Dorothy Eiinson

(Ghana Christian Collecre)

2112 Henderson Drive

Orlando, FL 32806 January 5, 1990

FOR THE CONTRIBUTORS

Dear Friends in Christ,

A growing New Year to you. Growing in Christ, not on the scales. And growing means we won't always have happy feelings, but we will have peace beyond understanding.
Mission speaking slows down around the holidays, but I was privi leged to speak five times since I last wrote in November.
We have cause for reioicincr: Barbara Kalb and her two sons returned

to Ghana and the rest of the family December 29. The final diag nosis of Seth's problem is migraine syndrome (no headaches). He is on medication and should be symptom-free within six weeks. We are so alad that the family is reunited, and that Seth's problem is
treatable. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS.

Those prayers no doubt included me because all mv medical tests

have come back clear.

when I

I feel stronger and more clear-headed than

first came home; therefore I have begun serious work on our

unending library project. One order is being processed through the Florida Christian College bookstore, and I am preparing an
other. We are also soliciting donations of books suitable for a Bible College library.

The board and faculty of Ghana Christian College have begun plans for a series of one week "crash courses" at the college in August
to help those who cannot come for a full course. This is one of

the things we have been praying about. Now the faculty need God's strength and wisdom to fulfill this new responsibility.
Of the balance of the mission funds as of Dec. 31, 1989 $3,000.00

will be put aside for a truck f\and for eventual replacement of the double cab pickup still in use in Ghana. All gifts designated for
property purchase or improvement will be so used. The rest will

be used to

purchase new and used books for the library and for

church leaders after regular expenses are met.

Thank you for your partnership in the gospel.

Sin;perely in Christ,

Dorothy <Eunson

Dorothy Eunson (Ghana Christian College)

2112 Henderson Drive

Orlando, FL 32806

February 8, 1990
FOR THE CONTRIBUTORS

Dear Friends in Christ,

The pace of furlough has really picked up since Christmas. I have presented the work of Ghana Christian College at eleven
churches since I last wrote. Three supporting churches had their
Faith Promise rallies the same weekend I

I'm spending money fast on new and used books and on periodical subscriptions for the library in Ghana. I am also receiving some
very helpful donations of books.

After March 4th, I ' l l be "on the road" outside of Florida. If you need to contact me in a hurry. First Christian Church, Orlando, FL, will have a detailed itinerary for me(407) 898-1001. You can also call Mrs. Barbara Barkes, my forwarding agent(615) 543-8228. Dur

ing the month of April, I'll be staying with my mother while I visit
PA churchesMrs. Wm. Eunson, 247 W. Anthony Ave., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 (717) 784-3259. In June I will be back in Florida. Now to Ghanawe thank God that Seth Kalb continues to improve even though he has suffered actual migraine headaches twice.

College principal and brotherhood chairman Christian Adjei was or

dered to take two weeks' bed rest in January for high blood pressure

Newest missionary Brian Jennings will continue to teach Christian's class on the occult as part of his regular assignment. Brian doesn't drive, but is quite a bicyclist; he is taking care of his personal business downtown that way.
The news concerning the church registration required by the Ghana government is surprising. Despite a mid-November deadline, the
Roman Catholic church and the Christian Council (old line denomina

tions) have refused to register. So the outcome of this exercise is still uncertain. This gives us an opportunity for more prayer on behalf of the Lord's church in Ghana. Pray that i t will be free
to function as the Lord wills.

Thank you for your support, special gifts and prayers for safe
travel.

Sincerely in Him,

Dorothy Emnson

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Accra N, Ghana Vol. 5, No. 9

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DOROTHY EUNSON NEWSLETTER

Dear Christian Friends,

Greetings in our Saviour's name.

Personal Update - U. S.

Between October and December, all necessary medical examinations and some minor surgery were performed. For the first time, I used my health insurancev The surgery^ and~thi5 rest acquired through a I tght work schedule have improved my health. Thanks be to God. During these last two months, a little necessary dental work has been completed.
Work Update - U. S.

Since the September, 1989 newsletter, I have visited 28 different churches

in Florida and one on the way south. Some of those have been visited more than once. Most of the time I traveled out from Orlando alone, but several

times on night trips when I didn't want to stay all night, friends from the church here have accompanied me.
January and February have been much busier than pre-Christmas months. In between the trips, I keep records of finances, mileage, phone calls, direc tions to churches, new names for the newsletter, etc. Since December, I have also been working on acquiring books for Ghana. The books are primar ily for the libraries of Ghana Christian College and its extension in
Koforidua. Some are for the teachers themselves as resources for their

classes. Some will be given to preachers working in the brotherhood, and some will be used as a small library for Christian church members. (The logistics of having them use the college library are too difficult!)
Our sources are donated books, secondhand books from used book stores here in

Florida, used religious book stores that I order from by mail, and new books
from publishers. Florida Christian College bookstore orders new books for us, We have also increased our number of periodicals from two to ten. The books are now stored rather haphazardly in an extra room here at First Christian. My hostess, Betty Hughes, has graciously agreed to work on them while I am up north, so that when I come back in late May, getting them ready for postal

M-sacks will be easy.

Keeping track of what we have is the hardest part.

By the time you read this, I shall have left Florida on the 5th of March for a tour of supporting churcihes' north of Florida. If you need to contact me.

First Christian Church, Orlando, FL will have a detailed itinerary(407) 898-1001. During the month of April, I'll be staying with my mother while I visit PA churchesMrs. William Eunson, 247 W. Anthony Avenue, Bloomsburg,

PA 17815 - (717) 784-3259.

In June, I will be back in Florida, Lord willing.

July will be spent with my mother in PA before I return to Ghana the end of that month. Shopping and shipping will make it a busy time. Three church engagements have been made for that month. While I am away from Florida, I will continue to work on the library project as best I can, and also begin work on editing the thirty-six Bible lessons
from Christian Education students in Ghana.

Ghana Update

This year after a few changes, there are 37 students in the college.

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Brian Jennings, from the British Churches of Christ, finally arrived in mid-November. He lives in my house and is using my basic furniture and appliances. Tentative arrangements have been made for a rental apart ment for him, after graduation, and he will procure his own furnishings. Brian is quite a bicyclist and has done a lot of his personal business by cycling downtown since he doesn't drive.

Seth Kalb, 12, and other family members were ill in September, and the first diagnosis was typhoid. The others recovered well, but Seth kept on with symtoms severe enough to keep him out of school and from read ing. After trying their best to get treatment for him in Ghana, Barbara brought Seth and Jonathan, 3, home in early November. After a long effort, he was diagnosed as having migraine syndrome and put on medica tion. All plane flights were full before Christmas, so Barbara and the boys returned to Ghana on December 29. Seth has improved enough to go back to school and to play quite normally. The family is happy to be together.

Christian Adjei, principal of the college, was ordered by the doctor to take two weeks off from classes in January to rest. His blood pressure was dangerously high. At this writing, the BP is down, but he is still suffering from fatigue. Blood tests have not revealed any specific
problem.

There has been no final news concerning the church registration required

by the government. The Roman Catholic Church ar^d the Christian Council (old line denominations) have refused to register. While the government
decides what course it will take now, please continue to pray.
David Kalb and Brian Jennings are conducting
start a new congregation in Tema.

weekly Bible studies in a

There are five

community in the port city of Tema, 17 miles from Accra.

adults from a church in a fishing village far to the north who want to
Jeff and Sherrie Hostetter and three children returned safely to Ghana
in September. Sherrie had bronchitis at the time and cracked a rib

from cwghtng~atter~thefy~aTrtve^ n~GhaTia~Arnote"f]rTnTrher 1n January said they were all in good health and busy with the practical evangelism
program.

Winifred Agbe, our watchman's wife, had a baby girl in February. Since it was her first, she couldhave it at the hospital. When Barbara Kalb went to pick her up, five of the new mothers had slept on blankets on the cement floor all night. No pillows. The maternity ward was under
going renovations.

My dog has had two operations for a cancerous growth on his ear. lose a dog for the third time while home on furlough?
Thank you for your continuing concern undergirded by prayer.
continue without it.

Will I

We cannot

In His Service, Dorothy

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Dorothy Eunson

(Ghana Christian College)

2112 Henderson Drive

Orlando, FL 32806 March 13,1990

FOR THE CONTRIBUTORS

Dear Friends in Christ,

It is a week into my "northern trip" already: 1am in East Tennessee with my brother and his family. I enjoyed a busy and interesting five day visit at Johnson Bible College. Besides presenting the work in Ghana in chapel, I spoke in three classes and in the missions interest group. Carl and Glenda Bridges had made all the arrangements. Librarian Helen Lemmon gave me several boxes of books for the library in Ghana. On Sunday I shared with one of the churches that support the college directly.
Before I left Orlando, I visited nine more churches in Florida. It was very nice to have friends from First Christian accompany me on several evening trips. All necessary dental work was completed, too.

The news from Ghana is encouraging. Christian Adjei's blood pressure is much better. However, he is still feeling very weak and tired. No cause has been identified. Continue to pray for him.
David Kalb and Brian Jennings are teaching Bible study once a week at a location in Tema, Ghana's port city. Five Christians from a fishing town far to the north are living in Tema and want to establish a congregation
there.

Our watchman's wife, Winifred, had her first baby, a girl, in February. Everything is fine, even though Winifred slept on a blanket on the cement floor in the hospital the night after her baby was born.

Remember to pray for the church registration situation in Ghana. Pray

that the church of Jesus Christ will remain free to call others out of

darkness into His marvellous light.

Thank you for your parntership in our work.

Sincerely in Him,

Dorothy (j

Dorothy Eunson

(Ghana Christian College)

2112 Henderson Drive

Orlando, FL 32806 April 6, 1990

Dear Friends,

My present location is my mother's home in Pennsylvania. Since I last wrote, I reported to two churches in Indiana that support the college through the African Mission Evangelism general fund. I have also visited two congregations in northeast Ohio and two here in eastern Pennsylvania,
all of whom channel their support through me. In between church visits, it was my privilege to stay with or just visit with five families who are
related in some fashion to our work in Ghana.
met new friends in the churches.

I also saw relatives and

During a visit to Cincinnati, I spent a number of hours going through dup

licate donations to the C. B. S. library
Ghana.

and selected five boxes full for

Here in Bloomsburg, the First Church of Christ, that I grew up in and that supports the Ghana work faithfully, is just across the parking lot from my mother's house. I have been working with my books and typewriter in the kitchen of the house where the church offices are. With my mother's help there are six post office M-sacks ready to mail to Ghana. That's all the local post office had, so they will send to Harrisburg for more, as we need
a seventh bag.

Wednesday evening I was surprised by a phone call from David Kalb in Ghana.
He wanted to confer about sending Joseph Nsiah, our Academic Dean, to a con ference in Kenya sponsored by the accrediting association with whom we are

correspondents.
healthwise.

He also said that Christian Adj eihas good days and bad days

Barbara Kalb had written a few days earlier about the revival of a tax law that requires every ex-patriate in Ghana to pay $1,450.00 per annum just for

the privilege of working in Ghana.

fore, so we'll wait and see.

It was not enforced on missionaries be

The Lord willing, I will be back in Orlando by May 22.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. That Happy Ganyo, our house helper's wife, be healed of difficulties

in her pregnancy.

2. That Christian Adjei be completely delivered from health problems. 3. That the government not respond in any harsh way to church registration (There has been no response at all yet.) 4. That missionaries and other non-profit workers be exempt from the

revived tax.

5. That the nationwide convention to?%eld at Easter in Koforidua be a

time of spiritual growth for the churches. Thank you for your prayers and gifts. His service,

Dorothy

Dorothy Eunson (Ghana Christian College)

2112 Henderson Drive

Orlando, FL 32806 May 4, 1990

Dear Friends,

My travels have brought me to Elizabethton, TN this

week. The East River Park church is holding their Faith Promise rally, and I am staying with Barbara
Mending Nets, Ghana

Barkes, ray forwarding agent, and her husband Tora. My brother-in-law gave me more books, so we

Since I last wrote, I have visited one church in New York, two more in Pennsyl
vania, and one in Maryland.

actually sent ten sacks of books to Ghana from Bloomsburg.

My mother ac

companied me on all my church visits, helped me prepare the boxes of books,

typed a bibliography and file cards, and did all the cooking for us.
Bob Reeves of F.A.M.E. was in Ghana in early April for the dedication of the

second village health clinic.

He was pleased with the F.A.M.E. work there, in

cluding that of the three evangelists they sponsor.

Ghana Christian College students did their two weeks of practicals in churches
and other ministries and enjoyed two weeks of holidays.
third term.

Now they have begun

That

The wife of one of our teachers, Manuel Adjei, had twin sons in March.

was a big surprise to me; I didn't know she was expecting!

PRAYER NEEDS
THANKSGIVING:

1. For Christian Adjei's improvement.

2, For better medical care for Happy Ganyo.
REQUESTS:

1. That Christian Adjei continue to gain strength.

and Sherrie Hostetter.

He is teaching some.

2. That Steve Icenogle, a JBC student, have a beneficial internship with Jeff
He leaves the U. S. May 13.

3. That I be granted safe travel, strength, and a joyful heart for the busy
three months left in the U. S.

4. That my July reservation for a plane flight back to Ghana be cleared from a
wait-list.

I thank God for your faithful partnership in our work in Ghana.

In His service,

Dorothy

Dorothy Eunson (Ghana Christian College)

2112 Henderson Drive

Orlando, FL 32806 June 4, 1990 Dear Friends,

At this time I

am in Orlando, Florida.

On the

way down from Elizabethton, TN, I spoke in two Virginia churches and two Georgia churches.
For a delightful change, I was also able to attend a women's retreat in Georgia and to hear Gwen Hudson, missionary to Kenya, speak. Another treat was to spend a night with three different
families who have served in Ghana a t one time or another.

Since my arrival in Orlando, friends in the church have helped pack a dozen sacks of books, and there are more to be done. (I mailed two sacks from Elizabethton, too.) I have gotten three shots and sent for a visa application. Christian Adjei has written that he feels 75% back to normal.
In addition to teaching, David Kalb has continued to work on the chapel. It now has a ceiling and 5 additional ceiling fans to help make i t comfortable for study and worship. Sherrie Hostetter was in a bus accident on her way to Accra. Fortunately, no one was seriouiLy injured.
PRAYER REQUESTS
THANKSGIVING;

1. For Christian Adgei's continued improvement. 2. For Sherrie Hostetter*s safety in the accident.
3. For safe travel since I
NEEDS:

l e f t Florida in March.

1. For Sherrie's health; she has a breast lump.

2. That my July reservation for a plane flight back to Ghana be cleared from a waiting list. Thank you for your prayers and gifts of all kinds.
In Christ,

Dorothy (J

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Praise the Lord for more safe travel, ending in Pennsylvania.

I will now be with my mother until Departure DayJuly 26.

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In Florida, I enjoyed being the missionary for two different

V. B. S.'s. In Orlando, I gave my presentation once each

the two-year-olds responded very well.

evening and then helped in the toddler class. In St. Peters burg, I gave my presentation seven times every evening. Even designated for some special projects for our faculty and staff,
There was some time for working on editing my Ghana students'
C. E. lessons. Unfortunately, I amstill not even 20% done. More

The offerings were

in with Sword, Ghana

helped with the packing,weighing and mailing. We sent 25 sacks of books and
one sack of S. S. literature and visual aids.

books were boughtboth new and used.

Friends in First Christian Church

With the help of an acquaintance in Orlando, I tracked down a source for used
16mm Bible story films.
eight at a very low cost.

This was a request from David Kalb, so we purchased

Since my plane reservations cleared just before the last letter was mailed, and ray visa to re-enter Ghana was received ten days ago all that remains
is to pack the few college goods and my personal things for air freighting.
FROM GHANA:

Our house helper's fourth son was born safely on June 4.

Happy, is doing well.
PRAYER REQUESTS
THANKSGIVING:

The mother, Sis

1. For the well-being of Sis. Happy and her baby boy.

2. For safe travel in Florida and back to Pennsylvania.
NEEDS:

1. For Sherrie Hostetter's health (no word since last month)

2. For safe travel back to Ghana July 26, 27.

3. For spiritual wisdom and strength for a three year term in Ghana
Thank you for your love, concern, prayers, and support.
In Christ,

Dorothy

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Dorothy Eunson Ghana Christian College

August 25,

1990

FOR

THE

CONTRIBUTORS

Dear Friends

in Christ,

My trip to Ghana was smooth. Thanks to Barbara Kalb and Mensah Ganyo, my house was shining clean and all the basic needs provided for. The first week I ate lunch and supper with the Kalbs, so I made home visits to all faculty families and spent time unstoring the rest of my personal things.
Steve Icenogle, an intern in Sunyani, was here the first weekend with Jeff Hostetter, as Steve was on his way home after
ten weeks here.

The second week I started right in at the library; all the books mailed from Pennsylvania and Tennessee had already arrived. I myself went to the P.O. and picked up 22 sacks (with lots of help) that had arrived from Orlando in just six weeks. The student typist who helps me started the following weeks and we've
been hard a t it ever since.

At the same time, the new short term course is being taught to over thirty students in the chapel. Not everyone teaches every week, but all faculty who are around attend the chapels and prayer meetings from 9:00 to 9:30. In the first short month, in addition to regular services at Abeka, I have attended a harvest (fund raising) in one of the village churches; participated with five other faculty members in graduation of several students of the Koforidua extension; attended briefly a wake-keeping for the neighbor electrician who

grou^ to -sing, pray and exp^si sympathy and encouragement to a

church lady whose Mother recently died. The lady's brothe'rs told her to leave the mother's house and not participate in the funeral because she refused to slaughter a sheep for traditional
ri tuals.

wrreca

my house

ten years

went

with the

Wednesday prayer

One Saturday the Kalbs and I spent the whole day at the sports club. But we weren't swimming. We were talking about the future of the work here in regard to both the college and the
churches.

I am s t i l l observing and praying about what to do in the local church. It was a bitter disappointment to learn the shepherding program had collapsed. All the reasons are still not clear, so I must be patient.

Thank you for all your kindness shown me during furlough and
your continuing support for another term.

Prayer requests: my emotional readjustment to working here; wise evaluation of our work; good health for Deb Couch's expected
baby. Deb has already had two fetal transfusions.

In Christ,

Dorothy Eunson. Ghana Christian College October 29, 1990

FOR THE CONTRIBUTORS

Dear Friends in Christ,

Our weather warms steadily, although we have enjoyed several nice rains
this month.

Lasty 15^3 month, our faculty and staff asked for salary increases.
This was a shock because our new budget was only two months old.
listened to what they said and then held our own discussions.

We
Their

requests felt made our evaluation and long-range planning even more pressing. It is going to be a lengthy, process but we will juuqhmmbk share
some of our concerns with the Ghanaian staff this week. We have also decided to give each of them $1,000.00 for investment income (business

of some sort) to add to their family coffers.

We have also suggested

definite goals (very modest) for them as Ghanaian teachers to reach in raising local support by the end of 1991.

The first week of this month, the college held its first prayer weekspecial services three nights and two mornings, plus actual timesof prayer in our faculty-student advisory groups. Most comments were very favourable. It surely gave some new insights into the manner of prayer to our students. Many have copied habits from others without evaluating their appropriateness according to Scripture.

My library work has continued, but at a slower pace than before classes
began. We are ready to open a small children's section with donated

books for the faculty and staff children to enjoy.

I am sitting inJoseph i^siah's African Traditional Religion class. It surely helps one to understand their difficulty in understanding and
accepting Christianity, even though they make a surface commitment.

I am enjoying teaching a S. S. class at about sixth grade level for a

few weeks to give the regular teacher a break. I am also with others participating in my old love--visitation of church members. One of those visits was to a young man ill with cholera, was in an iso

lation ward at the hospital but we were ableto talk, sing and pray through a window. We thank God for his full recovery. It may take him longer to recover from the debt of paying for twifity I.T.'s.
^ther interesting activities
two talks at a women's fellowship in a student church on What
Should the Christian Woman Wear?

visit to the Koforidua Christian church to teach them three new

English hymns which they use in addition to local song. visit to Akramang Christian Church to encourage, taking along
a graduate as guest preacher

cooking a birthday dinner for Barbara Kalb and lunch for two

Prayer Requests: Christian Adjei is on sabbatical to write a book, but is hampered with physical weakness aggravated by depression; my physical

very long term Mennonite friends.

transfusion); different housing for Brian Jennings (a drinking bar across

the street disturbs his sleep till nearly midnight).

and emotional health; Deb Couch's pregnancy (she has had a 6th fetal

You are dear to me and your prayers and support so preci^pus.

In Christ,

Dorothy

Dorothy Eunson Ghana Christian College December 4, 1990

CONTRIBUTORS LETTER

Dear Friends in Christ,

We have come to the end of first term already: final exams are this week. We regretfully saw the leaving of one more student. He is a Konkomba from the North, and he was needed so desperately by the mission he works with to nurture new Konkomba converts that for the meantime he had to drop out of school.
We will now have a month off from classes, but Christmas regional conventions will take place.

The local church is still making renewed plans for life without a fulltime preacher. Although my visitation continues unofficially with others, officially I am on the Evangelism committee.
Four young men were baptized in November. The church now has a Prayer Chairman, and attendance at regular prayer meetings is increasing. A small group is also meeting at other

times for more prayer.

Last month we saw the annual college Board meeting, my 53rd birthday, and Thanksgiving Day
for Americans.

On my birthday, Brian Jennings, another man from our church, two students and I were on our way home from a weekend visit to Half Assini, almost on Ghana's western border. A graduate sponsored by friends of Jeff Hostetter is evangelizing there. The journey there took us eight hours, and Brian showed the movie "Jesus of Nazareth" in Ewe. It was no stranger than Jesus speaking English, but it tickled me to death to hear him speaking Ewe. Those who were baptized that night and the next morning had all been attending services in the thatched shelter on the sandy land 150 yards from the ocean. But the movie had convinced them that immersion was the right way. I believe ten in all were baptized. Most were women, and Bro. Seth has asked us to pray specifically that men will respond. Idol worship is also very strong in those Ewe fishing villages.
The Gulf crisis has affected the economy here. Our gasoline has always been very reasonable in price, partly because of government subsidies. Now the price has gone up to nearly $3.00 a gallon. I suspect the government has removed the subsidy and hidden the fact behind the increase brought about by the Gulf crisis. Food prices and all others continue to rise, as always happens when gasoline prices go up. I choose to eat a lot of Ghanaian food for my main meal everyday. It is good, and it is cheaper. Even then, I can barely make it on my Ghanaian salary (I am not in need -1 have other money, of course.) It just helps me realize the struggles of our Ghanaian co-workers. They will surely need an increase soon, in addition to the investment
money we gave them.

Prayer: Thanksgiving for the safe birth of a baby girl to the Couches in Ohio on November 19 and of a baby boy to Enoch and Lydia Nyador here in Ghana on November 22; continued prayer for the emotional and physical health of Christian Adjei; better housing for Brian Jennings; fruitful and edifying Christmas conventions.

Gratefully yours in Christ,

"iCuxJu