God is at Work in Ghana!

[Denu, Ghana, Mar. 13, 1255 LT] — We have just completed two mornings of school ministry.  In addition to the school ministry we have been in a church service, dental clinics, and six evening film crusades.  All in all we have shared the Gospel in 30 separate venues where we have seen 5,512 indicated, first-time…

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Our Second Full Day of Ministry

[Denu, Ghana, Mar. 12, 1930, LT] — Our second full day of ministry is now behind us.  We conducted six school ministries, a dental clinic and two film crusades (the two films were last night and two team members are leading in two more now.)  So far we have seen over 2,950 individuals indicate their…

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Sunday, March 11 – Our First Full Day of Ministry

[Denu, Ghana 1400, LT] — We have arrived and settled into our wonderful field hotel here in eastern Ghana.  The small town of Denu is only a ten minute drive from the Togolese border.  The town is typical to others here and has all the reminders that we are certainly in Africa.  The small streets…

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The Project Has Begun

[Accra, Ghana 1155, LT] — Praise God from whom all blessings flow.  After a day of travel the entire team arrived safely in Accra.  The flight delays and schedule changes for Andy and James were only a “bump in the road” for these veteran ministry partners.  I am thankful for men like this who join…

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Here We Go Again!

Here we go again! The months of preparation are complete, the team has assembled and we are headed back to West Africa. Our first overseas ministry project of 2012 is underway.  I am sitting in the airport in Charlotte with colleagues Rev. Jeff Andler and Dr. David Ney as we wait to board our flight…

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Forgiveness

A Zulu chief savagely beat his wife because she attended a gospel meeting where she heard and responded to the call of Jesus. The man left the woman for dead, but upon returning to the place where he had left her he discovered her alive, yet severely wounded.  The chief leered at his wife and…

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Casting Our Cares Upon Him – He is All We Need

For the past couple of weeks my family has been dealing with sick grandchildren.  Both our grandsons are suffering.  The youngest, Gavin (16 months) was diagnosed with viral pneumonia and RSV and spent a couple of days in the hospital.  Jayden, our oldest grandson (he’ll be 4 in March), has had a persistent cough for…

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Dodging the Demon of Depression

Depression is a terrible thing.  Some statistics reveal that as many as 2 in 10 people in the USA are taking medication for depression.  While that number seems high, it is no secret that much of society walks around with the marks of depression on them. In today’s devotional thought from My Utmost for His…

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Emotional Baggage

There seems to be a certain common denominator in all of our lives.  If you have children there has probably been the occasion for you to hear words like this:  “Daddy (or mommy), will you lay down with me?  I’m afraid!”  Maybe it is the fear of a thunderstorm, or a lightening show.  Maybe it’s…

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The Routine of Routine

Now, 10 days into the New Year, most have finally returned to some form of normality.  The hustle of the holidays has passed as we are forced to live within some sort of routine.  While some people see routine as boring and laborious, this view is not necessarily correct. There are some areas of our…

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