From Obstacles to Opportunities

Akuse, Ghana — It’s nearly noon time on Thursday as I write these words.  The morning began with obstacles and frustrations.  We discovered that we had a problem with the clutch on one of our Rovers which forced us to use a public taxi to convey us from school to school for my assigned appointments…

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God Is At Work in Schools!

Akuse, Ghana — The alarm was set for 5:30am.  Thus began another day for us in Ghana.  We were told that we had to set out for our first schools at 6:30 this morning and our national team did not disappoint in their time of arrival.  We traveled down some more of the rough, muddy…

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Another Good Day in Ghana!

Akuse, Ghana — Today is a another good one in Ghana.  The rains that were lacking in this place during the usual rainy season (May-Aug) showed themselves today!  We awoke to a gentle shower but as the morning moved forward the intensity of the rain increased. Jeff’s team traveled an hour to his appointed school…

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Graciousness: A Matter of the Heart and of the Head

Akuse, Ghana — These are good days in Ghana.  Our national team, led by Dr. Samuel “Sammy” Lartey, display and exemplify the character traits of genuine men of God.  They are servants who desire nothing more than have the opportunity to share the Gospel with others.  Their gracious spirits are infectious and certainly are used…

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Team’s Safe Arrival in Akuse, Ghana!

Akuse, Ghana — Our team of our arrived safely in Accra on Saturday.  After an uneventful flight from JKF, Jeff Andler, James McLean, Andy Poe and I were met at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra by our national director, Dr. Sammy Lartey.  Within a few seconds our friendships were renewed and it seemed like…

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Straight From My Heart…

In just a matter of days our team will be setting out for an intense rural evangelism project in Ghana.  I am thankful for the great team that God has put together for this particular ministry work. Each team member is uniquely gifted and a perfect match for the assignments facing us.  We will, of…

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Preparing the Way…

Please continue to pray for the upcoming Ghana project.  Our men on the ground continue to face severe opposition and trials of every sort.  I joined(via telephone) them this weekend for a wonderful time of prayer and praise to God.  Even in the midst of adversity these dear men encourage me beyond measure.  Several people…

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Spiritual Warfare Intensifies

One of the constants of life is knowing this:  “There are no blessings without battles … there is no Victory without war.”  This is certainly realized in our spiritual lives and particularly during our days of preparation for an international ministry project.  Over the last couple of weeks there have been numerous spiritual battles waged…

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Countdown to Ghana

Our next ministry project is just around the corner.  In one month a team of four are scheduled to leave for West Africa.  Please begin now to pray daily for this project.  Words from our team in Ghana tell us of the intense preparation that is taking place. This preparation, both physical and spiritual, is…

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God Gives Us a Glimpse of His Work In Ghana

We have completed our ministry project in Ghana.  All-in-all we were able to share the Gospel in 153 different venues to approximately 35,000 people.  This is a testimony to the grace of God and the dedicated service of our Ghana partners.  Even in the face of the various attacks of the enemy the project went…

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