August is the coolest month of the year in Ghana. For the last several weeks, temperatures have been in the 70s. This is the closest thing we get to winter, but the mosquitoes love it! However, the work of the Lord here has not cooled off. [...]
To the glory of God, I want to share with you two amazing answers to prayer. Francis Beyor After an extra emphasis on bringing visitors in the month of March, Pastor Speer reminded us of the need to visit in the homes of those who visited o [...]
A Faithful Lady Agnes Kwabi attended our Common Faith Sunday School Class for the first time on December 26, 2010. She has only missed a handful of Sundays since then. She told me that she stopped attending her former church because they we [...]
For this month’s update, I asked my wife Elizabeth to write about several deaf persons who have been attending our church faithfully: Akwasi is 24 years old and has been deaf since he was 7 when an illness stole his hearing. He has complete [...]
I thank God for a wonderful month here in Ghana. The month began with my staff, pastor, and family surprising me at lunchtime with a birthday party! Maria walked/took a taxi with the two youngest to get to the church. John and Joy took a br [...]
Paul received great joy from seeing and hearing about the steadfastness of those whom he had trained. “The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in healt [...]
This past Friday afternoon, my son John was in my office while I was finishing up some work before heading home. I commented to him, “I’m really thirsty,” but I had no water left in my office fridge. On the way home, we stopped at a small s [...]
Harvest Offering At the end of each year, most Ghanaian churches collect what is called a Harvest Offering. This year the theme for our Harvest Offering was “Investing in the Next Generation.” We are raising funds in order to build a school [...]
Happy New Year from the Sarver family! We want to thank the Lord for giving us a wonderful year serving Him here in Ghana. Let me share with you some blessings from just the past month. John Sarver preaching to a teen in Kumasi, Ghana Ete [...]
Our Loss but Heaven's Gain Richard Osei (1958-2015) In 1958, Richard Osei was born into a Muslim family here in Ghana. He trusted Christ after reading the Gospel message in The Sword of the Lord newspaper. Also in that paper, he read many [...]
