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Volume 9, Issue 2 (Zaaffiliate of^hgna QMidUati February 2005

M E N S D O R M IT O R Y R I S I N G FAST

Tliis headline echoes UuU of llie September 2004 general.-ucwslcller vvliich rciid 'OFFICE WING RIS ING FAST . 11 isbreath-taking to see tlie physical stmcturcs developing that arconly possible through the continued blessing of the Lordtliroiigli the churches and indi\'iduals. The ground-breakingfor the first unit of a men's dorm occurred at our graduationprogram on August 28, B}' the end of No\ ember. $60,000 hadbeen used up. lea\ ing less than tiiree thousand in the domicoiistniction account. All the e.\pensi\ c foundation had beencompleted for the three stor> stmcturc. the first fioor built, andthe reinforced fioor for the second story poured.Then before th e end o f December, a local busin es sman whowants to reniiiin anonymous ga\e the college a gift of o\ er onehundred thousand dollars You are undoubtedly as thrilled aswe are. It is support from inside our host country', and it morethan qualifies us for $50,000 in matching funds promised by acluiritable founda tion in th eU. S, Tiic walls o f th e rooms o n th e second f io or a re now^going up rapidly.These wonderful gifts in no way negate the need for ourChristian friends in the U. S. to continue to gi^'e as Godenables them. We need housing for \ \omcn. a chapel, andmore housing for faculty and senior staff. It is painful to payrent on outside housing, but right no\\ we liine no choice.May God bless you as you continue to help us reach our fullpotential.

F I V E N E W S T U D E N T S B E G A N IN J A N U A R Y

F o r th e firsl t ime in ou r liiston.. w e took in Hn c new studentsf or s ec o nd semester . T hree m en an d one w oman entered th edegree program, and one man from one of the northernChristian Churches Joined the Higher Certificate program.It is my Job to teach all of them a tnmcaled \ersion ofOrientation class to pro\'ide them with neccssar) librarx skillsquickly. All of them said that although they had had access tolibraries, they had ne\ erbecn taught how to use them.

ANOTHER GRADUATE ENTERS THE MISSIONF I E L D

Those of >ou who recci\ e the smaller Contributors letters areaware that one of our graduates moved to Niger, a countr>'northeast of Ghana, in September 2004,, Kwame Yeboah-Mantcy. his wife, and two children arc settled in Niamey, thecapital cil\ . The children arc in an SIM school and Bro.Kwame is working hard to get the work properly registered.He came dow n to Accra in c ar h Novembe r lo be ordained intothe ministry at Faithwa> Christian Church. Niger is 99Muslim, but at this point in time the countr>' allows entn offoreign teachers of both Islam and Christianity.Bro. Kwame must learn both the French language and thelocal language. D/cnna . The cost of li\ ing is higherthan it isin Gluma and tilings arc. much Icss-con\'cnicul_ll.is a lot ofadjustment to make in a short time: ne\ertheless. he isgratified that already sc\c ral D/erma men from a villageoutside of Niame\ are gathering for Bible stud>. The sowingof the seed has begun. Pray the Lord of the Har\ est lo bring inthe harvest at the right time. The Ycboah-Mantey family issupported by the First Church of Clirist in Burlington.Kcntuck^.

O U R P E N N S Y L V A N I A H E L P E R S

In 1997. rN in Kreider began lo come to Ghana cN crN year forperiods ranging from four lo six months to help the collcgc.His wife Lena began to accompany him in 2000. Ir\ in is anexcellent carpentcr and woodworker, and Lena looks after theguesthouse while the> arc here. She also pa>s regular \ isits toa nearby orplianage to read lo tlie cl iildren. play with them,and now to help prepare some little ones with presciiool skills.They come from the Cogan Station church near Williamsport.PA. Tluit church gi\es them some support and other friendsgi \ e ihcm gifts to help in the work here. In fact, the Kreidersraised S 10.000.00 to help finish the constmclion of theguesthouse before lhe> could stay in it. We say. God bless


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you. Grandma and Grandpa (as you arc known by campusworkers), and may God grant you more years than the 70+you have already enjoyed.

OFFICE WING NOW OCCUPIEDDuring the latter part of the Cliristmas holidays, and in theearly days of the new semester, faculty and staff \\ere bus>moving into their new offices. The secretan' was especiallytlirilled to be able to move a lot of liis equipment into thePrinting Room wliich had been used as a temporaiy accountsoffice

We are still furnishing some of the offices, since desks areshort in number. The Printing Room needs a long counter andstorage cupboards, and the facult>' recommended tliat all of theoutside doorson the entireLibrai>'-Administration Buildingbereinforced with heavy iron burglar bars. Nevertheless, we areIN. and now even the adjunct teachers share an office and weall have a lounge for our rela.xing moments. All duringfurlough I prayed for God to give us the money becauseraising it was too big a job for me. He did it A thousandthanks to all who have made this possible.

FIRST SEMESTER HIGHLIGHTSClasses proceeded smoothly and the vast majority of thestudents did e.xceedingly well on their final c.xams.Both students and faculty were inspired and challenged duringMissions Emphasis week. Two of our graduates came downfrom tlieir evangelism and church-planting work in theNonliem Region of Ghana. Their English was less thanperfect, but their heartfelt e.xhortations to get involved inevangelizing the North and their stirring stories of God'sprotection and blessing had a positive effect on all of us.

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A Fun and Games day on a Saturday during the semesterprovided tension-reducing play time and pleasant socialinterchange between students and faculty. Other thanparticipation in the tug-of-war. the mature' Americanmissionaries were mainly a cheering squad for the youngerfacultv

P R Y R POW R

Thank God for: beginning of a new semester with five newstudents; an une.xpectedly good report on Twyla Bright shealth from doctors in the U. S.; safe return to Ghana byBrights. Brian Jennings, and the Patrick Cline family all inJanuar\'; for tlie occupation of tlie office wing and rapidprogresson the first unit of tliemen's domiitotyi all the gifts,botli large and small, that make tlie development of the newcampus possible: for my increasing confidence that I have ameaningful place of service for this last temi in Ghana.PetitionGodfor, clearerand freercommunication andpositiveencouragement between tlie Ghanaian churches and themissionaries; good furlough for Ron and Doris Rife, based inDallas. TX; accreditationfor the Master's programand for thecurriculum of the proposed new School of CommunityDevelopment; mutual blessings for the college and all thevisitors who are coming to Gliana this year; physical,emotional and spiritual strength for all the students, facultyand staff, especially for President Adjei and the others whohavean hour's commute to the newcampus.In Christian loveDorothy

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Volume 9, Issue 3 Cbi dffiiiate ofQiiana ChHlitian Cce^ May, 2005

HEALTH CRISES I N THE FACULTY

O n Februarv 22. Da \ id Kalb. lecturer in Ne\ \ Testament imdSystematic Tlieolog>. suffered a stroke at home before class.When disco^ered, he was taken straight to the hospital andadmitted. After on e e c k s trcatment in Gliamj. he wa s no\\ nhome with liis wife Barbara and re-admitted to the hospitalwhere blood clots were disco^crcd in his lungs. He has hadgood treatment and recovered his speech and motor skills. Hismemor>- is improving, and he hopes to fulTiU furloughspeaking dates. His eyesight continues to be a problem, andhe must also undergo treatment for kidne> stones.On April 20. our President. Cliristian Adjei. also suffered amild stroke but was not hospitalized, although he goes to thehospital for examination and medication. His memon andspccch ar c gradually impro\ ing.Ou r Academic Dean, Joseph Nsiali lias been on study lea\ efor nearly tlu^ee years, working on his Ph. D. He is alsoexperiencing some health problems.We co\et your prayers for the reco\cn- of these tliree menwho sc n e so faithfully ith the college. Their absence hasput a greater burden on those who arc still standing. Severalmen liad added a course earlier to those they \\erc alreadyteaching Dr. Rife is on furlough until the latter part o f Ju h .I took over one class an d taught a quick survey of I and Thessalonians an d the last two cliiipters of Revelation in thethree class per iods left in the semester. Making up an e.\amfo r a class I hadn t taught was a challenge. .

ACADEM IC N EWS

Only four of the fn e new Januan students actually stayed inthe school, but those four are doing well.By the time yo u read tliis. all exams \\ill be done and thestudents will be having a short break before their t\\ 0 weeks ofpractical service in churches of their choice. Some of themwere beliind in paying their school fees an d the collcge cofferswere gett ing ven- slim. With some necessary pressure, a fewof them came up with at least pa n pa}ment.The curriculum and design of the School of ConununilyDe \ elopment is in the hands of the National AccreditationBoard. Th e prognosis fo r its approval is \er\ good.Unfortunate ly, we got an unfavorable report on the Master sprogram. There is still a procedure to go l lirough. but it looksas if we will have to do some revamping,April 12 marked the end of my 37 year in the work ofGhana Christian College an d Seminary.

ANOTHER N E W B U I L D I N G ? ?Yes. indeed. Ev en while th e f ir st u ni t o f th e m e n s d o n n isstill under construction, we arc going to begin a duplex meantfor married student housing. The first unit of the men s donnwill not acconmiodate enough men to empty all theclassrooms now being used as donns. Since we have only afew women and thc> arc occup> ing a \cv\ large classroom, wehope to house them as soon as possible using this marriedstudent s duplex. Thus another classroom will be freed forboth the Bible College and for the School of Cominunit)Development that we expect to open in August.

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We sa> Halleluiah for the blessing of monc> given bev ondthe needs of the Libnir\7Administration office wing occupiedin Januar>- so that we can begin a new fund for Women sHousing with 22. H) ), ) ). Our God continues to amaze us.On h ) ){).00 to go fo r Women s housing, that is.)T h e security fence around th e ba ck a nd sides of th e entirecampus and panially across the front was erected in Marchand pa n of April. Now there is less chance for casual strollersto enter the campus from places they cannot be seen.The constniction workers are working steadily at getting thefirst two floors of the men s donn finished. A third sloi> ispossible if a stnictural engineer giv es us the O. K. We arcnow waiting for him to coine and nuike his inspection, {It wasnot in the original plan.)The Constmction Board (Building Conunittee) had slmmkthrough rcsigiuition. illness, and furlough, so 1 was asked toserve on it for some time. Yea rs ago 1 told the President nothank vou . serving on the relocation conuni ttee (as it wascalled then) w as too much for me. Well, wh o knows if 1 amno t in G h a n a fo r such a t ime a s this?


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K R E ID E RS T O R E T U R N

InJanuan s newsletter an arliclc and pielurc of Irsin and LenaKreider appeared. Thai was before Da\ id Kalb luid his strokean d we were deprived of a fine lecturer and a cons tmct ionsupenisor. P. C. Cline continues lo be a valuable expertconsultant in construction, and lie pitchcs in wherever he can.but with his new academic responsibilities, the collegeadministration felt that another 'on-thc-ground* supcr\'isorwas needed to work with the foreman. They asked lr\ in if hewould come back and help for some time after a trip home fora needed medical evaluation. He agreed.We arc tliankful Ir\ in got a good medical report. The Kreidersare now praying and working to raise the necessary supportfor plane tickets and li^ing e.xpenses for at least three moremonths in Ghana. They plan to leave the states June 6. If youcan help them in am way. call the Christian Churcli at CoganStation in PennsvK ania to a s k w h er e to send contributions.

A C C R A E A ST E R C O N V E N T IO N

Hundreds of members from the greater Accra area Christianchurches gathered in Anirahia. the village nearest the newcampus, on the Thursday before Easter. Kwame Amevor andI had made a trip to two villages the pre\ious Sunday tocollect a generator and sound equipment, Most of the peopleslept on the floor of primars school classrooms but a fewchurch leader stayed in the college donns and I chose to stayin the college guesthouse. Fortunately, the comention had anEnglish class for the Bible lessons in addition to the tlu ee locallanguage classes, so I enjo\ ed tliem. too.Easter was ver \ hot and the service lasted till nearly 3 p.m.Tluit about did me in. it was an exhausting weekend bul atime of s\\ ect fcllo^^ ship with brothers and sisters in Christ

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C H IL D R E N S S E RV IC E A T A BE KAOur preacher had long wanted the morning acti\ily of thechildren at A b e k a Christian C h u r c h to b e m o r e like a churchser\'ice and not just another Sunday School. (We have SundaySchool at 5 p.m.) Although the preacher is not imoKed inChristian Education at the moment, the young universitygraduate who lias taken the lead is full of enthusiasm andeager lo ti> new things. I have been helping him. and now wedo have a children s service. Some of the girls scr\e as thePraise team , and 1 even bought hynm booklets from BobShelTler. The children seem to reall> enjoy singing from ahynni book . Several people tiike Uims gi\ing the'sermonette . including me. and one of the >oung men in thechurch has been gi\ ing a communion medita tion after whichthe teachers and helpers arc ser\ed communion. We tnist weare setting a good e.xample for the children.

P R A Y E R P O W E R

T h a n k Go d for; D av id an d Barbara s successful medicale\acuation to the U. S, i[i Fcbnjar> and for his impro\'ement; anew grandson, bom in April, for Tim and Tw> la Bright: PatMet/., ou r \oluntecr AM E treasurer wh o is a CPA. ha\ ingsu n i\ ed another U. S. tax season: continuing donations for thecollege operations and construction: safe tra\ el in Ghana.P et it io n G od f or: R e st o re d h e al t h fo r D a\ id Kalb. ChristianAdjei. and Joseph Nsiah: strengtli and continued health for therest of the faculty and staff: financial support for In in andLena Kreider: effective lectures, c.vperiences and interactionduring a one week Seminar held on campus in June for 4 to 6Team Expansion interns and 12 ClY/FAME interns toorientate them t o m i ss io n s in W e s t A f ri ca .

In H is scrvicc.Dorothy Eunson in Ghana

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Dear Family and Friends,

Box AN 7Accr a No rt h6 ^ June 2005

I have a long overdue snapshot ofmeand my surrogate grand-daughters to send you and am resortingto thismethod to send some kind of personal message along with it. A librarian who is visiting thecollege as a consultant will be returning to the States on the 9 and Ihope he will carr\ these alongand mail them for me. It will helpthecash flow situation inmy budget here. He will alsocarry m\ U.S. income tax form our due date is June 15) and a letter or two with checks in them.Today I have been homeunexpectedly. I woke up at 3 a.m. with a headacheand was afraid I wasdeveloping a migrainethe first ina yearanda half So I ate a pieceof buttered bread, took oneaspirin Ionly had one left) and 5 mg of Valium and begged God notto lefme have a migraine. It wasa while before I could sleep, but I did sleepuntil 6:00 a.m. 1felt a bit fuzzy so decided not to forcemyselfto get ready to catch a 7:00a.m. ride. If it had been Cabinet meeting, I might have triedbecause there are only three of us, but it was Construction Committee and there are four others on it. Ihave been O. K. No headache or nausea. Thank you. Lord.The reason I wascatching a ride is thatthe truck battery is dead. Kwame wasgoing to take itto buy anew one that he had checked on Saturday, but Ididn t have the money ready then. Even after buyingthe batter) and taking ittoan electrician to put in the battery acid and water and charge it. with onedelay or another, Kwame still brought the truck home at 5:00 without the new battery. He assures meit will be safeat thatplace. He ll go for it in the morning.It was good I was at home because Ienjoyed a good visit from the minister in the town where we hopeto have the 2006 national Easter convention. He brought lots of good information that we have beenwaiting for. For once we also had a chance tojustchat about other things, too.Yesterda). good showers began before dawn and continued up until church time. In the pastsometimes I have seen Sundays where rain did not affect the attendance, but yesterday the attendancewas way down. On the first Sunday ofevery month, the morning service is a prayer meeting and allthe children are in the main service, too. The bigger ones do pretty well, but the little ones get boredand restless. I was sitting in front of the bigger girls and some boys and they really sang well.After church I was invited to the Ahlijahs compound next door to help celebrate the 80 birthday ofMrs. A s mother. All the nearest neighbors in college-owned property were invited and there wereabout five children 15 grandchildren, a few friends, three siblings of the honoree, and some greatgrandchildren there. We satoutside under the carport ora rented canopy. Every celebration here iselaborate by our standards: small speeches, music and dancing, lots of food, picture-taking. It wasvery nice. The old lady comes to Mrs. A s kiosk and helps almost every day. That is right outside m\gate so I often greet her and chat with whoever else is there, too.1didn t come home till after 4:00,1 think. I llnished getting everything ready for Kwame s 40birthday supper. No elaborate party Kwame came first from home, and Julie and the girls came afterevening Sunday School. Julie has been teaching this quarter. Another young man, also currentlyleaching in the S. S. and a close friend of Kwame also came. Kwame enjoys my homemade vegetablesoup which I finally learned to make after envying Barbara Kalb s for years. So that is what we had.Also very fresh brown bread with real butter, cabbage slaw with a sweet/sour vinegar dressing, andthen cheesecake for dessert. We sang Happ\ Birlhda\. and little Dorothy can sing every verse. The>didn t linger long, and I had plentyof time to wash all the dishes before bedtime


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watch my pace ^ c= .hi. x: interns at the college. 1am the chairpere _aration but tomorrow 1have another day at homesession. 1am not yet at the pomt 1 traditional religion affectsThere are talks on various ^ L tterns men/women relationships and others Onefamilies and the church. African ne ejed to evangelize in Muslim communities.

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c j s w w I when she gets there. She and Jonathan leave here June 15rabetterquitandseeaboutsupp^v^^^^^^^^^^^^^^better eat that and pack afresh one for ^ednes s^hL^in it for me ni either be too tired to drive home or it will

be dark and 1cannot drive here after dark.Pray for all of us especially Manuel Adjei father s fishing boatthis period. Also pray for is jealous of him is using the most powerful jujuin Western Region. Asegment of the L p ches have been small and the other folkcanbea very wicked place.Lots of love to you allDot orDorothy however you know me.


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A F RI CA N M I SSI O N E V A N GE L I SM / G H AN A C H R I S T IA N U N I VE R S I TYDorothy Eunson F,A., Mrs. Tom BaileesBo x AN 5722 33 9 Wiltshire DriveAccra North, Ghana Gray, TN 37615 i oi ot hv ei m. so n v al io o. co m v b a r k e s v a h o o . c o m

C O N T R I B U T O R S L E T T E R F OR J U NE 2 0 0 5

D e a r F ri en d s i n C h ri st ,U.S. M I SS IO N I N TE R N S E M IN A R S U CC E S SF U L

From June 13 through 17, fifteen youngpeople interested in missions in West Africa especially Muslimevangelism were on campus for orientation. Tim Bright Enoch Nyador Nelson Ahlijah ChristopherAdjei Rockeybell Adaturaand I led many differentsessions on cultural and social skills, AfricanTr^itional Religion and its impact on the church African styles ofdecision-making and conflictresolution, male/female relationships in a new cultureandothers. I gavesome practical instructions anddemonstration, wherepossible, on how to take a bucket bath howto sweep witha Ghanaian broomhow to clean and light a kerosene lamp, and other daily tasks. At Fridaylunch weall ate akple and fishstew with our hands. Off campus activities included a trip on a tro tro small local commercial van) toan outdoor market, a visit to a mosque, house-to-house evangelism at a nearby church, and the conductof an evening evangelistic service at the church nearest thecampus. Twyla Bright cooked all thelunches and suppers except the akple lunch, and Francis Addae prepared breakfasts. Tim was the on-site leader twenty-four hours a day The power was off most of Thursday and Friday, so that wasanother real introduction to life in Ghana Our prayer is that the young people were genuinely helpedin their understanding of what life and ministry in Alnca can be and that some will respond to the needand to the Lord s call on their lives and retum for long term service.From this point on, the two groups of intems Team Expansion and CIY) will be following differentschedules as they serve in churches and visit possible new mission fields.

T H I R D F L O O R O F M E N ^ S D O RM A P PR O V EDThe structural engineer has given verbal approval to resume the work on the third floor of the men sdorm. While he works on his printed report, the architect will prepare revised drawings, and the collegewill renew their building permit. In other construction tasks, the foundation of the d uplex which will beused for wom en s housing is progressing. Because so much goes into it, it seems to go slowly, but weknow that all of the work is necessary. Th e Kreidere ar e back in Ghana, and I m n is working hardi n t h e a i e a o f c o n s t r u c t i o n

S H OR T T E RM C O U R S E I N S E S S I O NThirteen new students joined the retuming students for one month of intensive studies to earn aCertificate in Religious Studies in three years. Formerly the fulltime teachers taught these classes, butno w o ur own g radu ates are hired to come and teadi for one month. Ou r U. S. intems s tayed right in thedor ms with t h e G h an a ia n students.

H E A L T H R E P O R T

B arbara and Jonathan Kalb flew out of Ghana on J une 15. On June 19 D av id an d Barbara gavetheir first report and presentation to the Greensburg, PA church. This is the start of a year of muchtravel to many churches. We thank God that David is able to preach and talk, but his eyesight is stillfaulty, so Barbara will do all the driving.


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President Christian Adjei is still recuperatingat home, but he does go out and visit friends and attendsmorning church services regularly.Joseph Nstah is improving and is planning to resumehis duties asAcademicDeanon July 1.

PR Y R POW R

Thank Go d for; a successful missions orientation seminar for fif teen U. S. interns; David Kalb srecovery from a strokeso thathe can preach again a gift of 46,530.00 fromOverseas CouncilIntemational toward construction of the men's dormitory (a second wing of the quadrangle will bestartedas soonas the present shortwing is complete); improvement in thehealthof Christian Adjei andJoseph Nsiah the arrival of a realrainy seasonwith its coolerweather generous and faithful supportersof Ghana Christian University.Petition God for: orderly and pleasantfinal preparationsof Ron and Doris Rife to return to Ghana thethirdweekof July wisdom forMartin Brooks ofTeamExpansion ashe seeks to establish a mission-sendingofficeinGhanato recruit Ghanaian churches andGhanaian missionaries to partnerwithU S.churches in reaching areasof Africa thathave lessthen3 of thepopulation committed to evangelicalChristianity; prayer forhealthandwisdom of Manuel Adjei whohas beencarrying the loadof thePresident, the AcademicDean and the public relationspersonfor severalmonths; patienceandgoodjudgment for theAcademicAffairsCommitteeof the college as they interactwith the NationalAccreditation Board on the School ofCommunity Development and the college Master's Program;successful renewal of accreditation for the School o fTheology.In Christ

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AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM/GHANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYDorothy Eunson F. A., Mrs. Tom BarkesBox AN 5722 339 Wiltshire DriveAccra North, Ghana Gray, TN 37615(ioi ollivc uns()ii7/ valioo.fon} tvbarkes frvniioo.com

CONTRIBUTORS LETTER FOR JULY/AUGUSTDear Friends in Christ,

SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACCREDITATIONGR NTED T LAST

OnMonday August Mr. Manuel Adjei Acting Academic Dean picked up thecertificate ofaccreditation from the National Accreditation Board. This is the culmination of three years ofhardand often frustrating work. The school will open onSeptember r with first year classes only. Twoadjunct teachers have been engaged to supplement our fuUtime faculty. Theaccreditation is goodforthree years. P. C. Cline is the Interim Directorof the school.STANDING STRONGALONE AND TOGETHER

Thiswas the theme of the2005 LeadershipRetreatof the Fellowshipof ChristianChurches held oncampus July 5 6. Onehundred fifty ministers elders Sunday School teachers and other local leadersgathered for two days of teaching reports fasting and prayer. Bro. Christopher Adjei oneofthecollege teachers was thefeatured speaker giving encouragement andadvice onhowto climb abovepoverty bothas individuals and as churches. The reports and prayer requests bind us together in loveaswe intercede for one another. The fellowship is sweet as manyhave not seen certain fiiends sincelast year s retreat. As usual when thebedswere all ftjll straw mats from thevillage wereused bytheothers.

OLLEGE PREP R TIONS

Cabinet meetings (administration) continued unabated all through the vacation. Wehavebeenstruggling to catch uponmany tasks that arelong overdue aswell as current challenges. Meeting forthree hours straight has not beai unusual.Budget meetings are almost over. Thedeficit is rathershocking, butweare going to keep the figuresas they are and try to manage so that we keep the goal ahead of us.Construction Board meets bi-weekly. The first two floors of the first wing of the men s dorm arevirtually ready. The Women s duplex shouldbe ready for roofing in a week. If the women cannotmove in at the beginning of sdiool, they should be able to move in by September.Spiritual Life Committee plans all the college chapel services and special weeks. I was appointedchairperson for the upcoming academic year. Oneother teacherand the studentchaplain comprise theentire committee. We met for three hours two weeks ago and planned the entire semester. We eachagreedto contact some of the proposedguest speakers. The phone number I had thatwould leadmetotwo different men was not working, so I went to a mid-week service of a non-denominational churchto make personal contact.Entrance exams for late applicantsbrought us a fewmore potential fi eshmea The total numberacceptedis about 30, but the real story is told duringthe weekthey must come and registerandpay.S.O.N. lecturers. Dr. Paul Kissling and Dr. Robert Kurka taughtMaster s level classes in themonth of July.


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TW O S E NI OR M E N B CK O N DUTY

Mr.Jos^h Nsiah is back in activeservicewiththe college afterthree years of study leave. He willteach some classesbut will also serve as ActingPresident. He has asked Mr. Manual Adjei tocontinue in the role of Acting Academic Dean for some time.Dr. and Mrs. Ron Rife returnedfrom furlough in late July. He has a full load of classesandadministrative and academic responsibilities.

P I E SEKEEP YOUR EM IL D D R E S SUP TE

It is disq)pointing to Mrs. Barkes to said out a batch of email newsletters at addresses given us andthen have halfa dozen bounce back as undeliverable. If your email address has changed or if theperson who should receive this Contributors letter for the church has changed, please let Mrs. Barkesknow at the email address given above.

PR YER POWER

Thank God fon successful learning experiences for threeTeamExpansion interns in severallocations in Ghana andfor similar exp^ences for eleven CIY/FAME interns in Ghana, Burkina Faso,and in Niger; steady progress onthemen s dorm and women s duplex; retum to service of JosephNsiah and Dr. Ron Rife; the accreditation of thenew School of Community Development; teachingvisits of Dr. Kissling and Dr. Kurka in July; successful Leadership Retreat of the Christian Churches;my good health even though I get weary; hiring of a new library clerk while theformer onereturns tothe college to oiter the degree program; good experiences for Bob and Connie Shefifler and for TimandTwylaBrightat the All-Africa Missionary Conference in Kenya in July.Petition God for; successfril renewal of accreditation for the School of Theology; a good intake ofstudents for thenewschool even though thetimefor advertising and recruitment is onlyone month;students who will come prepared to paytheirfees, including anyarrears; a happy andorderly openingofa new school year on ^ August; continued improvement inthe health ofDavid Kalb and thePresident, Christian Adjei; safe travel and effective missions presentations for Kalbsas theyvisitsupporting churches inthe U. S.; continued inflow of building fimds wearenow borrowing fromanother fund togettheWomen s duplex livable ; continued safe travel onour regular trips to and fromthe new campus as well as travel on church and personalbusiness.In Christ,Dorothy Eunson


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AFRICAN MISSION EVANGELISM / GHANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITYDorothy Eunson F. A., Mrs. Tom BarkesBox AN 572 2 339 Wiltshire DriveAccra North Ghana Gray TN 37615 lorothveunsonYr yahoo.com l\ {>ai'kes'V/ vaiuio.com

ONTRI UTORS L TT R FOR S PT M R ^0^3Dear Friends in Christ

S HOOL OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DELAYED

Unfortunately the approval didnot come on theday I published intheJuly/August letter. It was a littlelater. Thetimeremaining to advertise fornewstudents andhavean interview daywas veryshort. Fiveapphcants came and only four were qualified. Thatisnot enough to support the school so thedifficultdecision was made to postpone its opening one year.CLASSES REOPENED AND GRADUATION HELD IN AUGUST

Twenty-three new students came to grace our campus. Two of them area husband and wife team. Iteach hbrary skills to the Higher Certificate Class andit is a pleasure to have nine of them as opposed tothree last year. Themalestudents are sleeping inthe rooms of the first tw o floors of the newmen'shostel while work continues on the third floor Graduation for last year's graduates was held in thecourtyard between the admin and classroom buildings on Saturday 27^ August Eighteen regularstudentsand sixteen short termstudentsgraduated. It was the usualjoyful celebration. For the first time,I sawgroups of friends lifting two ofthegraduates to their shoulders and parading around thecourtyard.CIY YOUTH MINISTRY TRAINING SCHOOL AND YOUTH CONFERENCE

For the third yearin a row Christ inYouth (America) assisted our local church leaders withthesetwoactivities. Whatwasuniquethis yearwas thatthe new 13.4acrecampground purchased with funds fromCIY. Development ofthesiteisinits early stages with three wells dugand overa hundred trees planted.Worship celebrations and discussion groups were heldunderneath rented canopies. Thegirls slept innearbyschools. Someof the boys and ministers slept at a BoyScout campand others slept in Boy Scouttents right at thecamp site. About seven hundred youth participated. Ron Rife and I went to thesiteonthe last day to watch and participate. GCC/S lecturersNelsonAhlijah and ChristopherAdjei had been atthe site all week as they had hea\y responsibilities in the planning.F.A.M.E. MISSIONS TE M VISIT

A group of fourteen men and women including Dr. Dwain Illman formerly a missionary inZimbabweand three nurses, werejoined byour own Dr. Lydia Nyador and held a two day medical outreachat mylocal church, Abeka Christian Church. They gave free medical screening and treatment to over 200people a day. Many of our churchyoungpeopleassisted in many wayscounseling and prayer crowdcontrol, and language interpretation. Six other teammembers spent two days on the campusofGhanaChristian College because theyare from Christ's Church in Jacksonville, FL, faithful supporters of thecollege'sministry in Ghana. Twoof the women worked in the librar> andthe others painted primeronheavy burglar barsandon doorand window frames for thenewwomen's house. Allof them visited achapel serviceand DougNewland Missions Ministerof Christ's Church preached it was a joy to hostthemso they couldsee forthemselves theKingdom work takingplacein Ghana. Theyhad alsovisitedthe Youth Conference and seen many of the Christian Church ministers in action. The entire group wenton to another villageoutside Accra for another two day medical outreach.


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Praise be to God, many of tiie male students were able tomove in to th e first two floors o f the m e n s dorm whenschool started in early August. Some are still sleeping ina large classroom upstairs in the classroom building, sowork continues on the ^^ floor which was given theofficial nod in June. Wo rk s lowe d whe n it was decidedto conccntrate on a women s house, but now the rooftrusses on this first wing of the men's dorm are up.

The women s house is beautiflil. In previouspublications I called it a duplex. It actually has fourtwo-room-plus-bath apartments in it so it is b igger andmore expensive than first aimounced. Tlic womenmoved in dur ing late October. We borrowed moneyfrom the general construction fund to complete it, socontributions are still needed to make up this deficit.

A C A D E M I C C H A L LE N G E S

The National Accreditation Board has approved theprogram of the School of Community Development.Unfortunately, that approval came too late for us topublicize well and recruit students. Now it will have towait until August of next year.The NAB did not approve the Master s Program as itnow stands, The s ec ond c la ss finished t he ir c la ss wor kin August, but because of faculty healtli problems andfurloughs, it was decided to suspend the program for thisyear to give the Academic Affairs Committee more timeto solve the problems.The school of theology (Bible college) is up for re-accreditation this monA. The NAB is still insisting thatevery private tertiary institution must be under the

supervision of an accredited university for several years.Univers ities charge heavily for this service, and theNAB also charges for ever>' visit and procedure. Thesad thing is that if we don t pursue accreditation, theyhave the legal right to shut us down. We are praying andsearching for the right affiliation and for the funds to payfo r it .

D O C T O R A L STUDIESFour faculty members are pursuing their doctorates.Missionaries Patrick Cline and Brian Jennings areresponsible for find their own flinding. OverseasCouncil International helps with some flinds for JosephNsiah and Manuel Adjei, but African MissionEvangelism has to find the rest. Both of these men aredoing it through distance leaming, but Manuel mustmake a trip to Seattle, WA in Januar> for a requiredworkshop and to Beijing, China next April

M Y C H AN G IN G R O L E S

From July through December 2005 my schedule wasfairly easy although the hour's drive out and home againtook some getting used to. In January things began tochange. In light of a furlough, a resignation, a studyleave and two strokes, I ended up as secretary to theP re si de nt s Cab in et a nd a member o f th e Construct ionBoard.

When school reopened, my new responsibi li ty was to bechairperson of the Spiritual Life Committee. Only oneother facult>- member and the student chaplain are on theCommittee. Fortunately, the most intensive planning forchapel services and PrayerWeek was done before schooleven began.At the end of July, the library- clerk resigned so that hecould come back to the college as a degree student. Wehired a new clerk but he lasted only two weeks. Rightnow we do not have one. I am doing a lot of computerwork in the librarian's office, making corrections on'imported* cataloging and printing tlie cards. Actually, Ireally enjoy the work I am doing, but it is keeping mevery busy.

Y E A R O F T H E V I S I T O R S

This year was a record year for visitors, I m sure. Tendifferent individuals and groups brought spice into ourlives from May to September. Two groups impacted medirectly, although I provided an occasional lunch formany of the others.


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In June, three Team Expansion interns, elevenCIY/FAME interns, and one independent young ladygathered on our canipus with their sponsors for five dayso f orientation to missions in West Africa. Tim Brightand 1and four Ghanaian men took tums leading sessionson culture, religion and social skills. Tlic> ate all theirmeals on campus, including one of akplc and fish stew^eaten with the fingers. Tliey visited an outdoor marketand a mosque, visited house to house for a ncarb\church, and conducted an evening service for anothercongregation. After this week, the> went to differentplaces, serving in churches and visiting potential newmission fields. We pray tliat some of them will retum toW e s t A f r ic a f o r fuiitime service.

A F.A.M.E.-organized group came at the beginning ofSeptember. They visited the CIY \outh conference fortwo days, then all came to worship with us at AbekaChristian Church on Sunda}-. TI k majorit} of the groupreturned to Abeka on Monday and Tucsda\ to conductfree medial screening and treatment for over 200j)eoplea day. Many of our youth assisted in crowd control,prayer and counseling, and language interpretation.Although I didn t cook it, the visitors food was servedat my house. I managed enough seating using chairs,stools, lawn chairs and the bench on the front porch.

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Six team members spent those two days on our campus.All but one were from Christ s Church, formerlyMandarin Christian Church, in Jacksonvil le, FL. Tlieyare generous supporters of tlie college. Two worked inthe librar\- and four painted primer on burglar bars andwindow^ and d o o r f ra me s f or th e w o m e n s house. T h eMissions minister. Doug Newiand. preached in chapel.which they all attended. Tlie\ would have liked to sta>longer, but tlie entire group traveled on Wednesday to avillage to repeat their medical outreach.

P R Y E R P O W E R

T h a n k God for: S O N, lecturers. Dr. Robert Kurka Dr .Bill Baker, and Eric Teoro for gracing ou r campus widitheir skills: fo r M ike a nd D on a Flanncpi w ho visited andshared their expertise on librar\- matters: for Roy andBarbara Willingham who visited so Barbara could getacquainted with her future home when Roy comes toteach fulltimc: f or a n ot li er t h re e months o f s er vi ce f ro mIrvin and Lena Kreridcr: for David Kalb s abilit> totravel with his wife to churches and preach: for m\health and strength.Petition Go d for: A suitable univcrsit\ for the collegeto a ff il ia te w ith a nd fo r re-accreditation fo r th e B ib lecollege: funds for continued constaiction and fordoctoral studies: creative ways for us to send to theNorth the used clothing die students are collecting:patience and wisdom for those who wrestle with all tlieaccreditation issues: peace and wisdom for PresidentChristian Adjei as he prepares for retirement: a newvolunteer general treasurer for African MissionEvangelism.With grateflil thanks for your prayers and support.Dorothy Eunson

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