Eunson Dorothy 1993 Ghana

Dorothy EunsonGhana Christian College

January 18, 1993

FOR THE CONTRIBUTORS

Dear Friends in Christ,

The Christmas conventions are over and second term has begun. Wehave lost a few students both from financial difficulties andacademic problems. There are still plenty to keep us busy.

Even since the term began several of us have been troubled withmalaria. A few had terrible colds and coughs along with it. Theharmattan returned after one short, hard rain and the dry dustyair always aggravates respiratory problems.

Since late October, I have been trying to hold music classes forthe church's song leaders. It has not been a success. Maybe theyjust aren't ready for it. When I get discouraged, I take time toenumerate all the responsibilities these same young people haveundertaken in the church and thank God for them.

Yesterday I took four people with me to visit one of the villagechurches. I want to do this at least once a month until furloughtime. Surprise visits are a more accurate measure of a church'svigor than the pre-announced ones! After the service, weaccompanied the members to a nearby village to visit and pray fora lady suffering from guinea worms in her feet. It is verypainful and makes walking virtually impossible. There is a WorldMissions borehole in the village, but the hand pump is broken andno one has made the effort to report it.So they drink dirty water from a stream: that's where they getthe worms.

The government brought out a new budget recently that nearlydoubles the cost of gasoline and other fuels. Such a move alwayscauses price increases in every area of life. Thousands offamilies are once again struggling to weather a financial shock.The floating exchange rate cushions the shock for the college andthe missionaries, but not for the employees. Private school feeshave nearly doubled, and good government schools have no room forelementary pupils. Pray for the parents of our staff.

At the end of the third day without electricity, I like to thinkof heaven where there will be no night1

Thank you for your faithfulness and all the wonderful Christmascards and letters.(1) Pray for funds for a new campus; (2) Pray for our health; (3)Pray for peace in the several African countries torn by strife,so that Christians can be free to go and make disciples.

In Christian service.

Ghana Christian CollegeDorothy Eunson



Good news! Miss Cara Snyder, English teacher atDallas Christian College, will be coming to Ghsuia inJuly, Lord willing, to teach for a year while I sim onfurlough. We are truly thankful she has agreed tocome and thankful that we have a quota space forher.

Steve Icenogle, graduate of Johnson Bible College, ispreparing to come to Ghana as soon as possible towork with Jeff and Sherrie Hostetter. His papers arewith the Quota Committee now, awaiting approvalfor him to come on one of the spaces.

In the college, we have gotten through mid-termexams and are fast heading toward the end of theterm. We have been given our schedules for thirdterm in order to prepare syllabuses.

I've enjoyed two church visits outside of Accra sinceI last wrote. Our little group went to the youngchurch at Tema by the sea. I had heeu'd on the radiothe previous Friday that their water would be off formore than 48 hours. So Twyla Bright and I eachtook five gallons of water for them. Their attendancewas low because of the water problem, but weenjoyed our fellowship with them. They now meet ona tiny open-sided veranda, but David Kalb is helpingthem to build the first small unit of a worshipauditorium.

Last Sunday, a few of us visited another villagechurch; it was the first time for me. One of ourgraduates is the preacher and has done very well.They had 70 adults in the service. In addition to theusual local languages choruses to which they clapand dance, they sang a few songs in a very specisdEwe rhythm and very special dancing called"agbadza". It was fun to watch them; the Ewestudent with us sWd such music really touches theirhearts deeply. They gave us a fine lunch and then wetook the preacher and six others 9 miles to the riverfor baptism and then home again.

28 Februarj^ 1993An evangelist from the Western Region visited me notlong ago. He told me stories of the opposition ofpagan Ewes to the gospel. Actually, such behavior iscommon among all tribes, especially in the villages.The pagans ridicule new believers and try todissuade them. Believers suffer from much verbalabuse in their homes, too. On the night Bro. Sethwas setting up benches outdoors for New Year'spreaching, some unbelievers came and werethrowing the benches to one side. Seth asked themto go the police station, and they did. The firstpoliceman was not much help, but a man higher upordered the troublemakers to stop. The woman whowas most troublesome is a very active Catholic andasked Seth why he kept preaching against all theirtraditional rituals and small gods when they wereallowed to do both as Catholics!

Abeka Christian Church is conducting a five weekteacher training course to prepare new SundaySchool teachers. I wasn't supposed to be involvedother than asking college students to do theteaching, but it didn't work out quite like that.Barbara Kalb typed the stencils, but I did somecorrections, ordered the printing, and made sure thestudent teachers are there as scheduled.

Last Friday afternoon I wrote a lesson on Giving inpreparation for the Easter convention. Somebrotherhood leaders wanted it before their meetingconcluded that evening. Our power was very low, soI ended up typing the stencils in the bathroom! I wasable to get a bit of extra light by turning on the testbulbs of the two phases that were on.

PRAYER REQUESTS; (1) Thank God for CaraSnyder's agreement to serve here in Ghana nextacademic year; (2) Continue to pray for funds for anew campus; (3) Continue to pray for peace in Togoand other Africsui countries. Refugees are cominginto Ghana.

In Christ,

JOk

DOROTHY EUNSON NEWSLETTERVOL. 6, N0.5 APRIL, 1993


CARA SNYDER IS COMING!

We are delighted to announce that Miss Cara Snyder, EngUsh professor at Dallas Christian College, hasagreed to come and help at the college for the next academic year while 1 am on furlough. We thankGod for answered prayer. Former Ghana Christian College principal, Ron Rife, was instrumental inrecruiting Cara. If all her paperwork goes through in time, she will arrive as early as July 7 to getoriented to the country, culture and the college.

The paper of Steve Icenogle, who is coming to work with Jeff and Sherrie Hostetter, have not all beenapproved yet. Continue to pray that government permission will be granted for both Steve and Cara.(Late note: Steve's visa has been approved and he will leave for Ghana on May 13.)

MLSSION EMPHASIS WEEK

Two ofour own graduates and two outside speakers blessed and challenged us with the task ofcarryingthe gospel to the unreached people and areas within Ghana.

One ofour first year students is a former Muslim from Northern Ghana. He has a very outgoingpersonality and frankly admits how far behind he is in knowledge ofthe Bible. He is trying hard tocatch up. Since he and his wife converted to Christianity, there is no sympathy or help from his father,brothers or other family members. There is, rather, much opposition, abuse and even danger. Thecouple lost three children within a short time and the parents believe they were poisoned. Asecondwife (Muslims are allowed four) left the husband when he became a Christian, but he is still responsiblefor the children. Since he has no job and is on a slim scholarship, they are finding it very difficult tomanage.

With American support raisedby David Kalb, the Christian Churches now have their own missionaryin the north. He is a graduate who has already been there for two years under a non-denominationalmissions group in Ghana. His support was bare subsistence but he was doing well under thecircumstances. Now he will be able to move ahead faster.

EASTER BREAK

Second term is over. For us teachers, there are papers to mark, grades to figure, and third termsyllabuses to write. Also Easter conventions to participate in. For the students the vacation includestwo weeks of practical experience in the church of their choice. The same young man who worked inAbeka Christian Church last year will repeat it this year. I feel an urgent need to sort and clear outalot of"stuff from my house during this break since Cara Snyder will be living in this house.

2STH ANNIVERSARY CET.EBRATION

The college, the local church and my co-workers honored me invarious ways recently to celebrate my twenty-five years inGhana. The actual date will be April 12th, but Christian Adjeiwanted to do something before the students left for hohdays.TheSunday service on March 21 was the special day. Christianpreached on Christian Service. After the regular worship wasover, a few people made short speeches in my honor while somelight refreshments were served. There were also several nicegifts presented to me. In Ghana it is often the custom for thehonoree to do something for his friends. In that light, I hadbought Ghana chocolate bars for everyone present. The followingFriday, the Kalbs, Brights, and Hostetters took me out for aChinese dinner and gave me some lovely silver jewelry withGhanaian symbols in them. It has not always been easy, but Iwouldn't trade it for any other life.

CO-WORKERS

Tim Bright will be in the U.S. from April through July to report to churches and raise more support.He will return in time for the August short term course.

Kofi Kalb, 18, is now in Pennsylvania to find a job and be independent. He dropped out of the collegehere after the first term, so his parents gave him enough to get started on his own life. Please pray forhim as he makes some important choices and looks for work.

SAWMILL

We have great expectations for it, but it costs a lot to get it launched in the business. David Kalb makesfrequent trips to Takoradi (three hours one way) to help train the workers and solve some of theproblems.

NEW CAMPUS

Land around Accra is being bought up very quickly. Please pray that the Lord will provide more moneyand a good site for us SOON.

MY CHURCH VISITS

With a few others, I have started to visit other congregations once a month. Our first was a surprisevisit to a village where Abeka had helped support a preacher for a while. The preacher left withoutinforming the village church leaders, but they are doing their best with one of their own young men asthe leader. It will be a struggle for them.

Our second visit provided by first opportunity to fellowship with a congregation that David Kalb hadhelped a student establish. That student has graduated and is working with them fulltime. Therewere 70 adults in the service. After the worship service, we took the preacher and six people nine milesto the river for baptism and then back again. Their offerings are very small, so that even to paytransport to the river and back would have been a large expenditure.

The third and fourth visits have been to small struggling congregations in the Accra area. One meetsby the sea on a veranda. David Kalb is helping them to build a small worship auditorium. The lastvisit was just yesterday. They meet in one room of a school that also houses seven other churches!Their room is small, hot, and smells strongly of urine. They are going to need financial help to evensecure land within the city for a building.

This last visit replaced one which has been postponed. It was to be a teaching visit to a fishing village.Since the catch was bad in their own locale, most of them have temporarily migrated along the coast.When they come back home, we'll go and teach.

ONLY FIVE MORE MONTHS TILL FURLOUGH TIME

PRAYER REQUESTS

(1) Praise God for the planned one-year stay of Cara Snyder. (2) Pray for the approval of visa for Cara.(3) Pray for funds to purchase land for a new campus. (4) Pray for oiu: health, wisdom and timemanagement and spiritual maturity in all of our work.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFUL SUPPORT:

In His service, Dorothy Eunson

EAST RIVER PARK CHRISTIAN CHURCHP.O.BOX 250 - 1207 BROAD STREKTELIZABETHTON, TENNESSEE 37643

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE GUARANTEEDELIZABOTHTON, TNPERMIT NO. 183

HORIZONS Mission Services

P.O. Box 2427

Knoxvi LLe, TN 37901

Dorothy EunsonGhana Christian College

April 13, 1993



Good news again this month: Steve Icenogle has been approved bythe Quota Committee of the government to come and work with JeffHostetter. He will be coming on May 13.

Once each term at college we have an all-music chapel. The onein March was a special delight. We had one song in each languagerepresented in the college. That was my intention, but I forgotthreei We did, however, have nine songs including English. Somewere by two or three people and others were sung by largergroups. Three of the languages were Liberian. Two of theGhanaian songs were accompanied by special dances. To representEnglish, I sang, "Were you There" - because it was nearing Easterand because it is a spiritual. The variety of style and rhythmwas wonderful, though all were Christian songs. I'm sorry thatprinted words cannot adequately portray the joy of that service.Yesterday, 12 April, was the real Anniversary Day of my being inGhana 25 years. As I mentioned in the general newsletter, thecollege and the missionaries honored me earlier before school letout and because we knew we'd be coming home from the Easterconvention yesterday. Thank you all who sent cards, notes andgifts to mark this milestone in my life.

For the convention we were at Akwatia, the diamond town. The hostchurch was not allowed to dig pit latrines for the conventionbecause the diamonds are often very close to the surface!

At least 300 people were at the convention. Apart from the factthat at the last minute the raining company refused to let us stayin the school we had planned on. The preacher of the host churchsearched desperately for two days to find enough places for thepeople to stay. Our ladies from Abeka and three other groupsstayed in an unfinished house - rough cement floors and no doorsor windows. But they managed, i prepared ray food there and stayedthere in between sessions, but at night I went to sleep in aninexpensive hotel. The conventioneers get up at 4:30 a.m. forprayer meetings. If I don't get ray sleep, I become so exhaustedI'm useless.

We had excellent teaching sessions by three main language groupsin the mornings. One afternoon there was a youth Bible Quiz.Evenings were devoted to evangelistic services under a palmbranch shed in the town. They had hired a gospel band toaccompany the music, so the singing and dancing were greatlyenjoyed by everyone. The evening sermons were delivered only inthe language of the town (Twi) instead of being interpreted

twice, so the service moved right along.

The Christians have great pleasure in being together, getting toknow people from the other congregations, seeing a new town,coping with daily living together and praising the Lord together.And I mean TOGETHER. When you see six husky girls crowded ontothree straw mats for an afternoon nap, you would understand. Orsee 4 or 5 different groups in turn heating up their leftoverstew on the same kerosene burner to keep it from spoiling untilthe next meal. Or watch six young men riding the pickup truck tofill and lift two 48 gal. drums of water and take them to thehouses where convention-goers are staying.

One young man from Tema is crippled and moves mainly on hands andknees, he is very free and independent to travel that way, butfor the evening services we picked him up in the pickup and tookhim "home" afterwards.

I could write a whole newsletter just about this convention. Ienjoyed it thoroughly. The young man who helps me one day a weekin the house knows how to drive well enough to carry out thewater-distribution work and other errands with the truck byhimself. This was a big relief to me. I was a littleapprehensive about staying the whole four days. But I asked Godfor health and strength and he answered generously. It reallyrecharged me!

PRAYER REQUESTS:(1) Thanksgiving that Steve Icenogle has government approval tocome to Ghana. (2) Pray that Cara Snyder will also gain approval.(3) Give thanks for a wonderful convention. (4) Pray for funds tobe forthcoming to buy property for a new campus. (5) Pray forBarbara Kalb who is leaving for the states tonight to see herdying father and to attend the funeral.

Joyously in Christ,

Ghana Christian CollegeAccra N, GhanaDOROTHY EUNSONMay 18, 1993



Praise the Lord again for good news. A quota space for CaraSnyder has been granted by the Ghana government. She is makinggood progress on support-raising and hopes to arrive here July 7.She has also agreed to teach Christian Education during theAugust short term course. That will relieve me as I makepreparations for coming home the end of that month.

Steve Icenogle arrived in Ghana on Friday, May 14. He is still inAccra taking care of business but will proceed to Sunyanitomorrow.

Sometimes our love for our families demands unexpected tripshome. Barbara Kalb has just come back to Ghana after a trip homefor her father's funeral. She was a big comfort to her motherafter the other children went home to their own families. NowJeff Hostetter is going to the U.S. to try to help and comforthis father, who served here in Ghana from 1967 to 1976. He is inpain, can no longer walk, and is very depressed. Please orav forhim.

Only 3 1/2 months till furlough time. Please think and plan whenI can come and visit you. I expect to be in Florida from aboutOctober 1 until after Easter of 1994. Some of you have writtenalready, and I appreciate that. You may write to me here inGhana, or to Barbara Barkes in Tennessee with your requests.

Our third term opened 26 April and is proceeding smoothly, otherthan our occasional blackouts. I had hoped to cut down onactivities a bit after Easter to do some necessary preparationsfor Cara and for coming home. Instead, this week I began teachinga Thursday night Bible study and a twice monthly hymn practicefor the choir. They are important opportunities, so I iust pravfor strength to do it all.

Two church visits outside of Accra have been enjoyable. One wasa first visit to a fairly new village congregation. There wereabout 35 adults there. My young friend Kwame demonstrated to alocal young man how to conduct Sunday School for the children. Astudent who accompanied us preached the sermon. I was happy, too,to meet two local men who are studying their Bibles and preachingthe best they can without training. They gave us a nice dinnerbut promised to feed us lobster if we will come back again.

The second visit was to dear friends in Tema, our port city. Theyhave a brand new roof under which they hold their services. David

Kalb helped them with that to replace the small veranda they meton previously. After the sermon they asked me to give them a fewtips on how to improve their song service.

We thought we were making progress on finding a piece of land,but found out that it is a government-designated "green belt"that is not to be developed. So the search continues for a newcampus. Please pray for us that the Lord will lead us to theright place.

Two of our faculty have lost close family members recently. Thismeans big sorrow, and big expenditure of time and money. Prav forthem, too.

Praise God for his faithfulness demonstrated through you.

In Christ,

Dorothy

PLEASE HELP US TO HELP DOROTHY HAVE A FURLOUGH THAT USES TIMEWISELY FOR REST AND SPEAKING.

Contact me as soon as possible for speaking dates and we can getyou on her calendar. This will save her writing many letters andmaking many phone calls after she arrvies in the states.

My phone number is (615) 543-8228. (Leave number and I will callback if I'm not at home.)

My address is 662 Golf Course DriveElizabethton, TN 37643

Thank you for helping promptly.

In Christian service,

Barbara Barkes, forwarding agent

21 June, 1993Dorothy EunsonGhana Christian College



The last month has been fully occupied with school work, Biblestudy preparation, and more school work. There were often one,two, or three young men from the church also studying for variousschool exams. My house is much quieter than most compound houseswhere a youth will not have a room of his own. This past weekendwas a small breathing space before the last headlong rush beforegraduation.

The survey of the New Testament letters that I am teaching onThursday nights is going well. For Corinthians and Romans I wrotescenarios for skits and the young people worked them up andpresented them. It was a lot of fun and livened the study, but italso took time, so we have had to stop that for a while. Theskits used the actual names and situations presented in theletters to show why they were written. Two of our five classeswere conducted in lamplight as our power situation is still verypoor.

The youth in the choir are learning the hymns very fast, so theyare a joy to teach. Mostly we are helping them to catch up to thelong term members, but they are also learning some brand newones.

Four of us have worked three Monday mornings on the collegebudget for the new fiscal year that begins August 1. We had noincrease to give this year, so all we had to work with was theincrease in local currency that camQ from its devaluation againstthe dollar. We have warned the Ghanaians for years that thispoint was coming. At least they were willing to add a smallstationery fee for the students next year to help raise incomehere in Ghana. Prices for food and transport have shot up eversince the government's new budget raised fuel prices in January.Once again it is the poorest people who hurt the most.

Principal Christian Adjei has spent hours contacting chiefs,surveyors and other officials who might help us locate land.Sometimes he spends hours just waiting to see someone. He is nowon the track of a new site, but it isn't definite yet. He himselfhas just gone to bed with malaria and a severe cold. David Kalbis also suffering from stress-related illnesses.

Sherrie Hostetter and the children followed Jeff to the U.S.Sherrie had a case of malaria that was not responding totreatment. Jessica was also ill and Jeremiah needs his tonsilsout. We have learned that Sherrie is now well, but DickHostetter, Jeff's Dad, is not doing well.

Yesterday I drove the husband and wife who started the church inthe village of Mayera to visit the church at Berganor, a fishingvillage. Mr. and Mrs. Boafo taught on Christian marriage. It wastheir first experience teaching outside their own congregation,and they did well. It is a joy to see people growing in the Lordand now able to teach others. Kwame Amevor, ray frequent travelcompanion, was also with us. He had his twenty-eighth birthday inearly June. Their cement block church has only a sand floor. Thechildren lie right on the sand behind the benches without even acloth under them to sleep when they are tired. The building isabout two-thirds roofed. The rice and stew they gave usafterwards had delicious smoked fish in it. We ladies sufferedsome mosquito bites on the ankles while we ate on the verandah.That is unusual in the daytime. The folks gave us some freshcoconuts and smoked fish to bring home with us.

My plane flight out of Accra is booked for August 25, arriving inPhiladelphia August 26. Brian Jennings has booked his return toGhana from England for November 30. His struggle for support hasbeen difficult because he had to support himself by substituteteaching at the same time.

GIVE THANKS FOR: my health and strength and all the opportunitiesI have for service.

PLEASE PRAY FOR: the health of Dick Hostetter and the Hostetterchildren; Christian Adjei's and David Kalb's health; thecollege's search for land and the money to buy it.

I am looking forward to seeing all of you again, even though mostof the visits are all too brief to let me enjoy your fellowshipas I do the brethren here. In heaven, we'll have much more chanceto do that.

Love in Christ,

Dorothy

H z ^ 7 3loG

DOROTHY EUNSON NEWSLETTERVOL. 6, NO. 6 AUGUST, 1993

Dear Friends In Christ,THIEVES CAME!

Thieves came a week ago in the night and took the two righthand tail- and parking- light assemblies off my truck. The frontone was less than six feet from my head where I was sleeping in the bedroom, but I didn't hear a thing. Sometimes havinga dog and a watchman doesn't help. As my friends say, be glad they didn't bother me personally.

GRAND GRADUATION

Over 1400 people attended our twenty=seventh graduation. Less than halfcould get inside the outside hall we rented. Here, a personal invitation istreated like a privilege and whole busloads came from the churches wherestudents have helped. The faculty and degree graduates wore traditionalblack academic robes. The diploma graduates wore their brilliant hand-woven Kente cloths (borrowed), and the short term course graduates woresuits. The hall itself was decorated with colorful pennants and the speakerstable was draped in Kente cloth also. When we all lined up for theprocessional, it was indeed an impressive sight.

We started on time - a minor miracle in Ghana- and everything wentsmoothly. The only small snag was that I forgot to take any containers forushers to use in taking an offering. Someone quickly sent out for plasticshopping bags, and the problem was solved. Congregational songs, specialssung by the school choir and a visiting gospel band, speeches by the topstudents in each class, an excellent message by a graduate of twenty yearsago, and Bible reading quickly passed by. The climax, of course, was thehanding out of the degrees, diplomas and certificates. Cameras flashedregularly and the audience clapped, cheered and waved handkerchiefs.Every graduate was given either a Strong's concordance or a ChristianMinister's Manual.

Dorothy and Diploma Graduate

After the recessional, the well-wishers scattered over the big lawn for morechatter and pictures. Several of the graduates provided refreshments for their own group.

We missionaries celebrated bygoing out to eat later at a restaurant. We called it "research" in preparation for a conferenceof West African Christian Church missionaries next April here in Accra.

CARA SNYDER AND STEVE ICENOGLE ARRIVE

Steve Icenogle, a 11992 graduate of Johnson Bible College, arrived on May 14 to work with Jeff and Sherrie Hostetter inSunyani. Cara has taught English at Dallas Christian College for several years and is on loan to us for one yearto supplymuch-needed help while I am on furlough. She is getting acquainted with us and the country. Her teaching begins thesecond week in August with the short term program. We are happy to welcome both of them.

A BUSY THIRD TERM FOLLOWS A SUPER EASTER CONVENTION

The Easter convention was held at Akwatia, a diamond-mining town. We were not allowed to dig pit latrines lest we uncoverunauthorized booty. One the otherhand, during an afternoon tropical deluge, we stood under a school shelter andwatchedbig husky men bagging dirt and gravel from a pit and hurrying it away into hiding where they could wash it at their leisure.When the rain stopped, many more citizens werewalking around with their heads down, scanning the ground for diamonds.

The real jewels were the twenty-one persons who responded to the invitation over the three evenings ofgospel preaching.Time andspace will notpermit meto give all the details ofthe convention, butIenjoyed myself more than I havefor severalyears. Conventions cost people a lot of money, but it's one of the forces which bind the brotherhood together in love.

Back in school, regular teaching duties were interspersed with meetings - faculty committees, budget committee, semiannual board meting, and Ross World-Mission Fund. I'm just thankful I'm not on any active Brotherhood committees.After graduation, it took me a week and a half to finish all marking and grades. That was even with two helpers assisting!

NEW STUDENTS ACCEPTED

The very week aftergraduation we spent two days giving tests and interviews. So far we have accepted thirty-three newstudents. Once again we are faced with the challenge of providing space. We may rent a local "hall and chamberunit" forsome of them.

LAND

The principal and others are still following up various possibilities, butthe Lord has not made clearyet one that meets allrequirements. However, he has given is greatencouragement through a generous gift to help with the purchase. We thank

Him and trust Him for the hundreds of thousands that we will need in the next ten years to build a campus.

HYMN PRACTICE, BIBLE STUDY & CHURCH VISITS

At one point 1 had a plan to slow down in some activities after Easter, so I could make preparations for furlough. InsteadI added a twice-a-month hymn practice with the choir and a Survey of New Testament Letters for Thursday night Bible Studyat church. I've enjoyed both but will be glad to stop in about two weeks. I have to clean up the house sometime before Caramoves in.

Each month from April through July,those whom we visit.

visited a church outside of Accra with one or more friends. We pray that we encourage

TWO TIMOTHIES

Two young men from Abeka are active in teaching Sunday School, leading song sen/ice, leading prayer meeting, and oneof them spends many hours preparing materials for the other teachers to use. Now these two, Kwame and Adolph, are goingto the village of Mayera twice a week to teach some people who are still young in the faith. They are also going to help leadsongs once in a while at the Mayera church to encourage folks there. Kwame and Adolph are not preachers, but they areservants of the Lord. The churches will miss them a lot when they go to another district for a year of "national service" thatprecedes university or other professional training. I'll miss them too, but I'll be in the U.S. on furlough.

FURLOUGH

Since I expect to land at Philadelphia airport on August 26, you may be reading this after I am on U.S. soil. The Lord willing,I'll be in Orlando by October 1 at 952 Soria Avenue, 32807. I can always be reached through First Christian Church inOrlando, too. My first month home I'll be at my mother's at 247 W. Anthony Ave., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 (717/784-3259).

PRAYERS ARE NEEDED

Thanksgiving: for my good health; for the gift for the land; forCara's arrival; for the wonderful graduation; for thirty-three newstudents already accepted for September; for David Kalb's recovery (it seems he had typhoid fever).

Petitions: improved health for Jeff Hostetter's Dad and for Sherrie (she has typhoid fever) so they can return to Ghana soon;a good plot of land for a reasonable price; acquisition of a car for my use during furlough; God's help in arranging speakingdates.

A BOUQUET OF APPRECIATION TO YOU

Thanks for your prayer and financial support during this, my sixth term in Ghana,

In His Service, Dorothy

EAST RIVER PARK CHRISTIAN CHURCHP.O. BOX 250 - 1207 BROAD STREETELIZABETHTON, TENNESSEE 37643

HORIZONS Mission ServicesP.O. Box 2427

Knoxville, TN 37901

NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE GUARANTEEDELI2:ABETHT0N, TNPERMIT NO. 183


952 Soria AvenueOrlando, Fl 32807

September 13, 1993FOR THE CONTRIBUTORS

Dear Friends in Christ,HOME IN PA

Greetings from Pennsylvania. I have been here with my mother for about 2 1/2 weeks after a smooth trip homefrom Ghana. Relaxation has been the main order of the day, but some wori^ on a slide program, a little shopping,and a short trip to pick up a car that my sister and brother-in-law have given me to use this year have also beenaccomplished. The use of the car is an answer to prayer. The Bloomsburg church has given me an opportunityto report on the work in Ghana, and I have one more in the area before I head South. The above address iswhere I will be from October first onward.

LIBRARY WORK AT LASTWhile the other teachers were busy with the short temi program in August, I spent two good weeks in the library.Various helpers were available from time to time, and I deliberately squashed my perfectionism and tried to getas many books shelf-ready as possible. Things in the library office were finally left neat and fairiy well-organizedfor someone else to use in my absence. This work was made possible by Cara Snyder's willingness to teachChristian Education to the short termers.

DIAMOND MINING TOWN REVISITEDIn the Thursday night Bible studies I had been emphasizing the importance of visits, prayers, and offeringsflowing between sister congregations. On August 15, three young men who had been in class accompanied meon a visit to the young church where the Easter convention had been held. We had been praying for them butwanted to see for ourselves how they were doing. There were about 25 grownups present. They had a goodspirit and seemed to enjoy our visit. The preacher had just recently gotten a place of his own. He had beenstaying with another family for neariy a year.

SINCE I LEFT...Two of the young people in the church had a "church blessing" of their marriage on August 29 in the Sundaymoming service. The bride wore a beautiful white dress and the church was nicely decorated by the Women'sFellowship. After an appropriate sermon, the vows were said. Then the whole church shared communion. Afterthe service, the bride and groom served simple refreshments. It was a simpler and less expensive way ofgetting married than having a "wedding" on another day.

CLINES ARRIVE IN GHANAPatrick and Heather Cline and their baby arrived in GhanaSeptember 10 to wori^ with Jeff and Sheme Hostetter and Steve Icenogle. Heather is Jeffs sister. All theHostetters are back in Ghana, so missionary population of Ghana Christian College is larger than it has beenfor many years.

PRAYER TOPICSThanksgiving: for my safe trip home; for David Kalb's improved health; for the safe arrival of the Clines; for theretum to Ghana of the Hostetter family. Requests: for safe travel for me and good response from Christians thisyear to the needs of Ghana; for a good first term of Ghana Christian College (reopened September 13); for theacquisition of the right piece of property for re-looation of the campus; that the college may be productive.

Gratefully yours,

Dorothy


952 Soria AvenueOrlando, FL 32807

October 13, 1993



JOURNEY TO ORLANDOLeaving Pennsylvania on September 23, I drove South, reaching Orlandoby October 1, enjoying three visits along the way. There were twoopportunities to report on Ghana Christian College. Now I am "at home"with Pat Metz and "in the office" at First Christian Church.

FLORIDA CHRISTIAN CONVENTIONEven though it was a last minute application, the location I was givenat our State Convention for a display was excellent. Sharing a motelroom with three women from the church here was lots of fun, and it wasspiritual food for me to be in the worship services and workshops withover a thousand fellow-believers. It was a delight to hug and greetdozens of friends from all over the state.

DEATH OF A FAITHFUL SUPPORTERBro. Bill Jones, Missions Chairman here at First Christian Church inOrlando for more than 20 years, passed away the same day we returnedfrom the convention. Bill was a man of gentle and guiet spirit and willbe greatly missed. I was much aware of his absence the following Sundayevening when I gave my first report since my return to this, my livinglink church.

NEWS FROM GHANAThe most persistent report is that of poor water and electricity. It'san old, old story. There was no water for 15 days, so my truck carrieda lot of it for both students and faculty. The refrigerators must beturned off between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.

In spite of the living conditions, the work goes on. There is anotherrecord-breaking enrollment of about 85. Praise the Lord.

Three visitors from America have encouraged the faculty and observed thework. One of those is a representative of a groups that provides fourscholarships for needy students.

PRAYER TOPICS(1) Thanksgiving for safe travel to orlando. (2) Request strength forSherrie Hostetter. Malaria parasites are in her liver so she is subjectto recurrences for 5 to 7 years. (3) Request for safe travel for me.(4) Request for provision of the right property for re-location of theGhana Christian College campus.

In Christ,

Dorothy

GHANA CHRISTIAN COLLEGEDorothy Eunson952 Soria AvenueOrlando, FL 32807November 18, 1993



SPREADING THE WORD

It has been my privilege to speak in eightMuiicin,Ghtni churches since my last letter. One was theHessville church in Hammond, Indiana (I flewup there) and the rest were here in Florida.It is very refreshing to be welcomed byChristian brethren and encouraged on the way.

In Florida the journeys have taken me as far south as Ft. Myers and as far northas Tallahassee. There was some unwanted excitement at the Capital City churchcaused by an attempted car-jacking and personal robbery in the church parkinglot during choir practice which followed the evening service. I was still chatting with people in the vestibule. Thank God the delinquents were unsuccessfuland no one was hurt.

DAY-BY-DAY DOINGS

Some of my medical tests are over; the reports are good so far. A good report fromthe dentist was also received with thanksgiving. A renewed Florida driver's licenseis good till 1999 if Jesus doesn't come first. Have you ever stopped to think howimportant a current U. S. driver's license is to missionaries coming home afterthree or four years? A special offer at Sears indoced me to have a new picturetaken. If it's flattering, you may see one; if it's not, I may just hide it!Whenever travels permit, I enjoy helping in the preschool here at First Christian,Orlando one morning a week, I am also plugging away at the tedious editing of theBible lessons written by the Christian Education students in Ghana. Taking daytrips with the Young at Heart group is an occasional treat.

NEWS FROM GHANA

George and Bill Clark, preacher brothers from Tennessee, were two of the visitorsto the college mentioned briefly last month. They held leadership seminars for theChristian churches in three different areas. In conjunction with the seminar andpreaching in Takoradi, there were 25 baptisms.

PRAYER TOPICS

(1) Thanksgiving for all God's innumerable blessings. (2) Petition for a healthypregnancy and safe delivery for Sis. Jemima, an ex-Muslim in northern Ghana. "Her sistersaid Jemima would never bear another living child because she has converted to Christ.(3) Petition for the right property for the college, according to God's will andtime.

May God strengthen and bless all of you.

In His Service,

GHANA CHRISTIAN COLLEGEDorothy Eunson952 Soria AvenueOrlando, FL 32807December 16, 1993



LAND HAS BEEN FOUND!

From the minutes of the annual board meetingcollege in Ghana, I learned that a 30

acre plot has been selected for the futurerelocation of the college, and a down payment

has been made. We had previously looked at three different sites but none seemedto be the right place. Since the new plot is about 3 miles from the University ofGhana, it is not too far from water and electricity supplies. It is on thenorthern outskirts of the city, about 8 miles from our present location. Thank youfor your prayers. Please continue to pray for the finalization of the legal papersand for the BIG JOB of building a new campus over the next ten years.

FURTHER REPORT FROM CLARK VISITAnother letter described in more detail the leadership seminars and evangelisticmeetings led by George and Bill Clark in Sept/Oct. In addition to the 25 baptismsalready reported, there were 19 other people in two locations who gave their livesto the Lord. Two of the six who came forward in the village of Agbekope were veryold ladies. One of them brought her charms from her 1u1u practices which weredestroyed before her baptism. Praise the Lord.

BRIAN JENNINGS BACK IN GHANA

Brian returned from his furlough in England on December 3rd. He is very pleasedthat the British churches have met the additional financial needs to allow him toreturn to the faculty in Ghana.

SPEAKING CONTINUES

It was my privilege to speak seven times in four Florida churches since the lastletter. The Christian Education lesson editing is proceeding slowly.

PRAYER TOPICS

(1) Thanksgiving for safe travel, even at night with only the Lord as my companion.(2) Thanksgiving for a pleasant holiday with relatives in Bradenton. (3) Continuedpetition for Sis, Jemima, the former Muslim, for a healthy baby. (4) Petition forhealth and strength for all the missionaries as they balance college and church work.

In His service,

Dorothy Euns^

Documents

Eunson Dorothy 1993 Ghana