Carl Bridges

Johnson Bible College

Knoxville, TN 37998



Feb. 3 , 1999

Dear Fr iends and .B ro the r s and S i s t e r s ,

Guess what I j u s t d id : s en t a fax to SIAMA to re se rv e a plane t i c k e tfo r July 24 o r soon t h e r e a f t e r .

Perhaps you have not iced t h a t there have not been any more $5,000

d o n a t i o n s referred t o in t h e s e letters ust a little at a t ime now.

I f ee l sure we wi l l end up with enough fo r a house , a t l e a s t .

From my l e t t e r s sen t to every church in F lo r i d a , I go t 4 r esponses :

th re e so rry , no s and one personal g i f t not fo r the miss ion . Icannot f i gu re t ha t l a s t one ou t . One c an t fo rce churches to l e tyou speak e i t h e r . I went to t h ree churches in Jan . and the re wil l

be t h ree t h i s month. I t gives me more t ime to work on l ib rary s t u f f .

I ve f in i shed my denta l work, and renewed my d r i v e r s l i cense till

the ye ar 2 005 .. Spent days or 3 fo r NMC Execut ive Committee

planning meeting in Peoria. That includes t ravel time and ' 'waiting

a t th e a irp or t * t ime . I t was cold and icy up the re . I was gladto ge t back to Flo r ida . We are having a warm win te r . Now I amdone wi t h NMC.

Two weeks ago I was taken by f r iends to a Gaither concer t . I twas a var ie ty of groups, not Bil l and Gloria except when Bil l sangwith a quar te t or jo ined o the r groups fo r a ve r se . I t was overa t midnight New experience for me. By the t ime we drove back toOrlando , it was a 1:30 a.m . bedtim e fo r me. Up a t 5:30 a.m. to

d r i ve to Lake Wales fo r a 8;00 a .m . Miss ions Break f as t . The

Shel tons from IDES were t h e r e , t oo . He remembers h is v i s i t to Ghana.He suggested we request help for a water supply project where Francis ddae isîf feasible. I've forwarded that query to Enoch Nyador.

Afte r t ha t event I drove down to Sebring to t ry to see t h ree d i f f e r en t

househo lds . One was r i f e with f lu so I canceled t h a t . My first

cousins Don and Kit ty owman d idn t answer the phone. Third house:success . Two little old la die s, s in gle , who used to work in Ghanawith Baptis t mid-missions. had a fun t ime. After an overnightstay with fr iends in Lake Wales, I showed the s l ides in S. S. andl is tened to David Shelton in church. Spent Sunday evening and a l l

day Monday with niece Rachel and family. Drove to St. Pete Tuesdaymorning and spent Vk hours in a used book s to re . Then home.

Pret ty l imited work week because I took off again Thursday to go with

the Young a t Heart to Blue Springs in hopes of seeing manatees.Lucki ly we saw t h r e e .

Saturday I went with 7 others from our church to Ladies Day at FloridaChrist ian College. I t was very good. Skipped one workshop to ta lk

to th e l i b r a r i a n . The second workshop was good . Chose one onEncouragement. In order to pract ice i t , tha t evening I wrote notesto three acquaintances who are fig htin g uph ill bat t les against cancer.One is Bob Reev e s .

For those of you in Ghana, do you know U. S. 1st class postage isnow 33^. The P. 0 . underes t ima ted th e need fo r 1^ stamps fo r the

changeover. There were long l ines and f re qu en t outa ge s.

Ron and Doris, Eloise Grant Devore the senior Hostetters F. A.^diedra ther suddenly l a s t spr ing . I learned about it very l a t e .



AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM INCAff il iate of

GHANA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

FEBRUARY 1999 UPDATE

Dear Contr ibu tors and Prayer Par tne r s ,

Dorothy Eunson

2565 E. Kaley AVENUE

Or lando , FL 32806

NEW CHURCH PLANT

Missionary Tim Bright reports tha t a new church plant was begunon February 7 in New Jerusa lem, a suburban town near Tema. I twill be called Bethel Christian Church. Bro. Enoch Nyador,

Director of FAME Ghana, is coordinat ing th i s e f fo r t . The newevange l i s t approved by the nat ional counci l of the brotherhoodis Hassan Izak, a junior student in the degree program at

Ghana Christ ian College . Bro. Nyador wil l serve as mentor asBro . Isak co nt in ue s h is e duc a t i on . This i s th e second church

tha t has been planted by the National Evangelism Committee inthe l as t nine months. Bro. Bright is a consul tant with the NEC

NEW CAMPUS SITE EXCITEMENT

P.C. Cline arr ived back on the f ie ld in Sep tember 1998. He is

supervis ing the construction of the new campus along with DavidKalb. P. C. ' s w ife H eather r epo r t s . . .

We f i n a l l y f e e l s e t t l e d here in A denta. It s a smal l town aboutA z miles from the s i t e . The work on the b uild ing is coming alongwonderfully I t ' s nice to be near the new campus The e lec t r iccompany is pu tt ing in poles a t the s i t e t h i s week. . .The kids and

I love to go there in the l a te a f t e rnoon when th e sun ' s not sohot. Hunter (3) looks for snakes and hedgehogs and Kayla (5)l ooks f o r be au t i f u l b u t t e r f l i e s Las t week th e worke r s k i l l e d a

python. I hate t h a t they k i l l ed it it i s one of the few snakest ha t are not posionous. I brought i t home and cut i t open soth e k id s cou ld see what it looked l i ke on th e i n s i d e . It had

two ra t s and eggs in i t s be l ly . When we were f in i shed , P. C

f inished cle an in g th esnake and chopped i t

upfo r our house gi r l

Ursula who cooked i t up fo r herse l f . Now I have chopped pythonin my little f r e e z e r .

PRAY

Give thanks fo r th e new church p l an t i ng e f f o r t . Ask God s b les s ings

on David Kalb ' s and Dorothy ' s e f f o r t s to r a i s e funds fo r th e new

campus. Pray fo r Dorothy to make good progress in th e l i b ra ry work

she i s do ing .

In Chr i s t i a n l o v e ,

Dorothy Ev^son



AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM INC.

Deax Con t r i b u t o r s and P r aye r P a r t n e r s ,

Aff i l i a te o f

GHANA CHRIST IAN COLLEGE

MARCH/APRIL 1999 UPDATE

Doro t hy Eunson

6 6 2 Go l f Cou r s e D r .

E l i z a b e t h t o n » TN 37643

NEW CAMPU S PROGRESS

Ron Ri f e wr i t e s : We were ou t to th e new co l l e g e site ye s t e r d ay and t he b u il di ng

continues slowly up. They a re pouring the l a s t of the l i n t e l s fo r the weight-bearing of

th e ro o f and w i l l con t inue on wi th th e c o n cr et e b lo c ks f o r th e load—bear ing wa l l s f o r

th e ro of . With s even f u l l - t im e work ers a nd hand work , t a k e s a wh i l e . (Th i s is a

po r t i o n o f t h e c l a s s r o«n bu i l d i ng . )

FDRLOUGH ACT IV IT IES

The to ta l given toward a faculty house and the Library/Administration building now stands t 29 ,000 . P ra is e th e Lord .

Hy immunizations are craop le te and my plane reservation has been made for July 27 to

re turn to Gh a n a .

On Apri l 1 , twe lve boxes of books 6 M-bags were mailed to t he c olle ge for the l ib ra ry .

I wi l l still look fo r others and wi l l cont inue my research fo r cata loging in format ion fo rthem and f o r th e back log in Ghana.

Since the beginning of my furlough through i ^ r i l 1, I have vis i ted 24 chiirches and madereturn v i s i t s to a few o f them. On i ^ r i l 9 I re luc tan t ly leave Orlando and s t a r t my t rek

north , vis i t ing more churches and f r iends . forwarding agent ' s phone number i s 423

543-8228, or she can be reached by e-mail a t selcrabgwlreco ne t if you need informationa ibon t. me o r my whereabou t s .

Used communion ct^s and Sunday School mater ia ls can be sent to Hr. Robert Kalb, 1905 E.

S t. Rt. 78 , McConne lsv il le , OH 43746. He must h av e th no l a t e r than Ju ly 15.

PR Y fo r the facul ty and s t a f f of the col lege . They still have s ix weeks of the ho t te s t

wea t h e r o f th e y e a r t o go .GIVE TH NKS fo r the g i f t s to the Building Fund and pray tha t they may continue. Continue

to pray fo r Dav id Kalb and Dorothy Eunson as they individual ly t rave l to the churches to

sha re th e s t o r y o f Siana Chr i s t i a n Col lege .

I n H is s e r v i c e .

Doro thy Eunson



AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM, INC. ff i l i te o f


Dorothy Eudsod

Volume 7 Issue 14

WONDERFUL NEW CAMPUS NEWS

LAND REGISTRATION IS COMPLETE After

morethan five yearsofhardworkand endless tripstothe lands department, the thirty-three acres purchasedfor thenewcampus ofGhana Christian College andSeminary have been plotted on themaster plan ofthedepartment, and the college has the proper papers. Thefinal costof registration was U500 sincewehadafreehold, not theusual99year lease. Glory toGod.

BUILDING PERMIT APPROVED Now the cost

must be figured, based onthecostofthe buildings tobe built, and that amount paid.

ACTUAL BUILDING PROGRESSES Three

1l ssrooms ndaet of throoms r up to thelintelevel. Thisis only a smallpartof the totalclassroombuilding planned, butitwill provide accommodationfor visitingworkteams. Mostof the oncampuselectric poles are up, plus the poles to bring thehightension lines across the main road. The internal wiring

on the poles is almost complete.

IDES GIFT TO HELP IDES has approved our

request for 25,000 tobuild thewater and sewersystem for the campus. This is the next project tobe

tackled as soon as the classroom unit is complete.

HOUSE/LIBRARY FUND. As ofMay 15, the

total isup to 42,693.00.Praise the Lord That covers our firstgoal of 30,000 for a faculty house on the new campus and setuson theroad toward our second goal ofS85,000 fortheI.ihrary Administration Building. Four churches are stillworking and praying toward extra giving for the BuildingFund. We are very, very grateful for thechurches andindividuals who have given andwho aregiving andpray thateven more will accept the challenge.

GHANA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE FAMILY NEWS

THIRD TERM HASBEGUN. Ninety-four continuing

students havebeenregistered forthe final term oftheacademic year.

ACADEMIC DEAN APPLIES FOR PH.D. STUDIES.

Joseph Nsiah isnow writing a thesis proposal tosubmit withhis application totheUniversity ofGhana towork toward aPh.D. Thiswouldnot have been possible beforeGCC Swasgranted accreditation bytheMinistry of Education.

GRADUATE DIES OF UNKNOWN FEVER. Emmanuel

Addison, theyoung man whom IDES and GCC missionariesraised money for when heneeded three heart valves replaced afew years ago, passed away recently. He had established achurch inAccra andbuiltit upto forty members. Hewasalsoknown for his frequaitwitnessing to youth ondrugs. Wearesaddened byhisearly death, butpray thatallthe gospel seedsheplanted will continue tobear fruit. Doctors say that hisdeath was not related to his heart surgery.

Mrs Tom Barkes

66 2 GolfCourse Drive

Elizabcthton TN 37643

Se kr br iwireco Det

May 1999

DRIVER S WIFE DIES INFIRE. MaggieAning,wifeofthecollege driver, sold electronic components. While on abusiness trip inNigeria in mid-April, the building in which shewas sleeping caught fire, and Maggie died inthe fire. Thewake-keeping and burial service were held in Accra on April22 and 23 with local churchmembers and college personnel

heavily involved. A fijneral service will be held on May toallowthe extended femily to gatherandmourn. Please prayfor theLord to comfort andguide thehusband and four sonsbetween theages of 12 and 2. The children are among thosewhoplayin myhouse andyard.

GROWTH IN THE KINGDOM

FEBRUARY CHURCH PLANT. Tim Brightreportsthat a

new church was planted inNew Jerusalem, a suburban townnear Tema, theport city ofGhana. Itis called theBethelChristian Church. The evangelist ofthiswork isHassan Izak,a junior student in the degree program atGCC.

ADDITIONS AT FAITHWAY. Missionariesreport that

therehave been 15 additionsto this young churchsinceJanuary. Minister Ntim works hard tohold home Biblestudies

ACCRA REGIONAL EASTER CONVENTION. About350 people from congregationsmet for worship on Eastermorning toclimax theweekend convention atAkramang, avillage 20 miles from Accra. Some ofthese came just for themorning.

MISSIONARIES GATHER IN ACCRA

Missionaries from Ivory Coast and Benin joined those inAccra for a business/fellowship meeting on March 6. Thenumber was small since many ofusareon furlough, butitwasa happy and productive time.

FURLOUGH ACTIVITIES

CHURCHES VISITED. AsofMay 3,the total number ofdifferentchurchesvisitedis 31. I leftOrlandoApril 9 andhave gradually made my way northward toPennsylvania.

Along with the church presentations. It has been ajoy to spendtimewith family and friends andmeet new people. InNewport News, VA itwas necessary tohave the car radiatorreplaced, but otherwise, travel has been safe and comfortable.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HELPS By means ofthe

Internet, Ihave been able to collect a lotofbibliographicinformation that I need to properlycataloguebooksthat wehaveas a backlog. I still havea longway togo,butIamgrateful to the librarians atAtlanta C.C., Florida C.C., JohnsonB.C., and Milligan College who have taught me a lot andhelpedme along the way.

BOOKS MAILED. So far, thirteen boxes of books havebeen sentbyM-Bags toGhana for our library. Pray that thosebooksarrive safely, as theycannotberegistered or insured.



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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU

Mrs.TomBarkes forwarding agent haschanged here-mail address. Tt is now sekrab̂ ANireco.net- FromMay 24 to

M^ 311 beat their home while Tom teaches memoreabout computers and software Iwill use for tiie GCC library.

Soyou have SUNDAY SCHOOL MATERIALS orCOMMUNION CUPSfor us? Sendthem to Mr. RobertKalb,

1905 E St.Rt.78,McConnelsville, OH43746. Hemusthave

them no later tfian July 15. David Kalb will pack hisshippingcontainCT at that time

HO W TO MAKE OUT YOUR CHECKS All checks

should be made out African Mission Evangelism. Please do

notmake them outtoDorothy Eunson. Regular support fortiiecollege should besent toMrs. Barkes inElizabethton TN.Special gifts for thenew campus building should besent toMiss PatMetz 1220 40 ^ Avenue Vero Beach FL32960.Miss Metz isthegeneral treasurer forallofAfrican Missi HiEvangelism.

DEPARTURE ADDRESS AND DATE. Some of you may

not hear from methrough this gaieral newsletteruntilSeptember. By that time 1will be in Ghana Lord willing. Iwill fly out from Pittsburgh PA on July 27. My address from

ast River Park Christ ian hurch

P O Box 250 - 1207 B ro ad S t ree t

Elizabethton TN 37643

Address Correction Requested

Iluly 13 till departure will bedo M/M D«i Fay 1535 Rte./kwy Clymer PA 15728.

PRAYER P O WER

GIVE THANKS FOR: the fimds available for a faculty

houseand thebeginning of fimds forthe library; thecompletion ofland registration for the new campus after fiveyears; approval ofbuilding pamits; the gift from IDES forwater andsewer system; ongoing construction ofpart ofthe

classroom building; thebeginning ofBethel ChristianChurch; a goodregional Easterconvention ofAccraChurches; safetravel forDavidKalbandforDorothy;Dorothy s progress inLibrary research.

PETITION GODFOR: adequate funds to payfor buildingpermits; comfort for the family ofMaggie Aning; maturityand wisdom for the leaders of the Awoshie Christian Churchasthe time rapidly approaches for them tobeon their ownafter being supported for two years by Abeka ChristianChurch; health andstrength for ministers and for faculty andstaffand families of Ghana Christian College.

In Christian love

Dorothy Eunson

Non Profit Organization

U.S. Postage Guaranteed

Elizabethton TN

Permi t No 183

HORiZONS Mission Services

P O Bo x 13111

Knoxville , TN 37920-0111



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G H A N A C H RI ST IA N C OL LE GE

JUNE/JULY UPDATE

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E l i z a b e t h t o n , TN 3 7 6 4 3

D e a r C o n t r i b u t o r s and P r a y e r P a r t n e r s ,

COL L E GE

m a d e

NEWS

T e a c h e r s and s t u d e n t s have made it p a s t midway o f t h i r d t erm anda r e l o ok in g f o rw ar d t o g r a d u a t i o n on J u l y 1 7 .

At th e b u i l d i n g s i t e , a l l o f t h e e l e c t r i c i t y p o l e sb e e n installed T h e t r a n s f o r m e r h a s b e e n m o v e d t o

c o r p o r a t i o n i s t r y i n g t o f i n d a lift t r u c k t o lift

a n d w i r e s h a v e

t h e site and t h e

it o n t o t h e p o l e s

FURLOUGH P R O G R E S S

As o f Ju n e 2 2 I have v i s i t e d 37 c h u r c h e s w i t h j u s t one more v i s i tt o S c i o , N. Y. s c h e d u l e d .

A f t e r my s o j o u r n in E l i z a b e t h t o n , TN I am t h e owner o f acomput er l a p t o p ) , g e n e r o u s l y d o n a t e d by t h e B ar k e s s and

p r i n t e r . We a l s o have a new l i b r a r y p r o g r a m . Thank y o uam still l e a r n i n g .

SMALL

a LARGE

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M IS SIO N B US IN ES S

T fISPLAY MATERIALS T h i s t e r m i f you l i v e in F l o r i d a , you may

w r i t e t o M r s. E l l e n E l l i o t t , 1620 H a m i l t o n E u s t i s , FL 3 2 7 2 6 f o rd i s p l a y items f o r F ai t h Promise r a l l i e s , m i s s i o n f a i r s , e t c . I f

yo u l i v e nor th of F l o r i d a yo u may w r ite to Mrs. Tom Barkes 66 2G olf C ou r s e D r i v e , E l i z a b e t h t o n , TN 3 7 6 4 3 f o r t h e same p u r p o s e .

CHECKS: Always make them o u t to AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM. Do n o tmake them o u t t o Do ro th y E unson Ghana C h r i s t i a n C o l l e g e , o r Mrs.To m B a r k e s . T H I S I S IMPORTANT.

PRAYER POWER

THANKS BE TO GOD: f o r many m i l es o f s a f e t r a v e l t h i s y e a r ; f o r awarm welcome by c h u r c h e s and i n d i v i d u a l s e v e r y wh e r e ; f o r p a t i e n t

te a c he rs an d h elp er s during my i n t r o d u c t i o n to th e c om pu te r w or ld

and f o r God s h e l p in overcomi ng th e e m o t i o n a l b a r r i e r s .

REQUESTS: f o r co n t i n u ed s a f e t y f o r David Kalb a s he v i s i t s c h u r c h e sfo r b l e s s i n g s on Twyla B ri g h t on family v i s i t s in th e U. S. and asshe r e p r e s e n t s th e c o l l e g e a t th e North American C h r i s t i a n Convent i o n in Denver in e a r l y J u l y ; f o r S h e f f l e r s s a f e r e t u r n to Ghana onJ u l y 7 and f o r my own on J u l y 27 .

G r a t e f u l l y ,



Dea r Ch r i s t i a n F r i e n d s

AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM INCAf f i l i a t e o f


Dorothy Eunson

662 Go l f C ou r s e D r.E l i z abe t h t on» TN 37643

Augus t 1999

BA CK IN A DIFFERENT WORLD

As o f Ju ly 28 th I am back in Accra Ghana West Af r i c a— a wor ld o f d us tin es s

no i s e h e a t and peop le peop l e peop l e . The b e s t p a r t i s see i ng o ld f r i end s

and co -wo rke r s . Most o f th e st ff a r e exhau s t ed bu t still p us hin g th ro ug h th e

Augus t s h o r t te rm cou r s e . I have had many visitors i n th e house t o welcome me

back and b r i ng me up to da t e on even t s . I d id more t a l k i ng t han unpack ing th e

first few day s .

T R I P TO TH E N O RTH

On my f i f t h morning he re I left w ith fou r men i n c l ud ing v i s i t i n g PA p reache r

Bud Yoder f o r a trip to visit Ghanaian mi s s i ona r i e s in th e f a r no r t h . We

were i n th e FAME veh i c l e and I d id no t have t o do any d r i v i n g . We v i s i t e d

f ou r d i f f e r e n t evange l i s t s and t h e i r work i n c l ud ing two F M c l i n i c s . We

a l so saw a t t h ese s i t e s f i ve o f th e new wel l s funded by I .D .E .S . People i n

th e no r th a r e much poo r e r t h an most i n th e sou th and y e t t h r e e o f th e

chu rches gave u s g i f t s : one ch i cken t h r e e gu inea fowl s ev e r a l dozen eggs

t h r e e l i v e goa t s and t e n pounds o f raw pe anu t s . The r a i n s seem p l e n t i f u lt h e r e so f a r ; i n f a c t some v i l l a g e s have e xp erie nc ed f lo o din g t h a t drowned

ou t th e new crops o f corn and mi l l e t . Our s ix day t r i p pu t me behind i n

ge t t i n g s e t t l e d bu t th e op po rtu ni ty was to o good to be mis sed .

T H E RE A L ITY O F CONSTRUCTION

On my first full day Ron Ri f e t ook a coup l e o f us o u t to s e e th e new

p rope r t y . Although th e s h e l l o f th r e e c l a s s r ooms is still ve ry rough it w as a

thrill to see th e a c t u a l bu i l d i ng r i s i n g from th e ground . P C Cl ine is a l so

beg inn ing h is house . The founda t ions l a i d and th e f l o o r poured . I a l so saw

th e f ilities fo r th e new sewage sys tem fo r th e hous ing a r e a .

CHALLENGES A H EA D

There is still much to be done i n th e house to be fu l l y a t home and

f un c t i on a l bu t b ud ge t m e et in gs have a l r e ady begun and p repa r a t i o n s mus t a l s o

be made fo r th e September t e rm. No l i b r a r y work ye t

THANK GOD f o r my s a fe r e tu rn to Ghana and pr ay t h a t I may have th e s t r e n g t h to

comple te t h e above t a s k s . More news in Sep tember .

I n Ch r i s t Doro thy



AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM INC

GHANA CKItSTIAN COLUOE

Dorothy Eunson

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AccraN Ghana

West Affica

Vol . 8 , I s s u e 1

BACK IN GHANA—SETTLIK6 IN

The plane t r ip back on July 27-28 was

unevent ful . Pass ing through customs was

e a s y— t h e

Some o f you may remember my t a lk on Five

Reasons Why I Should Retire . You maychuckle to hear that an amplified prayermeeting was held up the h i l l from myhouse the very n igh t I ar r ived , and on

th e second morning I was awakened a t 4:30

a.m. by a Nige ri an p re aching the gospel

a t my ga te fo r the whole neighborhood to

hear . He continued for for ty minutes. I

can sm i l e now b e c au s e I am f r e s h and

rested from furlough. 38 000

The o th e r m i s si on a ri es welcomed me wi th a

pot luck luncheon the f i r s t day af t e r my

a r r i va l , and they had pu t some food inth e house . t was wonder fu l t o be back

w i t h Ghana i an f r i e n d s also

Nevertheless, there were lo t s o f thin gsto be put in order for me to be ful lyfunctional again. Aii extremely noisyfridge was repaired: it i s now quiet . Ana i r condi t ioner was repaired to preparethe study to house the computer. A

spec ia l t ab le was des igned and bu i l t fo r

the conûter and pr i n t e r . t has been

s i t t i ng in the dining room till the

s c e n t o f th e f r es h v arn is h d i e s down.

I checked on a telephone appl ica t ion t ha t

Cara Snyder had begun and l e a rned t h a t

there i s a fau lt in the system in th i s

area . U n t il it i s t raced and cor rec ted ,

no new phones can be added. I wil l t ry

to use th e co l l ege emai l . Other t a sks

wer e c om p le te d and some still r emain .

The l i b r a ry and its 4,500 books have a l l

been cleaned not me—I organized the

p ro j e c t , bu t I have no t even s t a r t e d on

th e cataloging I came to do.

Reg i s t r a t i o n and f r eshman o r i e n t a t i o n

ta ke s p la ce on the 13th and classes begin

th e fol lowing day.

TRIP TO THE NORTH

ccra

5 more than

Br Ch^^^^

oppo r t u n i t y was to o

good to miss. Visi t ing Pennsylvania

preacher Bud Yoder was along. The t r ip

BarbaraBarkes

662Go l f Course Drive

Elizanethton TN 37643

[email protected]

Sep tember 1999

was a s p e c i a l treat because bo th ou r

tour guide Enoch Nyador, d i r e c to r o f

FAME work in Ghana, and Kwame Amevor,

a s s i s t a n t d r i v e r , a re dea r f r i e nds .

We visited f o u r different chu r ch

p lan te r s , a l l are our gradua tes . Two a re

wi th FAME and have clinics a s s o c i a t e d

wi th th e chu r ch work . Each o f th e f ou r

has benefi ted from a new well p rovid ed by

IDES. The wells are a g rea t b less ing to

th e men, t h e i r f am i l i e s and t h e i r

neighborhoods. At each stop we met some

o f th e l o c a l Ch r i s t i a n s and l e a r n ed a bit

about t he ir e ff or ts to grow in Chr i s t .

Life i s even more of a s t ruggle in the

North

than in the South. We saw many donkeys

being used to help farmers. Gett ing foodand water d urin g th e dry season i s

d i f f i c u l t . While we were t he re , a f ine

r a iny season had begun, but i n some

p laces crops had ac tua l ly f looded ou t .

Three churches gave us g i f t s ou t o f t h e i r

pover ty . We left most o f them wi th th e

l o ca l p reache r s because it i s no t

convenien t to ca r ry l i v e goats and l i v e

ch i c k en s in a l o a d ed v e h i c l e .

Tak in g su ch a t r ip makes one apprec ia te

the re la t ive comfort and sweet fellowshipin th e p lace one ca l l s home. I thank God

fo r the f a i th and courage of the church

p l an t e r s and th e Nor the rn Chr i s t i a n s .

NEH COLLEGE VEHICLE ACQUIRED

My o ld tru ck has been used by th e co lleg e

admin is t r a t ion fo r 2 1/2 y ears fo r

col lege bus iness since I got my new one.

t was a l r eady p re t t y wel l worn then , bu t

now i s too d ec re pit to be r e l i ab l e ,

e spec i a l l y s ince both t h e Adm i n is tr a ti ve

Assi s t an t and Pr inc ipa l have problems

with de te r io ra t ion o f the spine.

Although t h e r e were d if fe re nc es o f

op in ion among th e m i ss io n ar ie s abou t

which funds should be used, many peoplew

p ray ing abou t t h e ma t t e r . We came t o a

good a gr eeme nt a nd payment has been made.

Pra i se the Lord. By the t ime you read

th i s , the new vehic le should already be

in use. I t wil l have two fu l l seats ,

plus two jump s ea t s in th e r e a r fo r a

t o t a l sea t ing capac i ty o f t en . Four o f

us missionar ies wil l be shar ing the

maintenance costs up to a point , and thenl o c a l l y r a i s ed fund s m ust t ake ca re o f

the r e s t , shor t o f a major d i s as t e r .



B U I L D I N G I K P R O G R E S S

On my f i r s t f u l l d a y i n G ha na a f t e r t h e

w e l c o m e l u n c h e o n Ro n R i f e t o o k tw o o f u s

t o th e ne w c a uc us. Although most o f it

still l o o k s l i k e an unkempt f i e l d it i s

e xc it in g to se e a c t u a l classrooms r i s i n g

from the ground. The rooms w i l l be verys p a c i o u s c o m p a re d w i t h w h at we h av e now.

At t h i s p o i n t th e w a l l s a re u n pl as te re d

b u t o n e - h a l f o f th e ora nge t i l e r o o f h as

b e e n l a i d o n t h i s first u n i t . F r o m now

on we w i l l c a l l it a m ul t i - pur pos e

b u i l d i n g b e c a u s e t h a t i s w h a t it w i l l

s e r v e a s w h e n we first m o v e t h e s t u d e n t

body t h e r e u n t i l o th er b uild in g s a rebuilt T h e n e w e l e c t r i c a l t r a n s f o r m e r

has been i n s t a l l e d on th e p o le s b u t wehave n o t been connected to th e h i g h -t e n s i o n w i r e s y e t . P C C l i n e s h o u s e

i s beii iy b u i l L f a s t . It i s a b o v e lintei

l e v e l a l r e a d y . They a r e determined to

move i n b y t h e e n d o f N o v e m b e r t o a v o i d

p a y i n g any more r e n t . Manuel A dj e i th e

c o l l e g e o f f i c e ma na ge r and a n a . T.

l e c t u r e r ha s been selected to occupy th ehouse f o r which I r a i s e d th e money. I tw i l l be b u i l t w ith in th e next year .

Thank you a l l who h e l p e d .

E a st R i ve r Park Christian Church

1207 Broad Street

Eiizabethton TN 37643

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P r a y f o r Ron a nd D o ri s R i f e a s t h e y a r e

o n a s h o r t f u r l o u g h fro m S e p t e m b e r 9

t h r o u g h December t h a t t h e y

may b e l e d t o men a n d women

wh o c a n g i v e t o t h e L o r d t o

bui ld the first unit of a

d o r m i t o r y .

E M A I L A N D V I D E O

You ca n se nd me e m ail th ro ug h

this address:

GCCS@ighmail •com. Keep in

mind t h a t I may check it onl y

t w i c e a week an d ma y n o t h a v e

t h e c h a n c e t o answ er e v e r y

c a s u a l c o r r e s p o n d e n c e .

B a rb ar a B a rk es w h o s e a d d r e s s

;^s IS a t th e b e g i n n i n g ha s as h o r t v i d e o on t h e b u i l d i n g

p r o g r am o f t h e c o l l e g e . You

c a n b o r r o w it f o r an u p d a t e

y j o f t h e w o r k . M r s . E l l e n

Elliott 1 60 0 B ue n a V i s t a

Drive E u s t i s FL 32726 also has a copy.

Sh e i s th e l a d y who keeps d i s p l a y i tems

fo r your use. Please note th e change i n

her address

U S E P R A Y E R POTICR

GIVE THANKS: f o r D o r o t h y s s a f e r e t u r n t o

Ghana and f o r a good t r i p t o t h e N o r t h ;

f o r K a l b s s a f e arrival i n G h a n a

S e p t e m b e r 2 ; f o r a h a r m o n i o u s d e c i s i o n

a b o u t t h e p u r c h a s e o f a new c o l l e g e

v e h i c l e ; f o r t h e t h i r t y p lu s s tu d e nt s

a c c e pt e d f o r t h i s te rm; fo r D o r o t h y sFIVE YEAR RESIDENCE PERMIT first i n t h e

h i s t o r y o f o u r g ro u p .

INTER E E FOR: R i f e s r e f r e s h i n g b u tp r o d u c t i v e f ur lo ug h S ep t. t o D e c . ;

w i s d o m f o r all o f u s a s we m a k e d e c i s i o n s

t o b r i n g o ur m i s si o n m o r e i n l i n e w i t h

IR S g u i d e l i n e s ; wisdom p a t i e n c e an d

s t r e n g t h fo r th e te a c h e r s as we begin ane w s c h o o l y e a r .

God b l e s s a l l o f you f o r making my

f u r l o u g h a g o o d o n e .

In H i s

Lo v e D o r o t h y

Non Profit Organization

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Elizabethton TN

P e r m it N o . 183

M/M Carl Bridges

Johnson Bible College

Knoxvllle TN 37998



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GHANA CHRISTIAN COILSCE

October 999

FOR CONTRIBUTORS AND PRAYER PARTNERS

Dear Christian Friends

Ninety Students in ClassRegistration was not as smooth as it has been because we tried a new method with those who had arrears in

fees, and it didn t work very well. However, we survived and started classes onSeptember 14. Afewlatecomers trickled in, and the last lady arrived October 14, having been ill with a heart ailment. I am enjoyingmy English and Christian Education classes very much. One reason is the weather has stayed relatively coollongerthan usual. It is now warming up fast.

LibraryWork LagsThe most major work I ve done isto spend two Saturday mornings inthe library office/storeroom arranging

and labeling boxes ofbooksstored there. I hada helper andthejob is abouttwo-thirds done. OnOctober 141finally gotmy vohage regulator back after servicing, sothere are no further obstacles to setting up thecomputer

Visit to Swedru

One Sunday my traveling companion Kwame Amevor and I went to visit the ChristianChurch in Swedrufor

the first time. One ofthe first year students i om thechurch went along. He has resigned from hiswork as agovernment paid trained teacher because he is more interested inwinning souls fortheLord. The group meetsin a nursery school and numbers about twenty-five. I admired the way they participated intheBible Study thatpreceded morning worship. Bythe time wegothome at 3:30 1 was very weak and hungry, so I ve decided totake sandwiches or meat piesalong on subsequent trips.

Budget Double Duty

Always a time-consumingjob this year it had to be done twice because ofone miscommunication and one

oversight. God was incharge because theoversight made it possible to clear upthe problem caused by themiscommunication. The second round fell largely to me, but I finished onthe16^ and theTreasurer will crosscheck my figures. Actually, I like doing it;it strains my brain less than marking English essays.

New Arr ivals

Not people The new college vehicle is here and inuse. We thank God for it. The Kalbs shipping containerhas also arrived and been cleared from the harbour. We all sent things in it. I have my brooms, mops, foldingchair, library supplies, maps, S.S. materials, and many thousands ofcommunion cups. Thanks to all who

helped.

Prayer

Thank God for a good beginning of a new school year; for our health; for the help given by ourmonth-longvisitors from PA; for progress atthe new campus site; for additional electric meters at the present campus toprevent the bills from being pushed into the higher rate so soon. Petition God for; a productive furlough forRon and Doris Rife; a good teaching experience for Brian Jennings his term at Springdale College inEnglandandadequate support for his returnto Ghana in January.

Much love and gratitude to all ofyou. Dorothy



AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM, INC. ff i l i a l s o f

G H A N A C H RI ST I AN C OL LE GE

Dear Christian Friends, December, 1999

F I R S T T E R M C O M P L E T E D

Ourlastdayof exams wasDecember 1st, followed by a communion service anda Christmas party. It hasbeena goodterm forme. Giving up some ofmyformer responsibilities inthechurch hasmade mean easier-to-get-along-with personand morerelaxed. Onlya severecold kept me out of classestwo daysnear the end of the term.

T H E P R IN C I PA L S H E A L T H

Our Principal, Christian Adjei, has been inawheelchair ever since we have known him. When notinawheelchair, hemoves himselfaround withhisarms. Nowhe issuffering painand some numbness in his rightarmand is in danger of

eventual loss oftheuseofhisarms ifhedoes nothave decompression surgery on his neck where the nervesarebeing pinched.

Since all surgery involves some risk, Christian hesitated at first, butas the pain increased, hedecided to goahead with it. His blood pressure had tobebrought down before it could bedone, but we eTcpect theoperation tobe scheduled before the endofDecember. Pleaselifthim, his family, andthe surgeon and nurses up in prayer.

HUR H T R I P S

I have enjoyed several church trips since the October letter. Our new plan isworking well: one ortwo studentsorother preachers are part ofthe team, plus one youth representative, my young fnend Kwame, who helps withthe driving, and myself. Taking our lunch along also works well The third Sunday inOctober we visited achurch that had almost collapsed; the preacher had lost the sight ofone eye throu^ unsuccessful surgery andwas not able tobe regular with the church. Also, a new church had come to that village, and perhaps the noveltyofit had drawn members away from theChristian Church. I am delighted that after ourteam talked itover andshared ourconcerns withothers, it looks asifa team will gotherebefore Easter for aweekend or longer to helprevive and rebuild th e church

N E W CA M P U S P R O G R E S S

The Clines' house isvirtually finished; they plan tomove before the end of1999. Kalbs' house isup to lintellevel. The layout ofManuel Adjei's house has been marked out and the digging ofthe foundation begun. Oops

Electricityhas still not been hookedup.

H O L I D A Y S

Americans enjoy a4th ofJuly celebration onNovember 14th. Ithad been delayed because of fears ofterrorismin July. Thanksgiving saw us worshipping in the morning atthe U. S Ambassador's house afirst). In theevening there were 200 ofus atthe American Club for awonderftil turkey and potluck dinner. Severalmissionary families in addition to our college families will gather at Shefiflers for Christmas dinner and againfor New Year s Eve. I ll have a week s vacation between Christmas and New Years.

P R A Y E R P O W E R

Thank God for: a successful first term; anew A/C for the office where the computers are; for safe âvel bystudent preachers, missionaries and others who travel for the sake ofthe kingdom; for EDES contribution of 30,000 to provide maize for food as well as seed com for nine villages among many in northern Ghana whosecrops were flooded out this year.Petition Godfor: the safereturnin lateDecember andearly January ofRifes andBrianJennings, respectively;safe travel and happy reunions for HeatherHostetter and her children and for Tim and Twyla Bright duringspecial family trips to the U. S during the holidays; for courage and protection for Christians facing opposition

fbom traditional worshippersof

manygods here in Ghana.

In Christ s love, Dorothy

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