Dear Friend of Team Ghana, Our monthly prayer meetings are scheduled for two hours. We usually sing, take praises, and then go pray for the first hour. We then reconvene, take prayer requests, and pray some more. In this particular meeting, [...]
Maria and I celebrated 11 years of wedded bliss at the end of June. What a great lady! I am blessed to be able to serve here in Africa with her. Common Faith Work Day This past Saturday our Sunday school class held a work day. Our class is [...]
Recently I was amused by the rumor that the Electricity Company of Ghana was going to make a concerted effort to have the power on so folks here can watch the World Cup matches. By the way, the U.S. beat Ghana last night in their World Cup [...]
Dear Friend, On Sunday, April 27, Maria came down with a fever with cold chills and sweats—a warning sign for malaria. After a visit to the doctor, we started Maria on malaria medicine. She was so weak. However, by Thursday the fever was go [...]
Dear Supporters of Team Ghana, Greetings from Kumasi! I wanted to use this month’s update as an opportunity to inform you about several staff changes on our missions team here in Ghana. The Lawrence Williams Family: This dear family has ser [...]
Dear Friend, A Faithful Member Brings a Friend. Elizabeth Antwi has been a faithful member of my Common Faith Adult Sunday School Class since 2009. On July 15, 2012, she brought a visitor—her friend, Margaret Peprah. Margaret was baptized a [...]
Dear Friend of Team Ghana: This month I am writing this update to introduce you or re-introduce you to Team Ghana. First and foremost, Team Ghana is our team families: • Team Ghana is my family: Elizabeth and I and our children—Kimberly, Ja [...]
Dear Friend, Recently I received a letter from a high school student at one of our supporting churches. I was asked about religious persecution in Ghana. I thought my answer to this student would be a good starting point for our prayer lett [...]
How Shall They Hear? The World Health Organization estimates that 6.5% of the population of sub-Saharan Africa suffers disabling hearing loss. If this percentage holds true, there may be 1.6 million deaf in Ghana and 76,000 in our city of K [...]
Continuing Education: In January, Hyles-Anderson College of West Africa launched a master’s program specifically for national pastors sent out by our church. We have offered our college graduates who are now pastoring the opportunity to rec [...]
