Greetings in the Name of Jesus! Al and Jeanne have stopped to update you on our activities at the Pastor's Conference, Maximizing Your Leadership Impact, and the Crusades. We are thinking of you and thanking God for you and your prayers for Ghana and us. Al has successfully retrieved Pat's luggage and she was able to dress in fresh clothes today and looked beautiful, I(Jeanne) might add! The week is flying by as we experience one blessing after another. God is so faithful and good. The biggest blessing has been the people we have come to know and love! They are so very lovely and hospitable. They so easily share their lives as we put our hearts and heads together in ministry for Christ and His church.
Monday: After enjoying a visit with the precious women (I believe Al's post described our time with about fifteen women) at the Hodem Headquarters, Pat, Jeanne, Pastor Don and Pastor Victor drove to Cape Coast. This trip took about three to four hours--we have lost track of time here in Africa! Your prayers for safety were heard and answered as there was a terrible auto accident just a half an hour in front of us on the two-way, unlit highway. Driving in the traffic in Ghana has been a matter of complete reliance on the Lord! The Matlat hotel is very nice although nothing like in the States! The meals have been very good and the fellowship around the table edifying and rewarding.
Tuesday: After a good nights rest without many bugs, we set off to the village of Nkwanta to visit Pastor Mensah and Chief Baiden, and see the progress on the church they are building. They have raised the support beams for the roof, layed the cement floor and made bricks for internal walls. It is beautiful and set in a lush grove of coconut trees. I have many pictures that we will upload with our next posting when we return to the internet cafe which is some distance from the hotel and conference. The drive to the village was remarkable in the contrast between the urban open markets filled with people, cars, noise and intense activity and the rural greenery and quiet of the the rual areas. Chief Baiden was glad to see us and recieved us warmly. We prayed together and he sends his greetings to the Cuitillo's. Pastor Mensah and his wife Hannah are encouraged as they wait for the delivery of the tin roofing from Fred, a church member of Hodem.
As we drove to the village we met Al, who was on his way from Accra to Cape Coast. He stayed their over night to pick up Pat's baggage but to no avail. We were so glad to see him! He has been a blessing to all of us. Now I truly understand why he always answers "Blessed" when ask how he is, God tells us we are "blessed to be a blessing." Al has been a blessing along our every step with a servants heart and encouraging tongue!!!
The Crusade Tuesday Night went well and was very exciting with many people from Hodem and Cape Coast. All the planning was well executed and quite impressive. The heart and strength of Pastor Victor's ministry is remarkable. Pastor Don preached an amazing message on the gospel of Genesis, he is quite the evangelist. The Word says that God will separate the goats from the sheep and I just want you to know that the goats were in attendance--literally!! They were traveling back and forth ing front of the stage at will. There are goats everywhere!
Wednesday: Now the fun began as we entered into the conference that started at 8:30 a.m., which was about 9:30 a.m. "African time." We started with 100 pastors and leaders and with in an hour grew to 340! Praise God!
The teaching has been instructive, inspiring, correcting and deep! The people are so receptive and gracious. As the speaking team has gone through our messages at both the crusades and conference, God has knit them together in perfect harmony of theme with the other speaker Dr. Chris Ampadu! God is GOD--All the time!!
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